Thanks Kelli for taking our pictures. Thanksgiving 2008

Austin sure loves to pull faces in all these pictures. If it wasn't him not paying attention, then it was his dad~!

We were arguing over where we were having Kelli take the shot. Trent thought it was funny we were pretty much in front of someone's house. Kelli shot this picture just as he was telling me off! LOL

#26 Christmas Season!

I am so thankful for the lovely Christmas season! I love the feeling in the air and wish it was like this all year long. Instead of just giving and being generous one month of the year, I wish it was just a thing that happened all the time. I really want to do something for the kid cancer patients families that stay at the Ronald McDonald house, or do something for the nursing home. I am not sure what yet but I will think of something! Today my kids and niece Brinley helped me decorate for Christmas! It was so funny, while I was putting up the tree my niece started singing " Hairy angels Sing.." instead of "Herald angels sing" It was cute!

Happy Turkey Day!

Like Grandpa, Like Grandbaby


Same haircut!
I don't think she thought that was as funny as I did!

Gobble Gobble!!

Grandpa with Zoe and Faith *there were 8 new babies this year! *

This year for Thanksgiving, we went to my Aunt Chris's house. I will have to post pictures of it when I get them from Kelli and Erin. They took some cute shots of us eating! It was really fun and laid back! I asked Kelli to take some family pictures and they turned out really cute! Later that night my mom took Hannah and Austin to spend the night, so the next day I could go straight to my dr. apt. Trent and I thought about going to a movie, but we knew it would be too crowded. We rented movies and Trent watched them instead, I fell asleep by 7:30!!! It was fun talking to everyone, and I can't wait for Anya to have her baby!! I so know her pain! She needs that kid out now!

My sister took these pictures, I love them!



Kids! They laughed so hard doing this. I wonder whose bright idea that was!

Austin was just as big as the little elf

I have a lot to catch up on! While Trent was in St. George the kids and I made turkey crafts and brownies for family Home Evening. The next day my mom and sister asked if I wanted to meet them at Gardner Village. We usually go for the witches and this year it had been so crowded. I really enjoyed going with the great weather to see the elves. It was a nice day to be out and just enjoy the surroundings. I love Anastasia's Attic there in GV. I also love the main shop and the Quilt shop they have. It was really fun to see the little elves and to watch the kids enjoy themselves!

#25

Today I am thankful for light. I am thankful for having electricity, the sun,angels among us *both seen and unseen* and The Son. I am thankful for the light and truth of discernment, prayer, and the scriptures. We see many people in the world crave for the light and truth of why we are here. I am thankful that I can turn to the scriptures or prayer when life around us gets dark. For some odd reason,Last night was kind of a weird night with Trent being gone to St.George. Maybe, it was the book I was reading. Let's just say the song came into my mind "So when life gets dark and dreary, don't forget to pray." I am thankful for the calming peace that can come so quickly when we need it. I am thankful for the light others give off and it makes you feel so much better to be around them.

If anyone is interested, we are trying to get things together to give to the homeless shelter and food bank. Each year Trent's family gives christmas to a another. This year this is the assignment. We are trying to get everything ready by Dec. 13th. So if anyone wants to join in let me know!

#24

I am so thankful for Faith. I knew after I had Austin that there was another little one waiting. I knew it would be a girl and for some odd reason Trent and I both liked the name Faith. We had her name picked out when Austin was a baby. Her pregnancy was VERY hard! I was so anxious for her to be born! Faith is such a cutie pie. I remember seeing her for the first time, she unlike the others was screaming her head off! She looked just like my baby pictures!! I was glad my family came up to see her right after she was born. She was born on 08/08/08 during the Olympic opening ceremony! I just loved her cuddly chubby cheeks! She was our biggest baby weighing in at 7'5. That first night however, her lips were turning blue so she had to go to the special nursery. That was a huge bummer, but she is ok. She was blessed two weeks after she was born in my home. We did it so soon because Trent's parents were here from a break on their mission to see our niece get married. My kids just love Faith. Hannah thinks she is the mom. People would come over and Hannah would be carrying Faith around, it would freak people out. Now Faith is getting too big for Hannah to hold! I remember the first time she made a sound, Hannah had snuck into our room. Faith started making little cooing sounds and Hannah couldn't stop laughing. It was cute! Hannah also liked to pose Faith and give her toys to play with. Faith now looks at me like she knows who I am. She loves to be in my bed and coos when I try to feed her. Must be happy! Faith loves her little boopee chair and smiles all the time. I love this precious little girl and so thankful that she came to us. Her little nickname is Faithy. I love you Faith Sienna!

#23

I am so thankful for my little boy Austin! As I said earlier that Hannah is a daddy's girl, well Austin is a mommy's boy. I guess I treated him like a baby without my knowing because when Faith was born, he had a hard time adjusting. It was quite sad to see. Now he loves his little sister and loves to help out. When I had Austin I remember it was dark outside and we had a little light above me in the hospital room, I felt like my little angel was soon to be in my arms. When he was born I thought "Wow his facial features look just like Hannah's!" He too didn't cry he just looked all around! His aunt Sheryl came and took some pictures of him the next day. He looked like he was smiling in them (they are the pictures on the top right hand side with him in white) The next day he had to go to the NICU. It was so sad to see my little buddy with needles and tubes. Luckily he was fine and got to come home three days later! Austin loves milk more than anyone I know! Austin loves ANYTHING spider man! That kid wears his Halloween costume outside to the park still. I am sure you all see this kid riding around on his spidey bike in his outfit. Trent and I can't wait until that costume happens to get to small. jk Austin loves his sisters. He loves playing with Hannah. He is such a silly boy and says the silliest things. I laugh at him because his laugh is contagious. Some of his favorite things to do are make cookies, play with Hannah and her friends, and ride his bike. He is going through his "terrible twos" late! He has been acting up and loves to tell me "No". Little stinker. When Austin was a baby he weighed 6'5 and looked like a little bird. You can see me holding a doll up to him in these pictures. He lost his hair and reminded me of the little cartoon "Calliou" Austin loves preschool and pizza! His nick names are Austin Boston and Bud. I love you buddy!

#22.

I am so thankful for Hannah. She was the one that made me a mom! I remember being pregnant with her, I was so small that my neighbor didn't know I was expecting until I brought her home from the hospital. I think it was because I wore Trent's shirts as well. In the picture of me 9 months pregnant with her, I am wearing one of my brides maid dresses from my wedding.I remember watching her bounce around in my tummy when I would go swimming. I remember seeing her face for the first time on my stomach after the Dr. delivered her. I kept thinking wow, this is MY kid! She didn't cry she just sat there and looked right up at me. Hannah had this strip of hair on the top of her head that I would always curl with my finger. It feels like yesterday. When Hannah was a baby she would do these cute little faces and go cross eyed. I would always call it her "bird face " Hannah had such a small little nose and today I see Faith doing the same little bird face. Hannah has always been close to Trent. She is his daddy's girl. I think sometimes both Hannah and I are stubborn so we both butt heads until one of us gets our way! LOL. Hannah loves her cousin Brinley. We would always go over to my mom's house and do fun little things with my sister Kelli . Hannah would much rather live at Grandma's house, she is very close to my mom. Hannah loves to call her Nana, she is very close to her as well! She has such a high pain tolerance I never know if she is sick unless she gets a high fever. She once had a fever of almost 106. I had to rush her to the E.R. When she was really little I told the dr. I thought she had strep throat. He told me babies couldn't get it, and it was really rare. I told him to check anyways and sure enough she had strep. Hannah used to have such a spunky attitude it was cute. If you haven't noticed she is very petite, and was walking at 9 months. People would watch her in disbelief to see this little baby walking! Hannah loves playing anything girly. She is a hoarder the older she gets, and loves to stuff all kinds of things under her bed. Hannah loves kids and tries to be a mom to Faith. Hannah loves playing with her brother Austin. Hannah loves reading and doing homework. She truly is my little princess and I do love her!! (sheryl how do you make these pics bigger?)

# 21 Sacrafice

I am thankful for sacrifices. Many people in my life have sacrificed for me so that I could be who I am today. It all starts with my parents. What a sacrifice it was for my mom to stay home with us kids. She could have worked as a teacher like she did before she had kids, but chose not to. I don't know what I would have done without my mom at home. I was one of those shy, needing tender, loving, care that only my mom could give me. I think that is why I chose to stay home with my kids, because of her example. I am so thankful for my dad to take on the load of providing for our family growing up. I know he may think he didn't make enough, or what not but I beg to differ. I had the best childhood and love that any person could ask for. I am so thankful that he allowed my mom to stay home with me. Growing up I saw what a sacrifice it has been on my dad but I am so thankful for his loving example and hard work. I don't know a harder worker. I am thankful for the sacrifice Trent gives for me and my kids. He allows me to stay home and does everything he can so that I can be with the kids. It isn't easy but it's worth it. I know not all families feel the same way and that is fine. I think mothers who have to work are sacrificing a lot to be away from their kids so that they can provide for their children. What a great love those mothers have for their babies and wants whats best for them. Each family is different and has different sacrifices. Then of course there is the biggest sacrifice of our savior, and heavenly Father. We had to give talks a couple weeks ago in church on Charity. I never thought of the hard sacrifice the Father had to go through to see his son go through something no human being ever could. I am sure he feels that way when he sees his other children hurting as well. My heart goes out to the people who had to give up their lives not many years ago during the holocaust, for the sacrifice others had to help save them. The reason of this post is my sister Kelli wrote about my grandma who gave up her life for her daughter. Kelli put it in a way no one else could so I hope she doesn't mind me quoting her


Kelli Said "My Grandparents on their first Anniversary June 15, 1946In my last grandparent post, I only spoke of my Maternal Grandparents, but I am also thankful for my other set of grandparents. Unfortunately, My grandmother was murdered defending her daughter about 8 years before I was born. When I think of my grandmother, I think of the scripture in John, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend" My grandmother gave the ultimate sacrifice, her life. From that act alone, I can determine that she must have been a very selfless person. My grandmother was also beautiful and petite" I still see hurt in my dad from that sacrifice. The nice thing to know is that one day we will all be able to meet or see her again. I truly am thankful for all sacrifices, big or small. I think they bring us closer to God.

Trent's Birthday!

For Trent's birthday we went out with some friends of ours to Tepankaki, and to see the new James Bond movie. *James Bond was WAYYYY better then Twilight!!* It was really fun to have everyone there! Thanks for the m & m's Lyndee, I kept sneaking some LOL It is so fun to hang out with all of you and Trent had a great birthday!

Twilight? What a Joke! I read the books while I was pregnant and for some odd reason couldn't put them down. Except the last one I never finished. My sister in laws bought me a ticket to go see the movie. Really sad! I don't think I have sat through a more slower movie before! It was like a made for tv movie. It was almost comical ,which reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite! I think the same five extras where in each scene. Then there were weird scenes (Baseball scene) that looked like they were trying to be in a photo shoot! The acting, wow talk about monotone the whole time. There was probably three good actors, but the rest made me laugh. I thought that they might have been able to make a good movie from the book, but was very disappointed. However, I was never one of those obsessed women who just really needed more action from their husband in the first place, instead of fantasising and getting my jollies from a fake character. There were plenty of those women in the theater. I could hear them oohing and ahhing throughout the show. The last 15 minutes were ok. This show was just as awkward as this picture! Sad. Sad.

#17

I am thankful to pay for my car registration, because I know I have a car. That car has been so good to us I pray everyday for it's safe return home!

#18
I am thankful to pay for our house taxes, because I know that I have a home. After living in apartments with loud children, I am so grateful to have somewhere to call "ours" well sorta since it really isn't ours until it's all paid off you get what I am saying anyways.

#19
I am thankful for paying bills to my anesthesiologist and hospital because it shows that I was able to have my baby in a safe environment with the best invention of all time- an epidural! Sure comes in handy when your at an 8 and ready for some relief!!

#20
I am grateful for those days when I am sick, because then I know what it is like to be healthy!

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#16

I am thankful for my siblings! We have had some great memories, whether it be sad ones, or joyful ones I am glad I lived my life with my wonderful siblings. I think I am who I am today, because of the household I grew up in!



I am thankful for my sister Kelli. I remember so many memories growing up with Kelli. I shared a room with her my whole life. I enjoyed the games we would play together growing up. I always looked up to Kelli and wanted to hang out with her and her friends all the time. When Kelli was a young teenager I was locked out of my room many times when she had her friends over. I also got the blame for when neighbors would tell on Kelli and her friends for watching " 90210". As we got older we became closer. I loved coming to visit Kelli when she was at Ricks college. When I was a teenager I loved hanging out with her and her Trent. We both married Trents. When I had kids we always went to fun places with our kids and mom. I miss that. Kelli is very smart and funny. When I was pregnant with Faith, we all went to a funeral for our neighbor. Every time I looked at Kelli I would start to cry, then it would make her cry and make me laugh and cry even more. Finally I just couldn't look at her anymore. Kelli is a great mom with her kids. She is a very nurturing person and always has been. Maybe that is why she is so good at her job- a nurse. One of my favorite memories, (besides all the jokes we would play on people)is going on a cruise with her and her co workers back in 2004. It was a blast!



I am thankful for my older brother Chad (Kelli's Twin). I think each girl needs an older brother! Growing up Chad was a punk! He liked to tease us so much. He would always bug Kelli and I as we were eating breakfast before school. I remember in first grade I liked this kid and Chad and Kelli started singing in front of the whole school "Jamie and Andrew sitting in a tree..." I don't know how I survived growing up with the twins! I remember Chad would try to run around the house with the toilet plunger and brush and brush my hair with it. We had some pretty good fights. He would make you laugh out of pure frustration! I remember playing sports with Chad in the street with other neighborhood kids. I remember when Chad came home off his mission he didn't even recognize me. We became good friends after that and I loved hanging out with his friends. I think he might have had a hard time at first when I started going on dates with some of his friends (probably because they had no one else to go with) I enjoyed all the fun things we would do and all his friends that would come with us. This is why every girl needs a big brother, so she can flirt with all his friends. We would always go play volleyball at Barnes Park on the weekends. I always would ride with Chad in his car and listen to his awesome Spanish music. Chad is now almost done with Med School and has accomplished many things in life. Number one is getting married. We were worried with all his teasing who would be able to handle him. Thankfully a cute Russian girl came along! She keeps him in line. jk. They will soon have their first baby in two weeks, I am so excited! Chad will be a good dad, he really does care for people


I am thankful for my brother Scott. Scott and I used to fight a lot. I remember the day we became friends. He was fighting with my mom about a mission and ran downstairs all huffy and puffy. I had a wedding to go to and wanted to tell him to just stop arguing with mom and just do what he thinks is best for him. ( I knew he would come around) I went downstairs and asked if he wanted to go with me to a wedding. He was all raunchy until I told him he could stay home with mom and keep fighting or come with me to a wedding. He decided to go. We had a good discussion on the way there and finally he started to grow up LOL *he thinks I became cool, I told him it was him that changed, I always was.* That was March 12, 2005. I remember Scott would love to make funny faces in all of our wedding pictures! Just wait until you get married Scott. He also thought it would be funny to say " Jamie has Hemorrhoids" on my wedding video. The videographer must have thought that was so hilarious because he added it in! Like I said, Just wait until you get married. I remember at my brothers wedding, my dad dared Scott to go get in some wedding party's picture at the temple. I wonder to this day if they think " who the heck is that kid?" I enjoyed all our talks and that he would confide in me. I enjoyed meeting his dates. Scott is so fun to be around and is SO funny. He has a very quick wit and I enjoy being in his presence. He is almost done serving his mission in Florida and we can't wait for him to come home! I have many memories with Scott, but my favorite ones are the ones right before he left on his mission. I think Scott and I see eye to eye on a lot of things. When Kelli and Chad start yakking away on who knows more *remember ones a nurse the other in med school* Scott and I would turn and start talking to each other. I laugh thinking about the funny things he used to do. Scott is very smart at history and such a great guy! Can't wait for you to come home!

I am thankful for my little sister Erin! Erin is a very generous sister! She also shared a room with me! Erin has always been a very loving, outgoing person. I remember playing dress up and barbies with her. Now that we are older I love doing her hair and make up when she has a dance or play to go to. She is a very hard worker and my kids love her! If you ever want to hear some embarrassing stories, Erin is the person to go to! That girl has had her fair share of stories! One of my favorite stories was at my grandparents house on thanksgiving probably ten years ago. My grandma had spilt the whipping cream all over the floor and it splattered EVERYWHERE. It splattered all over the cupboards and ceiling. Everyone yelled, "ERIN!" when it spilt. Poor Erin it wasn't even her that did it. I will always remember taking Erin driving since my mom wouldn't. Let's just say thankfully she became a better driver then when I first took her. It was fun though, why go to Lagoon when all you needed to do was let Erin drive your car! jk. I am grateful for having a little sister!




I am thankful for my little brother Sean! Sean has a very big heart! He loves to play with my kids and is such a cute boy. I keep thinking of the little boys still as if they were 3 and 6. I remember when Ryan was born, we would be reading Scriptures and poor Sean would get mad and run out of the room. I see Austin had done the same thing when faith was born. I guess they got kicked out of their place! Sean is a funny guy and loves to share his stuff with me. He always asks me if I want some gum or candy. If I say no thanks, Ryan says he wants some, but Sean will say no. LOL He just wanted to share with me. He does what I tell him to and that is nice as well ! jk. My kids always want to talk to Sean and Ryan on the phone. He is a very generous guy and does so well with little kids. You are going to be a great dad one day Sean! I love his contagious laugh, I may not know why he is laughing but when I hear it, I start laughing too.

I am thankful for my little brother Ryan. Ryan was my little buddy. He was born when I was 14. I loved taking care of him. He would come to me and I liked to think of myself as his second mom. I remember going off to college and seeing his sad little face. He was not happy that I was leaving him. When I brought Trent home to meet the family, Ryan did not like that Trent was taking me away! Ryan is a very handy guy and likes to fix things. When my family has a problem, Trent always says to tell my mom to get Ryan on the phone, so Ryan can go fix it. He also loves the little kids, but he really does love to tease them like they are his siblings!



I also have an angel sister Chelsea. I am sad to think she wasn't able to grow up with us kids, but I look forward to the day when I can put my arms around her and enjoy her as my sister!