A Day To Remember!

June 28th 2008
Donnelly, Idaho
4:30 pm....no wait, 5:30.....no wait, 7:00...no wait,7:30....no wait 8:00

Actual Time : 8:30 pm

Noah was baptized by his Dad and it was an amazing event! His Grandma Ogden and Grandma Bird both gave talks that were so sweet and his cousins helped out with the special musical number. And best of all, he was baptized in Grandma Bird's pool!!

They clean up nice, don't they?

It was so great that we

were able to share this special day with both sets of grandparents. Aaron's parents came all the way from Salt Lake City and my parents were gracious enough to host the whole event at their home.

So here is why the time for the baptism kept changing....

what are they waiting for??

The Cows!

My Dad spent the day down in Boise branding his cattle. It took a little longer than he expected and so we had to keep moving the time for the baptism until the cows had arrived!

Once it was all over, the kids headed to the pool for swimming and dessert!

After all that excitement over the cows and the baptism, we had 1 more event to celebrate that evening. The birth of a new calf!

What a busy day. But so fun and so exciting! We will always remember this special occasion. How could we not with all the excitement??

Birthdays

Noah and Grace celebrated their birthdays just a few days before our vacation. Noah turned 8 and Grace turned 6!

They both chose an ice cream cake from TCBY ( best thing I have ever done for bday cakes! )

Grace had a Glam Party! Ms. Glam came to do hair make-up and manicures. She even gave all the girls a beauty mark!

Grace and all her friends looked so beautiful! Jake got a kiss from the birthday girl and it left a nice mark on his cheek!

For Noah's birthday, he and 3 friends went to a Fun Park to play laser tag and golf. They also had hot dogs and ice cream for dinner! I don't have any pictures of this event because Aaron took the kids to the party while I stayed home to pack! But there will be more to come later on Noah and his baptism.

We're back!

So much has happened in the last few weeks and I am finally ready to sit down and blog it all! It may take a few days to get it all on here, but I am looking forward to re-living our great vacation! So with all of my pictures and videos downloaded onto my computer, and a disk with 1,165 pictures on it (yes, 1,165 pictures!) I will try to show you a glimpse of 2 weeks of heaven!

Vacation Here We Come!

Here are a few reasons why we are so excited to head west tomorrow morning!

These are all pictures from our trip last summer. Can't wait to see what this summer brings!

First Time At The Pool

The Outfit (Thanks Aunt Kara!)

The First Hour

The Friend

Jake and Aubrey Tyrrell were born 4 days apart and are already great buddies!

The Next 10 Minutes

Aubrey likes to give Jake this look whenever he cries. She is slightly amused by him, can you tell?

The Last 2 Hours

I think overall Jake enjoyed himself! He liked the water and enjoyed his time in the shade. Another fish in the making!

Jake is 4 Months Old!

This is one of my favorite things that Jake does! He lays on the floor and whoever puts their face closest, gets grabbed and kissed! So cute. I love it.

He has also started sucking on his toes! The older kids think this is so hilarious. I bought him a little jumper with toys so he could sit up and play. But he is happiest on the floor rolling around and sucking on his toes!

The Answer

While camping over Memorial Day Weekend, we had this great game that involved throwing rope with a golf ball tied to each end at a target. One of the ropes got stuck in a tree and so Aaron and Rob Tyrrell got pretty creative in their attempts to retrieve it. They did finally get it down after all the acrobatic moves! Way to go guys.