Monday, July 27, 2009

Update: Kelsey's Baptism, Mikelle's hair, bath time....etc...

This is our neice Kelsey.....who was baptized July 11th! We are so proud of her.....she is such a sweet little girl! :) I'm glad my kids have such awesome cousins to look up to!
I took this picture to show a new flower and headband I made....and thought it was too cute not to share!
I have finally learned how to style short hair (kinda...it's a work in progress)
I didn't even dress them matching on purpose....but so cute, huh?
I love my little cheesers!!!! Where's Tyler? Good question! I just realized I have all the kids except him in this post! (unless you count his foot you can see in the corner of the pic of just Mikelle...ha ha)
Austin had a bubble bath and I talked him into letting me put bubbles on his face (he wasn't too sure about it at first) and I took a picture and showed him and he said, "Me...Ho, Ho!" I laughed.....and then taught him how to say "Santa"! Cute kid!
Then we spiked it "like a dinosaur"!
Then he put bubbles on my face but.......we didn't take a picture of that!
Shaelynn loves baths.....she loves to splash and kick her cute little feet...and she even figured out how to spin the little purple wheel on the bath toy!
My sweet little angel sleeping peacefully in her cute little bed! Love it!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

4th of July activities!!!

Sorry...I did this post backwards! Fireworks first....ha ha!
Mikelle, Mica, and Tyler watchin' the fireworks at the Sunbowl in St. George!Shaelynn enjoying her first popcicle.....feels good on the gums! :)
Braden & Jackie eatin' popcicles (they are expecting a baby in January.....yea!!!)
Jaymie and Austin waitin' for the fireworks to start....
Thanks "Papa" for the yummy popcicle!
Daniel & Mica
Shanan, Kelly, and Carson (also expecting a baby.....in February.....yea again!!!)
Austin showing us the awesome fireworks!
The kids playing in the dirt at Vernon Worthen Park while we ate Navajo Tacos! Yum....
Carson and Shaelynn love sitting and playing together......so cute!
Brothers.....Tyler and Austin
Sisters......Mikelle and Shaelynn
We had some fun taking pictures in Grandma Lauri's backyard in the cute, festive Independence Day Outfits!!! We love the 4th of July and are so greatful for our freedoms and the opportunity to live in this great country! God bless the U.S. A.

Monday, June 29, 2009

6 months old?!?!?!? Where does the time go?

Shaelynn Noel Church.......can it really have been a half a year since she was born?
We love her big ol' grins.....
She loves to chew on anything she can reach.......and she has a pretty good reach.....:)
She loves to watch this little dog "walk" around (there's a video at the end) and chew on his ears
I put her on the floor in the living room with cartoons on while I was cleaning and I came back to find Austin had joined her! They almost look like they are having a little conversation! So cute!
Austin loves his baby sister so much....he has a knack for making her laugh....
She even lets him hold her and kiss her.......for a minute.....
She loves the grass.....I have a hard time getting her to look at me while she's sitting on it!
I love dresssing her up for church on Sundays.....
She is such a pretty little thing! I keep thinking she is still so little, but I saw a younger baby in church and realized how big she really is.....I wish she'd be a baby FOREVER.....However.....for her age.....she is still "little"......these are newborn shoes that she wore last Sunday.....they barely fit....but they were so cute.....so I guess for 6 months old she is still tiny!
Some things she loves are:
Being held...
Music/singing...
Eating (she'd probably nurse 24/7)
Chewing on her toys ( or anything for that matter)
Other babies....
Looking at herself in the mirror (this is a surefire way to get her to stop crying)
Her brothers and sister.....
Swinging....
Oh, and did I mention being held? Good thing I have helpers....
Baths....
*She HATES weeding....even if I'm holding her.....or she's sitting in a stroller with toys....or whatever.....she hates it when I weed! I wonder what my neighbors think 'cause she always screams when I'm weeding in the garden! I try and do it when she's sleeping now! :)
We love this little girl so much...and are so blessed to have her in our family!!!


This is a video of Shaelynn getting so excited about this little walking dog! She kicks her feet like crazy when she gets excited!!!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Hiking at Zion's!

Father's Day Weekend meant free entrance into Zion National Park! Yea!!! We like free days!
Austin was getting so excited and pointing up at the mountains he saw out the sun roof!
We rode the shuttle bus.....to Springdale?!?!? We got on the wrong one! So then we got off and caught another one back to the entrance and then found the one that goes up the canyon to the hiking areas!
We're ready to go hiking! We did the lower Emerald Pools Hike! Our friends the Corry's came too!
This is Mikelle and Braeden holding hands....I thought it was cute! They said, "We're stickin' together!"
The whole group!
I don't get in too many pictures 'cause I'm usually behind the camera....so I decided I better post this one so you all know that I do the fun stuff too! :)
Braeden, Tyler, Jayla, and Mikelle posing up on a rock for another picture!

I thought this was really pretty......you can hardly see our little group on the bridge, but the scenery is gorgeous!
"We made it! " The kids loved hiking....and it was a little cloudy which made the weather perfect!
Playing in the grass and sand down by the lodge while we waited for another shuttle bus to take us back to the car! Good times!!!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Summer is already busy, busy, busy.....

We have already had 2 reunions this year (actually 3, but 2 of them were on the same weekend so we didn't make it to both)! I didn't have my camera at the Keith Church Reunion on Cedar Mountain....but we had a lot of fun (Thanks to Jake and Ana for putting it together)! These first 2 pics are at the Heber Valley Camp where we had our Steiner Reunion....I know....I had my camera this time and I only took 2 pictures.....I'll do better when I don't have a baby attached to me! :)
Austin and Mikelle on the bunk beds in the cabin where Tyler and Mikelle slept!
Grandpa and Austin trying out the air mattresses! We had lots of fun! Thanks Grandma Lauri for planning such a great reunion!
Shaelynn is starting to sit up on her own a little now. She does the best out on the lawn where she anchors herself by holding on to the grass!
We all love playing out in the yard is this great weather! Yea!!!
Mikelle sporting her headbands that she has to wear now so she looks like a girl! Lol!
Little cutie!
Soooo tired.....she fell asleep in the Bumbo chair......it looks so uncomfortable!
We love this chair.....she can sit anywhere and not fall over! It's great!
I made this flower before Shaelynn was even born and I thought it was so cute.....I had to take pictures 'cause this is the first time she has worn it! I was excited to find an outfit that had yellow in it! :) Isn't she so pretty?
We love this little girl's smiles...they are so big and so contagious....she gets excited with her whole body and almost jumps right out of her chair or your arms or wherever she is! It is so funny!