Christmas Outfits

My Wonderful sister-in-law, Janice took these pictures. She does an amazing job! So here are there cute clothes. THANKS JANICE!!!!

November has come and gone..

Well November is over and again I can't believe it! The time has gone too fast and I don't know how to make it slow down! In November we haven't taken too many pictures we have been busy but at the same time done nothing, Jonny finally has learned how to crawl this month and is getting mobile! YAY!! I am so excited and he is alot happier with himself also! We also had our Hirst family party where Santa came to visit us. That was alot of fun but this year Anastasia was scared of him and Jonny just didn't care.. I am sure next year it might be flipped the other way. Also this week have had some dear friends from Sweden come to visit. They are members that Mark got to know on his mission and then when we went back there about 2 1/2 years ago I got to meet them! They are a very sweet family and we are having fun spending time with them. Here are some pictures that I did take this month...



I love her sad face... she didn't want anything to do with Santa.. it is was really funny
He is such a stud
the whole family, it was quite the party!
Santa told us a great story!

I am so proud of myself.. i made this!





Playing out in the snow with our neighbors
There Christmas outfits.. just a sneak peek

Here are the few pictures that I did take.. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas season!

October Fun.

We have had a very long and very eventful month. The past week has been very fun. Anastasia turned 2 and it was so fun to celebrate her birthday today! I can't believe how fast time flew. Also this past week our dear sweet grandmother passed away. She had cancer and it finally took her life. We are so grateful that she is out of her pain and her misery and back home with her son that died when he was a baby and her other son that died when he was on his mission! It is very bitter sweet. We will miss her a lot and always have her in our minds and her wonderful example to live by! So anyway here a couple of pictures of what we have been up to this month! Hope everyone else is doing well and everything is going well for all of you!

Here are the kids in there costumes. She was minnie and he was a monkey.

Driving up the the funeral holding her new baby
Her awesome cake. made by grandma francis... brendabakesacake.com


Us at Lagoon
Kids being silly
She loves to ride her bike

Jonny dumped those all out to share and for mommy to clean up!

Mark and Jess and the kiddos at the USU homecoming game
Me and the kiddos
Me and my sweet and wonderful little girl

time really needs to slow down

I really can't believe that it is almost October. That means that Stasia will turn 2 and then about 2 months later Jonny will be 1. I can't believe it. That means this is longest i have gone in our whole marriage to not be pregnant! YAY!! Haha. That is really sad, but oh so wonderful at the same time. Mark pointed out to me that our anniversary marked our break even point. At three years, I had been pregnant for just as long as I had not been while we've been married. Wierd thought. Here are a couple of pictures from our labor day party at my brother mike's house and then just random pictures of the kids.

This is the best picture i could get of Stasia. She is such a wiggle worm she won't smile for me anymore

here is our puppy



The kids love to play together. They are best friends.

HE is such a sweet little boy. He is HUGE but so fun and always has a smile on his face.

You can't really see her face but she loves to swim at Uncle Mikes pool

My mom and and us at the Farmington picnic for CRS

Swimming at Mike's house



Daddy and Stasia love to swim, but who wouldn't when the water is 95 degrees.

We haven't been up to much lately but just hanging out. Mark is back in school so he is busy with that and working. We are just hanging in there and taking one day at a time. Also i did take the private block off the blog. I haven't been blogging that much so i decided to not be private.

Where has the summer gone?

Well sadly to say it is August.. I can't believe that it is almost over! We have had a very eventful two months, Mark's sister came out from Ohio and has been here for a month and my little brother got home from his mission on August 3rd. I am very excited about that. It was so nice to see him again and to have the whole family back together again. He came home to 5.5 new nieces and nephews. 2 of them were mine, so it was fun to have him finally meet my two kids. Anyway we have been just running around having a great summer and can't believe that it is almost over.. which makes me kinda sad. O well now we have all the fun holidays to look forward to... here a few pics of our summer...


Us celebrating Liz's birthday
We went to Boondocks and did mini bowling with cousins
Us at the Kaysville Parade
Jonny in his 4th outfit

Anastasia at Boondocks again
Many days are spent at Lagoon
We went Camping in Kamas with the Hirst family and slept outside in the backyard in tents
All of us roasting Marshmallows

the kids wearing new hats
hanging out with our friend spencer
all the kids waiting patiently for nate
HE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!
matching Binkys