One More Snow Adventure

Jeff's Grandpa Robison asked him to shovel the snow off their cabin in Island Park, so he and Daren took a drive up there. They made sure to have lots of fun in the process, creating many "snow sculptures" and tunnels! We've had so much snow this month- its crazy!

He will be missed

Because of the plan of salvation, his passing is a wonderful thing. He is healthy again and with his wife, Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ. But I know I will miss him. He was a very special person in my life and has helped me by his attitude to be a little better.

Tyler's New Tricks

Jeff taught Tyler how to whistle! Seriously. It's so cute because he will crawl up the stairs or chase a toy excitedly and we will hear this little high pitch noise, and sure enough, it is Tyler with his lips puckered- we tried all day to get a picture of it and here it is!! Our talented little guy :)


Tyler has always been pretty good at climbing up the stairs. But until recently, we've had to carry him down. I don't know why babies think they can just sit up, lean forward and gently roll down the stairs, but its been frightening me since the day he started crawling. I told Jeff we had to teach him how to go down correctly, or I might have a heart attack daily. He picked it up pretty quickly and its fun to watch. He turns around, sticks a leg out and points his toe as hard as he can until he feels the stair below him. Then he wiggles the other leg from under his bum and gets it on the bottom step. He repeats this process all the while thinking very hard and moving very slowly. What a good little boy!

Tyler's biggest trick lately is his desire to walk! He hasn't quite got it down yet, but he can take 2 or 3 steps and then land on his cushy bum. This is so exciting for us to watch. And he knows he is doing something special because he smiles and sometimes claps his hands together- I think accidentally because he's waving his hands so excitedly, but that's close enough! (picture to come!)

I love blogging

Well, I've pretty much decided blogging is my new hobby, possibly replacing channel surfing (I hope). I very often end up on a friend of a friend's blog- I love endlessly clicking on links, to find myself cracking up about an entry from some random person I don't even know. I found this link on a friend's friend's blog and really enjoyed looking at it. It's called "Mama's Like" and has different products for moms and babies- they review products and even do some give aways. Check it out if you have some time! http://mamaslike.com/

My Sweet Boys

What would I do without my boys? I'm so in love with both of them. Tyler is such a great little guy. He has started to stand on his own. We say, "Hands up!" so he sticks his hands in the air and smiles really big when we scream at him that he's standing up like a big boy. He's getting big so fast, I can't believe he will be 1 in less than two months. Time has really flown. And I didn't know it was possible, but I love Jeff even more now that we have a baby. He is so good to me- Last night Tyler was sick and I was up all night with him- Jeff helped when I felt helpless and he let me sleep for 2 hours today. He did my errands for me and even brought home Taco Bell--I have a strange love for the crunchwrap supreme: crunchy, chewy, melty, meaty... Anyways, its been really nice that Jeff's been home with us. I better take advantage of it until work starts in February. Oh I love my boys.

Bowling Night

We had a fun date night bowling- Tyler even came with us- He was so fascinated by his favorite toy that was 10X its normal size. Daren & Shannon, Jake & Sydni, and Jeff & Kirsti-- we played teams, and even though Jeff bowled the best, we lost cuz I bowled the worst!! I'm so bad at this game. It's somehow impossible for me to get it straight. I even asked for a super light ball from the front counter. They save them back there for the kids-- Anyways, we had lots of fun.
Here are a few action shots:

Have you heard our news?

Jeff graduated!! Pictures to come. They are not doing a winter ceremony, so we will take pictures next to an ISU sign. Jeff got a great management position with Integreen, a lawncare and landscaping company in Texas. We are moving next month to Allen, which is near Dallas/Plano. We are sad to leave our Idaho friends and family, but are excited for this new adventure. Texas will be our 11th move since we've been married (4 years). That's a lot of moving. We will probably be in Texas for about 5 years, and although we are sad to not be near any family, we look forward to having a place to call Home- Here is a picture of our texas house- it is 1800 sq feet, 3 bedrooms plus a study, 2 bath, and a backyard!! We will have a guest room, so plan a trip to visit!

Rexburg Temple

The Rexburg Temple is now finished and we got to go through the Open House!! It was beautiful. We were planning on doing a nice family photo outside afterwards, but it was too stinkin' cold!! We hurried out to the car and buckled Tyler in... I snapped one of Jeff in the car (which turned out really dark :(...) and he made me get out on our drive back. Wow, I'm not sure if I've ever been colder- plus I had stupid sandals on (I AM from California) I guess it is time to wear Nylons... Bummer. Luckily we are headed to a warmer climate. I think I have decided that I truly HATE snow! Anyway, back to the temple- it was really pretty. The best part for me was seeing the murals- painted by Bro. Parson, my oil painting teacher at BYU-I. So amazing! The wood was brought in from Africa and the stone from Israel. What a beautiful and special temple.

I LOVE MY CAMERA

So, I got a Nikon D40 for Christmas, and Oh I love it! It takes great shots without having to work very hard. I took a photography class while I was working on my art degree, but it was a manual SLR. This one allows for manual focusing, but also does automatic which is great when I am trying to photo something quick, like Tyler! I also couldn't imagine developing my own film every week like I did in class... Thank goodness for technology that allows you to plug it in and they just pop up! Can you believe I have already taken over 350 pictures since Christmas? Wow. Here is my favorite pic so far...

New Years in Arizona

The Clark Family

We loved visiting the Clark family in AZ! Tyler LOVED playing with his cousins, being held by his aunts, meeting his uncles and being cuddled by his grandparents. We jam packed our week with lots of fun- we loved staying at Kara & Jarett's, playing frisbee golf with almost everyone, (Kirsti) sewing with Judy, (Jeff) watching football with Dad, seeing National Treasure 2, having a BBQ at the park, and playing lots of games!

Christmas in California

The Wolfe Family

We sure had fun visiting our family and friends in Claremont! I got a digital SLR camera so I was busy taking pictures of the fun day we had: Tyler enjoyed unwrapping his presents and Lily enjoyed wrapping herself in presents!! What a fun day.