2014...where did you go?! Christmas

Christmas is a fun time with the kids.  Christmas tree fun, cookie decorating and our first trip to see the lights at Temple Square.

Iris 4, Miles 7

Getting into the spirit

Anything brother does...

Santa! 

Lights at Temple Square

Love

2014...where did you go?! Indiana

A few shots from our summer trip to Indiana. Lots of family time, a trip into Chicago, some beach fun, etc.

Hurray for cousins (plus a neighbor kid in purple)

Get him!

Ally and Iris

Boat ride along Chicago shoreline

Only MY husband would get called on stage to assist the Peking Acrobats!

So fun to mess around at The Bean

Cousin fun on Loon Lake

Children of the Corn

Miles and Evan

Such a fun day! Mom and Dad with all their grandkids (minus baby Henry who made his debut a few months later)

Iris kayaking and Miles fishing...or something :)

Jeff and Adam posing with the log benches they made

Love

Fun at the beach

2014...where did you go?! Random shots

I super slacked on updating this blog.  I had to scroll through here last week looking for pictures for a school project for Iris and it was so fun to take a quick look back in time through pictures.  That was my inspiration to sit down, dump over 1,500 pictures from my phone (seriously), sort out what to keep and what to delete,and pick my favorites for this site.
 
Technology makes it much too easy to take a billion pictures, then never do a thing with them.  So here you have it...our 2014 at a very random glance.

Playing with glasses at Costco. 

I was just sniffing the lilies. Whats so funny, Mom?!

Miles and Grandpa Jim having some fun at Target!

Last day of first grade with Mrs. Lund. Such a cool teacher. 

Little Red Riding Hood. My first 100 mile ride!  One of my proudest moments. 

Giggles at a Beck concert

First day of school. Miles 2nd grade. Iris pre-kindergarten

Love this shot of Jeff being a sexy Dad.  He busted his butt into shape last year and here are the yummy results. 

Yep.  This is how we roll to the grocery store.

Expressing his inner butterfly after a long day at the office :)

Homework time

Cookie making

The best part of cookie making!

Ankle surgery October 28. No fun at all.

Hike to Calf Creek 3 months post ankle surgery. Yeah!

Loving Uno these days! You gotta' know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...

41 came and went quietly (I hate Monday bdays). Got this card from Miles. It's so cool when your kids learn to write!

Bathing buddies 

Thanks Aunt Jen for the awesome purple bag! It was a hit!

Who doesn't love a zombie Valentine card?!