Strawberry Days Carnival

Michael and I took the kids to the Strawberry Days Carnival and had such a great time! We started out the day by participating in the Children's Parade

Baby Number Three

I am PREGNANT!

With the scare we had with Afton last pregnancy Michael and I decided to be very careful about telling people that I am expecting. We didn't announce it to our friends until I was about 14 weeks and then told our ward at about 16 weeks. The pregnancy has gone well and I don't have any complications and I'm not on bed rest! Hooray! I'm finally feeling back to normal (mostly) and very grateful that I can eat normal food and don't need to take 2 naps a day (not that I got in 2 naps... but I definitely needed them!).

Michael and I just went to my 20 week ultrasound and were able to see our beautiful little baby!

It's A GIRL!!!


This is my favorite picture... I love the profile shot.

Our baby girl looks healthy and beautiful. I always love seeing my baby through an ultrasound because I get a little closer look at the child I will soon get to hold in my arms, and have for all eternity! Wow. I am so lucky!


It's hard to tell, but this is a picture of her face with her little hand and arm up around her cheek.

Michael and I are very excited about this baby and happy that our little Afton will have a little sister. We feel so blessed that our baby is healthy, and growing and developing correctly... we know our prayers have definitely been heard.


Little tiny feet... (sigh) so sweet.

I am scheduled to deliver our sweet girl on November 19th... just in time for Thanksgiving! I am truly blessed and have so much to be thankful for.

T-Ball Time!

Lance is only 3 (and technically 2 weeks to young to be on the team... shhhh... it's our little secret) but we decided to sign him up for T-Ball through Pleasant Grove city with our friends Addy Moon and Katelyn Davis. We LOVE the Moon's and Davis's and thought it would just be the funniest, cutest, and greatest way to have one more excuse to get our families together!

The kids are seriously ADORABLE and are actually picking up on the game quite well!

Memorial Day in St. George

We stayed at Brady and Terri Whittingham's beautiful home in the Ledges at St. George over Memorial Day Weekend and it was SO FUN!!!

John & Debbie, Jen & Shae and Lizzy, Ali, Aiden, and Katelyn, Michael & I and Lance, and Afton, and Rebecca all enjoyed hanging out together, watching movies in the theater, swimming in the pools, playing golf (after hours) on the golf course just behind the back yard, and making S'mores!











My sister Katie and her fiancee Van came to hang out with us one afternoon and brought Van's nephew Caleb. We had SO MUCH FUN with all the fun water guns Aunt Katie brought and the kids had a blast squirting each other and enjoying the sun!

Early on Monday morning (Memorial Day) Katie surprised me and we had a sister's day together! She is so thoughtful and took me out to a great breakfast at Twenty Five and Main and wrote me the sweetest note. I am so lucky to have her as my sister.

After breakfast a a few errands we went to the grave site of our Cousin Tess who was killed in a car accident 5 years ago. It was really great to be with her sisters, mom, dad, step-mom, grandparents and others who love her so much. Tess was always full of life and such a beautiful person. We all miss her very much and it was great to spend a few hours remembering her life and the amazing person that she is.

It is always so great to spend time together as a family. This life is for learning and we never know how long our turn on earth will be. I am so grateful to have a family that loves spending time together to build our relationships and create happy memories.

Thanksgiving Point

We went with some of our good friends and little "school" group to Thanksgiving Point and enjoyed a beautiful day!

The children are all 3 years old, so smart and fun, and really love spending time with each other.


Pictured:(Afton Bennett) Lance Bennett, Eva Davis
(Olivia Davis) and Lucie Wise (Not pictured: Rachel Bergin and Tien Worthington... we forgot to take a group picture before they had to go!).

The kids LOVED all the animals and Lance and Afton really enjoyed riding on the "Horsies"!

Afton was really brave and even rode all by her self while I took some pictures.





When I asked Lance which horse he wanted to ride he pointed to the biggest and tallest one and said, "I'm so big Mommy, I want THAT one! And I can ride it ALL BY MY SELF!"





I love that kids aren't afraid to let animals touch them and lick their fingers! We had a great time going on "Corn Hunts" and looking for left-over pieces of corn that other kids left on the ground so we could have something to feed the ducks, chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats... etc. =) It was lots of fun!

I Love Primary!

So, Michael sometimes thinks that I am crazy to put so much time into my calling, but I really love being the Primary Chorister and love thinking of fun ways to keep the children entertained and singing well.



My latest creation is a Lion that I painted on a big piece of cardboard (about 3 ft. x 3 ft.) that will hopefully help motivate the kids to sing nice and loud and learn all the new songs that I have planned for them this year!

The Lion will have a balloon in each hand. As the children sing well I will blow up the balloons one at at time. Once the balloon is as big as it can get I will let it go so it can fly around the room until it deflates again! =)

I am actually pretty proud of myself for drawing and painting this Lion (I looked at a picture of the Lion Alex from the movie Madagascar) and it turned out better than I thought! I really do love art and really should make more time for it.

This year for the 2010 Primary Year these are the goals I have for the children:

- Memorize all 13 articles of faith
- Learn all the books in the Book of Mormon
- Learn all the books in the Old Testament
- Learn all the books in the New Testament
- Memorize all the names of the Latter Day Prophets

There are songs each month that I teach the children, and these goals are ON TOP of those songs! I KNOW they can do it and the Sr. Primary has already memorized 5 articles of faith, the books in the Book of Mormon, and part of the books of the Old Testament! Jr. Primary has already memorized 2 Articles of Faith, and the books in the Book of Mormon!

I really love my Primary kids and am so grateful for my calling. =)

Katie and Van are ENGAGED

My beautiful sister Katie is a U of U graduate with her Master's Degree in Occuptional Therapy, is beautiful, funny, and full of life. I have always wanted the best for her and have been so proud of her for working so hard to accomplish so much.

She met her dream-man while on a Cruise to Mexico with her girl friends and it was "love at first sight." They have had a long distance relationship between Salt Lake City and St. George for a few months and...



... now she and her Prince Charming are getting married!!!



Van is awesome and so, fun, funny, and nice (he even spent hours making this awesome vase for me for Mother's Day!). I have been crossing my fingers that he would be part of the family someday and I am so grateful that they will become an eternal family this July!



Congratulations!!! You two are seriously adorable. =)