Our little Lilly laughing

This is just a little video Grandpa "O" got over the weekend of our little darling goofing around with her Mom so I thought I'd put it up for all to enjoy. She's getting so big!!

Playin in the rain

So we've had lots of rain this past month and a few days ago while I was driving home from work I found this raggedy-looking group of rain drenched children playing in the gutter and all the puddles where the water was pooling. Of course it was my rain drenched children and their beautiful mother who decided it was a good afternoon to have an adventure in the rain, so I did what any dad would do and quickly grabbed the camera. The kids had a blast and I gotta say that sometimes there's nothing better than just playing in the rain.

"Choo-Choo!!! All aboard the gutter rain-train."

Jake just kept wanting to suck on Bry's rain soaked feet. Just building up the immune system right????

Our three little gutter rats just loving life

This seems like a good time for a family picture right??

Bryant trying to teach Jake to be a "rain ninja"

"This is the best day ever"

My two little rain angels

The three kids forced to huddle together to avoid hypothermia....or maybe they just love each other

Baptisms and Blessings

So with our two lovely daughters birthdays being 5 days apart, yet still having an 8 year age difference, we were lucky enough to be able to schedule both Brooke's baptism and confirmation and Lilly's blessing on the same weekend. This also worked out picture-wise as Shan was able to coordinate matching blessing and baptism dresses so we could take adorable photographs with our girls:-)
The Griffeths and O'Bryants were on hand with Grant and Grandpa "O" giving talks at the baptism and all the moms and kids singing Brooke's favorite primary song, "When I am Baptized". The baptism and blessing were very special for all involved and we feel so blessed to live in time when the true church of Christ has been restored to the earth along with the divine priesthood authority to correctly perform these ordinances . It was such a special experience for everyone involved and we are all very proud of Brooke and her decision to be baptized.

A little "Cousin"-raderie

Anxiously awaiting to start

"So this is what it's like to be reverent."

A little pre-baptism love

Most kids would want sweets for something like this. Brooke's main request: Green peppers and ranch

"HA-HA!! Reverent time is over!!!"

Happy family pictures on the big day!!

Our two little angels. Straight out of Heaven

Here's Lilly making Grandpa "O" laugh.

Brooke setting another good example for us to follow

"Panda"-monium: Brooke's 8th birthday

Brooke's 8th birthday brought plenty of reasons to celebrate and not just because of her choice to be baptized. Turning 8 in our house also means Brooke is now allowed to have slumber parties which Brooke promptly took advantage of by having a slumber birthday with 3 of her closest friends. She couldn't really decided what theme she wanted between Pandas, or Princesses, or Star Wars so she decided to combine all three and have a "Panda Princess Leia" party. Brooke had all the party details planned out with me getting to test out my face painting abilities and Shan making a feast sweet enough for our Panda Princess. The girls got to make their own pizzas as well as pillowcases and Brooke even got her wish of throwing a whipped cream pie in her Daddy's face. The girls then all snuggled in on the couch for a night of movies. Needless to say, I never knew how exhausting throwing a slumber party can be for the parents but we all had lots of fun making lifelong memories!!

 

Jakie trying to force the Giant Panda into a submission

Even Bry didn't want to be left out of the panda fun

Shan was 5 days away from delivery and still managed an awesome party. Super Mom!!!!!

Brooke and Bry demonstrating their"Panda"-tude

"Just wait till they see what I've got planned for next year!!"