these are a few of my favorite things....

Here are the pictures my girlfriend Lisa took of the kids a few weeks ago. A little help from Photoshop and..... there you have it....

#8!!

So, I realize that no one can be here for Spencer's baptism (why do I live here???) ~ but I just wanted to give you all the information.... JUST IN CASE you all come across $700 extra for a plane ticket and some free time during the holidays.

He will be baptized December 13th at 11:00 am. He is so excited. He just had his bishop's interview on Sunday. We were so glad that he was able to be interviewed by our bishop. We just found out Sunday that he is being released and we are being split. We absolutely LOVE our bishop and are sad to see him go. But we are glad Spencer had that experience with him. He told us that Spencer is honestly the most prepared 8 year old he's ever interviewed. He's just a special kid!!!

My girlfriend took pictures of all the kids and we are using this one for his baptism. He is precious (minus the gangely teeth).

SPOOKY!!!!

And here they are........... Indiana Jones, Iron Man and our "blinged out" Dorthy.

The GREATEST time!

So, it's official, we just got back from the greatest family vacation ever! I guess Disney just knows how to do it right! 3 days at Disney World then onto the 4 day cruise. Guess what... I dragged everyone to the Contemporary Hotel and we watched the lighted dragon go across the lake (new music, very sad). It's like my childhood all over again!!! Disney World was fun but it has nothing on Disneyland. The cruise however... Fabulous!

Our first full day was just at sea and we took the kids to the "oceaneer lab" where they made flubber and had treasure hunts and Allie helped Wendy find tinkerbell (she followed Wendy ALL over the ship). We went to their big show that night, played basketball and soccer in their outdoor sports court, went swimming and played on their waterslide, went to bingo and then to the High School Musical dance off. Don't forget... we ATE!!!

The 2nd day we stopped in the Bahamas and got to swim with dolphins. LOVED THAT!!! We looked around the Bahamas a little but then went back to the ship, went and saw Wall-E in their theatre, played ping pong, went to the pirate party on deck and watched the fireworks show then watched some of Pirates of the Carribean on their huge screen on deck and ATE!!!

Day 3 we were at Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. We swam, snorkled and ATE!!! The boys were especially impressed with the fact that the real 'Flying Dutchmen', from the Pirates of the Carribean movie, is docked right there. Later we swam on the ship, played more ping pong, played in the Oceaneer club again, went to another show and ATE!!!

When we got off the ship on Thursday morning we had about 8 hours before our flight left. We decided to take the kids over to the Kennedy Space Center. However, they wanted our first born child for an enrance fee (it would have cost us about $200 to take them in for 2 hours) so we just drove around and leanded out the window taking pictures. OH WELL!

It was a wonderful time. The kids keep asking when we can get back on the ship. We tell them... GET A JOB!

PS. I took over 200 pictures on the trip, so I really did pair it down!

Vacation baby!!

Gregg and I just got back from an amazing 6 day vacation to Cancun (Riviera Maya actually). It was so beautiful there and we had a great time with our friends Monica and Brandon. AND.... I did my first ocean scuba dive. No sharks ~ so all was well!! Thanks again mom for coming out here and helping with the kids. We appreciate it sooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

Just some of the things around my house that are me. It's kind of an exercise in identifying those things that are important to you....family (pictures on wall), things passed down from my parents, little treasures, my marriage, and the gospel. I hope you enjoy seeing just a little bit of me.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL BABY!!! Josh is the big man on campus (2nd year in preschool) and Allie's the freshman (1st year preschool). They love being back and so does their mommy!!

Labor Day at the Sanderson Homestead

We got to celebrate Carrie and Jonathan's birthdays while everyone was there. Great food, great time!