My sister Steph and kids Summer visit!
Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove are a blast, especially when my sister comes to visit, here are some of the things we did:
London on the horse at Huck Finn Day
We didn't last too long at the Rodeo we got rained out, but still had fun together!
Tiffany, Steph, and Samantha, and Preston and Dax behind them on the farris wheel
Bella, London, and Tiff carnival ridin'
Paul wouldn't give up, no matter how much money, on winning this Nemo for Fae.
We even did the childrens parade, when it was sprinkling and all.
Evie and Samantha dancing at the concert in the park.
Pres and Dax were awesome dancers too!
Tiff and London
Daddy hangin out with the Pearly girl at the concert.
It was a sleepover every night the kids loved it!
Tiffany and London went to a real Ball with Paul as their escort.
The girls were introduced as Princess Tiffany and Princess London to all who were there.
London and her sparkly hair.
Paul said he had so much fun, he lifted the girls in the air and danced the night away with them.
Londie Lou
There was a puppet show and real ballroom dancers that came, also the Ambassador of Kenya was there. The Ball is put on as a fundraiser for Kenya.
The new Oquirrh temple was dedicated.
Dax, Preston, and Kenny at the Mount Timpanogas Temple
All the girls of course!
Pearl
Partners in crime Samantha and Evelyn
Beginning of Summer 2009
I wanted to put in some of the everyday photos of the kids.
Dax at Soccer Camp, he loved it, and still asks me about it.
Dax doing Coach Pitch, his coach Robert was a big Yankees fan like Dax so he was excited their team was the Yankees.
Daddy out playing and wrestling with the kids. He took this of him and Fae.
Dax is here getting the only Academic Award given to the boys in his Kindergarten class for academic excellence in all subjects, I was really happy for him.
Memorial Day American Fork Fireman's breakfast, it was awesome!
We can't get out of Wal Mart without an ice cream truck ride.
Evie and Pearl doing their everyday!
London at the park!
Pearly Wurly
The kids at Grandpa Dave's grave, we visit a few times a year.
My trip to Missouri
We went to Missouri to welcome a new sister into our family, Truman married Bianca in May and we are so thrilled to have her, she's wonderful!!
Steph, Chrissy, and I at the Independence, Missouri visitors center.
Bianca and Truman at their open house, we had such a great time.
One of Kansas City's beautiful fountains they're known for
Uncle Alan, me, Aunt Susan, and Steph at the open house
Tru and Bianca are so cute together, they're also expecting a little boy in December. They plan on naming him Phoenix Randall Smith.
Sorry these pictures aren't in order, this is at the Independence visitor center again. This is a replica of what the saints homes would have looked like.
This crazy looking building is the Community of Christ temple right across from our LDS visitors center, looks a little twisted if you ask me!!?? We went inside and it was very anti-climactic. Confused old women showed us around the building, really nothing special.
My entire family made it all the way to Missouri, it was awesome!! Little Taj in the picture below is my new nephew, Truman is a step-dad!! It's crazy how we're all getting older, but we still have so much fun when we're together! This is Truman and Bianca's home in Liberty, Missouri. I'm pregnant with Lovely here.
Okay, we egged Truman on a little. He was really excited to show us his new XDM gun.
Our family at the Liberty Jail visitors center, what an experience we had! It is a very special place, it's where Bianca (Truman's wife) first started to learn of the gospel, amongst all the other significant things that transpired here.
Me, Steph, and little Krista
The original jail key
Just to see the exact place where Joseph Smith received such amazing revelation after so much hardship was an experience I will never forget. He suffered so much persecution, and bore it just as a true prophet would.
I had to get this picture of my sisters and their cute babies.
Steph and I might look happy, but we felt like we were going to die!!! We were in the middle of what seemed like a good ol' Missouri tornado, we have never screamed so much! (Please remember I'm pregnant, I don't normally pack a beer belly around)
If you can believe it, this is the parking lot of Olive Garden, there was no water before we went to eat, then I had to walk through a foot of water to get the car! We all looked like we got in the shower with our clothes on. It was amazing!!
Bianca's pretty bird, she talks so well!
Spring 2009 Pics!
Dax's Kindergarten diorama on The Cheetah, my personal favorite for those who know me well.
Evelyns 3rd birthday! March 27, 2009
Our little Evie Fae loves Cinderella so we made sure to get her Princess cake!
All the cute cousins in Idaho for Sarah Rose' blessing, I am not going to lie, it was insanely freezing, but it was a great excuse for a fire and hot cocoa!
Evie, me, my bro Wendell, and Dax at THE IDAHO FALLS
We had Easter with my sister Steph this year, the kids spent a week together and still felt like it wasn't even time.
Dax and his Pearly girl. March/April 2009
I look like I need sleep, but my sisters Stephanie and Christine look beautiful as usual. I LOVE my sisters!!
London cooking of course, she's my little mom in the making. Even Pearl calls her "mamma"
Uncle Dean is the best Uncle, he's like 6' 7'' and always finds a way to get on the kids level.
January to March 2009
I am certifiably the worst blogger mom ever! I have an aversion toward technology, but know it serves it's amazing purposes. So here's a little catch up on the first of 2009 for me and my family, I plan on doing a lot of posts to catch me up. It definitely encompasses a very, very small part of all that we have done, I'm starting from the beginning of the year and going to about March, so here we go:
Haylee, me, and MarleeThese are some of my very special young women
when I was a YW leader in California, I love these girls!
They are amazing singers and I had come to watch them perform!
I rarely put photos of myself in my blog, but when I took this I had hit a new lowest
weight for me (my Junior year in Highschool weight). I was so excited and feeling
so great! THEN, I found out I was pregnant with baby #5 the next week!
This was a highlight of the circus for the kids to ride the elephant with dad!
February 9th 2009London woke up to a bike for her 5th birthday!
She wanted it to rain gumballs on her birthday so Dax and Daddy got a hold of the genie at Disneyland to grant her wish for her, so it really did rain gumballs for her birthday!
Birthday Pancakes
I took her on a special date with her friend Seraphine to get their nails done, shop at the mall, and go to Chuck E Cheese, what a day!
Little Pearl's birthday was 5 days later on February 14th, yes Valentines Day.
We can't believe our Pearl Valentine has already blessed our lives for a whole year.
We still had our Valentines date that evening after we celebrated Pearl's birthday! We chose Red Lobster and did not regret it, we had a great time together. I just love this man more and more!
Sledding with my Young Women at Soldier Hollow. Yes I did sled ALL 2 hours with the girls and had a blast!
The Melting Pot in Salt Lake with Paul's mom Jo Ann and her very serious boyfriend Jim. We laughed a lot and enjoyed getting to know Jim better. We can already hear the wedding bells going off for these two!
Goodbye 2008! Brace yourself it's a long one!
Christmas Morning!
We are going to work backwards to cover all the events in December because of course the highlight was Christmas morning! We had such a fun month full of family and celebrating Christ's birth.
Spot the troubled child. Evelyn went downstairs to see what Santa got before everyone was ready, so she was pretty upset when we took her away from the gifts for a picture.
Here's London, she got what she loves most, clothes!
Evie and her beloved Princess scooter
London had so much fun with her cupcake maker, and made a beautiful mess with it!
Whoever says girls are not born with the desire to love and have children is crazy! All you mothers of girls who love having baby dolls know that! It's always amazing to me!
Yes, Pearl is 10 1/2 months and is walking for her primary mode of transportation now and talking up a storm!! I can't even explain how fun she is for our family right now!
Paul got what he loves so much, Redskins attire (His dad played for the redskins many a year ago), and Dax felt that dad really needed some oil, it was a cute father/son gift!
Grandma Adams had a hayday buying the kids gifts, and they are very grateful for it! Yeah for Grandparents!!
Santa HAD to bring matching outfits for the Adams' girls! It's just a must when there are 3 girls in a row!! We LOVE our sweet girlies!!
Daddy taking his babies down a hill, thanks to Amy for the snow outfit for Pearl!
Pearl and I watching all the sledders!
Paul got these crazy expensive Scott goggles from his brother Chris and even though we were just going for a family sledding trip, he HAD to wear them because they're sooo cool!
Our Adams family Christmas party was so fun! We had a great time eating, singing Christmas carols, gift exchanges, and making reindeer cookies! Since I'm the room mom for Daxton's Kindergarten class I have to keep Christmas craft and snack ideas handy!
Some of the Adams family cousins! When they were not sitting down here they were definitely running.
We love to do our trip to see Aunt Deanna before Christmas. She spoiled the kids with little gifts and treats! She has always been such a giving, loving Aunt who always remembers the little ones. My kids always ask to go to her house.
We got a lot of snow Christmas week, it was awesome! As you can see, Dax lost his first front tooth! It has definitely changed his smile, he was so excited. The cardboard doll is a little guy named Stanley that was sent from his best friend cousin Tiffany as a school project. We are going to send him back to Tiffany's school explaining all about Pleasant Grove, Utah.
This picture is exactly what they do all day together! They love to laugh and play!
London and Seraphine have been very best friends from the first day of preschool.
See if you can spot Dax! (hint: he's in the back row middle with a black hat) The kindergarten classes did the CUTEST snowman dance I have ever seen!! Plus, Dax is in choir and it was so fun to see him singing so many cute songs that he had been practicing every Tuesday and Thursday morning for. I love our little hometown Elementary school!
Paul and I at the ward Christmas party. Our family was in charge of the Nativity reenactment portion of the entertainment and it turned out so beautiful! Everyone said it was their favorite part of the whole night. I regret that I didn't get a picture of the kids in their costumes because we were running around crazy!
What is the Christmas season without the infamous gingerbread house making! Dax, I see you licking your finger!!
London had so much fun with her cupcake maker, and made a beautiful mess with it!
Whoever says girls are not born with the desire to love and have children is crazy! All you mothers of girls who love having baby dolls know that! It's always amazing to me!
Yes, Pearl is 10 1/2 months and is walking for her primary mode of transportation now and talking up a storm!! I can't even explain how fun she is for our family right now!
Paul got what he loves so much, Redskins attire (His dad played for the redskins many a year ago), and Dax felt that dad really needed some oil, it was a cute father/son gift!
Grandma Adams had a hayday buying the kids gifts, and they are very grateful for it! Yeah for Grandparents!!
Santa HAD to bring matching outfits for the Adams' girls! It's just a must when there are 3 girls in a row!! We LOVE our sweet girlies!!
Daddy taking his babies down a hill, thanks to Amy for the snow outfit for Pearl!
Pearl and I watching all the sledders!
Paul got these crazy expensive Scott goggles from his brother Chris and even though we were just going for a family sledding trip, he HAD to wear them because they're sooo cool!
Our Adams family Christmas party was so fun! We had a great time eating, singing Christmas carols, gift exchanges, and making reindeer cookies! Since I'm the room mom for Daxton's Kindergarten class I have to keep Christmas craft and snack ideas handy!
Some of the Adams family cousins! When they were not sitting down here they were definitely running.
We love to do our trip to see Aunt Deanna before Christmas. She spoiled the kids with little gifts and treats! She has always been such a giving, loving Aunt who always remembers the little ones. My kids always ask to go to her house.
We got a lot of snow Christmas week, it was awesome! As you can see, Dax lost his first front tooth! It has definitely changed his smile, he was so excited. The cardboard doll is a little guy named Stanley that was sent from his best friend cousin Tiffany as a school project. We are going to send him back to Tiffany's school explaining all about Pleasant Grove, Utah.
This picture is exactly what they do all day together! They love to laugh and play!
London and Seraphine have been very best friends from the first day of preschool.
See if you can spot Dax! (hint: he's in the back row middle with a black hat) The kindergarten classes did the CUTEST snowman dance I have ever seen!! Plus, Dax is in choir and it was so fun to see him singing so many cute songs that he had been practicing every Tuesday and Thursday morning for. I love our little hometown Elementary school!
Paul and I at the ward Christmas party. Our family was in charge of the Nativity reenactment portion of the entertainment and it turned out so beautiful! Everyone said it was their favorite part of the whole night. I regret that I didn't get a picture of the kids in their costumes because we were running around crazy!
What is the Christmas season without the infamous gingerbread house making! Dax, I see you licking your finger!!So, that's some of the months activities! Life is so beautiful and full of hope because of our Savior, each day truly is a gift! We are so grateful for all of our family and friends in our lives. Thank you for all your Christmas pictures and cards we love to see how all your lives are changing!
2008 has been amazing we've welcomed our fourth baby into the world, celebrated 8 happy years of marriage and love, lost teeth, got teeth, lost a job, got new jobs, watched children grow immensely, did a San Diego/Disneyland trip with Ben and Steph's family, participated in baby blessings, soccer games, T-ball games, made new friends, lost a friend to cystic fibrosis, stood by friends after difficult brain surgeries and their aftermath, welcomed 2 nieces and one great-nephew in to our families, went to the big Olsen reunion (we love to see Dallin Oaks there, we feel so blessed to have such great apostle in our family), did many house improvements, sold a car, and so so much more!
Happy New Year to you and your families, I think it will be a great year to look forward to!
What happened after it began!
Okay, our last post talked about how Paul and I were starting the Take Shape for Life Plan. The Result???
Paul lost 5 pounds last week and I am down 4 pounds!! And this is only on the modified plan.
The biggest bonus for me was I didn't have to take my 3:00 nap to get me through the day. My energy has been way up! I hadn't even thought about that perk until I looked back at how my week went.
One more pound and I'm at the skinniest I've been in my whole marriage (5 pounds below my wedding weight too)except for one time when I was deathly ill for a week. I am LOVING feeling healthy and energetic.
I will keep updating on our family of course, plus Paul's definite change that will continue to take place!
For now, we wish all of you, our family and friends a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year!
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