The dads (Steve and John) decided to rearrange the hot wheels race track so that it launched the cars down the stairs. The kids had a blast trying to find the cars and trying not to get hit by the cars as they flew down the stairs.
While Asher and Brecken were in the NICU we had the girls every so often. One Sunday after church the girls danced while Grandma played primary songs on the piano.
The girls tried to fly kites with Grandma.
We went up to Shane and Whitney's wedding and we were able to stay the night at Brandon and Annies house. The girls loved playing with Blizzard and Annie and Brandon.
The wedding was beautiful. We were able to go into the sealing while the VanGorkum kids watched our kids.
Andrea ran right up to Grandma and said, "Grandma Kloepfer!" She remembered her.
Beauty shots at the temple.
Doug got to come out and brought Siri.
The girls love their Great Grandparents
Andrea holding the boquet
Nathan and Melissa. She was expecting her 1st (Hunter) one month after this.
They had a fun little dance. We were able to get Grandpa and Grandma to dance.
Josh Hawkes helped his boys and Rachel dance around in a circle.
We stayed for church on Sunday and then drove home.
Family picture with Great Grandpa Barclay
Grandma Kloepfer fixed us a nice dinner. This is the only picture I took.
Lots of cousin time. Rachel and D'Enna can sure get into everything, including the baby bassinet.
Grandma and I took all the grandkids swimming at the Gunnison pool. It has a separate kiddo pool that's heated even more than the regular lap pool. It's only 1 1/2 - 2 ft. deep. It was very inexpensive and the kids loved it!
Playing outside at Casen's house.
Rachel loved the ladder, but didn't care for the swirly slide too much. :-)
Max is starting to get bigger. He still has his feeding tube.
Andrea wanted to sew some Barbie clothes on the little sewing machine that I got when I was a little kid. She loved it. She actually did a really good job, especially for sewing something so small.
We went for a little hike back behind Grandma and Grandpa's yard and got all muddy.
I took the girls up to the Manti temple and attempted to take some cute pics of them.
Ken and Lindsi invited us over for dinner. The kids tried to attack him, but in the end I think they were the ones who ended up getting attacked.
Shucking corn and Rachel just can't wait the 15 minutes to cook it. She ate almost a whole ear of corn before we cooked it.
Andrea's first real preschool with Miss Sheryl Vernon. She LOVES it!!! Whenever she walks into the classroom in the mornings everyone yells, "Andrea's here!" She has tons of fun and she's learning a lot!
We had pizza at the house for lunch so all the boys came home. Ken was enjoying some time with Max. I think he's ready for another baby. :-)
Steve got to open one of his birthday presents a few days early. I got him the same remote control plane, but only 1/4 the size. :-)
Our great friends Amber and Reuben and their girls came down for a weekend. We played outside and rode 4-wheelers and had yummy food. I made my yummy pepper jack lasagna. The first thing I said to Amber when she walked into the house was, "I just always want to be like you, so I decided to get pregnant just like you." We were both pregnant and still feeling pretty yucky. :-)
The next day we went to Yearns Reservoir. We roasted hot dogs and fished and hiked. The girls loved the fishing part.
We were able to convince them to stay for church on Sunday even though Amber was the Primary President and had to make some phone calls to get people to take care of her calling. We were able to rummage through all the clothes in the house and find clothes for everyone.
What a cute family pic!
Amber made some delicious cake for Steve for his birthday. Carmel all over and inside the cake. It was yummy.
I loved watching Reuben pull the kids up and down the hill inside the sled. So cute.
We had such a great time with our friends. we are so glad they were able to come down and spend time with us.
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Celebrating Steve's birthday and opening presents. Andrea really wanted to get Steve a new mouse pad with pictures of Daddy and his girls. She had been planning it for a few months.
I'm not sure who really opened the presents, but it was fun to have little helpers.
Cuddling with Grandpa while Daddy opens his gifts.
Daddy helped Andrea make an awesome castle out of play dough that she took to school for show and tell. (Mystery Bag)
Joe and Eloise Lidell run a theater program for kids. Their production this year was Mary Poppins. The girls loved it!
Fun facts from September:
Fun facts from September:
