Kolbie, the Driver!

Kolbie finally got her driver's license last week!

Watch out- Katrina and Savannah are up next!

Happy Anniversary!

July 5th was Sherri and Michael's Anniversary! One year and going strong! Wahoo! It's been a great year! :)

Wicked Fun

For Christmas Michael got us all tickets to go see Wicked! It was a very fun family outing.

We ate out at a Rodizio Grill, a really nice Brazillian Restaurant. There was so much good food! I think we were all stuffed by the end.

And of course, Wicked was amazing. Some of us were seeing it for the first time, while others had seen it once (or twice!) before. It doesn't seem to matter how many times you see it, it is still such a wonderful play.

I don't have very many good pictures of the evening, so hopefully someone else will post some! :)

Thanks again for a fun night!

Easter!

This is on Easter Sunday! This picture was taken right before Kim's new camera fell and broke! Easter was a little different for the family this year because half the family is used to getting their easter baskets hidden and half the family is not used to it. It was an adventure for all to look for their baskets in the new house.

Home Sweet Home

Kim and I were just reminiscing about this time last year, when in between conference sessions we all piled into the car to see the new house that would become our family's home. Mom and Michael didn't want to show any of us the house until they had finished the basement and other such projects. So after the first session of conference, we followed them to Sandy to get our first tour of the new house.

First they took us to a "joke" house. It was pretty small and looked fairly run down..so we all got out of the car trying to stay positive, even though we were thinking "I thought the new house was supposed to be bigger than the old ones!" Michael even took a picture of all of us on the front lawn. And then they said just kidding and we all piled in the car again.

We went up a couple more streets and finally arrived at the real house. Walking through the house for the first time was like Christmas. We did it all together, and they had picked out everyone's rooms already. It was so fun to see everyone's reactions. For me, it was weird how much the house felt like home, even though I wouldn't even be living there. It just seemed like the perfect house for our ever growing family.

Now, a year later, the house is very broken in, and we all still love it! It has definitely become our home.

-Sara

Thai Food and Leatherby's

Sherri's Birthday Celebration!

Michael got an assortment of Thai food and Pizza for dinner.

Kim had to try a little of everything






Mom's favorite dessert? Leatherby's Ice Cream and Caramel. And yes, we put the birthday candles in the ice cream. And we won't tell you how many... :)

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Dear Mom,

Creating this blog is my birthday gift to you this year (since we all know you would never do it yourself) As our family continues to grow and get older, this is just another way that we can share with each other, as well as share all of our adventures with our friends and family. Don't worry, I will teach you how to post, and I have set it up so that we can all post and help keep it updated.

I want you to know how much I love and appreciate all that you do for me. Your support is invaluable, to all of us. You are an amazing person, and I know that we all admire you so much for your strength, courage and compassion.

Happy Birthday!
Love,
Sara