We are here in Manti and have been here for the last two years almost and we love it.. Bowen is in first grade and is having lots of fun with the freedom that comes with living in such a small town. Shaylee is a smart little cookie and wants everything her way. She is in preschool and loving it. Sunday is her fourth birthday. She is getting so big. This last week I made her thumb gloves because she has sucked her thumbs since she was born. She has tried to stop but told me last week that she can't stop because her body won't let her. That made me feel so bad. Looking online I came across these thumbs gloves and thought that they would work but they were a 150.00 dollars and I was thinking I can make something like that and I did. So for a week now she has been thumbs free. She is so proud of herself and I am proud of her. Ashley is a fun little girl. She turned two on February 26, and in the last month she has started to put words together. It's so fun to have her talk to us. She is such a helper. Last year when I was out in my garden she would be right by me helping me pull weeds, even the plants that weren't weeds. I love to see the girls play together. Bowen is always so cute with both of them. They are so lucky to have him as a big brother. Darren and I have just had our 10th anniversary. Its funny how life changes you. You grow up so much when you're in your twenties that now we can look back and see how much we have grown up. We have grown together. Life is great for us, I would say we are a happy family:0)

Life!!

I have a hard time doing this blog thing, and I don't know why. I think sometimes that its just because I want to keep the things that happen in my life with my little family private, and I know its selfish of me. I guess when I think about it, it gives me anxiety to think that I am putting what's most precious to me out there for everyone to see and I have a mentel block about it. But I feel the same way about keeping a journal too. So I think its just me. But I know its going to be important to me and my kids that I move past this and start keeping this as my family's blog, journal... and I think it will be good for my Family to know how important they are to me. So here it goes... Life.

Christmas Eve 2010

Its a good thing the Kids are Cute!!! I loved having My Family here. It has been a long time since we have been all together for Christmas. It is a time to be around family and to think about how blessed we are, and most of all its a time to remember Jesus and the Love he has for us. His Life and his Death and his Resurrection. If there is one thing I know is he lives and that I love him..

then last but not least.. we cut up an Apple and throw them on the roof for the reindeer.

Ashley got a little side tracked but that was fine by me she is fun to take pictures of..

My Mom and Dad were there to enjoy all the fun too. .

Darren read the Kids The Night Before Christmas.. The Kids Loved it.. Darren is a great story teller.. He can really get into it.

Christmas Eve 2010

David showed up for the fun too. Too bad we didn't get him some Pj's!!

We were glad to have him come. First Christmas with him in 8 years.

The Kids opened there new Pj's... they thought they were the coolest. Then Shaylee danced around and sang about how much she loved hers.

They are so Cute.... What a fun year with Ashley she really got into it.

We were so blessed to have my Grandma and Grandpa Hall at my house.. Everyone knows that I grow up with them and I think of them as my Mom and Dad.. They brought with them my Great Grandma Ryan (94). She can't see much anymore but she is still a lot of fun.. We loved having her there.

This year was special. We had Everyone come to my House in Manti. I wanted a white Christmas and that's just what I got. We did a lot of Fun activities. We decorated a Ginger bread house.. My mom and I put the house together the night before, and we all decorated it the next night which was Christmas Eve.

With all the gifts and snow outside it was a wonderful night. My niece Lily came along with my mom and dad so she could spend Christmas Eve with us. Her mom came up later that night. I loved all the snow.. Its a great way to start Christmas..

Hiking Goblin Valley

This place was the coolest. The kids thought that they were frozen Goblins and I told them that they came to life at night. We hiked for a long time. I was so proud of the kids.

Look at those rocks thy go on forever.. its quite the sight.

Even Ashley had a blast. I would take the kids here again because they liked it that much.

May camping trip!

It was to get away From Manti and fill the sun on us. All we saw was snow for so long that camping somewhere warm was just what we needed..

Grandma and Grandpa Hall are so much fun to camp with. they picked the place and we came along... Lots of places to hike and Ride.. thanks for bringing the 4 wheelers Mom and Dad!

Goblin Valley was such a cool place to see that camping there was way cool:)

My girls faces got so chapped but Ashley finally got walking down at on this camping trip..

Shay's 3rd Birthday!!

What a FUN day this was. My big Girl. It feels like I haven't been able to give her a fun birthday. So it was so much fun to give her a birthday party.. She felt like a special girl all day long.. We are so lucky to have her.. She makes Life so Fun!!

We Love you Shaylee:0)