A little update since April!...or HUGE update!

So here are a TON of pictures of our life lately!

Bowling For famliy Night...not to brag but I won!





Snuggle time!




So in May Kaden had Tube set #2 put in his ears and his Adnoids out! I hated surgery the first time...and the second time wasn't any better! But its worth it! No more ear infections! We are thrilled!





Easter! We did lots of fun things on Easter! I saw this fun idea with rice crispies and the palstic eggs! We made little rice crispie treats...shaped like eggs!






Grandma-Greats Easter Egg Hunt...with Uncle Blake!



Color Easter Eggs at Grandma's






Finding the Easter Basket! That Silly Easter Bunny!








My Cute Piano Students at their group Lesson!



This is a few Pictures from our Trip California! We went on a cruise out of California to Catalina & Mexico! We had a really fun time! On our way back we made a short 2 day trip to Disneyland! It really was so much fun!




We had to get on a charter boat to take us from the big ship to land in Catalina!



We took Kayaks out on the ocean!


Kaden did fun Crafts at the kids Club!



Our room guy always made fun little animals out of towels...Kaden thought it was pretty awesome!



Our Awesome room!


Kade's Awesome pick up in Mexico!


Our Tiny room!


DisneyLand!


We were lucky enough to have my Grandparents come with us!







Thank Heavens Grandma-great was there! Kaden had a place to sleep!






Campin!

We are lucky enough this year to have a trailer! It has made Camping..sooo much more fun!








Fathers Day!
Some of the reasons we love Daddy!
"Wrestles me"
"He's so funny"
"Plays trains with me" Kaden




FOURTH OF JULY!
For the 4th of July we went up to Park City! Andy and I went up the first night just the two of us for my 25th Birthday.... while Kaden had a rock'in time at Andy's Parents! Then we went and got him and did some fun things! Our hotel was at the Canyons where there was an awesome firework show! We also went to the Heber Valley railroad and did a pretty awesome train ride!







My Birthday Party!






Our New Addition! So I have been asking Andy for a dog forever! He finally agreed we could start looking...! So that same day the 4th of July, I found a cute 4 year old dog on KSL! The previous owners named her Avonlea! But we are calling her AVIE! She is seriously the cutest Dog! We love her! Kaden Esp loves her!

Family Photo-shoot!

So...we are almost done with our Adoption Portfolio! One of our final steps was a recent family photo! So we looked around at different places and different people and finally decided to go with fotofly in Draper! For this time of year...yucky snowy and cold...inside pics were the way to go! They did a great job, for a great price! Kaden did so well! There wasn't a single pic I didn't love of HIM...and for a 3 year old that's pretty good!

Kaden's Surgery!

Due to multiple ear infections the last 6 weeks...we had to go for set #2 of tubes this week for Kade. He also had to have his adnoids out! He did really well! He took it like a champ.. Even though he tried to rip out his IV at the hospital. As we were at the hospital I couldn't help but be so thankful this is our only visit. It's hard to watch your baby be poked and hurting...My hat goes off to Mothers everywhere that deal with this on a monthly, weekly or daily basis...amazing.

Family Night!

Kaden LOVES Bowling! Ever since he went with his Cousin Luke, he can't get enough! So we went to Boondocks for family night! It was a ton of fun!







Loves to wrestle with daddy!

Updates!

So here are a bunch of random pics from our Park city trip all the way through Christmas 2010! Oh and of course our Annual Tree Hunt!






Great-Grandparents!


Breakfast in Park City! Every year in December we get a hotel and spend a few days shopping in Park City for Christmas! This year was a blast once again!



Chillin by the Fireplace!


3-D movie! He actually kept the glasses on, most of the time!


Visiting Grandma Great on Christmas Eve


Christmas PJ's! Gotta Love them!


Christmas Eve Nativity Play!





Drink'in some Hot Cocoa!


Happy New Year!


Santa Rocks! So many awesome toys!


Gingerbread Train! He ate most of the Candy while we were creating it!


Kade's Favorite Gift! Kozy-Coup!

Adoption!

So after a couple of challenging years of miscarriages and Infertility Andy & I have felt really prompted to submit our adoption papers! I am so excited for what the future might be...and It doesn't matter to me how we complete our Eternal Family, just that we do! And that we do it the way the Lord wants us to. At this point we feel its very important for us to begin this process. The more I learn about infant adoption, the more excited I get.

We were told in our adoption class that more than 60% of adoptions that became final this last year were through a friend, of a friend, of a friend. So we are asking for everyone's support and listening ear. By the end of January all of our paper work will be done and our file will be posted on the LDS adoption website, as well as a couple other places. If you know of someone now and we are chosen before all of our paper work is done...(which isn't likely, although I would welcome it...) it's totally fine. So in other words if you know ANYONE that is considering adoption today or anytime in the future, please have them contact us, we would be very grateful!

I'm adding two links of an LDS adoption story from Utube. Watch it if you would. They both really touched me, what a self-less gift! Thanks for taking your time..I really am so blessed to have such supportive family and friends!