Friday, May 31, 2013

Cole's Baptism

Never has a kid been more excited for their baptism than Cole was!  He couldn't stop smiling.  I'm so grateful for this little boy.  And a little sad our last baby is this big!











Monday, May 13, 2013

15??!!!

















Wow, no idea how this girl is already 15!  Anyone that knows her will understand, there just aren't enough words to describe Baylee.  But to know this girl is to love her!

15 Things About Baylee

1. She is crazy!  She will try anything, especially if you "dare" her.  I love it, but it also scares me!
2. She is super duper talented.  Where this music talent came from I have no idea, but man is she good!!
3. She loves riding her 4-wheeler at the sand dunes.  I can't wait for some boy to think he's going to take her riding for a date to show off.  She will smoke him!
4. She loves wakeboarding and tubing at the lake.
5. Bay was on the swim team this year at school and didn't love it.  I think the pressure of everything she was doing at the time really got to her!
6. She has been on student council for 4 years and will be the Sophomore class historian next year.
7. She is the most kind person I have ever known.  She gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and forgives very easily.
8. Baylee was also on the tennis team this year.  She LOVES it.  She had to take some time off from tennis during swim and I think that's another reason she didn't like swim.
9. She has played violin for 10 years.  It is one of the greatest joys in my life to hear her play.
10. She teaches violin lessons now.  She is so great with the kids she teaches, and it is awesome to hear her tell these kids the same things she was told to correct for so long!
11. Bay is so easy going.  She will be happy and have fun no matter where she is or what she has to do.  Life is just fun for Baylee!
12. She has the strongest testimony of any teenager I have ever known.  She earned her honor bee this year.  She stands up for what she knows is right and is an incredible leader with her friends.  There is no gray area in Baylee's life.  She knows what is right, and always chooses it.
13. Bay is very very smart.  She has taken all honors classes this year on top of doing student council, tennis and swim, and all the orchestra stuff she has done.
14.  Her favorite thing in the entire world is Zion's Youth Symphony and Choir.  They play twice a year at The Smith Center.  There is nothing she works harder at, and nothing she loves more.

I just realized when I posted this I stopped at 14!! I really do hate she is getting older.

15. She loves seminary and has loved having her dad be her teacher this year.  It has been a great experience for both of them.

I love this girl tons.  She is a blessing and inspiration and I thank Heavenly Father every day I get to be her mom.