All done!

 The day we have been waiting for our whole marriage finally came! Bryce graduated with his Masters Degree in Communication from Weber State on May 1, 2015. We celebrated with both families and are so proud of him. Now we can spend the next 10 years paying it all off :p. Hopefully it won't take quite that long!

 Future graduates!

Also, this little babe turned 4 months old. She rocks.                                          

Valentine's photo shoot

Our neighbor, Anna, wants to get into photography so she started with mini valentines photo shoots. This was a great way to get cute pics of the kids and the family for valentine's day. Anniston did great and the kids were such great smilers for the camera. I love how they turned out.

Where's all the snow?

This winter was unusually warm and dry. We only got a few snowstorms that were good enough to make a snowman so dad took them out and went big!

Blessing day

Anniston was blessed on March 1 in our home ward. It was a beautiful day and Bryce gave her an amazing blessing. The spirit was stronger than I have ever felt at a baby blessing before and there were things that he blessed her with that I knew did not come from him. When we talked about it later he confirmed that some of the words were not his own. It made me so grateful for the power of the priesthood and added more fire to my testimony.

Newborn photos

It was so great to be able to have Anniston's newborn photos taken in our home. It made it nice to be able to let Jayda and Bentley go play when they were done and we were comfortable in our own environment.

 Sweet, sweet Jayda.... Anniston chose to pee all over Jayda while they were taking their sibling photos. This priceless pick was Jayda holding her and not knowing quite what to do. She didn't cry or freak out, she just looked at us for help and stayed calm.

Time goes by so quickly

There are so many things that have happened in a year and I wasn't sure if I was going to continue writing in this blog, but have changed my mind. It is always so fun to look back at all of the pictures and share a little about our experiences and memories together. So here goes another try at catching up on an entire year and then hopefully I will be better about it from here on out.

Sweet baby sleeping with her awesome dad.

 We threw a little New Years Eve party since Landon and Melissa were in town. We played a few games and had snacks and a photo booth. It was Jason and Jenae's first year in their new home so they had a party up in Heber with friends and couldn't make it.

 Something we do every night is check on each of the kids to see how they are sleeping and if there is anything we need to do to help them out. They seriously do some crazy stuff but it is a fun memory we will always have.
Here is Anniston being perfect :) I'm sure she will end up just like the other two crazies though.

 Jayda loves to snuggle with Marley even though she is not allowed on furniture or in beds. Somehow Marley would sneak up and they would both be all sweaty because the sleep on each other's faces. I don't know how they were breathing.

 Miss Jayda is always hot when she sleeps and apparently was too hot for her clothes.

 We let the kids push their beds together and found them holding hands. (Also, drool but not as cute as the holding hands part)

 This night they pulled everything down onto the floor so they could sleep together.

For some reason they thought the hall was a great idea. Also, if you look close you can see a pair of scissors which they used to give teddy bear a hair cut and also a snippet of Jayda's hair.

I stayed home from church for a few weeks so I had to take a picture of Jayda and Bentley on their first day of primary together. Bentley is a Sunbeam and Jayda is in CTR 5.

 My sweet grandparents stopped by to meet the newest addition to the family.

 Bryce was able to spend a full 2 weeks at home with us which was wonderful. He made himself busy by building a table for the entryway so we could have a place to put our shoes and decorations. Bentley loved to be out in the garage helping and using daddy's tools.

 Marley knows that the baby is off limits and is very gentle and controls her curiosity. She is a
sweetheart and lays as close to her as she can.

 I wanted to remember just how much hair she had and how dark it was.

 I try to keep the kids busy by doing crafts and activities with them. This one was valentines shakers which were a success.