Zariah!

It's hard to believe that Zariah is already 5 years old. I know it's said all the time, but it really does seem like yesterday I held her in my arms for the first time. She has brought so much joy into my life and I am the most blessed person in the world to be able to call her mine. Everyday I learn from her, and am amazed be her spirit and her brilliance. Everyone that meets her knows she is a very special girl.

Here are a few things that Zariah has done this year: Before the year started she was already writing her name, Mom, Dad, Maleah, and Anoni, now she is reading most words and can write anything! She started preschool in September and her teachers say she is more like a teachers assistant than a student. She can write the names of all the kids in her class, and read some of the more simple books to her classmates. We are so proud of our Zariah!!

4th of July!

Classic...Zariah and Grandpa..she LOVES her Grandpa!! We got to go to the parade with mom and dad, Drew, Rebecca and family, and Derk and Hillary and family...It was so fun!

A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

Fun with cousins!

Anoni was SOOOOO excited to finally play with Dallin! She wouldn't leave him alone!

Anoni's 1st Birthday!!

I can't believe my sweet little Anoni is already 1 year old!



Anoni in her rainbow birthday girl outfit!





Care Bear masks!

The cute belly badge cupcakes grandma made...they looked great!


Our happy birthday girl!

awesome balloon banner (thanks Rebecca for the idea!)

It was a great day a wonderful celebration of My baby's first year! We were so lucky to be able to have my mom, derk and Hillary's family, and so many of our friends there...we are lucky to have so many great people in our lives and greatful that they share in our happy moments!

Anoni Walking!

About the same time Zariah was playing soccer....Anoni learned to walk, most of the time with a ball in her hands which made Kevan happy! I was a little nervous about having her walking all over the place (and getting bumps and bruises and so on) but she was actually a very coordinated beginner!

Grandma and Grandpa Great

The best thing about living in Pocatello is that we are only 2 hours away from Salt lake city, and my awesome grandparents! The girls have had so much fun going down to see "Grandma and Grandpa Great" and so have Kevan and I! We are so lucky to live close to them, especially since I have lived so far away from them for most of my life.
Zariah and Maleah snuggling up to Grandpa for a bedtime story.

Grandma Great is about the only person that can get Maleah to snuggle her no matter what (Maleah is a bit of a momma's girl!). If she's hurt or sad or tired, Grandma Great is always ready to snuggle, and so is she!

Our Soccer Star

In the spring of this year we decided that it was time to introduce Zariah to the world of competitive sports...she was so cute playing soccer! She did a great job and we had a fun time watching her play
Sisters spectators! This is also where Anoni learned how to say "Riah" mostly because I was yelling at her every other play...who knew I would get so into 4 year old soccer games!!!

Zariah getting physical!

Did I mention there was a lot of excitement?!

priceless...and it was SOOOOOO cold outside!! We were proud of our soccer star!

Anoni Learned how to point and to wave! She is such a little cutie!

Random Cute pics!

Zariah's 4th Birthday!

I can't believe that it's been 4 years already! Zariah has grown up way to fast! She is such a great child. She has brought so much laughter and happiness to us. She wins the heart of everyone that she meets and is the most caring, kind, loving 4 year old I have ever met. She is so smart, I can't go a day without being amazed by this girl!!

Zariah with some of her presents..she got SOOO spoiled, but she deserved it.

Girlies

So I'm behind on updates (as always). I wish that I had posted sooner becuase my computer crashed and it had all of my photos and videos saved on it. Still, I do have some good photos to share, and maybe some good stories too!

These girlies just love the snow (but mostly just snowball fights!!)

Maleah was so great and quietly coloring in her room, I went in and saw that she was still coloring in her sleep!! She is so sweet!!

Best Friends!

Anoni has been so much fun. I just looked at her pictures from when she was a newborn and just about cried. She has grown up so fast and is now crawling and in so independent. She has her front bottom teeth in, so that HUGE gummy smile is now a HUGE toothy smile. She laughs just about everyother minute, and always makes us smile. She is my little angel, and is always a reminder of love and happiness in our lives!