Blessing

We blessed Claire a last Sunday. We had a great day and were excited to be able to share the day with so many family members. Claire's dress was sewn by Adam's mom, and is beautiful.

The blanket that Claire is on was made by her Great Grandma Ruth. This is one of the grandmas that she is named after.

Christmas, Snowman, & New Years

We had a great Christmas in Nevada.

The girls in their Christmas dresses by our tree.

Claire with Great Grandpa McCrosky.

Daddy and Ellie's snowman. They had to wait a couple of days to build it because the snow would not pack. They had a ton of fun. Ellie would sit on one snowball while dad made another one.

New Year's Eve tradition finally being able to break ant the gingerbread house. Ellie was so excited. She was very patient all month only trying 1 or 2 m&m's.

2 months

Claire is now 2 months old, and growing so fast. I would have to say that my favorite moment was her first real smile. We were at my grandmas house on Christmas morning and she smiled at me. It was probably the best present that she could give me.

Dance Recital & Santa

Here are some pictures from Ellie's dance recital. Ellie's loves dance performance days, because she gets to wear colored lip gloss and blush. After the girls performance they got surprised with a visit from Santa.

The Girls with Santa. Claire was not a fan.

1 Month!!

On Wednesday Claire was 1 month old. It is hard to believe that we have had her for a whole month. Babies are such blessings as they remind us about what is important in life. It is hard not to think about where this sweet spirit was just a month ago, and all of the adjustments she has had to make.

Temple Square Lights

On Saturday we went to look at the lights.
Here are some of our favorite pictures,
that turned out.








Mast Family (Adam's Sister) ,Ellie & Maggie


Drew, Spencer, Formor,Maggie, Ellie

Thanksgiving Weelend!!!!

We started our the long weekend in Nevada where we spent Thanksgiving Day. We had a ton of fun just hanging out and playing the wii. On Friday we drove to Cedar Hills, Utah and spent the rest of the weekend there.
Grandma Linda and Grandpa Alan planned some fun activities for all of the kids.
They got to pin the hat on the Turkey.

Decorate Gingerbread cookies!

The finished cookies!!!

Some random pictures of our time at Grandma & Grandpa Petersen's.