We like to visit grandma's house

This summer the kids and I(Vanessa) plan to visit grandmas house once a week all summer. The kids love to visit grandma! This week we went swimming and sewed up a cute dress for Drezden. Hopefully we will be able to visit and swim all summer long!
As much as we love to visit and hate to leave grandmas house, we really
love
to come home again and spend time with daddy
There really is
"No Place Like Home"

A new dress

okay...it already has ice cream all over the front, but it still turned out cute. I have been seeing these dresses everywhere(for adults) and I thought it would be nice to try to make one for Drezden. My MIL has a ton of fabric so I just picked out a few different fabrics and starting cutting away. I didn't do much of the sewing, but with help from my MIL we were able to come up with this cute frock!

Sullivan

Sullivan is a character!

Drezden

Isn't she a doll? I mean seriously... look at those eyes!

4 years already?

Well, 4 years in a week... But whose counting anyway?
I tied the knot and was sealed for Time and all Eternity to Philip on June 1, 2006 in the
Mt Timpanogos LDS Temple
Many things have happened these last 4 years
-Phil graduated with Honors from the University of Utah in Computer Science
(would you believe me if I told you during our engagement and courting he received a 4.0, he graduated Cum Laude and was on the Deans List)
-Phil was offered a position at L3 Communications as a Software Engineer
-We had our first child a month before our 1'st anniversary, May 2007... We had her on the same day as Phils Commencement
(he walked of course!)
-We bought our first home in September of 2007
(ugh- going on 3 years of being a home owner and absolutely no equity thanks to the housing market :( Hopefully it will pick up because we are running out of room in this house)
-We had our second child in August 2008
-Phil went to Europe for 2 weeks 2 weeks after Sullivan was born
(business trip and besides who wouldn't want to go to Europe, plus I had a fabulous time with my SIL Beth!)
-Phil has had several promotions since graduating!
-We are expecting our 3rd child and 2nd son in September 2010


We really have been blessed these last 4 years and I can't wait to see what is in store for us and our growing family in the future!

Happy 4th Anniversary!

110 Days

110 days until another one of these precious babies joins our growing family.

Oh, just because

While I was out in California I was able to visit with my mom and my sister for
a bit. It was a short visit, but it was nice. I love my mother and all my
sisters and brothers...flaws and all! Isn't that what family is about?

I know I am not the best about calling or keeping in touch but I do think of
everyone often and always wish and hope for the best.

Drezden is 3

Drezden on her birthday. May 4, 2007

Drezden's 1st Birthday

Drezden's 2nd Birthday

Drezden's 3rd Birthday

My little Drezden had a birthday!

I think she had a pretty good birthday!