life

Mary's burgeoning photography skills

My beautiful girlies, evyna nd mary love isla so much they fight over who gets to sit by here on the chair

The good booty shake

Sleeping beauties

One of our new favorites. Evyn loves hats, especially john's sweaty ones.

evyn and the swing

evyn after mary's christmas party, doing her favorite thing!

Hula Hoop

This was just after Mary's preschool Christmas program, where they sang songs about a hula-hoop. Also one of John's favorites.

these are for you mum

Here are some wonderful and long over due pictures of our beautiful baby Isla, we think she is amazing. Of course anyone who giggles uncontrollably when you chomp on their cheeks is wonderful in my book. We love you Isla

Above is in our new house in January 2010

December 2009, i absolutely love the stripey green onesie, not to mention the amazing fold down sleeves (genius)

Here is Isla on Christmas sporting the amazing vest from Uncle Justin, and to think I ever doubted his fashion sense.

I guess we don't have to wonder who her daddy is, hello baby John.

August Family Reunion

In August we had a great family reunion in Washington D.C. All of my brothers and sisters were there with their families including my sister Kristy who got home from her mission in Taiwan on day 2 of the reunion. We also had new family pictures taken, got to see amazing sights and had some fun slideshows from when we were little.

The girls with Grandma in their matching PJ's

I thought this was a cute picture of my parents.

Our new family photo. I am so bad at taking pictures so it is nice when someone arranges everything for you, yeah!

Pictures I just don't want to forget

What could be better than Evyn as a hot dog?
Ahh, yes riding on daddy who is rolled up as a hot dog.

Mary's blustery 4th birthday

She wanted to eat a chuck'e'cheese for lunch

explore? pirate? who cares as long as your naked.

The Hike

the final free fall
so this water looks alright and was okay until just where john is hitting and this point it was so frigid that audible screams were heard from most of the group, the three of us who went first sat on the rock just waiting to see the face of the others who had to come through

attractive out fits

amazing view

pools of water, compete with frogs

once again..nice views

our friend alison and harold who helped with all the semantics (and video taped the whole ordeal)

In May John and I were lucky enough to go on a hike in Zion's called Pine Creek, our wonderful friend Alison invited us to go with her family, and even had her father and step-mother watch the girls, not to mention let us stay with her inlaws. It was really a highlight of our year, and we owe so much thanks to all who made it possible. I would like to mention i was about three months pregnant, but I honestly don't think i would ever look that great in a skin tight full body wet suit, it was like you were suction cupped right in. Anywho the hike was amazing. You start by repelling down a series of cliffs or canyons, some filled with water, and then end off by doing some boldering and maybe a little swimming ghtrough a beautiful pond filled area----awesome.