December 2016

We loved having the McClellans in town for the beginning of December. The boys loved meeting Ted.

We enjoyed watching the grandkids do a live nativity skit.

On Christmas Eve my dad took me, Jason, and Kyle skiing at snowbird. Karren, Christian, and the Thatchers joined us too. My sweet mom offered to be babysitter for Levi and Noah.

Christmas morning

 I love the "shoe" phase. Levi tries to walk around in everyone's shoes.

November 2016

Kyle and I were privileged to attend the Celebration of Eagles on Nov. 19, 2016, where my dad, Jesse, was honored with the Distinguished Eagle award. 

Bath time with Levi.

We enjoyed eating Thanksgiving dinner at Melissa's house. She helped the kids make turkeys out of apples.

Halloween 2016

Carving and Painting pumpkins. Noah named his little pumpkin "Ted" after his newest baby cousin.

We were a Pokemon family for Halloween. Kyle and I were trainers (Ash and Misty), and Jason and Noah were Pikachus. Noah wore the same Tiger outfit that we've had around, but we pretended he was a Pokemon too. My dad, Jesse, kindly offered to answer our door for trick-or-treaters so that Kyle and I could both go out with our kids.

Pumpkin patch with cousins and Grandma Linda

Picking pumpkins from Grandma Diane's garden.

Second Grade

Jason on his first day of second grade.

He received the "Strong and United" award.

August 2016

Levi learned how to walk (16 months old):

Celebrating my mom's birthday:

Noah and Graci:

Noah holding a sign for our free paper airplane stand:

First day of 2nd grade for Jason:

Levi loves the lawn mower and will happily ride around in the backpack the whole time Kyle mows the lawn.

Karren and Christian's Wedding

Aunt Karren married Christian Thatcher on August 13, 2016 in the Salt Lake Temple. The reception was the night before in Lehi, Utah. 

Timp Half

Kyle and I had fun running the Timp Half Marathon together this year. This was our second time running this race, and our third half marathon together. Kyle stayed with me the whole time. I'm glad I got to do it. I hope to do another in the future, but I don't know if I'll be able to since I've developed plantar fasciitis in both feet.

A big thanks to Heather and Max for sleeping at our house and babysitting the boys.

July = Fun with Hunsaker Cousins

We loved playing with cousins from the Hunsaker side during the month of July. Cousin Max was in town from Texas; Brynn, Heidi, and Paul were in town from Kansas. And Brooke's kids live in Alpine.

We all celebrated the Fourth of July together.

We met up with Max and Heather in Vernal to stay with the McClellans. It was our first time visiting Vernal, and we enjoyed seeing where Uncle Mitch grew up and getting to know Gary and Linda. The boys loved playing with Max and new toys. We also enjoyed visiting Dinosaur National Monument and hiking to local petroglyphs. What Kyle and I didn't enjoy was having Levi sleep horribly at night. Jason and Noah keep asking when we can go back on that "exact same vacation."

Jason, Noah and Max enjoyed having Grandpa Jesse do real eye exams with them. Aunt Karren was the technician helping Grandpa. After the eye exams, we all went to lunch at JCW's, and the three boys enjoyed wearing the new sun glasses they received at Grandpa's office.

We even got to have sleep-overs! Max and Heather slept at our house one night. Natalie and her kids slept at our house two nights.