Evelyn Opens Presents from AZ

As you can see Evelyn loved all of her presents. She wanted to send you all a great big thank you hug!

Evelyn's Birthday Open Princess Book

Evelyn had a blast opening presents. She got this from "Grammie Sally" and Aunt Becky. She was thrilled to get the princess book, we love the reaction...

Happy Birthday Evelyn

This was Evelyn's blowing of the candles. She had a very fun birthday, we just wish all the family could've been there too! She had lots of friends and fun! Just in case you are wondering, the door was locked and I needed to let someone in, that's why I ran away in the beginning. Love you all!

Poor Little Carter

So, I guess everyone has seen these pictures since they were on the CDs I sent out (did everyone get them?) but I thought I would give the back ground. Carter got (we found out later) Rosiola. He had a temperature of 105 over the weekend of Conference. It was horrible! He was so miserable. He just laid on us and wimpered. On Sunday night he wouldn't sleep unless we were right there with him. After the fever finally went away he got a really nasty rash. I felt so bad for him.
Carter and Bryan are both asleep in that picture. I woke up about 1:00am and couldn't find Bryan. He was in the guest room with Carter because Carter wouldn't sleep on his own. Turns out Carter is quite the cuddle bug when he's asleep. :)
Carter is doing much better now (for all who are wondering :)). He's so cute. He's in the mimmicking stage and he is walking everywhere. When Bryan gets home everyday he runs over to him (as fast as he can) screaming and hugs his legs. It's so cute! He is also saying Nellie now. He says "Nennie". He'll yell it down the hall. It's so darling!!!
Well, that's it for now. I hope all is well. We would love updates from the Idaho half of the family sometime. :) We love you all!! Love, Bryan, Jen and Carter

LET THE RECORD SHOW...

HEY EVERYONE,
JUST THOUGHT IT WAS TIME AGAIN TO GIVE AN UPDATE OVER HERE IN MESA AZ! WELL, ACTUALLY THERE IS NOT MUCH TO TELL. EXCEPT MATT HAS CHANGED HIS CAREER PATH. WHAT IS IT YOU ASK? WELL LET US TELL YOU...(DRUM ROLL PLEASE) MATT WILL NOW BE STUDYING THE LAW. YEP, HE IS GOING TO BE THE BEST LAWYER EVER BABY! SO WATCH OUT CROOKS AND DUI'S CAUSE MATT IS GOING TO JOIN GOLDBERG AND OSBORNE. JUST KIDDING, HE IS ACTUALLY CONSIDERING BEING A LAWYER FOR INTERNATIONAL OR INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION, AND OTHER FAMILY RELATED ISSUES. HOWEVER, WE HAVE JUST STARTED THE PATH TO LAW SCHOOL SO WE ARE NOT COMPLETLY SURE WHAT HIS AREA OF EXPERTISE WILL BE WHEN HE IS DONE. THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT ALL THIS IS THAT HE WILL GRADUATE THIS SEMESTER.(YEAH!) HE CAN ALSO GET INTO LAW SCHOOL BY NEXT FALL (DOUBLE YEAH). WE NEED LOTS OF PRAYERS THAT MATT WILL BE READY TO TAKE THE LSAT IN DECEMBER. OTHER THAN THAT WE ARE JUST GOING TO SCHOOL AND WORK AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR FUTURE. WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
MATT & NATALIE

Obsessed with parades

As you can see from the video, Evelyn loves parades. She was so excited for this one (SUU Homecoming) that she kept trying to whistle and would yell "I see it...here it comes!" How cute!!! Enjoy!

Our Weekend in Pine

First of all, we are SO excited to see everyone this weekend!! It's been way too long since Bryan, Carter, and I have seen the northern half of the family.
Last weekend we went to Pine with some friends of ours. It was Carter's first time up there. He also went on his first hike. He was pretty winded at the end of it all... after all, he did ride on top of Bryan's shoulders the whole time. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It made us anxious to be doing this with our family this next weekend. One last hoorah before Bradley totally ditches us for a few years, EH! :) Here are a few pictures from our weekend. Carter hasn't changed quite as much as Uncle Matt but maybe someday he will evolve into a muscle machine!
We love you all! Bryan, Jen, Carter, and Violet

New Hobbies

Hey Everyone, Matt and I thought we would update everyone on our new hobbies we've taken up. Matt is really into body building and I have taken up softball. I really seem to have a knack at pitching, I pitched a no hitter in the ASU vs. U of A game. Nothin' too special. Matt is really considering entering into the Mr. America pagent. I totally think he would win, but of course he is so humble and thinks he isn't all that strong. What a cutie! Well, in between softball practice and body building we are enjoying school at ASU. Matt has two more semesters left. YEAH! And I have two more years. BOO! Matt recently got called to work with the priest in our ward. He is very good with the young men. I have been substituting nursery, but I haven't gotten a calling yet (I am secretly hoping it is not in nursery). A couple of weekends ago we went away to a cabin and enjoyed the cooler weather, the fresh air, and of course spending time with one another. We have alos enjoyed telling the story of dad against the ninjas. (Ask Us for details, if your in the dark on this one.) Yesterday we got to go do sealing with Matt's family. His grandma Taylor, spends a lot of time getting family names ready for that part of the temple work, and about every six months we get together and do sealings. It is always a great experience to participate in. It makes me wish that we all lived closer and could do something like that. We love you guys and we can't wait to see everyone this weekend.
Love Matt & Natalie