Our Dear Prophet

President Hinckely touched not only my own life immensely, but the lives of millions of people through his dedication and service to the Lord. He is my Hero. I love that man! His love for all radiated from his smile. Even being thousands of miles away, I felt his love. Every time I saw him during conference or read his words, the spirit testified to me that he truly is a prophet of God. His strength, sense of humor, humility, and testimony will be missed, but never forgotten.

I saw this picture on my friends blog and fell in love with it. Thanks Holly!

Let it Snow!

Yesterday we got our first snowfall since we've been back in Ohio. And, it was actually kind of fun. This January has turned out to be way more mild than last year, so it doesn't seem so bad. Last year it was below zero for weeks. I guess I shouldn't speak too soon though because I heard it is supposed to be like 15 degrees this weekend. YUCK! Anyways, I decided to be adventurous and take the kids out to play in the snow. Avery loved it and Andrew, well, hated every minute of it.

Happy Birthday Buddy Boy!!

Andrew turned 1 today!!! He is such a fun happy boy and makes me laugh on a daily basis. I don't know what I would do without him!!

Here are a few things he likes to do:
Chase the vacuum
Sweep the floor
play the piano
took his first steps on Christmas eve
loves to dance
loves to get his sister in trouble
loves to sleep by his mom
can say Mama, Da, Soda, Ball, Uh-oh (minus the uh)
Loves to play with balls and cars
loves to eat
go up and down the stairs
he can wave bye-bye
gives great loves
loves to make me laugh
loves to try on his sister's princess shoes
Happy 1st Birthday Drew!

We love you!

p.s. Did you notice the recurring them in all of his pictures? Ha! Mouth wide open. Silly boy!

Christmas Outfits

Here are a few snapshots of the kids in their Christmas outfits

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Sorry for all the pictures. Here are a few random ones from Christmas.

Drew in the overhead compartment on the airplane

Candy Cane lover
Santa brought Avery a Pink Sewing Machine!


Drew checking out his new monkey toy

Christmas at the Ingersoll's
Thanks for the hats Andrea and Austin!
We love Uncle Aaron

Thanks for taking care of me Grandma

Back to Life,Back to Reality

Well, after an AMAZING 5 week vacation, we are back in Ohio and my flip flops are back in the closet. sad. I haven't been very good at keeping my blog updated, so I have a lot of catching up to do. I know it is kind of late, but better late then never. SO, I'll start with Avery's cute Princess birthday party. She was so excited and talked about it for weeks. She wanted everything to be pink. She even picked out a strawberry cake and strawberry frosting (which I wasn't too excited about, but it ended up being pretty good!). We invited just a few friends and had them dress up in their princess dresses. They looked so cute!! It was a lot of fun! Happy 3rd Birthday Avery! I love you Sweetie!