Happy Mothers/Fathers Day

Mom and Dad we love you and appreciate you guys so much. This year we are giving you a gift that will give all year. We will update this blog weekly with pictures of our little family. It's hard to be so far a way and we hope this will help.

My Monkeys

It's been a busy summer so far. Kids are doing good.

The boys had good birthdays. I can't believe how

big they are.

Tahiti

In February we went to Moorea, a small island off of

Tahiti. It was a trip of a life time. Here are a few pics

of many. Eli had a great vacation from the cold and his

two loud obnoxious brothers. Thank you Jenna and

everyone else who made this trip possible. What a great

way to spend Valentines! Shane how are you ever going

to top this?

our view from our over water bungalow

Belvedere lookout

pictures from our deck around sunset

At night the hotel would feed sharks from the crepe bar

p.s. don't swim at night

Rice Cereal, Yummy Yummy!

Brody's a goof. Lately he loves to do the dishes.

Eli had a try at some rice cereal recently this face pretty

much sums up his experience with solids. Poor guys been

sick but is doing much better now. Can't believe how big

he's getting.

Dec-Jan

Coming down the stairs Christmas morning

We got together with the Udalls for Christmas Eve to

act out the Nativity

Brody getting ready for the Nativity, can you hear his

sssshhhsh like an airplane?

Bostons rice crispy house

sledding in Midway

Wrestling

Boston getting a take down

trying to pin him

Bostons half nelson

Boston has been wrestling these last couple months. It's been fun.

One of my favorite stories about wrestling is: Shane and Boston

were on there way home from practice and Shane was reinforcing

how much fun wrestling is, Boston agreed and asked "what are

you going to sign me up for next Dad?" Shane replied that he

didn't know. "I have a good idea, how about tag?" Boston exclaims.

That story pretty much sums up our wrestling season. Boston did

great but is really wiggly and just wants to run. He always has

this cute grin on his face during his matches and I love his over

dramatic hand shake with his competitor lifting their hands up

high over their heads before the match starts.

Here are a few of many pictures.

Brody's Stitches

Brody got 3 stitches while playing at a friends house.

He was diving into a bean bag and hit the edge of the

table on the way. Putting in the stitches was very

traumatic. Hopefully taking them out won't be as bad.

Hawaii

Eli enjoying the scene (shown below) at Wiamea

We were able to visit the open house at the temple, AMAZING!

We had a wonderful opportunity to go to Hawaii with some

of Shane's family, to celebrate Grandmas 80Th birthday. We

had a blast and it was nice to just relax with one boy, Eli. He

enjoyed all the attention and lovin' since he was the only

child on the trip. I loved just being able to stare at him all

day, like I was able to with Boston. Although we kept busy

with Shane as our official tour guide. The boys did good here

with friends and my parents. THANKS to everyone who made

this trip possible.

Halloween

We had fun with our friends this Halloween season!

...and ELI DARREN

Coming home, 8 hours after birth

first bath, given by Grandma Deanie

Our Eli is so precious. We love him so much! He was born late

September 15th, weighing in at 6' 14". Thankfully everything

went great. We made it to the birthing center with plenty of time.

Which was a huge concern because Shane almost delivered Brody.

Although it was still a fairly short labor. He scored a 10 on the

Apgar test right after coming out and wasn't even screaming,

but was very calm and alert. He is doing so good, and learning to

smile which is the highlight of my day.

Brody

First Day of Pre-school

Brody is sure growing up fast, I guess thats what a new baby does.

He started school at the same school Boston goes to, he thinks he's

pretty big. Brody loves to dress up. He is always sporting something

silly, from a conductors hat to hotpads as shoes. Brody has a tendancy

to find the oldest person in the room and make them their best friend.

So naturaly grandmas and grandpas are his favorite. When playing

pretend he wants to be the grandma. He also loves his new baby

brother, always giving him full attention. Brody has a great little laugh

that is contagious and everyone loves.