Sisters

Avery LOVES her new little sister!

Ethan's First Snowboard Trip

Bryce took Ethan snowboarding at Snowbowl on Saturday. This was Ethan's first time and he was pretty much beside himself at the thought. We couldn't even get him to sleep the night before. He just couldn't wait. What a cutie in all his gear, right?

Bryce says that he actually did pretty good, but he didn't last too long. He was pretty cold after a couple runs. Here's Ethan and Dad looking awesome!

Poor Bryce didn't get to snowboard at all.  But he knew what he was getting into.  He was just excited to be able to teach Ethan.  Here's Bryce and Ethan on the way home.  It seems that Ethan has inherited the "Dopp Picture Face" aka "Make Sure Mom Has No Pictures Of You Smiling".

Here's a video of Ethan just starting to learn.

Don't Break My Heart

My heart is about to break. And so close to Valentine's Day! My little boy is officially not a little boy anymore. I just finished helping Ethan with his valentines for school tomorrow. All of a sudden he said that he wanted to write one to a special friend. Special friend??? He wouldn't tell me who it was... and then he got up and went into the bathroom to write it.

So, who's with me? You have to peek at it when he's not looking, right?

And there it was: "Brooklyn, I Love You"

And there went my heart.

When did I stop being my 5 year old's special friend? I am definitely not ready this.

Noelle's Blessing Day

Bryce blessed Noelle in church last Sunday. It was such a special day. I am so thankful that Bryce was able to give her such a wonderful blessing and that our family was able to be there and share the time with us. We are so blessed to have the priesthood in our home and in our lives.

Noelle with her sweet Daddy.

My four kids together. I am so thankful for such sweet, beautiful kids. They love their new little sister so much.


Most of our family that came to be with us for Noelle's blessing. We love our family so much and are so thankful to them for sharing this time with us.

Caitlin's Fieldtrip

Last week Caitlin's preschool class had a fieldtrip to the Riparian Preserve. They had just finished a unit on dinosaurs and were so excited to see the Preserve's Dinosaur Dig exhibit. They all got a shovel and brush and were able to uncover "real" fossils in the ground.




Caitlin got to eat lunch with all her friends under the ramada at the park. They also spent some time playing on the playground and with a parachute. Then they all got to enjoy nature as they took a little walk/hike around the lake. I'm so grateful for her school and teachers. They get her so excited about learning and experiencing things.


Caitlin with both preschool classes(am & pm) and her teachers. What a great day!