Trey's night with Oreo

The weekend of Brody's baptism Trey was so excited because he got to bring the "class bear" home. They get to play with the bear all weekend, then they have to write about what they did with him.

Trey had lots to write about since he had such a fun weekend with his grandparents and cousins.

I think that all of the kids loved riding down the hill on the little bikes. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack each time I saw it because the kids got going so fast down the rocky path and it seemed inevitable someone would fall or get hurt. But no one did! I think our luck must be improving!

We all had so much fun!

Charli woke up the next morning and started crying because all the cousins were gone & she didn't want them to leave!

Brody's Baptism

Baptism days are the best days! The whole day was perfect! Brody was so excited and happy. He was elated to have so many of his cousins here! It was incredible having both sets of grandparents to celebrate with! He was flying high the whole day! I was so proud of him. I was so happy that Travis could baptize him. And I was so grateful to everyone for all did to help make the day so special!
The program was awesome! Brody asked the Grandpas to give the opening and closing prayer. He asked Courtney to sing "I know that My Redeemer Lives." He asked Christie Pratt to give the talk on Baptism. Travis baptized him. Then Grandma LeDuc gave the talk on the Holy Ghost, and then Travis confirmed him. Grandma Hall lead the music for the closing song, "I Am A Child of God." I really appreciate every one for making the program so perfect!

I loved it when my Mom asked him during her talk if he knew what special gift he was going to get that day and he said," A treasure chest!" (My mom had made him a little box that had things in it to remind him about the Holy Ghost. He was really excited to get it. Also, he was really excited to get his picture taken with his girlfriend. Wow! After the baptism, we went back to the house and had some dinner. It was so much fun talking to friends and family and watching the kids enjoy each other.

Thank you all for coming and being here for such an important event! We love you all!

Swimming Before Brody's Baptism

On the morning of Brody 's baptism, he wanted to go swimming at Grandma LeDuc's with all his cousins. They all had a blast together!

Charli's first day of Pre-school

Charli has been anxiously awaiting the day that she would get to go to pre-school. She has known her teacher since she was a baby, and couldn't understand why she couldn't go when Trey and Brody went. It was finally her turn! You can see how excited she is.

Her teacher has taught all her brothers and sisters. She is like part of the family! We love her!

When we got there Charli told me that she got to stay, and I needed to go. Before when we took her brothers, she would only get to play for a few minutes, and then we would have to leave. She was so excited that it was her turn to stay.

Here she is with two of her great buddies!

Here's the whole class.

Bike wreck

What a way to end a birthday! We had a great time at the zoo, then that night he went outside to ride his bike,and BAM! Crash! Luckily, by the next morning he said his scrapes and bruises made him look tough-like Indiana Jones! He wanted me to e-mail this picture to his girlfriend so she could see how tough he was!

Zoo

We celebrated Brody's birthday & TJ's birthday by going to the zoo. It was great being together! Here's a picture of Brody looking "scared" in front of the Komodo Dragon.

Alyssa liked saying "Hi" and "Bye" to the animals.

TJ didn't mind me taking this picture.

Brody in front of the elephants

Charli in front of a Black Bear curled up in a tree.

TJ in front of a Polar Bear

Trav & Charli with the giraffes.

Trey in front of his favorite animal.

Boys in front of lion fish

Brody in front of the aquarium