SuperWill

I always get such a kick out of seeing Will use the bathroom (I know, I know, someday he might be mad at me for taking this picture, but it's just too cute I couldn't resist). He is usually always wearing some sort of cape, and so he's really good at remembering to flip it up over his head so it doesn't fall in the toilet. We all love seeing who it is he will "be" each day - Jack Sparrow, Indiana Jones, Superman, Ironman, Batman...he sure makes life so much FUN for our family.

Baby Blake is here!

Scott and Brittany gave birth to their second baby this past January. His name is Blake Scott Beardall. He is one of the most handsome little guys I've ever seen! We couldn't get enough of him. And now that we all have colds over here, we're anxiously awaiting being well again, and getting to hold him some more.

Happy Birthday, Andy!

(His cake had been picked at by about thirty little fingers by the time we got home.)

For Andy's birthday this year, he picked to go to the temple...yes, I married a good man. Going to the temple EVERY month (without missing) is a commitment/promise all of Andy's siblings and spouses have made to Grandma and Grandpa Hokanson while they're on their mission (that's all they wanted for Christmas). So we were getting close to the end of the month, and hadn't gone. We grabbed a bite at SmashBurger, and then had a little family party for him at home. I wonder what he wished for...he NEVER tells us. Happy Birthday, Andy!

RV'ing in Zion National Park

I don't know how I'll ever be able to go on another trip again, without doing so in an RV. I'm ruined! It was so nice to have everything we needed with us wherever we were...sometimes we'd pull up to do a hike and someone would be napping, so we'd pull out some snacks and play a card game, or watch a movie until we were ready to go, or we'd get back from a bike ride and just want to hang out, so we would. I loved not having to always be jumping in and out of a car, especially at ZION, because we were always getting out to see some cool artifact, walk through a museum, do a hike, eat somewhere...it was such a great way to travel, needless to say. We were all sad to have to return it at the end of it all. What a fun little trip it was!

So that's exactly what we've been doing ALL day...playing.