Sadie's 7th Birthday

Sadie had been so excited for her birthday and I was so excited to help make it so special for her. Well, the day before her birthday I started feeling really sick and by that afternoon I knew for sure that I had the flu. I was right down in bed and didn't know what I was going to do about Sadie's birthday. Matt got home and took the kids to IF to his parents house for a party for her so that really helped. The morning came and I had been up all night with the flu and was so sick. So my dad drove down and picked Sadie and Connor up and from there on out I knew it would be the best day for her. They spoiled her. She was able to be with her cousins, aunts, and grandparents. I was so thankful and cried so much because of my gratitude. Then the next day I was able to go up and spend some time with her too. Thanks so much to everyone who made my angel's birthday a magical one!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Sophie's First Birthday

One Year Later...

I love you Sophie

You are truly an Angel here on Earth

Make a Smilebox slideshow

The Little Things

I love her little feet crossed

Seeing each other after 8 months

The little trouble makers

American Falls Reservoir

We had so much fun

Swimming

Admiring Sadie's ladybug

Having a blast with Aunt Whitney

Such sweet cousins

Catching a bug in the fridge

UH-OH

Getting ready to babysit

Sol-Rio

The "other" babysitter

Roasting marshmallows

Matt makes the best smores

Having a blast roasting marshmallows

Such darling cousins

Getting ready to give Sophie a blessing

She was so sick

So I realized that it is the "Little Things" that count. I was going through my pictures and realized how much fun it has been the past couple of weeks! We have been able to see Jess and her girls after 8 months. We have been able to spend any spare minute with Matt that we can, and my little Sophie got so sick that we ended up in the ER. So, even though it was scary I was able to spend some really good snuggling time with her. Doug drove all the way down to Pocatello to help give Sophie a blessing. I have loved spending time with my sister again and seeing our kids just have such a blast together! But, there are more pictures to come! Sophie and Sadie's birthdays!

Sadie's First Swim Meet

My little swimmer

She was against all boys ( and they were older )

I love her swim cap and goggles

Her AMAZING coach

Sadie had her first meet. I was really wondering how it would go because she had only been in lessons for about a month at the time. When we got there we noticed that she was in the "mixed 8 and under" group. So for most of her races she was against older boys. I was praying she wouldn't get just killed. She wasn't nervous at all and the instructors helping were showing them how the whistle vs. the buzzer works. It is so confusing. Her first race was the "free style" when the buzzer went off she didn't realized she needed to dive in until all of the other boys did. So, she was already behind, but sure enough, here she came and she won. Matt and I were so surprised! Then she did the "breath stroke". Same thing, she got in late, but ended up winning that one too. Her form was exactly on! Then she did the "backstroke". She would have won that one, but she kept on looking back so she wouldn't hit her head, so ended up taking 2nd. We were so proud of her effort and talent. I was so proud that she just tried her very best - you can't ask for more. My little sister Whitney was there to support and it meant the world to Sadie. After we were done she looked at Whit and said, "I couldn't have done it without you!"