The Day After Thanksgiving

The day after Thanksgiving we always decorate for Christmas. Here is the tree all done by our 3 cute Christmas elves! It is so fun to doing these kind of things when you have children. I love being a mom.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day. We spent this Thanksgiving with just the 5 of us at home. We had a nice relaxing day. While the turkey was cooking we went to Layton Park to feed the ducks and play in the leaves. It was getting cool but it was fun to be together. As you can see Brynja loved the Cool Whip!

Halloween

For Halloween this year my mom sewed the girls all new dresses. Addison was Sleeping Beauty, Brynja was Cinderella, and Kylee was Belle. They looked awesome. Thanks Nana

Ron's birthday

Ron inherited 2 four wheelers from his Dad in December 2006. Due to nursing and being pregnant I have not had the opportunity to learn to drive my machine. So on Ron's birthday in September he took the day off and we went to Farmington while my mom kept the baby and he taught me how to drive my yellow machine. All was going well until I drove over his leg mistaking the gas for the break!! Sorry honey but thanks for spending the day with me. I promise I'll get better.

First Day of School

Today was the first day of school. Addison left to start 3rd grade and Kylee to start 1st. They are now both gone all day long and I miss them. Brynja waits for them all day too. I'm glad they can go off to school and that they are growing and learning but I'm excited to welcome them home again at the end of their day.

Family Day

In August we took the girls up to Mirror Lake area for a day of hiking and fishing. We wanted to go camping this summer but felt like the baby was too small so we settled for a day trip and then sleeping in the back yard. The girls loved fishing and having a picnic.

Addison's Baptism Day

We are catching up a little on the blog so here we go:
Addison was baptized on May 31, 2008 in Layton, Utah by Ron. She was confirmed after by Papa Riskedahl. Grandma Christenson made her a beautiful dress to wear to the church and after the baptism and then surprised us by showing up on that day. Addison was actually baptized in the long white dress Nana made for her 4 daughters by in 1982. It was a really special day for our family and to have so many share it with us.