Last weekend we met up with the kids' Chantry cousins down here in Orem to have a professional cousin picture taken. Our goal was to surprise Brian's parents with a picture of all of their grandkids in honor of their upcoming anniversary. Well, it was a surprise and I think they were really pleased.

I couldn't have been more thrilled with how well it all turned out.

6 kids, 6 kids looking at the camera, 6 kids with nice expressions on their faces

that is quite an accomplishment

Then to get pictures of the boys and girls separately was so fun too!

I loved that they did some groupings of my kids too.

And they did individual shots of all of the kids.

The whole process was kind of long, and I was worried about how all of the kids would do, but they were all GREAT! Chloe and Russell were darling and it was so fun that the whole day was so successful. These are just a handful of the many, many pictures they took. What a great memory we now have!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

We took advantage of the beautiful afternoon yesterday to spend some time outside. We went to the big field behind the elementary school flew kites (though you probably figured that out from the title of the post.) I took a few pictures, and here is one favorite of each kid.


We had such a wonderful time and it felt good to be out in the sunshine and fresh air. I could take days like this any day.

SPRING break and Vitamin D

So Spring break is here, and it looks like spring might be here too. We had some snow over the weekend, but nothing stuck around long, so that is nice. Today is gorgeous! The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the mountains was covered in white. When Megan got home from preschool we ate some lunch and then went across the street to soak up some sun and help our bodies produce Vitamin D. We had a great time and now the kids are reading, or in Megan's case, sleeping.

Birthday Week: Part 5

We had our final birthday celebration with Jen's mom and dad the evening that they arrived. The girls were so excited to finaly unveil the surprises they had been waiting for.

Liz was up first!

She loved the canvas and palette for when she paints. They will be put to good use.

She is obviously excited about something at the bottom of the bag.
She recognized the American girl box immediately (though it is hard to miss).

She loved the little socks for Molly.
You can't really get a good look at the dress, but it is a light green with white polka dots and is so cute!
Megan was up next, and she was at her cheesiest when it came to smiling!

The smiles were a little more natural once she actually started opening the present.

She just kept saying, "A horse, it's a horse, it's a horse.)

I wanted a picture of her with her horse, but she couldn't take her eyes off of it. I think this picture shows her excitement really well.

She loves making the gate and helping her horse jump over it. It is so cute to watch her play with it. It is even cuter to watch her haul it around the house.

We finished the evening with very professional looking cupcakes (If I do say so myself). Purple is Liz's favorite color and green is Megan's.

Birthday week was finished when Dad taught us to play our new game, Pandemic. I am hooked!