Kate Turns SIX!

 Wow! Kate is already six!  Can you believe it?  She started Kindergarten and BAM grew up over night!  She had a lovely SPA party with her friends, we had "tea" and cakes, painted our nails and had facials....so much fun in a few hours.  Happy Birthday Kate!  Don't grow up too fast!

Lauren, Kate, Sophia, Sara, & Maya.

So FANCY!

Swim Team

Grandma Patsy these pictures are for you!  You remember the good old swim team days that you used to spend all summer cheering on your little Johnson swimmers.  The only thing that has changed is tech games that the kids play while waiting their turns!

Kate waiting for her relay to start with Grace.

Here she is doing her backstroke in the relay.

Here Kate is doing her breast stroke.  She seemed to always compete in this stroke and got 1st place in finals in her heat!

Nothing can be better than watching these little kids doing the butterfly!  Here Sam is taking a deep breath in finals.  This was the first time he actually ever competed in this stroke.

Meg ended up taking 6 seconds off of her time in her breast stroke by the time finals came around.

Meg ended up taking 2nd in her heat in finals!

Sam took 7 seconds off of his back stroke time during finals and took 2nd in his heat!

Game face on!  Sam waiting to start his race.

Meg in Seussical the Musical

Meg as Horton the elephant in rehearsals talking to Jojo the Who on a tiny speck of dust on a clover.
Meg has been practicing her songs and lines for the last 2 weeks.   Before the show even started Kate was singing along to the music...I think we all were!  I of course cried watching her perform beautifully.  She amazes me.  She loves to sing and act and anyone who is able to see her in action can tell she is great at it!

 

Meg singing a lullaby to her newly adopted egg.

Watching our baby grow!

March 2011

May 2011

From tiny beginnings we were able to see how this little baby girl has developed into a person.  Now she is very active.  When we saw her in March she was very shy and snuggled into the uterine wall not wanting to be disturbed.  I wonder if she will be a snuggler when she finally comes to live with us all?  When we first knew she was a girl little Sam cried big tears.  Daddy took him camping and out for a burger to cheer him up.  Just the other day Sam said to me, "You know mom, I don't care if this baby is a girl because she is going to be so CUTE and I can't wait to hold her and hug her!"  He is such a sweet boy to all of his sisters!  They are lucky to have him!  We are anxiously waiting her arrival, just a few more months and she will be here!

Sam gets baptized!

Sam at his bishop's interview with Bishop Hair.

Sam's baptism quilt from Grandma Mickies.

Everyone who came to see Sam baptized: Grandma and Grandpa Neslen, Uncle Lars, Aunt Dyan, Nora & Soren, & the Lester, Alt, Mill, Long, and Merrill Families!

Sam surrounded by proud and adoring sisters!

Sam the morning of his confirmation with Grandpa Dick, Dad and Kate.

Sam with his loving father.

Sunday morning before Sam received the Holy Ghost.

What a wonderful two days for Sam.  He was surrounded by love and support by friends and family.  We are so lucky and blessed that Grandma Mickies and Grandpa Dick came out to help us celebrate his baptism.  We were spoiled!  Saturday it rained and rained!  Sam was baptized at 4:30pm.  Both Meg and I cried when we watched him go under the water.  We were so happy for him and touched by the spirit!  He had a big grin on his face and said that he felt really happy inside.  That evening friends and family (Uncle Lars, Aunt Dyan, Nora & Soren) came to help us celebrate with dinner and a birthday cake with ice cream! 
The next day Sam was able to have his confirmation of the Holy Ghost given to him.  He was told several different ways how much his Heavenly Father loves him.  He was so touched and full of emotion tears ran down his sweet cheeks.  His father told him to always remember that feeling.  He was able to sit on the stand next to the Bishop throughout the entire Sacrament meeting.  He was laughing when a baby being held by a mom kept trying to eat the microphone while she was talking.  It was a sweet day and we were so glad that Grandpa Dick could be a part of the priesthood for both events.  What wonderful and tender memories!

What Alice is up to lately

What?  I like bright blue eye shadow on my cheeks!

Tub Tub Time!

Love my morning yogurt!

Just getting into everything!

Mom and Me at the park.

Zoo Day on my 2nd Birthday!

Who loves their big sister?

Playing at my preschool.