Jacobs Birthday!!!

Well I can't believe it but he is 6 years old and 6 years ago on Thanksgiving day I
was eating Thanksgiving dinner at LDS hospital. Can you think of anything better???
Jacob is a sweet boy who loves making people laugh and being around his family and cousins. He loves scooters and playing star wars and especially loves playing with his sister Sally. He is also a loving big brother to his baby brother Andrew.


Jacob the day he was born

Jacob in our house in Tucson, around 10 months old

Jacobs first Halloween, not much has changed he still has that same look when he is mad


On Jacobs birthday we went up to our cabin with some cousins and played and watched movies.
Luckily only 3 of the 7 kids threw up during the night from some sort of bug. They always like to keep it lively for their parents

Jacob wanted to go bowling for his birthday party, so here is the crew that went. They had a blast and it was a big competition between the boys and the girls.Just threw this one in because I think Andrew was actually the most excited about the Jacobs new present. He walks around all day with a light saber and hits people. He is a star wars fan in the making.

Well the other day Sally and I were using the ladies room, She said " Mom when do I get to wear a Bra?" I laughed and said I don't know when you are a little bigger like 11 or 12 and then she said "Oh you mean when I am a mommy and have babies!!".
I told he you can't grow up that fast!!!
( this is her new favorite way of wearing pajamas)

A little late but we had a great Halloween with our little mermaids and Darth Vader
and our baby Giraffe. The kids loved it and were even willing to sell us there candy at
the end of the night!!!

Even though Grandpa scared the kids to death!!

FALL TIME AND TRIP TO THE NEWPORT FOR MY BROTHER DEANS WEDDING

A Year and a half ago my oldest brother Deans wife passed away from cancer and
last week we were able to celebrate with him as he remarried at the Newport Temple.
We had a great time as most of our family gathered in California.

Sally, Andrew and Jacob at the wedding reception in Dana Point

James (yes the one in the hot pink wet suit) managed to step on a huge fish hook and ended up at the hospital to get it dug out and about a dozen stitches.

First snow storm, kids loved it!!!

Labor Day

Well we had a great Labor Day to celebrate the last few days before school started. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Jacob and Sally going horse riding for their first times


Jacob riding a sheep at the Kamas Rodeo

Jacobs first day of Kindergarten, I am entering the Public Schools FUN!
After two weeks he loves it and looks forward to it. Sally is going to Holladay
Preschool two days a week with her cousing Joshua and loves it.

Andrew and I have spent the last 2 weeks canning and bottling everything
you can imagine. Thanks to my dad and his Huge Garden which he
doubled in size this year we are all very busy keeping up with it.

We are back!!! Highlights from our Summer

Lagoon with Cousins

SUN VALLEY with Jarmans

Mill Creek Canyon with cousins (it got a little messy)

Swimming at Murray Park

4th of July Mill Creek Parade, GO UTES!!!

Well we did not fall off the face of the earth but we have been very busy lately.
We got home from Italy in May and then spend a month at my parents and then moved in to our new house. Since moving into our new house we have been out of town four weeks and
have not had time to settle down yet but I am sure we will find time
to get settled once school starts in a few weeks.

We are currently spending a week in Park City and enjoying one of the last weeks
before James starts working at the BYU ( I know how is that possible???).
But we are excited to have him settled down in a school. We did have
to compromise because we decided to stay in Holliday and that he would
commute.

Jacob will be entering Kindergarten this year and Sally will be
starting at Holladay Preschool and Andrew is now one and
just started to walk and is all over the place.

More of Sicily

More of Sicily


Where is Sparky?




This is Sparky being loved by all the girls in our group at a lunch at our
Directors moms house in Todi Italy. He is usually the highlight of every
field trip and I only get him when he is hungry.



To top it off one more photo from Sicily.