Family happenings...

We have had a few family milestones recently! Brandon came home from his Mission in Xalapa, Mexico. We took the kids to see him arrive at the airport. Brian had an app on his phone that could track his plane in real-time, so we waited for it to fly over us, waved Brandon home, and then met up with the rest of the crew to give him our welcome home cheers and hugs. It's great to have him back!

Carissa came down the weekend Brandon gave his homecoming talk and stayed with us. We got to go to the temple together as an entire family with all my siblings and parents and most of the in-laws. It was neat! We were all pooped and needed a nap afterwards, but Carissa got the short end of the stick on that front! She was left to entertain the kids. This is how I found her...trying to nap with all the kids piled on top of her trying to watch movie on a little iPad screen! so funny! 

Chloe was Baptized! We drove to Boise to be with her that weekend. We stayed with uncle Delmar and Luann. The kids loved playing around their yard. Jackson learned to drive a 4 wheeler! They fed horses and enjoyed the new toys and movies in the basement! Air hockey was a favorite new game :)

 It was a fun and special day for Chloe. We were glad to could share it with her. The kids loved the spy party theme! It's great to be 8 and Jackson can't wait for his turn!!

Annie and Ryan blessed their new baby Sienna. She's darling. Zoey keeps begging me to have another baby, but she'll just have to enjoy other people's babies for now and then wait to enjoy her own :)

I love watching our kids have fun with their cousins. It's a lot of CRAZY but a lot of fun too. We have a house full of boys, so Zoey really enjoys these girl bonds.