Trip to Utah, 4th of July Parade and day Jordan became a Missionary

Christmas 2007

havasupai trip

This is where the Colorado river meets up to Havsupai falls water...pretty amazing!

Havasupai Trip 2007

Jeremiah made the Havasupai trip every year for the first 4 years of our marriage. It is an incredible hike. My dad and Jeremiah are pictured above. I love how the hike is mostly brown canyons until you reach the bottom and everything turns almost tropical. It's really sad that this place was flooded last year, I don't think it's the same anymore. Jeremiah and my dad took this hike all the way to the Colorado River. That was an insane hike. I think it was over 35 miles round trip. I did the hike one year and I puked at the very hop after hiking 28 miles in two days.

Emmaline Apron

Here I am trying on the Emmaline Apron at one of those shops where EVERYTHING is overpriced but incredibly cute and authentic. This is my absolute favorite apron and I almost bought if for $85 except I just couldn't do that....could you? Maren gave me the pattern, even held my hand while I made myself one. Thank goodness for friends that sew, and sew amazingly well!

Best Friends-Makenzie and Austin 2007

I am so happy that my kids get along as well as they do. I took some time to take a pictures while doing yard work...eventually the rocks will be out of the yard...I'm determined!

How do I look?

Camping Trip to Big Bear Lake 2007

Even though it was cold, rainy, and most disappointing than ever, the fish weren't bitting, we had fun. I didn't realize Kenzie would love the crawdads. She spend hours playing with them. I found crawdads in the front pocket of her yellow jacket, she was the only one who would touch them.

Makenzie 4th Birthday 2007

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Makenzie had a good day....First we brought these ridicoulsly expensive custom cupcakes to her preschool, then we opened presents all day. At the end of the day we had an impromptu party, my friend Erica brought all the kids (I think there was 6 including Austin).

Elder Roth

Reminder....write your brother! The kids are the best to remember Elder Roth in all their prayers. Elder Roth, Independence Missouri Mission.

Halloween Party 2007

Instead of trick-0r-treating our neighborhood has an annual party. This was our first year and it was so much fun!!! Austin was determined to be peter pan (he didn't even mind the green tights!) so we all decided to go as a group. Kenzie as tinkerbell, Jeremiah was the original pirate, Cap'in Hook and I was tiger lilly. My brother Jared came too, I think he was dressed up as joe dirt.

Austins 3rd Birthday 2007

This was Austins 3rd Birthday and his first chainsaw! It is well suited that Austin's birthday is so close to Halloween. It is his favorite Holiday. We tried to make a tradition of carving pumpkins on his birthday but the pumpkins never made it. The second year we coated them with vasaline and even covered them during the day. We found out that this created even more mold. Oh, well. We'll have to think of a new tradition for his birthday.