Family time

My Brother Brady and his wife, Taisja had little Eden a few months ago. They came to Salt lake this past week to visit and bless their cute baby. It was so fun to meet her and play with Brady and Taisja. Here is my kids and baby Eden!
Visiting City Center shopping area in downtown Salt Lake the first weekend it opened! It was very cool but sooooo crowded! It looked very LA ish! With lots of great shops. We will have to go again when the novelty wears off. Here is Bryndy with the girls with the SL Temple in the background.
My dad and Jeff
My brother Brady and his darling daughter Eden visiting from San Fransisco.
The Disney had the biggest crowd with about a 15- 20 line out side the door to get in.

Ellie watching Rapunzel in the "Magic Mirror"
It is My cute sister Bryndy's first year teaching Second grade in Sandy. She is such an amazing teacher! Jocelyn loves to help her correct papers and get her lesson plans ready. We had a day off that Bryndy did not have and Jocelyn wanted to go see her classroom and help her out.
Bryndy and James. (almost 2!!! Crazy! love that boy!)
Caden and James trying to help
Jocelyn and Aunt Bryndy
Saint Patrick's day funny face painting with Ashlyn

Jocelyn has been working hard on...

her BACKHANDSPRiNG!!!

Way to go JOCEY!

It is begining to look a lot like Spring so...

I better post up my last Winter Pictures.

Our last big snow storm in February sometime.

Here the kids and Jeff had fun sledding down the side of our house.

Jeff and Caden
Ellie
Jocelyn
James
the snowman
Celebrating Ellie's Half Birthday at school
On Presidents day we went to the new Natural History Museum by the U of U. We went with Grandma Karen and Aunt Laura and her kids. It was really cool and the kids had a fun time.
Caden and cousin Joshua
Jocelyn, Ashlyn, Joshua and Ellie
Bring on Spring the sunshine and lots of playing outside!

Dance and B-ball

Here are some older pictures i got off my phone.

Out to dinner celebrating my dad's Birthday! love you dad!
At my youngest sister Makenzie's drill Showcase at Brighton! She is so Awesome. It has been so fun to be back in Utah to watch her performances and competitions. ( We missed a lot of them the last 6 years) Go Accadians! James with Popsy
love this one..

Will Pedersen and CadenEnd of Basketball season came. Caden and Ellie improved a LOT! still much to learn. Here are there awards. I happened to be filming when Ellie made a shot. Sorry Caden i missed your baskets on video, (hopefully next year i will do better)

Valentine's Dates.....

Valentines was great this year. Jeff and I got to celebrate it 3 times. Jeff had these beautiful flowers delivered and I made dinner on the actual day. My sisters tended the kids the weekend before and we went to the temple! (long overdue) Then we went out on the weekend after V-day to dinner. So all in all it made for a great holiday!

Jocelyn and Ellie also got to go out with their dad. There school had a daddy daughter date/dance. It was so cute to see how excited these girls were for this night. They could hardly sleep the night before.
Jocelyn and her Dad
Ellie and her dad
Jeff was so cute he even got them a corsage.

They had a awesome night went to dinner then to the school and dance the whole time with their friends and their cute dad!
Happy Valentine's day Jeff. I sure do love ya.

New York!!!!

Jeff had a conference in New York a few weekends ago and I got to join him. A big Thanks to my sisters and my mom for watching the kids. We had a great time touring NYC, seeing Wicked for the 1st time, eating yummy food, trying to stay warm and enjoying good company. ( some of the pictures are not so great- taken with my phone)

the city...
the subway....

(with the girls- Joy, Shelly, Brooke and Me)
in front of Central Park...
Eatting at Serendipity....

did a little shopping too at Canal Street
"Frozen Hot Chocolate"- so yummy
Met up with the Boys for

dinner and a show
Getting ready to see "WICKED"
With the crew (Rod & Shelly, Dan & Joy, Ben & Brooke, Jeff & Marissa)
It was Awesome- We loved it!
Walking the streets at night!
Central park with Ben Hansen

Jeff showing us how cold it really was
the Statue of Liberty (wishing i had my good camera)
the rebuild site of the destruction of 911
We had a great few days in New York. Loved it!!

Winter Break Fun!

Banging pots and pans to Celebrate the NEW YEAR! (at 10 with the kids) Jeff and I did make it to Midnight thanks to a little ping pong tournement with some of the Maxfield's.We did lots of fun things over the break here are a few in no particular order some before Christmas some after.

Ice skating with Aunt Megan
Visiting the Aquarium with Aunt Bryndy

petting the Mantarays
the big fish tank
measuring up to the penguin
the Penguins
the octupus
SHARK
Jocelyn and Bryndy
Christmas Eve Bowling Party

With the Swenson's great outfits!!! love it!
Snowmobiling in Heber
Eating at Dairy Keen
Sleeping over at the Midway Cabin
Skiing at Deer Valley


Visiting Buid- A- Bear with Maga Karen


and playing with our toys, cousins and friends! Happy New Year!