8 is Great

October 25, 2008 was Rachel's big day. She got baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was so excited and happy and has been planning the event for months. She has invited everyone she has met for the past few weeks to attend. She looked so grown up and beautiful in her white dress. The service went really well with the help of both sets of grandparents. We want to thank everyone who took time out of their lives to come support Rachel and our family. I especially want to thank my parents for coming and helping me out. They were the victims of my disease. It's called Martha Stewart Syndrome. I only get it when I have 20+ people attending an event I planned and it's not pretty. It was a great way to bring Rachel's "Birthday Week" as she called it, to a close. Who gets a "Birthday Week?" Rachel does.

You be the Judge

I have had so many people tell me that Jackson looks exactly like Allie. I think he does a bit. What do you think?

Photo Shoot

Here are a few pictures that we hired my friend Lindsay to take a few months ago. Lance finally saved them to our computer so I can post them here. Although the photo shoot was stressful, as photo shoots always are for mothers, I think she got some really cute shots of the kids.

NIGHTMARE

Don't let this blue-eyed, blond haired angelic faced baby fool you. He is a literal NIGHTMARE. I put him to bed last night at 9:00. He woke up at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00....you get the picture. What do I do? I need sleep....AHHHHHHHH

First Day of School

I can't believe that I have a third grader and a new Kindergardener. How can that be true when I'm only 25 years old? It has been GREAT to have both girls at the same school. After we dropped them both off and I walked away, I did a few fist pumps and Toyota Jumps to celebrate.

Vay-Cay Part Deux

I am still trying to figure out all this blogger stuff so that's why my text separated after the first picture on my previous post. I can't figure out why or how to fix it. Just enjoy the pictures while I work out the technical difficulties.

Vay-Cay

We were able to spend two weeks with my family in Utah this summer. If you know me, you know that me and vacations to Utah are cursed. I ALWAYS get sick right before, during or right after I go to Utah. I assure you, I am NOT exaggerating. This time, I got sick before we left and was sick the entire time we were there and I am still sick. Additionally, the curse has been passed to the next generation. Jackson got pneumonia and an ear infection and ended up in the ER, which brought back memories of when Rachel was a baby and she had the same thing happen while we were in Utah for a friend's wedding. Despite all the illness, we had a great time. We were very excited to see my two new nieces, Ava and Elle.