Girls 1st B-Day!

So the girls turned 1 yr old on the 25th. We had their little celebration at my folks house on the 24th, (Thank You!) and didn't plan for it to be anything too big. We always try and make our kids birthdays a big deal and larger than life so look out for next year.

Faith didn't even want her cake, I gave her a taste and she made a gross face and dry heaved. She later tried to dump her cake onto the ground.

Hope loved every bit of her cake and ended up wearing it all over her face.

Charity would eat her cake but only if you fed it to her, other than that she just sat there.

They all needed a bath though at the end of the night. (We won't be showing the bathtub pics for fear that the all watching Walmart eye might be viewing). I've been very impressed with the girls' growth and development this year. Amber has been taking good care of them. I know all you guys out there think you got a good wife, but oh no, it takes a REAL woman to handle our little circus. I don't think anyone else could handle the burden that she has. She is a very special woman. I don't know how I got so lucky.

Heavenly Father has truly blessed our family. No major health issues this year with the girls.......In fact, I don't think we had ANY health problems with them other than a couple of breathing treatments for Hope.

The boys and I the other day flew kites out in the front yard. They liked it, until their arms got tired. I ended up flying both kites for awhile while they watched. They were talking to the kites as they were up in the air. Thomas was saying, "Hi Optimus Prime what are you doing" with a deeper voice response "I'm doing good, I'm really high in the air." It was comical. Ammon was the one who started it with his Bumblebee kite. So there they were flying and talking to their kites.

Charity is now climbing all the way up the stairs and sometimes disappears up there when we're not looking. She's pretty smart. Hope is still doing the military crawl but is lifting herself up onto her feet. Faith is usually playing by herself and is just ok with that.

We ate at Sushi Creek and had sushi, (yes Amber had sushi) for the first time. It was very tasty. We went with a fellow co-worker and his wife and had a great time. Amber wasn't to excited about the California Roll, but later we had the Big Foot Roll which is deep fried and had eel sauce on it. Yum Yum!


“Fourteen years ago the Lord took my wife beyond the veil. I love her with all my heart, but I have never complained because I know it was His will. I have never asked why but rather what is it that He wants me to learn from this experience. I believe that is a good way to face the unpleasant things in our lives, not complaining but thanking the Lord for the trust He places in us when He gives us the opportunity to overcome difficulties.”

Richard G. Scott, “Temple Worship: The Source of Strength and Power in Times of Need,” Ensign, May 2009, 45