Blake's opening day of T-ball

 

Blake started his 2nd season of t-ball on Saturday. He is on the Reds and has had 2 practices so far--we like his team and coach. His banner actually won "best banner" for the t-ball division! So cool! They get a free pizza dinner as a prize. He's excited for another season. We noticed he wasn't throwing the ball very far during practice, so we asked why, and he said, well, I don't want to hit anyone with the ball! We're excited to see how he does this year.

 

A video of his team being announced and running the bases.

Nathan is 5 months old!

 

Here's our big boy Nathan at 5 months old! He weighs 14 lbs 8 oz and this time the doctors said his weight gain is just great! He is 26 inches long. He is getting close to sitting up now, he tries really hard to get up on his hands and knees, he is still very vocal, and he loves grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth. He is so much fun! Only 6 weeks until his cleft palate repair surgery. We love Nathan!

Cliff's BYU graduation trip

 

A few weeks ago I was able to get on a plane to see my brother graduate from BYU. Nathan came along for the trip--his first plane ride and he did great! I had so much fun spending time with my family and seeing all the changes on the BYU campus.

 

 

College of Engineering and Technology graduation ceremony in the Smith Fieldhouse.

 

Nathan in his cute new BYU hat!

NieNie's house (Stephanie Nielsen from NieNie dialogues) and she was actually OUTSIDE when we drove by. I wish I were brave enough to stop and talk to her.

 



My old boss Don Fossum from the BYU bookstore. He now has a huge collection of rubber ducks from all over the world and claims it's one of the most photographed things on campus. It was good to visit with him again--I can't believe it's been over 10 years since I worked there!

 



All in all it was a great trip and I'm so glad I went! So grateful to Joel for helping with the kids while I was gone, and to a friend from the ward for getting the kids to school in the morning and watching them Friday afternoon. And to Joel's mom for watching the kids while Joel picked me up from the airport. I couldn't have done it without everyone's help! I was SO exhausted when I got home but it was worth it!

Trip to El Paso, Texas, Easter 2013

 

We had such a fun trip to El Paso, Texas for our niece Lizzy's baby blessing! It was great to hang out with Briana and Eddy and see little Lizzy who is so adorable! We went swimming in the pool on the army base where they live, went to Texas Roadhouse, Krispy Kreme, church for the baby blessing, and just had lots of fun being together. We miss Briana and Eddy and look forward to seeing them again soon!