Scott's baptism

I can't believe Scott is old enough to be baptized! He was baptized on March 2, and it was a perfect day. It was one of the most spiritual baptisms I have ever been to, thanks to some great talks by his grandmas. We are grateful so many of our family was there to support us. To top off the celebration, we went to Los 2 Amigos in the Ranches. They let us use the banquet room, so we were all together.

A couple weeks before, we went to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple to get some pictures taken. Jamie did a great job, and everyone was a trooper to be out in the cold.

Scott has been looking forward to his baptism for a while. He's such a good kid, and I know he made the right choice. He's on his way to becoming a righteous priesthood holder and a missionary.

February - Way too busy for the shortest month

February is normally really busy for us with so many family birthdays, but this year was especially busy. We found out in December that we are expecting baby #4, and I felt normal (pregnant normal anyway) until the end of January when I started having kidney pain. Turns out I had a large kidney stone on each side. That was a long process to take care of, consisting of antibiotics and 2 surgeries. Not so helpful when I need to celebrate Chesleigh and Scott's birthdays! Luckily we were able to get everything taken care of, and the baby continued to do well and grow on schedule. On to happier pictures!

Her actual birthday was a little crazy - she opened presents in between her gymnastics class and her brother's soccer academy. She got a bunch of cute shoes, crazy cubes, and a stuffed pink horse.

Scott's birthday was 2 weeks later. It was a big one for him, since he turned 8. He also got a party; which was pizza, presents, and watching Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3. He got a couple of Messi Argentina jerseys, Legos, and a gumball machine.

The kids were such good helpers while I was down sick, and they really didn't complain much. Scott even made dinner one night - microwave lasagna. I'm so proud of these guys, and can't believe how big they are getting.

Long December

I can't believe how busy December was! With futsal, dance, Christmas parties, performing the Nativity, and lots of time spent with family, I have a lot to catch up on.

Evy was not a fan of Santa or dressing up for the Nativity. . . (She's the sheep on the far left, arching so Zach will have to let her go.)

But she really liked her ball popper!

This year Chesleigh has been in a tap class (taught by our friend Janis), and continued in tumbling. We managed the multiple performance season and even a costume change during the recital! She did great!

She got a lot of fun things for Christmas:  a scooter, a DS, a pillow pet, and Barbie stuff. It's hard to say which is her favorite!

Scott played futsal for the first time this year, and his team ended the season in 2nd place. Their only loss was to another Rage team.

He got a couple of video games he really wanted for Christmas, a BYU pillow pet, and some soccer stuff.

We had a great 2012, and are really looking forward to 2013!