Special Day for Autumn

My Autumn is eight!! She chose to be baptized on May 3rd. She had a tremendous amount of support from our families at her baptism, the largest group of the day. We are so grateful for the love, support, and influence our family has been for Autumn. It has been an incredible experience for me to watch Autumn change with the gift of the Holy Ghost. She feels the spirit so easily now and cries easily at church and at other special experiences our family has had this year. She also prays with the spirit and during family prayers while everyone else is laughing, Autumn can bring the spirit back in a room with just a few words. We are so lucky to have her in our family, especially as the oldest. She truly understands the concept of being an example for her siblings.

Classic!!

What a great little girl Annie is. She sees something and goes after it. Creed was taking a bath and Annie decided that she needed one too. Luckily for you Creed likes to soak the bar of soap extra good when he baths so the water is cloudy :)

Something Fun to do

This spring we went to Discovery Gateway downtown. It turns out that it cost quite a bit for a one time trip, but not much more for a 6-month membership. So we got the membership. We have been back a number of times and always have a great time. Each time we go, we spend time doing something different. These pictures are from the first time. The kids loved the play house with kitchen and play area, the medical helicopter on the Terrace, and of course the Elmo-all about the my body exhibit. The Elmo part was the best in my opinion, but it was a traveling exhibit and isn't always there. Other trip we acted out the Three Little Pigs; spent a lot of time in the science area experimenting with wind and tubes; played in the market area buying "food" and picking "food" from the garden; and they loved the colored balls and tubes in the first area. It is pretty stress free for a days worth of fun....just have to keep counting heads and have an extra eye on Creed because he likes to leave the area despite how many times we talked about not leaving a room without mommy.

Early Spring 2008

Some really nice person actually bought something from the ice cream truck that frequents the neighborhood. Autumn had just gotten home from picking out her new scriptures, so it was soon after her birthday in March. Autumn and Sage are sharing, or trying too. The very cute toe head blonde is Regan from across the street. He is like one of the family. He is Jack's best friend and he also has the coolest parents. When Jack is in trouble, Regan has no problem playing with Creed. This is on our front lawn....clearly before the sprinklers are running. Who buys ice cream in March???

Best of 2008 (in no particular order)--Family Vacation

Annie was not a fan of Mickey Mouse. She cried bloody murder and sweet Mickey ended up sitting on the ground just to get her in a picture looking at the camera, but I liked this one better because he tried so hard. I was changing Creed so we missed it. FYI: 10 days of apple juice, apple sauce, and sliced apples that come in toddler kiddy meals takes it's toll on a kids digestive system. By the end of the day, either Creed or Annie was naked...and we did pack a change of clothes. Something to remember for next time.

Disney Fun!!

We love the Characters!! We waited in every line, including the Disney Princesses which took almost an hour, but worth it. We did have some fun memories of characters picking us out. This is at the beginning of the day, I think on our early admission day. We played with Goofy, Chip and Dale, and Pluto for 20+ minutes that morning. I know, we could have ran to a ride, but it's hard to run anywhere with 5 kids and a stroller. So why not take advantage of what the kids want to do anyway. I had to keep telling myself that this vacation was for them, not me :)