Touring the Conference Center

Mike's home teaching companion gives tours of the Conference Center during the week and suggested we head on down for a tour... so we did last Sunday after our Sabbath naps. The building is an engineering phenomenon and, of course, we were paying special attention to all the finish carpentry. Amazing! The artwork is awesome. Everything was awesome. A great Sunday activity.
Tyler on one of the fountains on the conference center roof.

Then afterwards we went over to look back at the conference center from Mike's office and get some pop and snacks.He has an awesome view of temple square.

Christian: Two Months Old

Much more head control this month and lots of SMILING!!

We love this little guy

Hill AFB Air Show

The Air Show from hell... I mean Hill Air Force Base.
On our way home after a very exhausting day Mike summed it up perfectly, "Well we can check this off our list.
Don't get me wrong- the air show was fantastic after it started. It was the getting there that was re-donk-u-lus ( all you "Bolt" fans out there)

This is us standing in line for over 2 hours waiting to get into the gates through the metal detectors. At least we could see the preshow frolm where we stood in line and dad had bought us a yummy "Sea World" lunch. We ate all our food in line so we had nothing left for the rest of teh afternoon.

This guy was doing all kinds of cool stunts.

This plane was dropping parachuters. Sorry no official names for the planes- I was still bitter from standing in line for so long.




Love, love, love this picture. The show is so loud, but Briggy was taking it all in.

The Thunderbirds

What a good Daddy!

The Pleasures of Nature

Up the Canyon

A Sabbath Day hike... most people would think that hiking isn't an appropriate Sunday activity, but in our family it is one of our favorite things to do on Sunday. We get to enjoy God's creations and spend time together as a family. Quite relaxing actually and it will be much more relaxing when Mike and I aren't having to carry someone.

What? Where are you going? We are NOT going across that!!!


He leads and I follow. This is me looking down at the treacherous creek we were crossing.

What fun is it if you don't get dirty?

30 Something

Happy Birthday Honey!
Thanks for being a hard-workin' husband and fantastic father!




Kindergarten

2 Years

Happy 3rd Birthday Cats!

I don't want you to think I am obsessed with our two cats Short-Tail and Long- Tail. I am SO not. Isn't it obvious by the names we call them by? Real creative- right? Katelyn wanted to name her cat Sally and Amy came up with Pegasus. I disapproved of both and the names "Short Tail" and "Long Tail" stuck. I wouldn't mind if they left home and never came back. Less things for me to take care of. This blog is for the kids. Strictly for the kids!!

Katelyn (5 years) claimed Short-Tail

It doesn't look like she has grown much because she has the exact same haircut. Her summer bob hairdo

2005 Adorable little Kittens- Born in Maitland, FL

Now living in Utah. Not nearly as fun as Florida was with all the lizrds and insects, but not as humid either. I hope they like it here.
Our family has grown a bit. The kids were shocked when I told them the cats were older than Brigham. BTW, Briggs is crying because he wants to hold one of the cats.





Briggy finally got to hold the cat for 1.3 seconds

Christian: One Month Old

I took this picture of Christian at one month because it shows him holding on to my hand. Whenever I go to put his pacificier in his mouth he grabs on tightly to my hand as if saying "Please don't go". Maybe it is me just feeling so guilty for being so busy- not being able to sit and hold him as much as I did Katelyn. I so wish I could have more individual time with each of my children.

Four Generations

Today we went to my mom and dad's because my Grandma Dennkers was visiting from California. We hadn't seen her in well over four years. Since this was the first time she had met my boys we took some pictures for their baby books.



Christian was wide awake for "GG D". She even got him to smile and coo to her! If my counting is correct I think Christian is her 21st great-grandchild


Tyler

Brigham

Christian