Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Amelia's dance recital

Ameila is taking a tap dancing class and we were blessed to be able to go see her dance recital in December when we went to LA to take the Wilson family their Christmas presents. Here are Amelia and Joel hanging out in the gym waiting for mom and dad to pick them up.

Grandma and Grandpa pose for a picture with Joel and Amelia before the recital.

The Wilson family are ready for some fun, just look at Joel's face. He is a little part animal.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011

Polar Express

Savanna made a new friend as we traveled to the North Pole on the Polar Express. Her name is "Rudy" and she kept us all very entertained. We sang Christmas carols, ate cookies and had hot chocolate. The Brighton High School choir sang for us and we had an absolute perfect evening.








Abby's Grandma and Grandpa were able to join us for this great evening. We are so glad they did.













Kristen and Hallie snuggle as we travel on the train. It was magical!










Santa boarded the train and slowly made his way through the train talking to each of the children. Savanna wanted me to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas because she was a little afraid of him. I told her that it would be okay and that I would help her talk to him. When Santa finally came to our seats Savanna held up a little finger each time she mentioned what she wanted. As you can see in the background, Hallie held on to her mom where she felt safe and secure.
Savanna enjoyed singing with the other children on the train. Here she is walking back to her seat.
Kendal and Alissa got a little time together to enjoy the moment.
Dad and I had so much fun and feel very blessed to have such a wonderful family.
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Hallie Birthday Party

Grandpa and I caught an baby chick when we went to Kendal and Alissa'a house for Hallie's birthday party.











We had great time celebrating Hallie's birthday!













Kendal's family pose for a picture in front of their new barn.











Hallie gets lots of love from her family.













Dad and Kendal take time out for some man time.


















Hal loved her cake!
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Friday, September 16, 2011

Sasha!

Sasha is really enjoying helping Karl build the new garage. I think that she would like to sleep in the "man cave" when it is finished. She is a good dog and keeps us on our toes. She always wants to take everything as soon as Karl puts it down. She is driving him nuts!!
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Family's are the best!


Kim and Brad came to Utah again in August for Brad's sisters wedding. We had a family dinner and the kids all had a great time drawing pictures and playing together. It was aso Joel's birthday so we had a birthday cake and he blew out the candles.

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Blunck Brothers


We had a fun time this summer visiting with Ron, Sandy, David and Caroline when they all came for a quick little get together during BYU's education week. We had a fun time together and didn't want the night to end.
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The Man Cave


The Man Cave is Karl's newest project. I guess life was too quiet for him after he retired! Our business "The Can Organizer" has finally outgrown our basement so we decided to build a garage for storage and distribution. We have had many helpers and we would like you to see them all hard at work. Thanks to Kendal. Korbin, Ron, Dewayne and Dave. We could never have done it without you!



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Karen's trip to Washington


In July, after Korbin's wedding, I went to Washington to spend some time with my sisters and mom. We had a great time quiltting, eating out, going to the beach and relaxing at mom's house. It was great! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Can't wait till next summer comes around so that we can get together again.

Mom and Barbara pose for a picture before we left to go to the airport. Thanks Barbara for the ride. And a huge thank you to mom for the fun time we had together. I have the best mom in the whole world!
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Joshua meets his birth brothers


Kacey and Amy took their sweet little family to meet Joshua's birth brothers. The adoptive family live in Orem and they have adopted three of Joshua's brothers and are looking forward to another baby coming to their family from the birth mom. They look a lot alike and had many things in common. Joshua is so blessed to have so many people he can call "family"! We all love him and want him to be happy and feel our love!
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Catching Butterflies

Grandpa helped Amelia and Joel catch butterflies while we were at the park.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011