Easter pictures

a quick family Easter picture just after church

Univ. of Utah gymnastics meet

Ken and Judi made it home!

WELCOME HOME!
John's mom and dad were serving a mission in Virginia. They were at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitor Center, and had a wonderful experience. After they visited some family, traveled and did some site seeing they finally made it to the Wasatch front to visit the 3 (out of 10) kids they have who live here. We all were so excited to see them! They got to meet Tyler and Jake for the first time. Jacob is Jim and Kara's second son. Welcome to the Roe family Baby Jacob!

Cousin Fun

Nan and Eric's oldest boy Richie got baptized in April. afterwards we went to their house for some food and visiting. Of course we found Rich and Matt outside playing hoops!
This other picture of Tyler looking at boompa is so cute, He's trying to figure out who this guy is.

All the cousins had fun at Dan's 3rd b-day party!

SPLAT!

The other day Matthew couldn't open the jar of salsa so he asked me to help....Well, as you can see i got it opened! When The lid came off it exploded. It was everywhere!! When the big glob hit Matthew you should have seen his face. At first he was a little shocked and didn't quite know what to think. 2 seconds later we were both laughing. I have not laughed that hard in a long time!! I at first just couldn't believe it... I thought whhhhyyyyyy! Seriously at first I was way ticked, but then I thought whatever.... It'll clean up. Neither one of us could move much because it was all over the floor. John then walked in and took one look and said, "where's the camera?!" Perfect timing huh! Matthew your such a good sport for holding this position!!

McKay's Wish

We did it! On Friday April 4th we as a family helped McKay make his wish....
he wished for:

FLORIDA DISNEY WORLD TRIP !!!

I can honestly say that this was a very hard decision. You only get one wish I we didn't want to blow it. So we thought long and hard about this. Two nights before the big day I was telling my mother what a hard thing this was, do we wish for a year supply of pediasure..... central air for the house.....what? Then she said these words that were exactly what I needed to hear. "This is not the time to be practical!" "This is your wish upon a star moment". So that's exactly what we did. When we told the kids what we were going to wish for I don't think I've ever seen them so excited before. It was a very fun moment for john and I to tell them such a fun thing. We've never done anything like this before as a family. We've stayed at g-ma and g-pa's houses, vegas with john's sister, Panguitch with John's grandparents and yes we've stayed in a hotel a couple of times here and there for EFY. But as far as a fun family vacation- relaxing- we have never done yet... So basically we are all very excited. We all need a much needed break from the 24-7 mothering/housecleaning ect... and John's Phd, a break from doctor visits, and a relief from the worry of the day to day routine of what we do daily. I'm not sure I'm expressing my feelings very well... but the whole Idea with 'make a wish' is that it gives families hope... and something fun to look forward to. They try to relieve the stress. Well, it's working! I'll post some pictures and tell you more about that night sometime soon....I just want to say.... wow! Is this really happening. We are feeling so grateful and blessed!

4 going on 16!

Neighborhood girls
Rylee Webster Ali Hinrichs and Hannah
Watch out... these girls are crazy drivers!!
All three of them have a vehicle of their own but today they were driving Rylee's. Hannah got a Barbie jeep for her birthday- which she loves. My friend DeLonne found it at the DI for 35$ Sweet find huh!

Tyler Kenneth - 7 Months

OUR LITTLE TIGER IS
7 MONTHS OLD!!

He does great sleeping through the night
He eats at least 2 bowls of rice cereal every day
love it when he sticks his little tongue out
He loves to play with his toes
He melts your heart when he smiles at you
He has the cutest little laugh
sits up like a pro now
loves to be entertained by big brother and sister

We love you little buddy so much!!

St. Patrick's Day - Easter play group

As you can tell by all the green shirts it's St. Patrick's Day. A bunch of neighbors and ward friends came over for a pot luck luncheon and easter egg hunt. We were packed in this little house so it was a little crazy but way fun. I think we all needed it! Spring was in the air and it was time to get out and do something. It was a perfect day for an egg hunt outside so that worked out great. kids playing in the yard while mom's were eating and chatting- perfect. Hannah loved having her friends over and was especially excited to look for eggs. Each mom brought 4 eggs for each kid they were bringing that would be participating. And yes...... Hannah's basket that day was her Halloween bucket. I couldn't find her basket that day, at least it's cute and pink! the funniest part is when I finally caught up to her after the hunt started I counted how many eggs she had- 8 eggs!! I reminded her that she was only to find 4. we quickly scattered the extra in the grass, lets just say she was on a roll!

G-ma Leah's b-day pictures

We treated Grandma to a family dinner at El Sol.
I think she enjoyed the night very much.

Exciting News

We have some exciting news to share.....
We got a phone call from- MAKE A WISH fOUNDATION! Saying that McKay, along with his family has been excepted

to make a wish!

Right now we are at the stage of deciding what to wish for. It can be a wish for him. It can also be a wish that the whole family would benefit from. Back in the day the rule was the child had to voice his own wish. Well, rules have changed.... so now the family can do the wishing for the child. So who knows what we'll do! We really are excited about all this and actually can't quite believe it! Let me know if you have any idea's- I love to hear other people's Make a Wish Stories.

Little Dancer

Dancing day is a favorite for Hannah. She gets all her dancing clothes out and gets her dance bag all ready. She dances at Excel Dance....actually we both do. They are so great. I'm so impressed with what they do. This was the first time that I wasn't teaching my own child dance lessons, so it felt a little weird at first. I keep telling myself that some day I will do that again, but now is not the time! After some research I decided to go with Excel. I am so glad we did....The teachers here are so creative and good with the little one's. In fact... in class there's never a dull moment. They are constantly dancing! I highly recommend these guys so if your looking for a dance company- try Excel Dance. Right now she dances once a week, and I go 3 times a month. (It's a great stress reliever! You should try it!!!)

Happy Birthday Grandma Leah

Today grandma Leah turned 86. She is what we call a "recycled teenager"! We have a hard time slowing her down sometimes, she never stops. I am so grateful for her love and example. She has taught me so much. If I ever have questions about sewing, gardening, cooking, or whatever.... She can always help. One thing I love about her is how she loves to serve. Today when I talked to her she told me how working in the temple went today and was just getting ready to do her visiting teaching. She is always so happy and positive no matter how tough life can get. All the grandkids just love her to death. You will often see her get right down on the floor to play with them. The last time we were at her house Hannah was playing with the farm animals with grandma by her side. On Matthew's 9 b-day last Oct. McKay was laying on his cot in the family room where the rest of us were, watching Matthew open up his presents when all of a sudden Leah decides to sit on the floor right next to him. It was so sweet. She just can't get close enough! She always tell john and I that if she could hold him... she would. I think she misses those days! This picture here is our 4 generation picture. I truly do love these three people who are in this picture with me. They are part of who I am. I don't know what I would do without them. I am so glad you are my grandma. Thanks for being you.... We love you! Hope you had a great birthday!

Ward Adventures

Saturday Feb. 23 The activities committee and I put on our Ward Family Dance. It turned out to be way fun! Last year we did a couples dance, but this year we thought it would be fun to bring the whole family.

We had a great turn out for the dance. At one time I counted over 100 people. some people really got into it. You just never know what can happen at a ward dance! I think John really surprised the new members of the ward, they had no clue that he could dance like that!! Our ward was reorganized just a while back so it was good to have a casual night getting to know everybody. Highlights of the night were: Teaching the EFY Baha Line Dance, Electric Slide, Dancing with my Honey, and Watching Matthew and Hannah Dance. Jane Bradbury, the bishops wife held Tyler practically the whole night so we could dance, and little McKay sat by them for the night. He was very comfortable sitting there listening to the music. I think he liked it!


Victor Siufanua was the DJ for the night. He is so great! His wife is on my committee so we usually put them to work at every ward party we have. This family really knows how to throw a great dance party! These are a couple pictures of our Bishopric, Bro. Larsen, Bishop Bradbury, and Bro. Jensen. The other pict. is When Bro. Siufanua had the bishoprics wifes join them for a special song that was dedicated to them. Dayna, Ashley, and Jane. It was a great night!
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Feb. 27th Pine Wood Derby
Matthew made such an awesome car!

Tyler Kenneth- 6 months

Happy Half Birthday little buddy!

Love you!

February 28th 2008

Look who's growing up! I can't believe that
he's already 6 months old. It feels like it was just yesterday that I had him. It's so fun to have a baby in the house! He is such a sweetie! Tyler loves to jump. This is one of his favorite things to do every day. It's so funny to watch him in the jumper, he really gets into it. talk about gettin some good air! before we know it he'll be jumping out of this thing!!