Justin and Mindy

we flew up to slc on christmas day for their ceremony. the kids had fun seeing cousins and we ate more of grandma manning's delicious food.

mindy made the cake and it was amazing

tate and izzie and another little friend at the wedding

in the kitchen-yum!

cute lily christmas morning

Merry "late" Christmas!

daniel made britt a photo book of their trip to belize and it was so fun to watch him open it

christmas eve pjs and books from grandma and grandpa ashton

gingerbread house and tree

Fall Break

the kids had a week off of school and we loaded up and headed west to spend a few days on the beach.

we enjoyed a beautiful sunset the first night on mission beach

we had fun despite the cold air

the sun peeked out a little and the kids couldn't get enough of the water and sand

our last day on the beach-coronado

on our way home with ca pumpkins

bedtime stories

tate and lily

aunt gillian and ellie came in town for the weekend

"what a treat"

chocolate cake and pantry time

Daniel's earth science project on the planet Mercury

A+

A few weeks ago, Britt came home from work, scooped these two little boys up, took them to sports chalet and just look what he started.

15 years -a night downtown and new watches

we are pretty darn lucky to have each other...