Some of our favorite pics of President Hinckley

The kids helped us pick out some of our favorite pictures of the Prophet. These are a few that we found. We also had the opportunity to sustain President Hinckley one more time during our ward conference this morning at church. What an awesome opportunity that was.
We always DVR General Conference, and we still have last October's saved. It will be a great opportunity to go back and watch it again with the kids, knowing that it was his last conference address. He was an incredible person, and he will definitely be missed!

Our trip to Puerto Rico

Bryce and I went to Puerto Rico last week (No kids!) We have some great friends that live there, and it was fun to see them. We had a blast spending one of the days with them. We have the best parents in the world for agreeing to watch all of our kids, and the best sisters for also helping out. You guys are awesome!

Old San Juan

One of our favorite beaches there


We found these great hammocks on the beach, and we hung out in them for hours! This is definitely something you cannot do with 4 kids around.

Our view from the hammocks.

The Yunque Rainforest






Bryce, Jake, and I. The water was freezing at first, but we managed to stay in for longer than I thought.

Kendal's Blessing

We had family come in town for the blessing. We went out to dinner the night before, and then had a big lunch after she was blessed. It was so fun to have everyone here.

Christmas 2007

Since we didn't get Christmas cards sent out this year (shocking, I know!) for the first time since we moved to Vegas, this pretty much sums it up.......

The kids opened their new pajamas on Christmas Eve. On Christmas morning, they were so excited to see Santa brought them a new swing set, along with some toys. Cade got a ton of BYU stuff, and he kept saying this was the best christmas ever! Haylee got her own scrapbook kit, and can't wait to scrapbook with me. Evan was completely content sitting in his new saucer chair eating smarties while the other kids opened their presents. Kendal pretty much slept the whole time in my arms.

We have so much to be thankful for this time of year, especially with all that has happened lately. The Lord has blessed our lives in so many ways, and we truly count our blessings each day. We hope each of you had a wonderful christmas, and we are grateful for your love and friendship!

Polar Express

We went to Williams Arizona to ride on the Polar Express. The kids had so much fun (and so did the parents). We went with some friends, and it is definately going to be a family tradition every year now. We were served hot chocolate and cookies, and they read the Polar Express book to us as the train took us to the North Pole. Once we were there, we saw Santa in his sleigh, with his reindeer, and his elves. The kids all had their noses pressed against the windows, and were freaking out to see Santa! When it was time to go back, we got to pass the North Pole once more, but this time Santa was gone. Then, all of the sudden, Santa was on the train with us!! He came and said hello to all the kids, and gave them each a bell. The rest of the ride back, everyone was singing Christmas carols. Cade was the first kid to volunteer to go up and lead everyone in singing Rudolph.

True Cougar Spirit!

Bryce,Cade, Bryce's dad, and Bryce's brother all went to the BYU/Utah game. Cade was quite a celebrity there with his mohawk! He had people taking pictures of him, and even Utah fans telling him how cool he looked (even though they thought it was the wrong color). Bryce's dad shaved BYU into the back of Bryce's head. Needless to say, they are die-hard BYU fans, and of course, their Cougars won again this year!

Just a quick update......

After several visits to the doctor over the last week, and having my hematoma drained several times, I am finally on my way to healing! Thanks for all the phone calls and prayers.
Having four kids is starting to not seem so bad, now that I can function without being in horrible pain:) My mom left on Wednesday, and we have been doing pretty well. Evan and Haylee have both had colds, so that has made things challenging, but in all, we are doing well.