Where have we been?

So, where have we been.  I have been getting pestered big time to post, and it is merely finding the time to post.  It seems my kids will not let me get anything done on the computer, so when they are sleeping I try to do it, but that is when cleaning, laundry, dishes, etc. come along.  So here is what is new with us.  We are officially Utahn's.  We had to register the van here, and every DMV is as ghetto as Las Vegas, except Rexburg.  We have been doing the same old life stuff-work, church, kids, yada, yada.  Ryan and I got called as ward missionaries, and we are excited about that.  We try to spend as much time outside as we can when it is warm.  We spend a lot of time on walks, bike rides, playing in the sand, and out on the slides and swings.  The kids, especially Ashton love being outside.  Here are some recent pics, and get ready for a ton of pics in the next few posts, we have been busy.

Ashton is getting such a fun personality.  He makes me laugh so much.  When you take out the camera, he squints his eyes, like he is saying cheese.  Here he is in one of his favorite places, the bath (he can even say bath).  He likes to roll over on his side, put his ear in the water and then turn over on his back and smile, no matter how deep the water is.  Even if he swallows water along the way he doesn't care.  He cracks me up!  He loves his daddy, and says da da everytime the phone rings, thinking it is him, I think it usually is too.

Here is Annika looking all cute in the car.  I think we were headed up the mountain for a picnic, sledding and playing in the snow.  Michelle told me that Kristin has been using foam rollers in Ryli's hair, so I have tried it a few times with Annika.  It takes a long time to put in, but it does turn out pretty good.  That is the only hope that Ryan and I's kids have of getting curly hair, doing it themselves that is.  Our kids will all have straight, brown hair, that is just our DNA.

I made this bag from a pattern I have had for years.  It took me one afternoon and I think it actually turned out pretty good.  Plus I did it by myself and with only one call to my mother-in-law and numerous looks through the sewing manual.  I was very proud of myself.  I think I am going to make it Annika's Sunday bag.  It seems the perfect size for a Book of Mormon and all that jazz.