visitors

my mom came to visit for about a week. we had such a great time!

my dad joined us for the weekend. i love visitors.

thanks mom and dad for coming!!!

green shirt post

have i mentioned yet how much i love this little dude?

life

i don't really write much anymore on my blog. i'm lucky if i take the time to even upload pictures. i have a lot of thoughts going through my head though...all the time.

right now....

i'm so happy
life is good
as of tomorrow i have spent 10 valentines days with my jeffrey :)
i am quite content with my 3 boys
who would've thought i would have 3 boys!
i am so lucky
God is good
the gospel brings me so much direction and peace in my life
i am grateful for good friends
i love hearing my boys pray
i ache for those who are struggling with life right now
i ache for those who want to have children or are waiting for adoption
i wonder about how things will work out
i look at my boys and wonder who they will be when they grow up
sam's hair makes me happy
elliot told me today that i am beautiful
i love working with the young women and the young women leaders in my church
i am tired....

just a few of the thoughts going through my head.

oh and here are some pictures for you see.







good night.

jeffrey's art show...and calder

jeffrey printed a bunch of his photography and was able to put it up in a local restaurant last december. the owner liked his work so much she asked him to put his pictures up again for a big one night art show they were doing. it was so neat to see his work up on the wall and to see so many people admiring his talent. we also had a bunch of friends show up to support jeffrey. it was a really neat experience. check out his website if you want to see more of his work. jeffreyallenphoto.com



here are a few pictures of calder i took the other night while he was sitting on my lap. i know i'm not an amazing photographer, but i do like these pictures and the weird angles. calder is just so darling. i am feeling quite content with my three beautiful boys.

babies

this year 4 babies were born on my side of the family. milo was first, born to scott and kate, then calder, then maëlle, born to eric and sarah, and then elle, born to becky and brian. it has been a very eventful year. even better was the fact that we were all home for christmas and we got to see all these new babies! it was fun. lots of nursing mothers, diapers, and fun babies sounds were at my parents house.

santa calder.

gorgeous milo. i am so in love with this boy and his beautiful eyes. i miss him already.

you gotta love this shot. all 4 babies in laura's lap. she loved it.

nativity

shepherds


wisemen


angels (yes, that is an accordion you see in the background :)

calder's baby blessing

we finally blessed calder at 3 1/2 months. we were waiting to go back to utah so that we could bless him with all of our family around us. it was worth the wait. it was a wonderful day.

we love you calder.

our new family of 5


jeffrey, karie, and my nephew spencer

sam and beautiful jozie

lillie, jaiden, lindee, and logan - cousins and friends

jeffrey and his little sis, brynn

eric and becky. not sure if he is holding his new baby maëlle or becky's new baby ella.

and a few pics of the crowd.




thanks to our families who came. we love you and miss you while we are away in indiana. we look forward to seeing you next year!

the cello

the other night jeffrey had a performance with a community orchestra in our town. it was such a wonderful night. i was nervous to take the 3 boys by myself, but they did a fantastic job! i was praying hard that they would behave because it was so important to jeffrey for us to be there and i didn't want to spend the night in the hallway. elliot sat so silently and still through the whole performance. he loves music. sam was quite wiggly, but he was quiet! it was amazing. calder did really well too, though i did have to feed him while we were there. i was so nervous he was going to cry out, but he didn't! so yeah, i got through a 2 hour concert with three little boys and i'm feeling pretty good about myself. :) we could tell that jeffrey was really touched that his boys would be so good for his performance. the music was so beautiful. it really brought the christmas spirit. we were so happy with the boys that we went to mcdonalds after and got them happy meals and boy were they happy.... we didn't get them to bed until 11pm, but it was all worth it. unfortunately i didn't get any pictures, but here are a few of calder for you to enjoy.