two little fishies...

Yes indeed, our little girls are part fish.  They took swim lessons over summer 2012 and boy, was it fun to watch.  It worked out quite nicely too--their lessons started at 10, which was around the time Graham went down for his first nap, so Jordan just stayed home with him and studied there until I got back.  It was so fun to be able to see the girls in one of their first experiences as a "student".  They were pretty good most of the time, and the swim instructors did a pretty good job of keeping them busy, but every once-in-a-while, the rascal would come out in them, and they would start climbing out, and then jumping in to the pool while the teacher was giving instructions.  What can I say?  Fish gotta swim:)

look who's 29...

On June 28th 2012, we celebrated my 29th birthday.  We didn't do anything too fancy, but Jordan and the kids did make me a delicious cake and gave me a bouquet of sunflowers.  I felt so loved!  Jordan and I also went out and tried a new Louisiana style restaurant, which was so-so.  We had fun at dinner, though.  There was a live band and we were able to bring home some free "mardi-gras" necklaces for the girls--which were a fun surprise for them because, well, they were sparkly!  Jordan did try his first and probably his last (too slimy) oyster during dinner, which was pretty funny to watch.  How blessed I feel for my sweet family and for all I have been given.  Here's to another great year!

payson grotto...

Also while visiting Utah during the summer of 2012, we enjoyed spending time with my sister and her family.  One of our adventures together included a trip to the Payson grotto.  This involved a nice hike to an isolated area that had a cavern with a waterfall flowing through the middle; emptying into a small stream below.

As hiking and water were both involved (not to mention, cousins!!) the girls were in "little-kid heaven".  We had a hard time keeping up with them!  Jordan carried Graham in a homemade sling, and baby was quite content during the outing--just like always!  He really is such a mellow little one.

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i'm a lucky girl...

blessing our little blessing...

we blessed graham on sunday, march 4th. it was a perfect day. just to be funny, jordan mentioned that we would be blessing graham that day to his family (via facebook), and that they were all invited. little did we know some would actually make the trek from utah to reno for the weekend! it was such a treat to have them there as well as my family. we had so much fun visiting with them all, and jordan pronounced a beautiful blessing on baby graham. we are so happy to have graham as a part of our family. he brings a very sweet and calming spirit into our home, just like his dad--a spirit that is definitely needed to even out the 3 girls who can be a little high strung at times:) we all simply adore him!

graham baby...

my dear friend chrissie snapped a few newborn pics for us during a visit to folsom in january. our mission was to get a good one for baby's birth announcement...and as expected, graham proved to be the perfect little subject. boy do we love this little one!











i feel like he is already SO much bigger than when these pics were taken, which makes me a little bit sad. on the flip side, his ever-increasing chub makes me equally as happy. stay tuned for pictures from his blessing day which took place this past sunday--it was a good day!