Rainbows

Isn't this beautiful? After 2 days of rain there was this gorgeous double rainbow out our front door. It was all I could do to keep my girls from going to get the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it was just across the street.

Clara's baptism

Clara was baptized last Sunday evening. It was such a sweet service with lots of family and friends that attended. Her Dad baptized her while her grandpa's were the witnesses. She enjoyed choosing the songs and the speakers. It was fun to wear her white dress and celebrate this important decision. We are proud of her. She has started attending Faith in God for Girls and had a fun missionary activity this week where she served in Hawaii. She is a beautiful, helpful and loving girl whi is a integral part of our family.

school project

This is Clara's presentation about the USA flower - the rose.

Clara the 8 year old

We had our first slumber party for Clara's birthday. She had so much fun planning- we tied fleece blankets, played dress up with make up, watched the Chipmunks movie and ate snacks. Then the girls giggled, screamed, ran around and finally fell asleep. It was the first slumber party for all the girls invited as well. They all had fun and made it through the night. You want to know the secret? I read them stories until they all fell asleep. We had a delicious strawberry cake and cinnamon rolls in the morning. We took mini cheesecakes to her class at school on Tuesday. Her teacher Ms Andon shares her same birthday so that was special. We also took Twinkies to Jonas' class for his unbirthday in the summer.

Adam's Snowman

His big brother and sisters had to go to school, but Adam got to play in fun white stuff.

Greta first lost tooth

Greta's first tooth fell out last month and I just love her smile now. She enjoys being a big sister to her little brothers. She excels at her pre-school class which is only two mornings a week although she would rather stay home. Her brace came off a couple of weeks ago and she is glad to be able to go to the park and run and jump. She plans to learn to ride her bike without training wheels soon. I am a little nervous, but will let her in the spring. She and Clara moved their rooms together. It is hard keeping it clean, but they enjoy sister slumber parties every night.

Jonas update

Jonas is 9 1/2 now and a great kid. He loves to play outside and read. He just completed the Harry Potter series and has started on The Hunger Games. We have to make sure to remember to stop him from reading all night and go to sleep. Last weekend we were tired and went to bed earlier than him- he finished his book and stayed up until 1am. Thank goodness it was a weekend. He also enjoys riding bikes, exploring, playing catch, and reenacting battle scenes. I need to catch him on camera one of these days.
He does well at school and completed his Bear rank in cub scouts a few months ago.