It's "Officer" Rowley to You!

Luke has now OFFICIALLY graduated and ready to be hired! (let's hope its very soon that he gets hired because if he wanted a sugar mama he shouldn't have picked a teacher! :) ) He did a great job and loved every second of the academy! I do have to say that he does look pretty sexy in uniform! He made some great friends at the academy (Jared Loftus and Jake Butterfield) and does miss hanging out with them every night. Now he's stuck at home every night with me and the kids. I do try to keep him happy though! ;) The pictures aren't the best quality but you do get the idea. I'm so proud of him and his dedication and commitment to completing the academy at the top of his class. He did a great job and will make a marvelous police officer! I love you Luke and am proud to be your wife!
Let's all pray for the surrounding cities of Springville to open for hiring officers soon because Luke is getting restless!

Dinosaur Museum

Last weekend we went to Cabela's and the Dinosaur Museum with Matt, Camille, their kids (minus Mike) and my mom and dad. We had a great time. The kids loved all the dinosaurs but their favorite part was when they got to make their own islands in the sand and dig for dinosaur bones. We had a great time too. I made everyone smile for so many pictures and I love the one of Luke running away from the dinosaur... wait Luke aren't you supposed to be the protector since you are a big bad police officer now??? Oh well I guess we are all afraid of something. Jaida was extremely nervous of the shark so I had to get in the cousin picture just so she would be in it as well. We all had a great time!

Sledding with Cousins!

Every year we go sledding at Jolley's Ranch with the cousins. We have such a great time but you would think that my mom and sister Camille would learn from all their previous years of sledding together that they are NOT supposed to go down on the same sled with each other! The first time, my mom had her feet in the snow the entire way down so by the time they reached the bottom, they looked like snowwomen! This year Camille told her to not put her feet down NO MATTER WHAT so they went down and we were watching them and as they got to the end of the run they went up the wall that is supposed to stop you and bring you back down but they had such great momentum that they went UP and OVER the hill and landed in rocks by the creek on the other side. We were all so surprised and we kept thinking that they would just pop up but I guess they decided to lay there for a minute. My brother-in-law Matt started running down the hill to see if they were ok. (I say this because I've actually never seen him run since I've known him) ;) They ended up being fine, had a few bumps and bruises but we sure did have a good laugh once we figured out they were fine.

We all had a great time sledding. It was so much fun and Luke got some pretty great pictures of everyone. I especially LOVE the picture of Maddy and Jaida, its the look of pure excitement and enjoyment!

Jenna's 2nd Birthday!

I can't believe that my baby is now 2 years old! I feel like it was forever ago that I was pregnant but at the same time I feel like Jenna should still be a baby! She is so adorable and loved having a birthday party with her family, grandparents, and cousins! She was definitely spoiled. She received so many presents and also LOVED it when we all sang, "Happy Birthday" to her. She is one of my 3 miracle babies and we love her so much. She is full of life and is extremely smart and funny! She has been speaking full sentences since she was 13 months and even though she is tiny, she can keep up with her older siblings without any problems. We call her our, "Sweetly Rotten" girl because she is so sweet but boy can she be rotten when she wants to be. She is stubborn, head strong, knows what she wants, won't settle for anything but what she wants, gets into everything, eats crayons, colors on the walls, puts whole toilet paper rolls into the toilet, climbs onto the counters, ruins video tapes.... but she also tells you, "I love you very much", smiles, laughs, makes jokes, plays well with Jaida and Isaac, loves to be held, snuggles, and is just plain wonderful. We love you Jenna Sage! Thanks for letting us be your parents. :)

Christmas Fun!

Its been a really long time since I last posted so I'm going to be posting A LOT of stuff. It's amazing how fast time flies. Its been 2 months since my last post so we will start with Christmas. It was SO much fun this year. My kids were at perfect ages. Isaac woke up first and came into our room at about 4:30am. We made him wait but it was Luke who at 5:15am started to really bug me about getting up and going out to see what Santa left for everyone! :) I have to admit, we were all really spoiled this year.

Luke got a lot of gun gear since he's going to be a police officer. He also got a few clothes, games, and movies.

I was surprised by Santa with a VERY nice camera... a Canon Rebel. I was in desperate need of a new camera but I thought Santa was on a tight budget this year but I guess he found a way to surprise even me! :) I can't post a picture of the camera but it is way nice and I love taking pictures with it!

Isaac wanted a DS and was so happy when he received it. He also got several Pokemon cards, games, and a new Razor scooter.

Jaida wanted a play kitchen, dress-up clothes, and a tea set. She got all of them and was surprised with a robe that she loved!

Jenna got a princess castle, littlest pet shops, games, and a big wheel.
We had an awesome Christmas! :)

Girls Photo Shoot

A few Saturday's ago I decided to take pictures of Jaida, Jenna, and my niece Madison. They all love having their pictures taken and hanging out with each other so it was a perfect time to do it. They all loved the attention and we got some great pictures of them as well.




My two sweet girls. I love them so much.



All three girls. I love this picture too! What pretty girls.




Jaida is as full of life as she has ever been. I love her smile and she is my right hand girl. I can always count on her for a smile. Even if she gets mad, you just have to smile at her and she can't help but grin.



Madison is such a cute girl. Jaida and Jenna love having her come and play. She is so great to share her make up and nail polish with the girls and I love having her come down. She is turning into such an awesome young lady! :)



I LOVE this picture of Jenna. She is so cute and really keeps us smiling. She is by far my busiest kid but she sure can light up a room with her cute little personality!

Bear World!!!

We went to Bear World in Idaho over Labor Day weekend and had so much FUN!!! We stayed in Idaho Falls for 2 nights. We saw the sights of Idaho Falls like the falls and the temple. When we went to Bear World, the kids were so excited to see the bears. I recommend it to everyone. They have an amusement park that is dedicated to kids who are about 8 and younger. Isaac and Jaida were able to go on all the rides and loved every second of it! They also have a petting zoo where the kids were able to just walk around and pet deer, pigs, chickens, and goats. Jenna wasn't afraid of any of the bears we saw there and we even got pretty close to them on the curators tour where we got to feed the bears bread and doughnuts but when we were in the petting zoo, her entire body shook the whole time. She was freaked out by the goats!!!! It was so sad but funny at the same time! :)



Isaac loved this fawn! He spent so much time just sitting by her and letting the fawn lick his hand. It was so cute!


He was able to feed the deer.






We were able to ride in an open truck and feed the bears at the park. It was amazing to get so close to the bears (safely) and see them approach the truck and beg for food. We would throw the food and they would love to catch it in their mouths!







Jenna even got extremely nervous around this little fawn. She wanted to pet it so bad and would but then she would pull away quickly and want you to stand up with her as soon as possible. This surprised us since she is our most courageous child!


These 2 pictures of Jaida are so great! She loved being able to pet the animals and her smile just lights up the pictures! She is gorgeous!




Isaac took this picture of Luke and I. I look like I'm 6 months pregnant so I'm not completely thrilled at the angle of it but he actually is really good at taking pictures!


Our cute kids at the falls in Idaho.

Idaho Falls is actually a really pretty place. The falls are gorgeous and they have a running/biking trail that people can use to go all the way around it!

The temple is so pretty sitting right along the Snake River. The kids wanted to keep going there just so they could look at the temple. We had such a good time! :)