Go, Ducks!

Thanks for Oregon jerseys, Elder Covey! The boys loved them.

Scott squared

One day little Scott will be as big as his Beepa. I wonder if his biceps will be as big? I wonder if his legs will be as long? I wonder if his hair will be as...well, non-existent? I'm grateful for namesakes. Scott is named for his Beepa and I remember telling my dad we were going to name him Scott and I remember how I felt hearing my dad's reaction. Beepa came out just to hold Scotty. What a fun trip. Thanks for capturing it in picture, beal. I love you, Scotty. I love you, dad.

5 days

Is 5 days really long enough to get to know someone and fall in love with them? This boy has just slipped into our family. I remember before we (I) was pregnant with him and just feeling his absence. I would count my children and someone was missing. It feels so good to have him here now. I count to four and I feel complete enough...for now.

Can we build it?

Yes, we can! Although this picture was taken just before the hammer hit his forehead...Yikes.

Welcome to Earth, Scotty

My favorite Cinco de Mayo celebration ever...

Last but not least

Last family picture, party of 5.

Happy Graduation!

Van graduated from the University of Utah in International Relations and Russian. We celebrated with them by going out to dinner. Van looked so dapper in his suit. He is a very handsome man. And he's well educated, now. Johnny boy was obviously confused as to why he was wearing red instead of blue. Evelyn is always up for a good party, regardless of the color scheme. Johnny's shirt was a riddle showing Van's initials, VKM, as well as the initials of the brethren who also graduated from the U. Go, Utes. And Go, Cougars. Even Scotty showed his love from inside the womb!

Congratulations, Van! We're excited for you and Katie and what the future holds for you. We love you.

Girls Night!

My sisters totally surprised me and treated Evelyn and I to pedicures, Pizza Factory, ear piercing (for Ila and Ruby only!) and Cold Stone ice cream. Yum. It was awesome preparation for this baby to come. Evelyn kept saying, "Girls Night!" It was so cute. We only have 4 girl cousins out of 12 grandchildren on my side. Crazy after growing up with 5 girls in my family and one boy. Although I always did grow up thinking I would raise a bunch of blonde boys. Probably just because it was the opposite of what I grew up with so I thought that was what I would get. I love what I have and I can't wait to meet you, Scotty!

My boyz

This boy loves cucumbers. He will eat an entire cuke in one sitting. Sliced, whole - he's not picky.

This boy loves baths. It is almost always the first thing he asks for when he wakes up in the morning. This is not a characteristic he shares with his siblings, who have to be forced to bathe and wash their hair on Sunday mornings. I don't know what happened. They used to love baths and now they could care less. Maybe a cucumber bath would solve all my problems...

Happy Graduation, Kyle!

We are pretty stoked for Kyle to be graduating in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University. Johnny was thinking of him during his Chem 107 final. Chem 107 was the class that helped me realize that my dreams of being a Chemistry teaching major were just that - dreams. Reality was changing to become a Recreation Management major, which I loved. I got my Master's in Youth and Family Recreation and I use it all the time. No bad feelings against chemistry - I wish I could have graduated in it, but it was not to be.

What is to be is Kyle's graduation and acceptance into an OT program in his homeland of Georgia. We celebrated with him by making a Georgia peach ring necklace and a one of a kind T-shirt that was looking good on the pregnant belly. We also share a passion for Shark Tank - an awesome show where business owners present their ideas to investors who may or may not choose to invest in their ideas. KissStix was an idea from boys right here in Utah Valley. So we had to give Kyle and Collette peaches and cream to represent their acceptance into the Georgia OT school.

We love you, Kyle. We're excited, no matter where you attend occupational therapy school and we're really proud of you for getting better than a D in Chem 107 like certain people did before you...