Time Flies!

I can't get over how fast time seems to be going. Jacob has now been on his mission for 21 weeks! He is so happy and being such an obedient missionary! These are defiently parent paydays!

For Tom's birthday in November we put together a video with pictures of our kids and family. It was so much fun to look back at all the old photos, so many memories!!

We also had some new pictures taken of the 3 youngest. Ramie Edwards was the photography and she is wonderful and does such awesome work! These are some of my favorites!! 
I didn't realize how badly Matthew needed a haircut, and the wind was not very cooperative. But he is still so cute and looks like such a big kid! So sad how fast they are all growing!!

Sami's senior volleyball year!

I am realizing that I never posted the volleyall video of Sami's senior year. It was an awsome year for the Lady Bulldogs. They placed 1st at the regional tournament and then took 3rd at state. I love watching Sami play volleyball and will miss it very much!

And now for the summer. It has been a busy summer and full of lots of fun. Matthew played in the Minors league this year. That kept us busy, with practices everyday and games twice a week. His team placed 1st in our region. Matthew was selected to be on the Allstar team, this helped extend his season to the end of July. This was great for him. Mom and dad are not so sure about this baseball thing, as it seem to eat up most of our summer. However, watching him was still fun and he seems to have the makings of a great pitcher. 

His allstar team placed third at the state tournament. It was a fun season and it was fun to see Matthew work so hard and to earn a place on the allstar team as one of the pitchers.

Sami's a Graduate
So I finally have some pictures of Sami's graduation. So proud of this girl! She has been such a joy in our life and we look forward to seeing her get out on her own. She is going to do great things!!! 

She was asked to perform at seminary graduation, along with two of her friends. They did an arrangement of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing and If you Could Hie to Kolob. It was beautiful. I was able to get one of their practices so I could share it.

 

2017 Prom

Sami went to prom with Jarrett Collins. Its fun to watch her with her friends. They are all such good kids. Sami has always had a confidence about her, but not in an errogant way. She is not afraid to make the right choice and doesnt really care what others might think or say! She is as beautiful in the inside as she is on the outside.

Zeke to High School
Next year Zeke will be in high school. Zeke has a good group of kids his age. They are all good kids and so athletic! It's going to be fun to watch these kids over the next few years!!

From right to left...
Ezra Harlow, CJ Lindsay, Tyler Nichols, Zeke, Lane Herman, Patric Kidgell



Here are some Easter pictures. It was a strange year becuase we only had Amee and Matthew home for easter. We had fun decorating eggs, I think I will always love decorating easter eggs. 

2017 Track and Field

We have had so much fun watching our kids compete in sports. What we love the most is seeing them give it their all, and they did!!!

This was Amees first year doing track. She did the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m. She was contiually beating her own time all season. She was able to beat the school record in both the 400m and the 800m.

Zeke continued to jump doing the high jump, long jump and tripple jump. Half way through the season he also started pole vault. He thinks we will want to continue pole vaulting next year along with the high jump and tripple jump. He was also on the 4x100m relay team, which took state. He did the 200m and the 400m a couple of times during the season. The coaches were finally able to get him to run the 800 for the last two meets, one being state. He is not sure how much he loves to run, but he is very good at it!

Being around family is the best! I always worried that becasue we didn't live close to our family and cousins that there would be distance between the families, but I was wrong. Whenever we get together it is always so fun and the kids immediatley connect. I imagine heaven will be like one big family reunion! Families are forever!!

Here is a video of Airborne!

Christmas Eve 2016. Each year we have the kids draw names 

for Christmas gifts and their dad requires that the gifts be hand 

made. They are getting pretty creative as they get older, and it's

getting easier for mom since I don't have to help very much. They

all did such a great job this year! This is probably my favorite part

of Christmas. These gifts we alway open on Christmas eve. And 

then of course they get their PJ's or what ever. The boys all

wanted joggers this year.

Zeke's 8th Grade Basketball

Here is a video of some of the highlights from Zeke's basketball games this year. They had a great year and did great at the regional tournament. Zeke is number 1 an was the point guard this year. So proud of this kid, he really gives 110% to everything he does!

Family... The ones you live with, laugh with, and love!

Wow how time flies!! I am still finishing up 2016, ugh!

Jake's mission call came last week (Saturday February 18, 2017)

I have found that I don't have very many photos, just lots of videos. Here is a quick glance at Matthew's and Amee's birthdays (Matthew turning 9 and Amee turning 12)