Daddy daughter date and Bike ride in February!?

We had a fun weekend this last weekend. Ella and Darrin finally got to go see the "Dancers". They went to the U of U gymnastics meet. Ella loved it but was a little concerned when the dancers came out and didn't have tutus on!

We also got our bikes out and dusted them off and took a family bike ride...in FEBRUARY!?!?! It was in the 60's this last weekend so we took advantage of our spring like weather.

Daddy Daughter Date

Darrin took Ella on a date last Saturday. He bought tickets to take her to the U of U gymnastics meet. We got her all excited about it and Friday night about 10:30 pm, we realized that the meet was Friday instead of Saturday like we were thinking. So, they missed the meet. Ella was okay with it as long as she gets to see the "dancers" later! Darrin took her to get curly fries, they went bowling and Ella won the game, and then they went to Pace's Dairy Ann and got a Lime Rainbow! Ella loved being on a date with her dad but she kept asking if mom and Daxton could come next time! :)

Pumpkin Carving

We carved our pumpkins tonight for family night! We even put Daxton in his pumpkin. We have a picture of Ella in one, so of course he needed a picture in a pumpkin. He didn't like it as much as Ella did!

Gingerbread Haunted Houses

We carried on our tradition of inviting a few people over to decorate gingerbread haunted houses. This year we made 10 houses. We had a great time and hope those that came enjoyed it as well. Thanks for helping us carry on our tradition!
This years house includes and owl, a happy bat, and a scarecrow! Ella had such a fun time with her friends, eating candy and decorating houses.

11 Months already!

Daxton is 11 months old today! I cannot believe how fast the time is going. It doesn't seem like we have been in our house for almost a year and I can't even believe that my little baby boy is almost one!!!
I love you little man!!

Burnham Family East Canyon Trip

Every year we spend a few days at the condos at East Canyon with the Burnham's. This year we had a great time! We rode on Afi's boat and Ella loved watching daddy "skate" (ski)! Ella also loved riding the tube with mommy and Daxton loved his life jacket and sleeping every time we got on the boat! We also enjoyed naps, swimming, and walks around the condo property! It was a fun time with our great family!! Thanks Afi for taking us on your boat!!

Daxton is 10 months!

Our week of fun!

We have had a fun week with the holidays and family!
Enjoy some pictures from all our activities!

Our Weekend Fun!

Darrin and I celebrated our 5th year anniversary this past weekend. We have a tradition of staying at different Bed and Breakfasts. Each year we rotate who gets to plan it and we keep it a surprise for the other person!
This year it was my turn! Darrin has been complaining about wanting a back rub because of all his hard work in our yard. So, I decided that we would enjoy a couples massage!! :) We did that Friday afternoon and then checked into the Armstrong Mansion in Salt Lake. The house is full of intricate work work! It was a fun house to stay in. When I booked the room, they gave us a gift card the "The Roof" restaurant. Friday night we went down to Temple Square and walked around and enjoyed the beautiful flowers and then we enjoyed dinner at "The Roof" with a wonderful view of the Salt Lake Temple (the same temple we were married in!) Thanks to my wonderful parents for watching our kids for us! It was a nice little getaway!

We also were able to plant some trees in our yard! I love our tree in the front yard! Darrin calls it our "Dr. Seuss" tree! The kids also playing in the water and watching the Hill Air Force Air Show! 

Daxton is 9 months!

Our little guy turned 9 months old while we were in California. Here is a little information about him right now! We sure love him. We love watching him grow and figure out new things!

Our Yard!!!

Our yard project started about 2 months ago when we started pulling weeds! We put our order in for sod to have it delivered the middle of May. We thought we had given ourselves plenty of time to get things done.
After digging 3 8-foot holes in our front yard looking for our water main and having no luck, we had to push our sod delivering back.
We finally found the little blue pipe we were so anxiously waiting for and we were able to get our sprinklers hooked up and working!
Our topsoil was delivered and spread by the help of several friends and family and then our sod was finally delivered!
We had a grass party and had our awesome family come out and help lay it! Thank you thank you thank you to all of those who have helped along the way with this HUGE project! We really could not have done it without you! We owe you big time!
We love the results of finally having sod. Ella has been running through the sprinklers all afternoon! Hooray for no more dirt!!!
Thanks again family and friends!!!!!! We will have you over for s'mores when we get the fire pit done!

Daxton 8 Months!

Another month is here which means our little boy is now 8 months old!

Easter Fun

We have had such a fun and busy day today!
We started off the day with the first annual Clifford Park neighborhood Easter Egg hunt around our park and then a neighborhood picnic. We feel so blessed to be living in such a great neighborhood!
We then had an Easter party at 'Lolli and Pop's ' house. We all got airplanes so we had to have an airplane flying contest (I'm pretty sure I had the best one!) We enjoyed an Easter Egg hunt, some outside games, and then of course we had to throw our hard boiled eggs down the mountain side!
Ella enjoyed every minute of today!

Happy Easter! While we enjoy celebrating the "fun" of Easter, we can't forget why we are really celebrating. We are grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ, and for his atonement and resurrection. I am grateful to know that because He died for us, I will be able to live again with my eternal family.

Daxton 7 Months!

Our little man is now 7 months old! Time needs to slow down! We sure love him and love watching him learn and grow. Ella is in heaven and is always concerned about her "baby Daxton."

Family Home Evening

Ella loves the temple, she talks about it all the time and every time we see a church, she thinks it is the temple. For family night tonight we went to the Salt Lake Temple and Visitors Center. Ella kept saying it was "beautiful." Her favorite part was seeing the statue of Jesus Christ. She told us that Jesus loves her!
We then enjoyed some ice cream from Nielson's Frozen Custard!

I love my little family and am so grateful that they are mine forever!!

6 month photo shoot

We were at dinner on Sunday at my parents house. Aunt Anna was nice enough to do a quick photo shoot with Daxton for his 6 month pictures! He's a pretty handsome little guy! Thanks Anna for the cute pictures!

6 months old!

Daxton is 6 months old today! We love you buddy!! 

5 months old!

We love our little guy more and more each day! So glad he is a part of our family. 

Daxton is 4 Months!

Another month has gone and our little guy is now 4 months old!

3 months old!

Our little stud is 3 months old today! I can't believe how fast the time is going. He is sure growing quickly. At his 2 month appointment the doctor said that he was the size of a 3-4 month old... :)
We love him!!