MacArthur was born May 16th at 4:38 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 11 oz. We are so happy and blessed! Thatcher is very excited to be a big brother. He is a great helper, always wanting to hold him and kiss him. While typing this he asked "Dad? When is he going to crawl? I already teached him?"
Our amazing neighbor and friend put this banner on our front window to share our good news with the neighborhood!! So sweet and thoughtful! Way to go Paul!! We are all so proud of your accomplishment!!!
Finally the snow came! We haven't had much to speak of all winter. Every little sciff we've had melts so quickly. Thatcher is always disappointed he didn't get time to play in the snow. Well Thursday night it started to fall and we received 6 or more inches of the beautiful fluff! Wow, was I surprised to pull in from work to see this gentle giant in my front yard! Pretty impressive I say. What a dad!!
Wow it's now 2012! I hadn't posted in quite some time. So I decided to recap the past several months all in one day!
Here is Thatcher this morning on his way out the door to church! Sooo handsome! Today is his first day in Primary. When I told him he wouldn't be going to nursery anymore he was a little sad. But I know he'll love Primary too! He is an amazing boy! We are so blessed to be his parents!
We all spent Christmas at Gram & Bomp's house this year. Events included a gingerbread house contest. I think Ann Marie won! We went bowling. We ate a lot of good food. Mandi Moss had her baby! What a cute baby he is! We had a great Christmas Eve celebration with family and afterwards lit off sky lanterns. That was amazing! Let's just say it was perfect! Thanks Gram and Bomp for working so hard to make it that way!
We were so blessed to spend Thanksgiving this year in Arizona with the Morris'. It was so much fun. Thanksgiving morning, 5:30 am Paul, Diana, Marty, Thatcher, & I headed over to the triathalon! Paul and I participated in the duathlon, skipping out on the swim. It was a great experience and a great way to start Thanksgiving! Dinner was delicious, as always. We also spent one day at the Scottsdale Train Park and the Mesa Temple Lights. So fun! Thanks Papa and Nani for making it all so wonderful!
Would you check out the feast? Pretty impressive right? Perfect for Captain America and his friends!
We went to Gardner Village with the Monsons to participate in "Ride to a Witch" and see the fall splendor!
The Sadowskis invited us to join them in Sundance for the weekend. It was a lot of fun! Amazing food, hiking, games, and company! Thanks Sadowskis!
I know these pictures are old news. However, for the sake of documentaton, I am posting them anyway.
This is the spoils from our garden this past summer. It was amazing! We received so much produce! It was incredible for such a small space. We really felt blessed!
SEPTEMBER 6th, 2011
Hooray Thatcher learned to ride a bicycle. It was so funny because he hasn't even practiced or worked at it. Earlier this week he asked Paul if he could help him ride his bike (which we collected for free from some stranger, another story). He hopped on and started going and that was it. So far he hasn't crashed yet. He must get those skills from Paul. I, on the other hand, had several rasberries on my knees from my learning to ride my bicycle. Crazy boy! He is AMAZING! At least we think so!!
This summer Thatcher took swimming lessons. He did great! He can now swim across the entire pool! Just watch for yourself...
Mandi and Kempton got to spend the day with us before leaving back home to Illinois. We went to the Kennecott Mine. None of us had ever been before. It is really an amazing site. Standing at the edge gave me a little anxiety. I think I'm afraid of heights?!
We love our garden. Everyday we find another bushel of fresh produce! We have squash and cucumbers coming out our ears! We have already made one batch of pickles and today we are at it again! I love it! There is something so fulfilling about growing your own food and then preserving it for later!
