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My little brother James finally got his long awaited mission call. For those of you who need translation...he is going to be gone for 2 years serving the Lord for our church...spreading the word to those who are seeking. And we found out today where he will be for the next 2 years of his life! My whole family got together...except for Nick...and we watched as he opened the envelope. James...We will miss you!! (more than you know)



The soon to be Missionary!

I just thought I would throw this pic in...My sis with Drake...Keri you look HOT!

CONGRATS!!!

A special Congratulations to our good friends "THE OLSONS"!! There baby girl was born yesterday and we were so excited to meet her! She is darling and it will be so fun to have babies close together! We love you guys!

Lulu Mae...Drake's future wife!

The Proud Dad's...can you believe Drake was that small just 7 weeks ago???

What happened???

Ok so what's the deal...my Mr. Happy has turned into Mr. Cranky!! He was so sweet never crying and just chillin. He is sure breaking out of his shell. He loves to be fussy now. Don't get me wrong I still love 'em to pieces but come on I don't do well with crankiness! I sure hope this is just a short stage and Mr. Happy will soon join us again!

SHHHHH!...It's a Surprise!

Well for the last few weeks I have been keeping a secret from my good friend Shalyse! Megan and I decided to throw her a surprise baby shower! I am horrible about spilling the beans...but I did it! Today was the big shin dig and she was SURPRISED! We had a lot of fun and Shalyse got a lot of cute things! I love ya Shalyse...you always make me smile! I can't wait to meet the little babe...and better yet find out her name!

Time is flying by...

Wow Drake is a month old already! I can't believe how fast time is flying by! I am enjoying every minute of him...except when it is 2 am! He is a good baby...a little fussy at times but still sweet! He loves to be held and snuggled, which makes it difficult to get things done. But I am lovin it! He definitely doesn't lack love and attention...especially when you have Gavin and Gracie as siblings! Here are some hot off the press pics!

A little getaway...

Well we actually had our first family of 5 getaway...all in all it went pretty smoothly. We headed to the coast Friday night and had a great time!! It's always nice to have change of scenery. The weather was absolutely beautiful!! Too bad we never actually made it on the beach...Gracie was a little upset. Our beach is so deceiving...it looks so beautiful and inviting and then you actually get on the sand and the freeze your butt of with the wind chill! Oh well the ocean is still so beautiful to look at. We rented this cute little condo that overlooked the beach. Brian, Shalyse and Hallie joined us along with Tyler, Jen and Nolan! It was a PARTY!!!

The kiddos LOVED the pool! Me and Drake... we just relaxed!! Nick even got in too...this was our second time at the pool! This is chunky Drake...do you think his looks are changing??? My three kids

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

...to all the ones I LOVE!!