Amanda napping

It is fun to step back and look at your child especially when they are sleeping and see how cute and peaceful they are! Roy took a picture of Amanda yesterday taking a nap before church. Later on we checked on her and Roy asked if I thought our next baby would be just as cute. I told him "yeah I think so, we make cute kids!" :) Hopefully I didn't ginx us! hee hee

Ammon's Soccer Game

Here is a couple of photos of Ammon's soccer game this past Saturday! We were able to get an action shot of him headed for the soccer ball. Looks like a couple of boys fell down. It was a good game and Ammon's team won! Yahoo!

Also here is a picture of Roy, Amanda, Jessica, Alex (Jessica & Ammon's half-brother) and Ammon.

Ammon's 8th Birthday!

Well, Ammon turned 8 years old on September 14! Happy days! He no longer has to sit in a booster seat in the car. Since this is a big birthday where he will be getting baptized we got him a new suit and scriptures. Well, the next day when we were getting ready for church...he was the first to be in his new suit with his scriptures in hand. :) He will be baptized on October 11 in Herriman. We are so excited for him and it is hard to believe he is growing up so fast.

Oh the Good Old Drill Team Days!

Well the beginning of last week, I heard that Michelle Boyack, Drill Team Advisor for Spanish Fork High School, was trying to get all the Drill Team dancers together to have a reunion and perform at the Homecoming Football game the same week. Well the reunion was on Thursday and the performance was on Friday night! My first thought was it would be so fun to do and I wonder if I still have any coordination in me and oh yeah...I am six months pregnant!! Well after thinking about it for quite some time, a extra push of a co-worker and supportive husband, I decided to give it a shot.

I showed up at the reunion and looked around and didn't see anyone I recognized and then from a distance I saw my sister-in-law, Vickie (Roy's oldest sister). Man, I was soooo glad to see her! Then shortly after we broke up into groups to learn our routines. I went with the 90's group. It was reassuring all the other girls were in the same vote as me in learning these routines...except they were not pregnant, but I kept plugging along. Well as I was talking to the other girls in my group and I realized I knew their older sisters which made it even more fun. :) Afterward we had dinner and practiced as a group with the 80's, 90's, and 2000's. I had a blast!

Friday, we got together again and went through the routines again one last time and then performed at the Homecomming Football Half-time. I definitely have to say I have no regrets doing this and not wondering "what if". I had a wonderful time!

Above is a picture of me, a friend of Vickie's, Vickie (my sister-in-law), Michelle Boyack (drill advisor), and another friend of Vickie's. :) I had other pictures but the flash did not work so the pictures are all dark...what luck! :) I am hoping to get a 90's picture of our group emailed to me...we shall see.

Finally Know Gender of Baby

Well thanks to a friend in my ward, she was able to hook me up with her sister-in-law to give me a free ultrasound. So I went in on Friday night at 9 p.m. and tried to get a second guess on what we were having. I almost thought we were going to have the same problem as the last ultrasound because the baby was crossing its legs at the ankles. It would stretch but just keeping its ankles crossed. So after drinking 2 orange juice glasses the baby moved a little just in time to let us know what it was and then SHE crossed her ankles again. Yes, it is a little girl!! :) I am excited! I didn't think I would have two girls straight in a row. It will definitely be easier since we already have a bunch of girl stuff. :) Now we need to start thinking of names...fun fun.

August 9, 2008 Salem Days 5k Family Run

Roy, Jessica, Ammon and Amanda went to the Salem Days 5k race. I didn't go since I had only 1 1/2 hours of sleep with the long trip from Idaho (Brittany's wedding). But they seemed to have a wonderful time. Ammon came in 3rd place in his age division (6-7 year olds) and he even won a prize in the drawing!

My Niece Brittany's Wedding on 08/08/08

It is hard to believe my nieces and nephews are getting married, yet they were getting married before I did! :) I am just a late bloomer I guess. :) Here is a picture of my sister's (Marilyn) family, with the new bride and groom (Brittany & Tyler) at the Idaho Falls Temple. It was beautiful there!

I also got a chance to go back to Rexburg to BYU-Idaho. I haven't been back there for several years! So much has changed since I was there last, but yet the spirit is still there with many wonderful memories. The temple there is just beautiful!

Grandpa Richardson's Tractor - July 2008

We were hanging out at Grandpa Richardson's house on the 4th of July. Amanda and her cousin, Julia, were having a good time playing on Grandpa's tractor.

Jessica's 10th Birthday

We were able to have Jessica on her birthday this year. We were up in Tremonton for a Critchfield reunion earlier that day and then celebrated her birthday later that afternoon. It is hard to believe she is 10 already and going to 5th grade! She is a great student and is definitely a leader! She has been in a choir group at her school up in Herriman, Utah for the past couple of years. She loves Littlest Pet Shop toys & Polly Pockets.

Amanda's 2nd Birthday

We brought donuts to Amanda's Daycare (Iliana's home) to celebrate with Amanda and her friends on her birthday. Amanda was pretty excited to see us! Here are some pictures!