Derek's 6th Birthday:)

My little boy is 6! I can hardly believe it! It's amazing how fast the time flies. Derek is such a wonderful boy. He is a quick learner and asks a million questions. I am astonished at the concepts he can grasp with very little explanation. He is a good helper around the house, not always immediately cheerful, but he does a good job. He often wants Darrell to let him do "big people" chores when outside working in the yard.

As you can tell from cake, presents, and shirt...Derek LOVES star wars and legos. The book is all Star Wars lego sets and then of course an actual lego set. He has sooo many legos I don't know what to do with them all. Darrell says they are the only toy a kid needs:) I love my little boy!

Desert Fun

Going to the desert...a favorite pass time for Darrell and the kids. I go too, but it's not my favorite. It is nice to get out of the house and I like watching the kids explore the world around them. Derek and Emily bring home so many rocks...I find rocks everywhere. In the car, in beds, on the floor, in the couch...everywhere! Darrell has shared his love of rocks with them and they have embraced it!!

Of course you can't have an outing without snacks. I brought some blackberries and Sarah LOVED them. She was eating those berries like crazy.

Sometimes it is nice just to get out of the house and enjoy being outside. It gets a little claustrophobic in our house.

Bogus Email

If anyone received an email from us saying we were mugged in London, it was completly bogus! Someone has hacked my email account and changed my password. Like we have the luxury to just skip town to London without planning...you need time and $$$ for that:) Anyway, please don't reply to the email or use it again. I will be trying to send out my new address as soon as I can. I won't post it here for obvious reasons:)

James and Becky Brimhall

James and Becky were married at the end of December. It was a freezing cold occasion, but very fun.




Emily danced with anyone that would dance with her. This is her dancing with daddy. The next picture is near the end of the reception...she is tired and emotions are raging!

Emily and Jayden danced for quite a while and it was so adorable!

Family Pictures

We have desperately needed updated family pictures, so during one of our stays in Snowflake, Darrell's mom took pictures for us at the temple.

The lollipop shown in many pictures was a decoy to keep Sarah from crying and jumping off our laps:)

It was a little stressful getting the pictures done, but I'm happy with the results...got to love digital cameras. You can take a zillion pictures and delete all that are awful.

I had Sarah's hair nicely done in 2 pigtails, and of course she pulled one out in the car on the way to do pictures...she couldn't wait until after of course. Luckily Grandma had not yet gotten to the temple and brought extra hair things so it could be re-done.

Relaxing with a Book

I've tried with all my kids to introduce them early to books. It has been easy with Sarah because she sees the older two looking at book alot. I walked on her relaxing with a book in the office and had to take pictures.

Snowy Day in Snowflake

We spent a few very chilly weekends in Snowflake this winter. When visiting for James and Becky's wedding it got to 18 below 0!!!!! The coldest I have ever been!