Flying with the birds

What a beautiful day for a dive. See I-80 swooping around the bottom of the picture and Antelope Island off in the distance. And as Steph's photographer said. "Now you know why the birds sing". 

That's Me

Okay, it's hard to see it in this picture (if you click on the picture, it will reappear a bit bigger), but here I am floating high in the sky, doing the twists and turns that made me just a little bit nauseous. It was absolutely thrilling, especially the free fall. I can't wait to do it again! 

Waahoo

Today was a big day. In celebration of Steph's birthday, Jeff surprised her by taking her skydiving! It was even more exciting when Steph's mom decided she would join her. Here she is getting suited up and practicing her deep breathing exercises before the big jump. Way to go, Mom! 

Duo

The dynamic duo are ready to take there first flight and conquer the sky. Good Luck!

Strappin Up!

Here Steph is with her tandum jump partner, Getting ready to strap on the harness.Good luck.

It was spring

Well, we had spring for about a week or two before summer hit. The trees were beautiful. Oh well, maybe this picture will remind us of the nice weather we were able to enjoy as we begin to battle the heat of summer. 

Wahoo #2

After watching Jonah cruise around on his scooter as fas as Hannah on her bike (if not faster), his mom guessed that he was ready to ride a two-wheeler, AND HE WAS! Jeff had a hard time keeping up with him so he could help him stop since he was on Sam's big bike. We were so excited for him! Watch out while walking on the sidewalks (and on the grass and by the woodchips and...). 

Another late night

We don't seem to get tired of Jonah's sleeping pictures. I guess it's useful for proving that he actually has down time, which isn't nearly as easy to prove when it comes to the other three kids. Oh well, they're all pretty cute. 

Look ma, no hands

Sam is very proud of his new trick--standing on Jeff's shoulders. While he gets a kick out of it, his mom tries not to look becasue it makes her nervous (she tends to be a bit over-protective). 

Funny faces

Last year at the end of Kindergarten, the students had a talent show in Miss Judy's class. When we asked Sam what he wanted to do, he chose to share his funny faces. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed his repertoire. 

Our little cowboy

For typically being scared of animals, we were very proud of Jonah for consenting to a ride around the court (although he did seem to prefer the little horse and cart.) He didn't fall of once. 

Little bully

This particular goat was a bit of a bully; he was caught butting the other animals every once in a while. Luckily for him, he was gentle to the big and little kids. 

He touched it!

A little boy in our court had a petting zoo come visit for his birthday party. It took a while, but Jonah finally touched the animals. This baby alpaca was my favorite (along with the pig rooting around in the background). 

I'm four!

Jonah was very excited to open his presents. We think his exuberant attitude was intensified by watching his older siblings open presents all these years. 

Jonah's birthday

Awww...the good old days when you didn't have to worry about whether or not you had something stuck in your teeth, hanging from your nose, or smudged on your cheek. 

Cheese!

One would think that having his hair done by an older sister then having his picture taken as proof would prevent Jonah from ventruing into his sisters' bedroom. That, however, is not the case since we are constantly reminding him to "Get out of there!" He may regret this when he's older. 

Rock on

Hannah was very excited to get a new battery for her tamogachi (is that how it's spelled?) for her birthday. She is a very dutiful mother to her virtual pet, and we look at it as good training for the time she becomes a vet (or marine biologist, or zoologist, or...). If only all pets were so easy. 

Covert pig

Hannah and Abby spent some time with Grandma Linda painting rocks over the break, and then Hannah spent some time taking pictures of those painted rocks. 

Winter fun

Hannah got a camera for Christmas and was very eager to use it. This artistic picture of Jessie was taken while ice skating.

Big Hair

With all the modern technology available today, we still like the old fashioned sponge rollers the best for optimal bigness.