Brian, Kelly & Ty

We had maternity photos taken today. It was fun, we've never done them before and they turned out pretty cute.

Snow Day!!

We had a great Valentine's day weekend up at Gramma & Grampa's! Two big storms came in and we were able to take the kids to the snow to play. Brooke has never seen real snow and if Morgan has, she was a baby. We got there Saturday evening and by 7am Sunday morning, Brooke and Morgan were in our room giving us our "5 minute warning" to get out of bed (I give them a 5 minute "warning" every morning before they get out of bed for school.)
They had so much fun; Brooke was the last one back in the warm car because she could not get enough of it! We were soaked and tired by the time we were done but Grampa had hot chocolate ready when we got back (he wasn't foolish enough to actually go, it was actually pretty stormy.)
It definitely makes for a messy play day, my car and every square inch of my children were wet and a little muddy. We will still make it a priority to go for a weekend every year from now on!

Troy's 12th Birthday!

Troy had a great birthday. The day before his birthday he celebrated with a group of friends by having an airsoft war. We took him and his buddies up to Uncle Harold's property and Brian drove them up the hill to have their war. I'm so happy to see him having old fashion "boy fun." Seems like in the world we live in today, the opportunity isn't often there. All the boys had a blast; definitely one of the best birthdays ever!

On his actual birthday Troy received the priesthood at church! He was so excited and he is now passing the sacrament with his brother. Just a few weeks ago, he and Cody had the opportunity to help pass the sacrament to over 1200 people at our special Stake sacrament meeting that we had. They did a fantastic job, it was breathtaking to see all these young boys pull off such a feat!