Football & Hoops For D

D just finished his first year of flag football and had a blast. He has quite the football face in that top picture! He is already wondering when the league will start again. He also got to go with some crazy Boozer fan to a Jazz game-he even caught a full-size basketball to take home!

Back to Back!

As many of you know by now (since I tell anyone who will listen), Amy won first prize in a baking contest at the Utah State Fair on Saturday, her second such title in as many years!

Last year she took first in some dessert something or other and this year she won the Big Brownie Bake-Off. It again had to be an original recipe, so she came up with a little somethin, somethin she called the "Double-Double", with double the chocolate and double the peanut butter. We went from the fair to watch the Utes beat UNLV, it was a great day all around! We are so proud of our championship chef!

Our Peaches is 5!

Natalie turned 5 yesterday and had a blast with her friends at her party. She just loved the fact that the entire day was all about her!

Some of our favorite things about the Peach include:

• She is our little daredevil. She loves to try new, adventurous experiences with us, especially at theme parks!
• She is great second mom to Kate, always willing to help get her dressed, put her to bed for naps, share her toys, etc.
• She is so affectionate. She is never shy about giving hugs and kisses and telling you how she feels about you.
• While not always enjoyable in the moment, she is very, very independent.
• She loves music and gymnastics. She is always either singing or doing cart-wheels.
• All of the crazy things that come out of her mouth. She comes up with some wild stuff.

We love you Nat!

Lagoon!

We had a fun family day at Lagoon recently. At one point, Deric was crying because we were forcing him to go on a big ride, while Natalie was crying at the same time because she wasn't tall enough to go on that ride. Pretty much sums up the day. As Kate shows, we were all exhausted by the end of a great day. We love Lagoon!

Kate and the Birthday Song

Kate demonstrating the actions to the birthday song from primary!