Wrævn helped sweep while Ærowyn played on Super Grandma’s front porch

Ærowyn being a princess and reading with her cousin Tiernan

We celebrated Wrævn’s 1st Birthday. He devoured his cake and stayed pretty clean through the whole process which is quite amazing

After her birthday we went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Ricks

We went swimming at Green Canyon

It was tons of fun

For our church talent show this year Ærowyn sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Here she is with her friends, their mouths stuffed full of rice krispy treats

At least we got one day of snow!

We celebrated Ærowyn’s fourth birthday with a yellow and pink butterfly cake

Turning four has been the best yet

Super Grandma!!!!

Helping Grandma Ricks work the blender

We visited Great Grandpa Ricks’ grave on Memorial Day

It was Ærowyn’s first time in a cemetery and she was very sad when she couldn’t look at the skeletons

Ærowyn and Uncle Brett sharing some quality time together

Uncle Brett just returned from a mission in Rochester, NY

We also got to stay with Grandpa and Grandma Ward

We played at the park, played games, and ate lots of yummy food

Ærowyn playing with some little British girls in the center of Leavenworth

We celebrated the 4th of July with a BANG!

BBQ, homemade ice cream and pie, sparklers,

the whole nine yards

Happy Birthday

America

Wrævn playing in the puddle and leaving little footprints behind him

Ærowyn took swimming lessons for the first time

She learned how to bob, blow lots of bubbles, and float on her back and stomach with a little help

Ærowyn and Wrævn at Cascade park playing on a big dirt hill for a YM/YW activity

Dirt is way too much fun

We went to Lake Goodwin with some friends

It was almost impossible to leave

We went to bless baby Lance

What a sweet guy

It was fun to have the whole family there

Our ward campout was a major success and the kids had a great time of course because they could get as dirty as they wanted...and they did

Our family reunion was awesome!

What a great family

Ærowyn stared preschool!

She totally loves it and is learning a lot. She has made lots of new friends and has brought some some new habits, some good and some bad.

We went to the pumpkin patch with Ærowyn’s preschool in October. Check out our Halloween page for more details and pics.

Brandon had a job interview in DC so we all decided to take a family vacation! It was awesome.

It was a busy week of walking, but well worth it and the kids had a ton of fun.

Christmas is getting closer and Ærowyn got to ask Santa for gifts on the Christmas Cruise. Wrævn was a bit more cautious but gave him a big wave.

We had a great time playing in the snow this year, and built a great snowman, but Wrævn had a hard time finding his hear beat

We made snow cones from the first snow of the year

YUM

Christmas was great this year. We all helped to decorate the tree.

We built a great gingerbread hose this year. Wrævn decorated the yellow side and Ærowyn, of course, created the pink side