Cuties

These kids are changing and growing everyday, sorry I haven't post much this long winter. I really prefer shooting outdoors and it's no fun in the cold. But we should be getting into some really nice weather soon I hear so there should be lots of posts to come!

Jordan River Temple

My favorite temple used to be the San Diego Temple, it's so amazingly beautiful, but the Jordan River Temple has been my favorite since I first went there almost 7 years ago. I think anyone who even stands on the grounds of this Temple will feel something special. So, it was fun to get out and take some photos of it. I hope to be adding many many more temples to this collection now that I live in Utah.

The Fall

Yesterday in Sunday school the lesson was on the fall of Adam. The teacher asked what was important to us about this event and I got shy and didn't participate and now I feel the need to express my thoughts... so naturally I turn to our blog!

That one moment that Adam partook of the fruit was a symbol of our accepting Heavenly Father's plan to come here and be tested. It is so important to me because I know that this life was not forced on me. I choose to come. This "test" is not just some prerequisite; He didn't say you have to go suffer and prove yourselves before you can come back and live with me. He gave us an option, He asked if we wanted to become like Him and then presented His plan. This plan was put into action by Adam, for all of us!

I could go on and on, this is one of my favorite topics. But I'll end there for now... I would love to know what you think.

He did it!

Lyndon has been working on his name. I can take no credit for this at all. The most I have done is write his name for him so he could trace it. (Not that I didn't want to help, but he takes no help from me! -- I am sure I don't know where he gets that from, I was always a very good student, right Mom!)

Anyway, I am very impressed, and don't you love the little stick man. Too cute. It's amazing to me that Lyndon won't be starting kindergarten this year, (he just turned 4 a month ago) but we are planning on getting him in a preschool instead (never thought I would do the pre-k thing but I think he needs it.)

'09 Birthdays

In classic procrastinating style... I keep forgetting to post these birthday pics from all of our birthdays this year! I'm just glad I got these up before the year is officially over :)

Lyndon turned 4 this past week and we had his pirate party a couple weeks early. It was fun. They walked the plank and played pin the pirate on the treasure and then they collected their loot from the pirate cave!

Maddie liked the pirate cave!

Wade shows us a pirate says, "ARRRRR."

And I thought Christine would like this next one, tee hee!

Our Princess turned 1 in AUGUST!

Gordon turned 28 in JULY!

Our First Christmas

I say it was our first Christmas because it was the first time we were home and opened presents just our little family. And what a great year for it to be our first time! I couldn't believe I had two little ones that I was watching open their presents. I kept thinking, "How did this happen?" I have been so blessed and Christmas was wonderful. It's an exciting thing to watch your family grow from 2 to 3 and now 4. I am so glad Lyndon and Maddie love each other the way they do and I am so proud of all my husband has accomplished this year.

I was not the photographer for this morning, so here's the videos Gordon took.

Just kidding... I can't get them to post. I'll have Gordon see what I'm doing wrong and we'll try and get them up!

Four Years!

Remember the super cute photos of Maddie when she turned one a few months ago? Well, silly me, I thought I could wrangle some out of Lyndon for his b-day! Not so much. I got a total of ten frames...

This one's pretty cute, but not quite the portrait I wanted.

Oh, yes, gotta have the tongue out...

...nice...

... for three pictures!

Again, cute but not really the portrait I wanted.

I guess this will have to do because this is next pic pretty much means...

we're done.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET BOY, LYNDON!

(he may not look like it in these photos, but he really is... my sweet boy)

Perhaps we will try again some other time, and maybe he'll even let me do his hair. (I figured let's not push it since he already agreed to the shoot, and I guess it didn't matter in the end.)