Baptism Day

Henry made the choice to follow Jesus Christ and be baptized.

We were given permission to baptize him while we were up in Alaska.  It was nice to have family present.  Our friends, the Taylors, just moved to Alaska and they made it too!

Henry chose who he wanted  to speak at his baptism.  He chose Grandma Fisher to give the baptism talk and William to give the talk about the Holy Ghost.  Grandma gave the same talk (for the first time) at my baptism 30 years ago.

Even though Uncle Jacob couldn't be there he gave Henry the tie that he received for his baptism day.  It was really special.

We are so proud of Henry for his choice to follow Jesus and step on to the covenant path.  It was a special morning.

8 is great!

How did my cute little baby boy turn 8!  Henry is my cuddly, funny, friendly little boy but he can certainly hold his own with 3 older brothers (and he doesn't hold back when he feels he's being wrong or picked on!)  I really can't imagine our family without him.

He worked really hard to complete his goal of reading the Book of Mormon before his 8th birthday!  We are so proud of him to accomplish such a huge feat... and are so happy that he has chosen to follow Jesus Christ and be baptized.  We love you, Henry!

What is your favorite...
color? light blue
food?  calzones
toy?  legos
show? The Amazing World of Gumball
animal?  grimgroblin (from Gravity Falls)
book? The Notebook of Doom series
song? The Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life (from Teen Titans Go! To the Movies)
What do you like to do?  play video games
Who is your best friend?  Jayden
What do you want to be when you grow up? a you tuber or an animator
Do you have a girl friend? No!

I am - 8 years old
I am afraid of - komodo dragons

I like - trains

I like to eat - Costco pizza

I don't like - when I barf

I know - lots of stuff

I want to be -a lego

My hero is- me

I cry when - I just do

Mom gets mad when - I break a lamp (this has never happened)

Mom is happy when - we do jobs

I can't wait for - pizza!

Something Mom says to me - "no"

Something Dad says to me - "ok"

My favorite place to go is -  home

My Mom makes me laugh by -tickling me

My dad makes me laugh by - tickling me

I know my mom loves me because -she just does!

I know my dad loves me because -he just does

June 2019

Between young men camps and cousins visiting a few other things happened.

Henry continued to plow through the Book of Mormon.

Our neighbors, the Ritchie's, brought us some poop emoji cupcakes that the kids got a kick out of.

Lydia started--and then quit--swimming lessons.  Maybe one day she'll put her face in the water!

One night she was really grumpy and cried herself to sleep... she's so peaceful looking once she's asleep though.

Jacob left on his mission!  It was fun to talk to him right before he headed into the MTC.  He's going to be a great missionary!

We celebrated Rich for Father's Day.  He is the very best guy I could ever imagine raising 5 kids with.

Henry got interviewed for baptism.

Lydia went to Kora's birthday and had a blast with all the little girls.

We had our annual water balloon fight.  It was so much fun!

Since we were going to be in Alaska on Henry's birthday we decided to open presents a few days early.  He felt so loved.

The most exciting thing was that Henry finished the Book of Mormon!  He was so proud!  Such a big accomplishment for such a little guy.

Mad Scientist Party!

For Henry's birthday this year we had a Mad Science party.  It was SO MUCH FUN!

We first created bouncing bubbles.

Next we played with balloon helicopters.  They were a big hit... but I had to blow up most of the balloons!

Next we created bouncy balls.  Super fun!

The experiment that everyone looked forward to the most was exploding diet coke with mentos.

The final experiment was "cupcake concoctions".  All the kids were super excited to pile their cupcakes with candy!

It was such a great birthday party.  All the boys had a blast--especially Henry!  A fun party for a super fun boy!

Cousin Time!

Bob and Daniela brought their family to visit us for a few days at the beginning of June.  We kept really busy while they were here.  He took a hike up to Mary Jane Falls.

We even found snow!

This hike is always longer than we remember... but we finally made it to the falls!

That evening we went to The Habit.  The kids thought they were pretty cool sitting at the big table without parents.

One day we headed down to the strip to see the sights.

We walked in the hot, hot Vegas summer sun to the Coca-Cola store for some refreshment.

The kids were so tired and hot that Bob and Rich ran back to our cars so they could pick us up while we enjoyed M&M World.

Another day we headed to Floyd Lamb park where there was a watermelon festival happening!

It was so nice to have cousins in town--even if it was just a little bit.  We miss seeing them and are so glad that they came out this summer!