Brigham in Preshtool!

It was really hard to wait, but finally Brigham's first day of preschool has arrived!!!

This picture makes me laugh! This is poor little Christian always trying to get piece of attention.


Of course, Christian wanted to go to school as well. He is really going to miss having Brigham around to play with or take up that void that mom likes to create.

Show me your excited for school face!!



That is one handsome preschooler.

He is going to school at a ladies home up the hill that has taught preschool for over 20 years in her basement. She has a nice little set up and came highly recommended by some neighbors.

"At the end of the day" (a phrase his father uses again and again)this little guy was pooped! At 5:30pm I fed him dinner and he was out. You can see his skeleton that he brought home from school on the counter in front of him. He had been sharing with Amy what he had learned about the human body while he was waiting for dinner to be fixed.

It was a great first day!

Labor Day at Ensign Peak

We decided to venture on a hike on Mondee morning and what better place to see the valley than from Ensign Peak.
Mike and I hadn't been there since we were engaged. There are a few more people in the picture now.



The weather was perfect and we made the hike before the sun came over the mountain to warm us up.


What is a hike without some rock collecting and....
Katelyn's "Broken Heart"
Chichen's wocks

rock throwing!!!
We couldn't go to the next trailmarker until Christian had hit the sign with a rock and made it "DING!"


Then we headed to Grand America for a grand breakfast and some frolicking in the gardens.
It was a great Labor Day!

Jill & Michael Garlick

Jill and Michael have tied the knot!

August 26, 2011 Draper Temple


It was a wonderful week of family and festivities. My favorite was the temple session Wednesday night with Jill. Always so special to see that much family together in a sacred place. I have a testimony of the Plan of Salvation.




It is always fun when the cousins get together.










Welcome to the family Michael!!

Duckling update: 1 week old

Against Katelyn's will I put an ad on KSL for the ducklings.Even with Mike getting rid of some of the big birds. 3 turkeys and 18 ducks is still too much for me.

We were able to sell 6 ducks. A friend in the ward, up the creek with a naturally spring fed pond took 3. A secretary from Mike's firm took 2.

So now we have three ducklings left. Much more doable.

Parting is such sweet sorrow...

... not really.


18 yummy pounds

5 fowl down...3 or more to go.