The best 8 years ever!

It is so crazy how time flies! Kenny and I have been married for eight wonderful years! Kenny is truly the man of my dreams and I love him so much.

This is by far our favorite wedding picture. This was
taken in one shot without any aid from Photoshop.

Month in Review

I realized that it has been almost a month since I last posted and a lot has happened since then.

Lydia and Rachel graduated from preschool

We continue to have three excellent helpers who insist that we
do everything for Hyrum under their constant supervision.

Kenny ran in the Ogden half marathon with his siblings
and their spouses. He did a great job and I'm really proud of him.

Lydia and Rachel learned how to ride a two-wheel bike
without training wheels. All three of the girls wish that
they could ride their bikes all day long!

We took Hyrum to church for the first time and I
couldn't resist posting this picture of him with his
handsome Dad and their stellar smiles!

Did I say smiles? No parent can resist trying
to catch those first smiles on camera!

Hyrum's blessing day was on Sunday. In our church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), babies names are recorded on the records of the Church and they also receive a special blessing by the power of the priesthood.

He looked so handsome!

Our family of six!

Happy Birthday Charity!

I can't believe that Charity just turned 3 years old! She had a great birthday and really loved all the extra attention. During the day she kept asking, "Is is still my birthday?" and was thrilled that her birthday lasted all day long. We love her and are so grateful she's part of our family.

Here she is as a baby....she's sure grown up a lot!

Her new Cinderella glass slippers were a hit!

As for other happenings, Lydia and Rachel just had their first ballet recital. They did a great job and smiled so well while they were on stage. It was such a joy to watch them.





Hyrum is still growing really well. The girls are such good helpers and always want to be around him. The picture below shows what can happen when a little boy joins a family with all sisters....while he was sleeping his sisters tried some doll clothes on him- complete with pink purse and shoes!

Our little boy

Life has changed a lot in the past few days! We are so happy to have little Hyrum join our family. Lydia, Rachel, and Charity really seem to enjoy their role as big sister and they are great helpers. We are so grateful that Hyrum was born healthy. He is a sweet little boy.

Introducing.....

Hyrum Dale Reese

More info to come soon!

Baby Animal Days

We were able to take the girls to Baby Animal Days at a local historical farm. They loved it! We took Lydia and Rachel back when they were two years old but hadn't been able to go again since we were living in Virginia. Kenny and I had a chuckle about how so many city slickers (such as us) were willing to pay money to pet some farm animals. It was worth it though...we all had a great time!

Happy Easter!

Charity

Lydia

Rachel