Chile

We are praying for the people in Chile and waiting to hear from several friends. The earthquake hit where Brian served his mission and even I have walked some of those streets we are seeing on the news when he took me down there. We heard from one who was right in the epicenter the day before the earthquake. Luckily, he is ok. We are just waiting to hear from the others.

Shelby

So my little Shelby is my angel and has grown up so much these past few weeks. Here are some pictures of her. Still just as bald as ever. Makes her look younger than she actually is.

She doesn't walk yet but likes to show off when she stands up.

She thinks she is big enough to play games on the ipod and will fight the other girls for a turn.

She saw me pull out my camera, she looked at kenni posing, then gave me the biggest cheesiest smile.
Likes hanging out in Grandma's fireplace.
Eating a piece of her VERY BELATED birthday cake. Apparantly she wasn't too impressed. Notice cake flying out of her hand to the floor?

Us Girls

Just Goofin' Around

Happy Birthday Brian!

Brian turned 33 last Sunday! He requested chicken tacos and raisin cream pie. (we weren't able to fit 33 candles on). We had a nice relaxing afternoon taking the girls and Phoebe for a walk. That morning we both had to give talks in Sacrament meeting. I got him a new Garmin running watch like Casey has. Next weekend we get to go to Las Vegas to see George Strait and Reba. YEA!!! Kim and Mom and Christian are all going to Cali to see Kori in an Opera so Dad gets to babysit for us:)

Ideas?

I want a new title for my blog. Any suggestions?

Please be patient

I am in the process of redoing my blog so be patient while there are little problems here and there.

Class

Now I can finish my postings. I got distracted yesterday. So Kim and I took our photography workshop Saturday and it was sooo great! I loved it and we learned so much and now my brain is overwhelmed and now that I actually know what things on my camera are for, I just need a ton of practice. We had a great time. It was at Gardner Village with Highlite Photography.
It was so fun and here are just a few pics of Kim I took while I was trying to figure out a few settings on my camera.

Here is some practice of depth of field.

Ice Skating

Friday the girls had school off so Brian tended Shelby and I took the others ice skating for their very first time. I was a bit nervous wondering how I was going to be able to help all three but when we got there we learned they had the walker type things to help them learn. It was great! Rian used it for about the first half hour then she ditched it and started going on her own. Kenni kind of switched back and forth and Graci kept it the whole time but was flying around the rink like a pro. They were all so fun to watch and they all got really fast and good for their very first time. We can't wait to go again. I just had my phone for pictures so they aren't too clear.

Phoebe

Finally after 3 different trys, I got Phoebe bred! If it worked she is due on March 6th. I was so excited and hope to get a big litter. We bred her to a big black dog that I fell in love with. I hope we get one just like him.(they are Standard Poodles) I am going to get her groomed up nice and take some great pictures of her. The picture below is NOT Phoebe, however she looks exactly like that. With the exception of the tie and hat of course. I took this picture at my awesome photography class last yesterday because it looked so much like Phoebe.

Shelby

I have neglected to write about my Shelby girl's birthday. She turned 1 on December 22nd! Where did my baby go? I also feel really bad because we didn't really celebrate it too much. In fact, she hasn't even gotten a cake yet. We were so busy trying to get ready to move that we postponed it and it still hasn't happened yet. This week I promise myself we will celebrate it. Anyway she is all of a sudden getting so grown up and is getting really smart. She loves to clap, and she squeels at you then sticks out her lips when she is mad. It is so funny. She loves her baby doll and Chloe. We take Chloe with us in the car a lot and she climbs up on Shelby on her carseat and she loves that. Sometimes she gets her in a headlock and won't let go, or grabs a leg or her tail but Chloe keeps going back to her so I guess she doesn't mind too much. I love her so much and cherish every moment with her.