Caden Bouncing

Here is a little video of Caden on his new bouncing ball that he got from Aunt Nomi.

Long Time

Well I have been a bit of a slacker with the blog lately. My sister-in-law Naomi called begging for new pictures this morning so here you go...

Our little Abby. It's hard to believe that she is already 4 months old. She is such a happy baby and always has a smile on her face. She is also quite entertained by her big brother. Yesterday Caden was playing by Abby and she just kept giggling. It was so cute!

We went to Temple Square to see the lights last weekend with some friends. Caden wasn't really in the picture mood as you can see.

Caden and Abby

Eli goes to Chile!

Last week was so crazy. We had Abby's blessing, then took Amy to the MTC on Wednesday and then we dropped Eli off at the airport on Friday! Eli is spending 2 weeks in Santiago, Chile for work. He was so excited to be going back to his mission. He was able to visit some people on Saturday and Sunday and promised that he took lots of pictures. He has the camera so I probably won't be posting much while he is gone...since I have no camera!

On Her Way...Finally!

My sweet sister finally made it to the MTC. Amy got her mission call almost a year ago to the Roseville California mission. She had taken a fall shortly before she got her call but thought her foot would be better by the time she would leave in Febuary. Then in January she found out that she had broken the arch in her foot and that would require surgery. She received a 6 month extension and we waited for her to recover. Then in June, she went back to the surgeon because her foot was still giving her quite the trouble and he suggested that they remove the screws in her foot, which required another (minor) surgery. Then 2 weeks ago we found out that she would finally be able to enter the MTC. Amy has been such a trooper through it all. I am so excited for her to finally start her mission, even though we are going to miss her ALOT! After we dropped her off my Mom and I wanted to check out a craft place in Salt Lake. When we met my Mom at the door, Caden said, "Amy, where are you??" I got teary eyed right away. Caden sure loves his Aunt Amy.

Amy, Abby and me at the Missionary Training Center.
Amy made the cute dress that Abby is wearing.

Blessing Day

We had a wonderful day yesterday, we had Abby's baby blessing. Abby was blessed by Eli and the circle included just about all of our family. It was a beautiful moment to watch my baby girl be given a special blessing from our Heavenly Father and to be surrounded by the protective circle of the Priesthood. I was so worried that she would be crying but she did great. My mom made Abby's dress and everyone said how beautiful it was...thanks mom! We had a little get together afterward with both sides our family. Eli and I were both very touched by the effort that everyone made to come be with us on this special day. Thank You!!! We love you all so much. Here a few pictures that my sister took. I will try to post a few more when I get them from her since I didn't manage to get one single picture with my camera!!!

Happy Halloween

Just wanted to post a couple pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes.

Abby was a cute little pumpkin.

Caden was a very, very tired but cute spider.

Abby, Caden and Mommy

I need a nap!!!

So since Abby has joined the family, Caden has decided that he doesn't need to take naps anymore! Lucky me! He might think he doesn't need the naps but from the pictures below I think we can all agree that he really needs naps still.

Caden asleep at the dinner table on a no nap day!

For family night we went to the pumpkin patch and Caden fell asleep in the car on the way. Needless to say he was not a happy camper when we pulled him out of the car. He pretty much cried and kept his ears covered the whole time. I guess that's what family memories are all about!