Blug.

That's a hybrid:  Blah and ugh.

Bang Bang!!

Mike, Debbie and I went to Range Masters to try out a Glock G22 .40 mm semi-automatic.  Doesn't it just sound bad?!  Here are some sweet shots Mike took with my phone.  Sorry they're so small. And listen here kids...

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!

Mike and Deb...  The Gun Slingers

mmmm...  Nice goggles, chic.

Look at the concentration!!

Wish I'd taken a "kill shot" --  Thank you, Steve Carell!

(Date Night!  Anyone?  Anyone??)

Not bad for a newbie, eh?!

Please don't judge me because its a lady.

Picture her with an oozy or something...

Deer Creek

The kids are always asking if we can take a drive up the canyon (mostly because they hope we can gets shakes in Heber!), so when Matthew got home from school we took a little drive. It was absolutely gorgeous today, about 68 degrees when we left!

By the time we got to Deer Creek, Ava was begging to "See water! See water!!" so we drove into one of the little parks and got out for some pictures. The boys took turns seeing if they throw rocks into the lake, contrary to the wishes of their mother... But then, I think that's what boys are for! :) Ava kept trying to climb down the hill to "see da water," which in her mind means touch it! Luckily she didn't go tumbling...

Enjoy some pics from our adventure!

Love the look on Sissy's face! :)

Took a little coaxing to get him to agree to this shot!

Thanks for taking the picture, Nacho... Great job!

How did she get this big so fast?!

How lucky are we to live somewhere so amazing?

The monkeys...  Nice pose, Noah!

Thanks Photographer Isaac! :)  LOVE YOU!

Santa...??

Little Missy loves to be a big girl. She loves to drink Propel straight from the bottle, but I do my best to put it in a sippy for her because, well, she's LITTLE!! :) Best efforts aside, one of her darling brothers left his Propel somewhere in reach... You know, top of the fridge, on the roof, dangling from the ceiling... this sweet girl can climb pretty much anywhere! But I digress... She got ahold of one of their bottles, hid in her toys, opened the bottle and promptly spilled it all over herself and her stuffed animals! And I mean everywhere!! Her onesie was wet from top to bottom, FRONT AND BACK, and her pants were about the same. Stinker! So I put her in the bath, which may have been her plot all along - she adores the tub!

Anyway, she always gets bubbles and loves to play around for as long as I'll let her. (Wow, this is a long way to go to get to the Santa part!!) She said I should sit (on the commode) and stay "wif" her, how could I refuse?! So I sat and she played. I watched her splash around and then very pointedly gather a bunch of bubbles and stick them on her face. (Weird... what is she doing?!) "Look, Mom! SANTA!" she says with THE biggest smile ever!! She just thought she was the most clever little thing! So after I stopped giggling, I told her to wait while I got the camera and I would take a picture. Well in the 2.2 seconds it takes to walk from the bathroom to my room, the bubbles were gone. But she agreed to put them back so I could capture the moment, and I did. Immediately after the flash went off, she demanded to "See, Mom! See!!" So I let her look at herself in the camera and she just tilted her sweet little head and said in the most soft, lilting voice her one year old heart could muster, "Awwww, so tute!"

Life is good.

Scarlett Ann Leavitt

My sweet brother Josh and his amazing wife Brittney had their first baby yesterday. Scarlett Ann joined the family at 6:00 pm weighing in at 8 pounds 6 ounces, 20 inches long with lots of long, dark hair. She's absolutely beautiful! Congratulations J & B!!! We love you all!

Miss Ava

Could she be more sweet? I adore her!!

Nacho

The photographer asked him to put his hands in his pockets, but not to let the pockets swallow his thumbs. Hence the thumb sticking straight out! :)