The Big Day

Today was the big day we have waited for, for the past eight years. Anna's Baptism.
We started preparing weeks ago.


Katie got her hair just right.

My friend Julie Lara took fabulous pictures at the Mesa Arts Center. Here are some of our favorites.



One of the most special things about today is that Nathan baptized Anna.

Here they are getting ready to leave.

Walking to the stake center.

In front of the font.

In the foyer in front of the Christ picture.

Right after coming out of the font. She was cold.

Katie fixing her hair.

She is ready to get confirmed. Thanks Katie.


With Grandma Webber
Grandpa Webber, Anna and Grandpa Holt

We can't thank everyone enough for supporting Anna today. We had a great turnout. My dad said he counted 36 adults alone in the confirmation room. Here are shots from the after party. We had a great day!









My one year old niece, Kyana, getting the last of the chips.

Breathing Space

Every Friday, Melissa at The inspired room hosts a Beautiful Life party. During the month of March the theme is organization. You can click on the link to see what others are doing. As for me, it all begins here:This is our bed. I can't remember how long ago it started, but it has probably been 3 or 4 years. Orson made the bed. I came into the room and it was done. And he has done it every day since. I cannot tell you how much this has meant to me. It is such a little thing, but it's those little things that make marriages great. Every time I look at my beautifully made bed, I am filled with love for the man who sacrifices his time to do that for me.

So, since our room had been a dumping ground since before Christmas, I finally cleaned it up. Now I can heave a sigh of relief when I walk in.





So how did I achieve this state of bliss? Well, take a look at my office......








HEEEEEEEEELLLLLP!!!!!!!

The big EIGHT!

I cannot believe that Anna is eight years old. Time is certainly flying by. In our family we have a tradition of serving breakfast in bed. We must have started it on a weekend because we definitely would not have done it at this crazy hour of the morning had we realized.

Anyway, pancakes, eggs and toast are usually on the menu.

We made Anna move to our bed this year because Megan had not been feeling well and we didn't want to wake her up.



She was so excited to get her own set of scriptures.

Happy birthday Anna! We love you!!!

Senior Citizen

Today my dad turned 65. In my mind, he is only 40. But, then I realize that I will be turning 40. Life is surreal. Here he is with his girls this past Thanksgiving. From left to right: Jenna, my mom, me and Ally. My sister Michelle lives in Colorado.

Fun facts about my dad (at least they are fun to me)
He is a dentist-he went to dental school at Loyola in Chicago.
He is an avid tennis player-I have never beat him in a set because he is a speedy critter and he plays with both hands (I can only win one or two games, and he doesn't believe in letting you win)
He plays on a city league softball team with boys I went to high school with.
He keeps a daily log of all his activities-he can tell you the score of a tennis match he played 15 years ago.
He started running races with us last summer. He is faster than me.
He has the driest sense of humor. I don't know where he comes up with some of this stuff.
He still plays church basketball.
He is 5' 8" and he and I were in a regional basketball sharpshooting contest when I was in highschool.
He and I were in a road show together where he was a worm and I was an apple core.
He eats popcorn, pepsi and ice cream every night.
He was 4'11" and 95 pounds when he started high school.
He is an avid Laker and Dodger fan.

Happy birthday dad!!!!!

March Birthdays

Lindsay Miller, Anna and Grandpa Webber

In our family we have a unique situation. In 2001, my sister, Jennna and I were expecting babies 3 weeks apart. My sister is 5 years younger than me and this was to be my fourth and her third baby. Through this time, we came to find out that we both wanted to name our babies Lindsay. It really wouldn't be that big of a deal, considering we have different last names and we live far apart. However, we decided to put Lindsay as Anna's middle name. I was due on March 12 and Jenna was due 3 weeks later. So, as the time approached, my mom came to help. Well, Jenna went into labor early and my mom flew to Utah to help her instead, considering she had much smaller children. So, Linday entered the world on March 9th, two days ahead of Anna, who came just two hours shy of her due date. It's so fun to have cousins so close in age.

The other fun part of this story is that my dad's birthday is March 10. So, we have Lindsay on March 9, my dad on March 10 and Anna on March 11.

Sadies

Here's how Nathan was asked to the Sadie Hawkins dance.


Here he is going on his day activity with Markie Palmer.

They did a photo scavenger hunt for part of the activity. I guess they started in the car.


Here they are the night of the dance. They had cute shirts made for their group.