Saturday, January 17, 2009




It has been miserably cold here for the past week or so. We have received quite a bit of snow, but not nearly as much as my poor parents in Upstate New York. We have managed to stay warm nonetheless. I know we are not the only ones in the country experiencing this bitter cold.

Isaiah is growing so quickly. He has turned into a rolling machine this past week. He is also using his arms to lift his little body off the floor. Slowly, he is becoming more mobile, and hopefully with that will come a little more pleasure with floor-time. He is going through an "I want to be held ALL the time" stage and my back is killing me!

Oliver and I are working hard on our New Year's resolutions: family prayer, family night, exercising and scripture study to mention a few. So far, we are doing well, but it is only January. My exercise goal is to be in shape by the time we move to Utah, for the summer, so I can run in all their 5k and 10k. I don't plan on doing more than that. No marathons for me. We'll see if I can get Oliver to run one or two with me; he may be too busy studying for the bar.

Monday, January 5, 2009


Back in November, Oliver, Isaiah and I went out to Utah for Thanksgiving, and then the baby and I went to Arizona to spend time with Maria and "the babies". While we were there, Tanner had a work party and Santa showed up. So, this is Isaiah's first picture with Santa. He didn't cry, but as you can see, he does not like to sit back. We had a lot of fun out there. Gabby was very sweet to the baby and somewhat possessive. She did not like her other sisters anywhere near him. Alena and Cameron were also great with him. Alena picked him up like a little adult, always supporting his head. It was so adorable. We had a great time and enjoyed the awesome weather out there as well. We can't wait to go back for another visit.

Sunday, January 4, 2009


So, although this happened back in Oct, I thought I would give a shout-out to Rich for making the UVU basketball team. We always knew those monster hands of his would serve him well in the sport. He has always been a fine player and even got to polish his skills while serving a mission in Lithuania, a country that has a love for the game as well. We are all very proud of him for making the team. We know it was tough as a walk-on. He is lucky to have a father who worked so diligently with him.