And Introducing.....

Autumn Rayne

Born at 3:09 PM MST on 12/16/2010. She is 6 lbs 8 oz, 19 inches, and a cutie (in my humble opinion)

Our little Christmas angel. The hospital provided the stocking and the little hat. :)

Mom and baby

Proud daddy

Baby's first bath. She didn't like it one bit. She fell right to sleep afterward.

Tired parents. She was induced at 9pm on 12/15 so 18 hours of labor.

Grandma (how weird to say) and my little angel. :) Mike was afraid of holding her... so we don't have pictures with Grandpa yet.

Happy Anniversary

For our 5th anniversary, Mike and I decided to head up to the mountains to Mueller State Park for a nice day. We stopped at the Donut Mill and enjoyed very good (and very filling) breakfast. Then it was off to enjoy nature and the changing aspens. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

The car ride up.


My wonderful husband. :)

Scenes from the park itself.

I just love the variety of colors on the trees this time of year.

When we were hiking along, we saw this stump - it looks like a bear from a distance. It looks like a bear in this photo. :)

The happy couple.

The hike and the scenery kept bringing to mind Robert Frost's poem - "The Road Not Taken". Although we were only on one trail.

There was a bird in this picture - he's hard to spot but he's toward the middle.

The grass hit by the sun looked like it was on fire while we were walking. It was really interesting.

This picture was really funny. I was trying to do a timed photo so we could be in it together (there were no other people around). Anyways, when I got back, the picture was of the trail. You can see Mike and me at the very back. :D

Here's one that turned out better in the same spot.

I love this picture of Mike. The backdrop was perfect for a photo.

Redbud

Mike and I decided a couple of months ago that we wanted to find a bigger place to live. We started getting things ready, landscaping the backyard, and looking and minor repairs. We figured it would be a few months before we really got serious. At least, that's what I thought until Mike decided we should tour a model home....

This is the plot of land we will have our house built on once we sell our home.



These are the floor plans for the house. Sorry they are sideways - they uploaded that way and I don't know how to change the orientation.

This is the front of the house. We chose a light tan/cream color with dark brown accents and stone. It should be really pretty. Now if we could just get our house on the market and sold....

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I'll post more pictures of our current home all packed up, repaired, and staged. :)

Where's Willow?

I bet you can't find the cat in this picture....

:)

Question of the Day

Can cats do math?

This one looked like she was trying to. :)

Maybe she was just trying to get my attention off of books.... :)

Breaking news! (sort of)

Most of you may have heard already, but Daniel and his girlfriend are going to make Mike and I grandparents! It's been a little shocking and doesn't seem quite real, but we are very excited for the newest addition to our family.

This is Daniel with his Toyota 4runner that he bought. I can't believe how much and how fast our kids have grown up. I feel a little cheated since I've only been a part of their life for 5 years. Time sure does fly though! Does anyone know how to slow it down? :)


This is Daniel and Arie (short for Arianna). She is due December 23rd and will be having a little girl. I'm having a hard time not buying a bunch of yarn and fabric to start making blankets and outfits.

Another picture of Daniel and Arie.

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For those of you who like to see what I'm creating, I've made a new blog. I did delete my other blog because I didn't know I could have two with the same info. :) Anyways, it's at http://craftiecreation.blogspot.com/. I hope you follow along on that one, too.

Congratulations, Graduates....

So there are two new graduates in our family. I finally completed my bachelor's degree this year, and will hopefully be able to start teaching in 2011 once I'm able to take my math content certification test.

Here I am with my advisor, professor and friend, Janyne.

Me and my dad. You can see the Apostle's Court in the background. This is where the graduate convocation took place. It was a really special time for me and my family. I had the opportunity to glorify God and make a personal and professional committment to Him. My speech was the verse from Ephesians 4:11-12.

Me and my mom.

This is Daniel's graduation. Mike and I are so proud of him. He has worked really hard the last couple of years to be able to get his high school diploma. His graduation was on June 18th.

This picture is from a slide show the school put together.

Mike's mom, dad, and children were able to attend my graduation dinner hosted by my college. We went to the Doubletree, and enjoyed a night of food, fun, and fellowship.

Mike and Daniel (and Mike's not looking at the camera again!) :)

Daniel and Shaelyn. They look so grown up!

This is the graduation party for Daniel and I. Many people from Mike's family and min were able to attend. It was a fun time eating, talking, and celebrating.

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Well, this is just a short post to get a little caught up. I will hopefully have more time to post again with all our events and pictures over the last 6 months.