Snow Sledding 2000

When we lived in Pine Grove, sledding use to be about a twenty minute drive up high way 88. Brandon (16) taking little two year old Julia for a ride.
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Amanda at about 13 years old.

Daddy with fd and Jared at almost 4.

Frosty Swimming Fun

Korie and her kids came over to play Monday...after coming home from the park hot and tired they talked me into letting them go swimming. The water was freezing, (we have no water heater and have not been keeping the pool cover on), but the girls had fun anyway in the freezing water! I can't wait for summer!

Make a Smilebox photobook

David was so funny this morning when he first woke up. He said, "My body is killing me!" After walking to the park, running around playing tag at the park, walking home from the park, playing "knights" with Christopher; chasing each other up and down the stairs and around the house and them playing outside in the back yard in the water and bending down playing in the mud with his shovel; his little leg muscles were sore!

Our Snuggly Boy

David was so cute tonight as he got up on the couch by Sheldon, cuddled into a little ball and fell asleep. It was his first day at KinderGym so I guess all that exercise tuckered him out.

Of course little Miss Rachel had to get a picture taken too...pretending to be asleep.

Gymnastics Then and Now

When Julia was about seven she took gymnastics for about a year. Rachel at two years old wanted to do every thing big sister did... Rachel always had to look the part when she was practicing with her sissy. It's truly hard for me to believe this was just five years ago!

Rachel & Julia today; ready for Tumbling/Trampoline class.

Practicing their bridges

Rachel was super hungry after class today! I made potstickers and a chicken-rice dish she loves; she started off with eating 6 potstickers but then she also ate the 7 potstickers that were suppose to be for Jared when he got home!
Jared was pretty mad at her for eating his food but it was hard to stay mad long when we all started laughing at how fat her little tummy had become!

Etiquette Dinner

Julia's first combined activity for Mutual was an etiquette dinner. She and Jared sat at the same table with her friend Teaghan and two other boys, Jackson and Jayden. Julia had a great time because Jared and Jayden cracked a lot of jokes and kept the conversation going so there were no awkward silences at their table which seemed to be a problem when she talked to some of her other friends about their dinner experiences. It was wonderful talking to Jared and Julia when they came home and hearing about what a fun time they had together. Especially when they were telling me about Brother and Sister Goold's skit about how not to act in a restaurant, with Bishop Laret as the Restaurant manager. In Julia's words- "That was just so funny!" The only bad thing about the night was Julia and Jared were allergic to the nuts on the appetizer and the chocolate in the desserts! (Chocolate chip cookies and brownies!)