Thanks Gayle!

I have the best friend that doubles as my personal photographer! I'm the baby of my family and I always felt a little left out that by the time I came around there weren't as many pictures of me as the other kids. Well, I guess that will be the opposite problem with my kids. Little Lucy is the only one I have professional-type baby pictures of. Thanks to Gayle! Here are a few favorites:




She also took some new family pictures for us. Here's our favorite one:



Also, Gayle tipped us off to a local high school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat last weekend. With her family and mine we qualified for the group rate... and that wasn't counting the kids 5 and under who were free! We had so much fun and I found out that Brad was in a production of this when he was in high school. Who knew?
Audrey revealed after the play that she was in love with Joseph. I told her how I used to always get a little enamored with the leads in plays that I went to as a child too, and really, what's not to love? They can sing, dance and look great in make-up! I figured that I am getting old because now instead of falling in love with Joseph I just kept thinking "I bet his mother is so proud of him!"
Good times! We definitely need to go to more high school theater productions! Very family friendly!
Thanks again Gayle!

Halloween

Halloween came and went. We we lucky enough to not have to buy any new costumes this year. Thanks to grandma for making an awesome vampire cape for Ben! Thanks to Mimi for thinking Brad was so nerdy that you bought him the Star Trek costume years ago. We love that nerdy is making a comeback! And thanks to 1 year old Ava for letting Lucy wear your kitty costume! Also, thanks to cousins for out growing and passing down awesome costumes!

Big Day

Last Sunday we blessed little Lucy and Jacob was baptized. It was a busy day, but so wonderful to celebrate these two milestones! Lucy was great during her blessing and she looked beautiful! Grandpa enjoyed holding her during church and reminiscing about his mother Lucille and how she must have been held by her adoring grandpa in church so many years ago. It was wonderful to have my mother here for so long and that my dad could come out for the blessing and baptism. Jen and her kids were also able to come from Denver for the weekend.

Jacob gladly waited a whole month to be baptized, so that we could do it all this weekend. I didn't even make it through the opening song, before I started crying. I am so proud of Jacob and the person he is. He was so ready to be baptized and so excited about it! I feel so blessed to have such great older boys to set the example for all the rest of the kids. Ever since Ben's baptism last year Jacob has anxiously awaited receiving his gift from his grandparents: His own set of scriptures. He has come home from school every day this week and has read at least one chapter. I love his enthusiasm, and he has inspired me to do a little better. What would I do without my kids?