Carlie Elaine

Carlie is such a good little girl! She is growing up so fast. She always says funny things and makes up the most interesting songs. Carlie turned four in January and is my best helper. She is a very good big sister and loves to play with Sarah Jane and Grady!

She is so smart and loves to write her name. She loves to go to preschool and learn letters and numbers! She is crazy about writing things and wants to know how to spell everything.

Carlie loves to be outside with her Dad, especially when they go for bike rides!

She has such a fun sense of humor and loves to laugh and make her little brother laugh. She has started telling jokes... "How did the chicken get to the road? Because he walked!" Her jokes are always successful because they are followed by Sarah Jane's giggles.

Carlie is a very pretty little girl, in my opinion, I love her pale blue eyes and cute smile!

She played soccer earlier this year and loved it. She got to be on a team with all of her cousins and was coached by her Uncle Vaughn. She didn't really understand the game but had fun chasing all of the other kids around!

Carlie loves to be with her Dad and they have a lot of fun together. Gus is a good dad and always is playing with the kids! Airplane is fun but their favorite game to play is memory. Carlie doesn't "cheat" she just "peeks", according to her.

She is such a good artist... she has loved coloring since before she was two! Now she can color and stay in the lines and she draws really well... for her age. The picture below, she drew of Piglet!

I love my little Carlie Elaine! She is a sweet girl who loves me unconditionally and teaches me how to enjoy life!

Carlie has now learned all thirteen Articles of Faith and passed them off to our Bishop... a few weeks ago Bishop Adams went into Primary and presented her with a bag of airheads for finishing all of them at such a young age. She loves to pass them off for bishop because he gives her candy! He has now challenged her to learn all of the Gospel Standards! She is so excited!
13th Article of Faith

Happy Birthday Gus!

Happy 29th Birthday Gus!

We had a little birthday party for Gus. We had 14 adults and 19 children crammed into our little house! It was wild but so much fun with lots of good food! So many candles so little cake!

Greg and Christina got him is favorite drink... sold only in Brazil...and Ridley's in Middleton, ID!

Speaking of Brazil... a week after Gus' birthday we went to Tucanos and had a ton of good food and a great time! They even sang to him while he stood on a chair and played the tambourine!The girls were so excited to give Dad their presents. Sarah Jane gave him some of his favorite candy Swedish Fish! Carlie got him a Toy Story Memory game... their favorite game to play together! Grady gave his dad a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shirt that said Turtley Awesome! He also got a bike pump so he can go for bike rides with the kids!

For Gus' birthday I thought that I would tell everyone 29 things about him...

1. He is a great father.
2. He is a wonderful husband.
3. He loves candy.
4. He loves to ride motorcycles.
5. He loves having a son.
6. He is a good singer.
7. He is a math nerd.
8. He is a well trained restaurant server.
9. He is a gamer... he loves to play video games.
10. He is a facebook junkie.
11. He is a stone mason.
12. He loves to help people.
13. He is very easily distracted.
14. He can't stand bad customer service.
15. He loses his phone daily.
16. He loves playing sports (basketball, tennis, softball, volleyball).
17. He loves The Office.
18. He owns a BMX.
19. He loves to teach his children to say funny things.
20. He is very kind and helpful.
21. He loves to make lists and Excel spreadsheets.
22. He is a hard worker.
23. He is a very happy guy.
24. You can tell his mood by the position of his eyebrows.
25. He is quick to forgive.
26. He is very handsome.
27. He is hilarious.
28. He is a good friend.
29. He loves me!

I am so happy to have Gus in my life. He makes life fun!
I love you Gus!