Daniel's big day

We went to court with Daniel today, and yes, if you are thinking that the judge looks vaguely familiar, its because he is the same judge that we saw in October with Isaac. Always great to know that things are final, as far as the courts are concerned, but then again, it really doesn't change our relationship or how we do things. Besides, all the pomp and circumstance lasts for all of ten minutes!

This is our wonderful social worker, Morgan. We have gotten to know her, or should I say, that she has gotten to know us very well. We will miss seeing her every few months. She loved our boys.

Here is our lively family. Never a dull moment, or a calm picture.

(And just so you can relate to our crazy life, here is an inside look into our family....)

Isaac woke up this morning with a very gooey eye. Fearing that it was pink eye (yuck), I called the doctor. So running to the doctor became my new morning activity. I gathered our "court clothes" and made a mad dash for town. At this time I started to think I had over reacted and why was I doing this.

Isaac was diagnosed with pink eye and also double ear infections. Really? And here I thought I was over-reacting. After leaving the office I called to let Mat know what we found out. Because of time, we were in the process of figuring out who was going to pick up children from school and where we were going to meet up. Before those pertinent facts were decided, my phone battery died. Ugh!!!!! Do you ever wonder how we survived before cell phones? Amazingly enough, we met up, everyone changed into their "court clothes", with nothing forgotten and left at home, and we even made it to court on time.

At the end of a crazy day, I look back and laugh about all that goes on and what we survive. But I am so grateful for families and the many blessings that a loving Heavenly Father has given to me and to our family.

A touching poem

Just the Same

by Diana Lynn Lacey

Ensign April 2011

Sometimes-

God sends rain

Straight from the sky

To nourish the young flower

and it grows.

Sometimes-

God sends rain from the sky

To the mountaintops,

Then over hills and through valleys

Until it reaches the flower

and it grows, just the same.

Sometimes-

God sends a child

Straight from His realm

Into a mother's arms

and love grows.

Sometimes-

God sends a child

From heaven to another's arms,

Then over hills and through valleys

Until he reaches the arms of his mother

and love grows, just the same.

What's Up?

Someone added a hat to Daniel's head. It was several minutes before I noticed, and he didn't seem to mind at all. And yes, if you are thinking he is rather rolly polly, you would be correct. Six months younger than his brother, but as of today, only one pound seperates the happy and much loved brothers.

Isaac turns 1 year old!

Can you believe it? Time has sure flown by!

Having his first taste of Creamy.

Realizing that he doesn't like frozen sugary items.

Enjoying presents.

Loves the oversized ball.

Isaac's New Look

So for awhile we have been thinking of cutting Isaac's hair. We had thought that we might try and keep with tradition/culture and not cut his hair until he was a year old. We almost made it!

Here is a picture of it all matted up and rather bad looking....

Here is Isaac after his bath and his hair all combed out, notice the bald spots running down both sides of his head? Natural mohawk!

And finally his new look....

I have to admit that it has taken me about a week to adjust to his new look, but he looks so much better, and just look at that adorable face!

Washington DC Trip

Recently Joseph and I had the opportunity to visit Washington DC. We had a great time and were able to visit many sites. Joseph picked out most of the places that we went and had a great time. He had so much fun riding the subway, taking a taxi for the first time, staying in a hotel and visiting lots of historic sites. Here are a few of our pictures along the way.

We visited several Smithsonian Museums (did you know there are 19 museums?). This is the Museum of Natural History, by far Joseph's favorite, and his next favorite was the Postal Museum.

This is Arlington Cemetery. I have seen pictures, but this was incredible. Do you know that they still bury people here? Between 18-22 people a day. We even saw a black wagon with black matching horses with a coffin in the back. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and also the graves of President Kennedy and his wife and two children are located here. It was freezing cold but well worth the visit.

Now we come to the reason of why we came to DC. This is my little brother David and his beautiful wife Betsy. David has been back East for the last five months. He graduated from his training and my parents and my siblings all were able to attend his graduation.

He was voted by his classmates to talk at graduation. He gave an excellent talk and we are all very proud of him. Congratulations David, we are so glad that we were able to be there with you.

Look-a-like

Look closely at the hair ... what (in)famous celebrity does he resemble?

From Our Family Here on Earth

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First name Mister. Second name Period. Third name...T!

Eating habits

Issac has learned at an early age the importance of eating vegetables:

From Our Family Here on Earth

We all love a good apple pie, especially when our friend Sarah comes over to bake the pie (with the help of her assistants):

From Our Family Here on Earth