Sunday, April 1, 2018

July 13, 2017 Nathan's 6th Birthday!!

Happy 6th Birthday Nathan!!! We sure love this boy!! Can't believe he is already a whopping 6 years old, where has the time gone!  We celebrated by having our cousins over and a super awesome star wars light saber cake, of course!!! The force has been strong within our family lately!! =D
 
We are just so thankful for Nathan, his thoughtfulness of others, looking out for those who may be struggling and trying his best to help them, even when no one is watching (like pushing kiddos on the swing who needed a push and their parents weren't around...or helping someone feel better after they've been hurt or are sad....), for his helpfulness with chores and helping mom make pancakes,  rolls or cookies, or chopping veggies/fruit in the kitchen, for his eager to learn and curious mind, his swift running feet, swift light saber moves and jabs and playful, energetic spirit, and loyalty to his family! He sure has a goofy side too, and loves to laugh.  He is a joy to have in our family! We sure love that handsome smile and that genuine smile! Happy Birthday bud!



 
Here are some of our favorite moments and memories ever since this cute boy joined our family 6 years ago:
 
 
What a happy day, our first baby boy!! He was a whopping 9 lbs 6 oz. and had a very gentle, sweet nature.  He was a super easy going baby, a great eater, and just a sweet piece of heaven to have in our family!

 
His birth was a real miracle...he had 2 knots in his cord, probably from doing flips early on in mom's tummy, but thankfully, we know he has a mission here on earth to fulfill because Mommy noticed at the end of this pregnancy, he definitely calmed down and was not as active as he was in the early trimesters....We've known families who have lost their babies because the little ones had a knot in their umbilical cords, and thankfully, Heavenly Father allowed our sweet Nathan to miraculously make it to our family safely! We love you Nathan!! What a blessing and tender mercy you are!


 
 
Sister holding sweet Nathan for the first time ever! My two first peas in a pod!


Yay! We were a family of four! Couldn't be happier this little bundle got here safe and sound!
Nathan Daniel
1 day old


Here are some highlights of Nathan's baby and toddler years! We love you sweet boy!


 







 
























 
You are such a ham and silly boy, but we are so glad you came to our family and for your thoughtfulness, kindness, hard-working spirit, and that handsome cheesy dimpled smile that lights up our lives!!  What a good sport he was about his birthday too, because we were only a month away from moving out of our house too and were in the middle of showings! What a whirlwind of a year, but with smiles like his and lots of heavenly help, we were able to make it through! Happy Birthday Nathan!


Saturday, December 2, 2017

June ARMOR UP Ralph Reunion 2017 DAY 4 Lake Beach Day

For the 4th day of our reunion, we headed to the Ray Roberts Lake Beach to get our awesome Armor Up t-shirts made by mom & Liz, take family pictures, cool off swimming in the water and taking rides out on the boat provided by Uncle Jon! Carli and Ben got up on the wakeboard, and most all the cousins got to tube!! Lots of smiles and sweet memories!! 
Juan and Jessica's Family, Hadlie (3) & Christian (1.5) :)


Austin & Elizabeth Family, Isaac (7), Andrew (6), Emeri (4), Oakley (2), Ezra (5 months) 


Jonathan &a Jenna Family, Katelyn (8), Nathan (5), Gracie (4), Joshua (1.5)





Funny Grandpa

Rebekah & Samuel (16)

Cory & Susan Family, Jarom (14), Josiah (10), Kimball (8)

Benjamin & Carli Family


Mom & Dad or Grandpa & Grandma!!




Michael & Sarah Family, Eric (2 months)



Heath Family blessing of Heidi day :) 


Our Whole Big Family 201$

June ARMOR UP Family Reunion DAY 3: Kid Mania & Whirlyball/Lasertag for the grown-ups! :)

After our intro day, bouncy house/water//variety show day, we spent the next morning at Kid Mania where the kids could run through levels or netted playspace, slides and mazes with the grown-ups, and we all played a few arcades....Daddy of course set the new basketball point records haha. Way to go Daddy! He is quite the fast, accurate and skilled Vball player.... so proud of you Sweety! 

The kiddos likes the motorcycle race games and the teenagers were pumped to play air hockey! 







After Kid Mania we went home and played some Minute-To-a Win-It Games put together by Ben and Carli. Oreo face, cup stacking races, bouncy ping pong balls on belts, balloon blowing cup races, m&m cup races, balloon up challenges and pie face! Lots of sillyness and memories!! 



























After some fun games and spike ball, the adults got to go play whirlyball in the evening and laser tag while Austin's sweet mom, Tammy, watched all the kiddos. It was fun being able to play a new game to most of us all, something very different, and laser tag was a bit too! Way to go Cory for the win and all the teamwork we all demonstrated, so much fun!