Spring Break--What to do?

Spring Break! Spring Break! and More Spring Break! Two weeks to be exact.
We are having a nice break just doing as little as possible for the next few days. Sometimes it feels good to just sleep in and hang out. But is won't last for too long. We are planning on going to some Children Museums and celebrating Kendell's big day. Yes, Kendell will be 2 years old on Thursday. She is already singing the "Happy Birthday Song" to us which is so cute too. And when we ask her what she wants for her birthday her reply is "Mommy and Me".

This is Kendell at 3 1/2 months old.

This is Kendell at 23 months old. Oh how the time has flown by and now my baby is turning two years old. She is a sweetie pie and we are grateful she is in our family. These are precious moments.

Remembering...Jarin

This is a photo taken in July 2001 in Magrath, AB, Canada. I am taking them to the park which is just down the road(which is paved for half the walk). The cousins are Jarin, Delaney, Emmie and Madison.
We are thinking of our sweet nephew and cousin, Jarin who we love and miss so much. He has been gone from our family for 3 years and we think of him very often. We love you!

Just yesterday!

It feels like it was just yesterday that Madison and I traveled to BC and went camping with Jilleen and her kids at Miracle Beach. Madison is only 1 year old in this picture. She was a skinny little thing then and still is to this day!

Madison is posing for the photo in the front yard of our new house. We had only lived here for 6 months. She is 4 years old in this photo.

With braces on her teeth and a smile on her face. She is a sweet and kind daughter, sister and friend. Madison is such a gem! We love her and wish her a happy 10th birthday.
How does it go by so fast?
I look at all my children and wish they would stay tiny, cuddly and cute forever. But at the same time, it is a new adventure seeing them grow and learn and live their lives. I think that one of the coolest parts and most rewarding things about parenting for me is to see them learn about the gospel and be taught and enlightened by the spirit and gain testimonies for themselves.

True North Strong and Free!

In honor of the Olympics being held in Vancouver, BC we wore our "Believe" t-shirts that my mom bought for everybody. Thank-you Mom. You are the best. It was really fun matching each other. It was nice to be able to find each other in the crowds and our fellow Canadians would stop to chat and say Hello. We also had general comments asked about the shirts as well. It was a great conversational piece.

We just love the ride "Its a Small World". They revamped it and added some new characters to it as well. But the Royal Mounted Police Guy is my favorite. He is the only one that represents Canada.

We all said "Cheese" with Tigger wearing our matching t-shirts. But did you notice Gary or Kendell aren't in the picture?


Good Ol' Gary wore his t-shirt too. He had more that one person ask him where he was from in Canada. He just played along with it and did the accent to match. It was quite amusing!


Kendell was sick with a bad cold and a fever the day we went to Disneyland so she stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa. They made sure her fever didn't get out of control and she could take a good nap. She loves to go to their house! Thanks G-ma and G-pa.

Beach Day!

There is just something special about the beach. Perhaps its the roar of the ocean, the crashing of the waves, the smell in the air, the wind in your hair or the sand on your feet. It is truly an awesome experience.

It was a windy day. The sun started to shine through the clouds and warm us up. The highlight was that there wasn't very many people there at all.

It is very relaxing and beautiful. The kids look great too!

Such beautiful children in such a beautiful setting!