A Summer in Review...

Happy 2nd Birthday, Caleb!

September 21, 2009 with Grandma & Grandpa Chipman.

Happy Birthday to our Dad just a few days later on the 26th!

Spud Day September 2009 in Shelley, Idaho with all of our Schmitt Family!

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary, (August 7th 1999) in Zions!
Angels Landing is our special place...Cody almost proposed
10 years ago in this exact spot!
Thanks to Mom & Dad Chipman, we spent the night in Springdale and the next day
in Zions hiking and tubing down the Virgin River!
We had a great time and are so grateful for the wonderful 10 years we have had together!

A very special Baptism Day for Annalise, September 5, 2009!
We all love Annalise very much and were so proud of her decision to be baptized!
How lucky we are to have so much love and support from all of our family!

A special moment after the baptism with Grandma Chipman!

Dad, Mom, Alyson, Annalise, Jessica, and Caleb...

looking forward to Anna's baptism.

Our beautiful 8 year old, Annalise Nicole!

A special moment before the baptism with Grandma & Grandpa Schmitt who came from Idaho.

Aunt Tanys, Uncle Kim, and Jason came down from Idaho too!

Jessica's first day of Joy School! She is growing up fast!

Alyson's first day of first grade with her teacher Mrs. Bryant!

Can you tell how excited she was?

Annalise's first day of 3rd grade with her morning teacher Mrs. Henrie...

and her afternoon teacher Mrs. Flint.

Annalise's SURPRISE 8th birthday party at Aunt Lydia's pool!

Annalise had no idea this was happening! It was a complete surprise, especially because mom doesn't throw friend parties...We all had a great time!

Jessica's 3rd Birthday on June 3rd, 2009! Funny thing...Alyson turned 6 on April 6th 2009 and Annalise turned 8 on July 8th, 2009. I'm sure that is called something. Anyway, it was a bunch of Happy Birthdays!!

Our Schmitt Family Reunion July 31st-August 2nd 2009 at Downetta Hot Springs in Idaho!

Time goes by so quickly!

I am up waiting for Cody, who is working on a design that is due tomorrow and I am just pondering how quickly time passes and how important each moment of each day really is! I definitely need to take more pictures of the special times we share with all of our family. How grateful I am for family. I come from a very close family of eight children and two wonderful parents who sacrafice so much to give their children every opportunity possible. I hope that I can be the kind of parent for my children that my parents are for me! I am so thankful for a loving husband and father of my 4 sweet children. I am grateful for my husbands family and the closeness we share with them. Family really is everything! I love the saying, What is most important, lasts the longest. That to me is definitely...Family! Families are Forever!

Here are some pictures from summer of 2008...can't believe it has been almost a year!

Milking the cow at Grandma & Grandpa Chipmans house....lots of fun to be had on the farm...pigs, chickens, dogs, cows, 4-wheeler rides, hiking on the hill, and treats from Grandma. There is never a dull moment at Grandma & Grandpas house!

Our trip to San Diego with the Chipman Clan...almost everyone was able to come down where we stayed at mom and dads trendwest time share. Lots a fun memories were made!

So excited for Panguitch again this Spring & Summer. This was last summer in Panguitch with Grandma & Grandpa Chipman. The kids absolutley love it in Panguitch. We are so glad that Grandma & Grandpa Chipman have this fun home. It is a heavenly little get away not far from home! We are looking forward to conference weekend in Panguitch!

One more fun picture from the family farm. The three girls, Annalise, Alyson, and Jessica feeding the baby calf. I have lots of memories as a little girl doing this very thing many times!

Picture updates...better late than never!

This past weekend Cody's brother Ryan and our 2 nephews Austin & Kaden came to St. George for a baseball tournament. We enjoyed having them here! The weather was great, Kaden played some great baseball with his dad coaching and Austin got some great mountain biking in with Cody! The kids were just excited to have their cousins here even though they sure missed Aunt Jan & Tallie who were back in Idaho for Tallies softball tournaments.

Caleb playing in the dirt at the park! (He loves the dirt & just being outdoors!) Love the St. George Spring weather!! We have to take advantage of the weather before the heat settles in!


Jessica and her best cousin Kate! Jessica actually calls Kate her best friend! They have the cute matching dresses thanks to Grandma Chipman! We love it when Aunt Amelia & Uncle Jason make the trek down from Farmington, Utah!

Another picture to go with the ones below when Grandma & Grandpa Schmitt made the surprise trip from Shelley, Idaho to St. George. The kids celebrated an early Christmas with Grandma & Grandpa. We are very lucky to have such wonderful Parents & Grandparents!
Happy 42nd Anniversary, Rob & Sheri!

Grandma & Grandpa Schmitt with Annalise & Alyson. Always exciting when they get to spend time with their Grandparents who they love very much!

Annalise & Alyson performing at their piano recital! This was Alyson's first recital! Both girls did so well! We were all very proud of them!

Grandma & Grandpa Schmitt with Jessica & Caleb when they came down and surprised us all about 2 weeks before Christmas!

Annalise took a Jazz class from August to December. She is a great little dancer. This is a picture from her Christmas recital.

Alyson took a tap/ballet class from August to December. Here is Alyson with 2 of her little friends from her class. She had a lot of fun and danced beautifully in the Christmas recital!