M-I-C-K-E-Y (you know how it goes...

Our first trip to Disneyland! It took a lot of sweet talkin' but I finally talked Trent into taking us to Disneyland. The kids enjoyed seeing all the characters, the parades and riding every ride possible....but overall, they just wanted to swim in the pool at the hotel. Isn't that fitting? We went to the beach a few times and even though it was too cold to swim we still managed to leave wet. Those waves are deceiving....

Even though Teegan says he's too big to like Handy Manny....he sure was excited to see him!

It's great to be eight!!

Jaysie turned the ripe old age of eight in February. She wanted pictures taken by her favorite temple. So on a whim...the kids and I drove to Bountiful one Sunday afternoon for pictures. Much to my surprise, we had a great time and always seem to enjoy being on the temple grounds.

The big day!! As I was frantically trying to get food prepared, trying to make the family look somewhat presentable and stressing out on the inside while trying to portray calmness on the outside, Trent looked at me and said...."You know, all this stuff you're doing doesn't really matter. I have the stressful part." I was a little offended at the time, but realized he was right in the end.
Everything turned out great and Jaysie had a wonderful eight birthday and baptism that hopefully she will remember forever.