The Armor of God

During Conference the kids colored pictures of CTR shields. They proceeded to make swords and everything else. I thought it would be a perfect oportunity to discuss putting the whole armor of God. We went all out for family home evening. Who knows if they got the concept, what matters is they had a whole bunch of fun!

Preschool Graduate!

Look who graduated from preschool. Connor is on his way to Kindergarten. He went to miss Tammy's for two years. I can't say he is excited for kindergarten, nor am I. He looks so cute in his favorite color ORANGE! He loved preschool, his best friends were Brooklynn, Avery, and Gunnar. We will miss you Miss Tammy, till next year when Ethan comes.

Dance Concert

My little Chickie had her annual dance recital. This years production was Toy Story, Chicky was an alien. She did such a great job. Before the concert Daddy told her just to have fun and smile. I have never seen her smile so much at one of her concerts.

Pine Wood Derby

The pinewood derby is an exciting event in our house, Daddy loves anything to do with racing. Daddy is so busy though, so he is always putting things till the last minute. Justin and daddy worked on Saturday Night till 1:00 a.m., yikes! Then on Monday they were up till 11:00 p.m., on a school night. But it was all worth it, Justin took first place at the race. Way to go Justin.

Easter

This year for Easter we decided to color eggs just our family. Usually we do it with my sisters, but now that there is ten kids it gets a little crazy. It was really fun doing it with just us. The kids had fun. I think Robert enjoys it more than the kids.

Little Miss Liberty

Emilee was in Choir this year. She and her best friends volunteered to do a duet, which is shocking because she is so shy. They sang a song about the Statue of Liberty. Needless to say I was one proud mama. She was so adorable.

Connor Turns 5

Holy cow my little tough guy turned five on March 30th. This was his first friend birthday party. We had a superhero party. We had a pinata, and pin the bat on batman. The spider cupcakes were a hit. I think Connor had lots of fun with his superhero friends.

Mildred Elizabeth Warren Taylor passed away on May 10, 2011. Grandma Milly was 99 years old. This picture was taken in November, she looks good for 99. My Grandma was such a compassionate person. She adopted five children. My grandmas stories about each child who was adopted fascinated me. My grandpa and grandma were foster parents she took care of so many and is such an inspirational person in my life. Grandma was in good health till pretty much the end. They told us on May 9, she would be going soon. My grandma told me she loved me this day. Robert gave her a beautiful blessing that night. She passed away peacefully the next day. It was a beautiful funeral. It was fun seeing my cousins I haven't seen in years. We love you Grandma Milly, and miss you so much.

This picture was taken in September. We have been talking about doing it for ten years. We got lost on the way to the pictures, and the sun was going down. We almost didn't get the picture, and I am sure it would have taken us another ten years to put it together. So thank goodness we found Aunt Marie.