Yesterday, we celebrated our 13th Anniversary. It waw nice to spend most of the day just together as a family. We pulled out some photo albums from the past and they were fun to look at. We did go out to dinner just the two of us and that is always a nice treat.
5th anniversary on a cruise in the Caribbean. They gave a cute little cake to enjoy.
Our family now. It is amazing all the great memories 13 years has given us.
Happy Anniversary!
To all our family and friends ~ we hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great new year!
This blog is for Hayden. He is always wanting me to take pictures in the hopes it will make it to the blog. He even wants me to put some of them on other people's blogs. I'm sure they don't want our pictures so we will update our little blog with our latest happenings.
My girls all beautified for church.
Harley loves to snuggle with anyone who is laying down. This time it was Chloe. She didn't seem to mind but I'm sure it won't be long before she starts grabbing him and then he might think twice before laying down with her. 
Happy December everyone!
Halloween is always a lot of fun. We started with carving the pumpkins Grandma and Grandpa Thornton always grow in their garden. Hayden even dared touch the inside stuff this year. They grew some really cool gourds this year too. 
We always love the annual decorate yummy, delicious Halloween cookies at the Beck's. We even went to a little haunted house afterwards. The kids loved it. Even Hannah thought it was fun - she's the kid who doesn't dare walk through the Halloween section in a store so this was another brave moment for her.
Hayden - Spider man
The Jackson Family cousins - 
Halloween and all its scares does nothing to faze Hayden. What really scares him? His dad making him climb up on a shelf to get something down. That boy is so scared of heights. I haven't heard him act this scared for a long time. He had to wipe the tears away so we didn't see them in the picture. Poor little guy comes by this naturally from both his parents.
Hannah has been waiting for so long to lose her first tooth. Well, finally a few weeks ago she officially had a loose tooth because there was the new one growing in behind it. Because of that tooth, we needed to get it out but her baby tooth didn't want to go anywhere. Finally this weekend, she let her uncle Cody get a good hold of it and it finally came out! Hooray! We thought we might have to make a trip to the dentist. She thinks it's pretty cool because of the space in her top teeth the hole looks like Idaho. She wrote the tooth fairy a note and put it under her pillow.
That night she got scared about the tooth fairy coming so she took the note and tooth out from under her pillow and didn't want her to come. She just couldn't stand the thought of the fairy coming in her room. So last night I talked her into putting the note with the tooth out by the TV becasue she really wanted to let her come she just couldn't get past her nerves. That worked and the tooth fairy came. Our tooth fairy left her a note - just for the first tooth- and a $2 bill. Hayden was a little sad that he hasn't lost a tooth but I'm sure it will happen for him before we know it.
Sidenote - Hannah finally was able to say her part in the primary program yesterday. We were very proud of her!
I've decided that fall is one of my favorite times of the year. We have had a lot of fun so far.
A few weeks ago, Grandpa Jackson took all the cousins to bear world. We had a lot of fun. I thought the free rides and petting zoo that came with admission made it a lot more worth it.
We loved the double rainbow in the sky after oneof the rainstorms. You can only see one here but there were two complete rainbows clear across the sky.
Hayden was so excited it was his turn to ride in the Hillcrest parade with his dad this year. He threw all his candy so fast he didn't even have any to throw to Hannah when they got to that part.
Hayden has loved his flag football team - the red devils - this year. Their team is a little young and small so they haven't won any games. I guess that is when everyone decides to celebrate the small victories, right? They have scored a few times and made a few first downs. Those are really big things for this little team. It has been a little bit of a shock for Heath to switch from coaching JV high school football to five year olds. He has done a good job with it. I think it has been fun to watch. Little boys are just so cute!
Hannah decided to switch from dance to gymnastics this year. She loves it! They really keep them moving for the full hour. She has two friends in the class with her which makes it even funner. She is such a little monkey climbing up everything. She is doing a great job.
Hannah went to the Hillcrest cheer camp a few weeks ago. She had a great day and then she got to perform at half-time that week. There were only a few that came that night so she was so excited when the cheerleaders lifted her up. I'm just so amazed at how brave she is getting. We will see if she keeps up the bravery this month and actually says her primary part for the first time. 
It was a beautiful day to bless Chloe. We are so glad to have good family and friends to support us on this day. Chloe looked beautiful and had a great day being held by family. Heath did a great job on the blessing. We are thankful to have the priesthood in our home for moments like these. We are so glad to have Chloe in our home and the sweet spirit she brings with her. 
My sister, Jenn, made my announcement for Chloe. She also came and took the pictures and made the cute headband. I love being able to benefit from her many artistic talents. Thanks, Jenn! Here are a few more pictures that she took. I love how peaceful and happy Chloe looks. 
Chloe has had a great week. She really is easy going to be around. She keeps me up a little too much at night but hopefully we will solve that soon. She likes to sleep all day but is starting to wake up a little more each day. We have had to take her in a few times to the doctor to weigh her because she was not gaining any weight and kept losing. Finally, today she gained three ounces. Yeah, Chloe! I forgot how fun it is to snuggle with a new little one. We love having her around. (I have had a hard time getting a picture of her without a grouchy look on her face. This one will have to do until Aunt Jenn comes this weekend with her photography skills.)
All ready for church. We snuck into Heath's cousin's missionary homecoming for her first big outing.
This was our big project for the summer. Hannah decided she needed her room pink to share with Chloe. We changed it from purple and added bead board and a shelf. I still need a few more decorations and some curtains but it is coming along. I love how it turned out.
The first day of school! They were so ready and excited to go. We have a big first grader and Kindergartner. Hayden's favorite part of the day was riding the bus. Hannah loved having two recesses with lunch and all the projects they had. Overall, they had a great day and love their teachers. You forget how quickly Kindergarten goes by but then it felt like Hannah was gone a long time now that she has the full time schedule.
You got to love a little (or a lot) of rain to start a first day of school!
We were a little surprised when she came five weeks early, but she was ready to be here. They tried to stop it but she was determined to come. She was born on Friday, August 20th and weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 20 inches long. She spent 24 hours in the NICU just so they could monitor her because of how early she was. She passed all of the tests really fast and then spent a night in the normal nursery before we got to take her home. It feels so good to not be pregnant and to enjoy this little girl. I really am feeling great. She is so sweet and great to be around. Hannah and Hayden are loving every second with here and just can't get enough of her. Heath did a wonderful job taking care of everything this weekend. We couldn't ask for a better dad. It is nice to have a week with her all together before we start the school schedule next week. Here are a few pics from the weekend.
We are so thankful to all the family and friends who have helped out so far and given all thier well wishes. It is so nice to know she is so loved already. We went to her first doctor visit today and she is still doing well. She is down to 5lbs 15 oz today so now we need to put some weight on her again. Dr. Wally says she is a very healthy baby which we are so thankful for. One night in the NICU was enough for us. I don't know how parents do it for weeks on end.
