Family Pictures 2014

 So I found a great deal for family pictures at Christmas time and scheduled the pictures in March. I really wanted to have them taken at Red Butte Gardens but since they charge for a photographer to come we decided to have the pictures taken at Memory Grove in Downtown SLC.  The wind was terrible that morning and I almost cancelled the pictures but by afternoon it was only slightly breezy.  The photographer did an amazing job and I love how all the pictures turned out. Isaac 7.5 yrs old, Sarah 4 (almost 5) and Katie is 2yrs.

 Miss Katie kept strangling Isaac and Sarah but she thought it was hilarious!

 I can't get over how much Isaac has grown up.  He is such a great big brother and very sweet.

 This one is such a little poser!  She keeps us on our toes.  Such a pretty girl.

 Our little Katie is definitely growing up.  She is not a baby anymore.  She is really starting to talk and loves to do whatever Isaac and Sarah are doing.  She is so sweet.

 Sarah has the prettiest silver blue eyes.

Arizona

In February we took a road trip to Arizona for a vacation.  We stopped in Flagstaff to visit my cousin, Laurie and her family.  Of course we had a great time, but unfortunately I didn't take any pictures.  The kids played together all night and Sarah wore Leah out because after we left Leah took a 3 hour nap.  We had a delicious dinner with them and will have to stay and play longer next time!  After Flagstaff we headed down to Phoenix.  The kids all had a great time playing with all the cousins.  We got to meet baby Mitchell, Stephanie and Trevor's baby!  He is so cute - once again no pictures.  I finally remembered to grab my camera Sunday afternoon.  Bubbles are always a hit!

We headed to the Phoenix zoo for the afternoon.  It is such a nice zoo.  The kids had a great time looking at the animals and playing on the kids area.

Their neighborhood has a great little park so one evening we headed over to get some energy out.  Katie had a blast playing in the sand.

We had a great time and enjoyed our little vacation.  On Monday we packed up and drove all the way home.  We did stop in St. George for a break and the kids really enjoyed that playground!

Charity

So Miss Sarah was super brave and we cut 10" of hair off to donate to charity. She absolutely LOVES her new hair cut.  She has become even more spunky since she got it cut.  Love you Bear!

"Princess Sarah"

 

 So this little smarty pants started saying the Pledge of Allegiance  that she learned at school.  I was totally impressed.  I have a cute video but can't figure out how to upload it.  I will keep trying.

 

Also this past weekend she went to a princess party and had a lot of fun. She had her nails done, hair and make-up done.  So fun having girls!

Katie's birthday Part 2

 Since Gary had a conference for work we headed down to my parents to celebrate Katie's birthday.  I made her a caterpillar cupcake.  The kids thought it was great.  We were lucky to have my nieces over to celebrate too. 

 Katie and her balloons.

 Aunt Kelly found her the cutest baby doll that Sarah might have taken over.  Thank you for the cute outfit too.

Katie's 2nd Birthday

 Katie loves playing in Isaac's room and this is where I found her the other day.  She is too funny.

 I can't believe my baby girl is 2 already.  Time has gone by so quickly.  This little girl is such a sweetheart.  She is fun, loving, caring and so good.  She is a great listener and is always helpful in cleaning up the toys.  Katie's birthday was on a Thursday this year and unfortunately Gary had a podiatry conference in Park City so we had 2 celebrations for her.  These pictures are actually from the 2nd party and will post the other pictures later after getting them from my dad's camera.  So on Sunday Grandma and Grandpa Oaks came up to celebrate with us.  The kids just love it when they come over.  It was a fun time just relaxing and of course eating some birthday cake. 

 I  love this one of Grandpa and his girls.

The one of Grandma and Katie is super cute too!  Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl!  Mom and Dad sure love you.