Christmas Dance Recital 2011

Our cute Alainey in her Christmas dance recital! She exclaimed as she came off the stage..."that was sooooo fun!" She definitely loooooves to be on stage and perform.

Lake Powell Fun!!

Our trip to Lake Powell last month was so much fun!! I have been going to Lake Powell since I was a baby so I always look forward to this fun trip! Our kids enjoyed it all...swimming, tubing, riding in the boat, playing in the sand, canoeing, eating lots of yummy food and treats (of course!!) and relaxing on the houseboat. Haylee got to celebrate her 6th birthday there (lots of pics to follow in next post) and that was a fun treat. We even went to the dock and got ice cream..yum, yum! Here are a few pics of the trip.

Haylee's dance recital!

Here is Haylee dancing in her spring recital. She had lots of fun and always had a big smile on. I think she likes to perform!

Who's who?

Each day I have someone ask me which kid our little Brooke resembles. I think my answer to that question changes every day, right along with how Brooke changes. So to help me make up my mind, I pulled pictures of each of our kids at the same age (right around 6 months). Brecken's picture will be obvious, but can you tell between the three girls? Formulate your guesses........




The first picture is Alainey, then Haylee, then Brooke. I think there will be no mistaking....they all came from the same mold!

Rodeo Parade

Rodeo Parade!

Haylee got to be in a parade today!! She walked, smiled, and performed a dance with the dance studio she goes to here in Oakdale. When I dropped her off this morning it was a little chilly and she didn't quite know what to expect. But she jumped right in and had a blast! When I saw her coming I ran across to videotape the dance. I had to squeeze and shimmy through the crowd and then the dancers were facing the judges table, which almost completely blocked the view for everyone else! So I only caught a tidbit of her dance....so bummed! But this shows just how much fun she was having and what a cute cowgirl she was!!

Our little Brooke

I am finally getting around to doing a post on our new baby, Brooke! She was born October 28, 2010, 8lb 14oz, 21 inches long. She is now almost five months old already and just a super sweet little baby. We couldn't love her more!

Brooke is always quick to give us big smiles! Her siblings love that she responds to them now and those smiles also melt her daddy's heart.

Her proud siblings! They couldn't wait to come see her at the hospital and didn't want to leave her or mom when it came time to go. They each made her a cute picture and wore big brother and big sister necklaces that they had made also. It made me so happy to see how much they adored her!


Look at this tight knot in her cord! My doctor called her our little miracle baby, saying also that sometimes with knots that tight the outcome isn't always positive. She had a really fast heartbeat inside of me and this knot explains why. Her delivery was very quick which was a blessing to her and me! I am so grateful our Heavenly Father looked after her and blessed her to be here. I still cry every time I think about this blessing.


Brooke, 2 days old. It is amazing how she has changed!