Thursday, February 4, 2010

A Crazy January!

Well, it's been a crazy January! We decided to up and move to Canada! So we put our house on the market, and started packing and painting! We took the kids bunkbeds apart so we could paint their room. So for a few nights this is where they slept... out in the living room. Now they sleep like this, just in their bedrooms. Oh I can't wait till we are back to normal.


So one of our best friends here took us to Leo's Place for a "last hoorah!" It was so fun. I can't believe in my 6 years of being in Idaho Falls, I've never been there. It was great fun, and the kids are still talking about it!




As always, my darling Chad is right in the middle of the fun!

Emily, Shelby, Augie, Abby, Riley, Sammy and Jimmy. I don't think Abby is too happy about us leaving! ;)
And here we are, the Deans and Droegemuellers. Life wouldn't be the same without them. They've been there with us through thick and thin. We love you!

Our little sleepy Hailey, with your hair sticking up. She's getting so big, I must be feeding her cream! But still as sweet as ever.

Here's me... trying to smile through it all. One of the hardest commandments to keep I think is to "Be of Good Cheer." It is so easy to get caught up in the stress of life that it can overwhelm you so much where being of good cheer seems ridiculous. But with the Lord, we can rely on Him to help make all things work together for our good, so in the end it will all work out.

My little fuzzy baby.


With all the space in our living room, the girls love to dance. It is quite precious to watch.

I love my snuggly... that my mom used when I was a baby!

Just thought I would take a little picture of our Joy School. This is Shelby, Emma and Augie making fun paintings.


This is a sample of my girls singing and dancing!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Christmas 2009

Christmas dinner was so fun this year. We decided to have fondue! We had a meat and cheese fondue. It was so yummy and I think a fun tradition to continue!
Santa sure came to our house this year! We were so blessed with family and friends who love and care about us. Thanks so much to everyone!!

Christmas morning reactions!!

A little tired I think!

Shelby was so happy to get a little penguin in her stocking!

Riley with his nerf gun tag that he got.

Emily and her presents.

This picture is priceless! Emily, my little ballerina princess, all decked out and ready to go shooting guns!

My matching princesses! So cute! They wear these all day and dance around the house!


And little baby Hailey in her cute touque! What a fun and wonderful Christmas it was!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Because 2 People Fell in Love








Grandma comes to visit!!


Grandma bought the kids new touques and gloves. The girls were pooped after a full afternoon of shopping!

Hailey sleeping on Grandma's hotel bed. She was so little in that big bed!

Shelby had a little Joy School Christmas presentation... Grandma was able to come, that was nice.

Shelby wouldn't stand with the kids. Darius and Emma with Reyha (Darius's little sister) are the kids in her Joy School. It was a cute presentation of little Christmas songs. Shelby did eventually join in the singing!

Cool dudes!

Sweetie Hailey and Grandma watching the program!

Of course the funnest thing about Grandma coming to visit is that we get to go swimming in the hotel pool! We went twice and the kids LOVED it. They had so much fun. They said that they wished Grandma lived at that hotel!

Emily was a little fish!


My totally awesome family did the Twelve Days of Christmas for us. For the first day my sister recreated a flannel nativity set that we had as kids. I loved it so much when I was little, I wanted it for my own kids. I've searched everywhere for something like it, but to no avail. I was so grateful for this gift, along with all other 11 gifts. It was really special. I love my family!

The kids were just a tad hyper that night. I think this picture says it all! But we had so much fun with my mom here, it was so nice to be able to hang out and just be together. I love you mom!!

We all love Baby Hailey!

Hailey and Grandma

Sleeping cozy with Daddy

Mommy and her little sweetie

Riley can't ever get enough of her!


Shelby loves Hailey, but it has taken her a while to warm up to her. Shelby is having a hard time sharing her mommy with the little baby.

And Emily is a little mother herself. I love to watch her rock and shush the baby. She is a good help to me, very motherly.