We love our little Olivia girl

Olivia Grace Kapp... Trent has 7 sisters and 1 brother and this is one of our nieces who belongs to Bethany... sister #3.

My little niece Olivia got to spend the night with us last Saturday night and go to church with our family. She is 20 months old and so full of fun and engergy. I can't believe I have forgotten how much work a little one can be. The kids were having so much fun with her and she really knew how to make them laugh when she would stick out her tiny belly. Just look at that face!!! She brought such a fun spirit into our home that weekend and we are so grateful we got to spend time with her. We love our Liv.

Liv found these glasses and wore them around all day long.

I know I am so cool...

Olivia absolutely loves my Malorie, she slept with her the night she was here and it was so fun for me to watch Mal treat her so kind and be her little mother hen. Way to be a great cousin and such a good helper for me... Thanks Malorie!!!Olivia was watching me do Miranda's hair on Saturday night for church the next day, and she insisted on fixing Malorie's hair. Soooo cute!!!

One of my favorite things about Olivia is that she is very easy to please when it comes to food, her favorite thing for breakfast is a piece of plain toast with nothing more than butter on it. It doesn't get any easier than that!!!

Owen came over to play with Olivia while she was here, do you blame him? Look how darling she is.

Hopefully my Mom and Dad will go out of town again SOON so that I can stay at Uncle Trent and Aunt Alisa's house. I had so much fun!!!

Trent had a great day on the ice with our boys...

John Anderson invited Trent and the boys to go ice fishing Friday afternoon.

Trent would disagree, but to a mom, that ice looks pretty thin in some spots.

Our friend and neighbor John Anderson and his son Ammon. Thanks for a fun day John.

Jaxon kept wondering if the fish were ever going to bite, no fish did that day, but there is nothing like having a great day out with your dad and little brother like this one! I love my boys even my big boy!!!This is just a funny little clip of the boys sledding down the hill in John's equipment carrier.

Miranda's first day at piano lessons.

Malorie and Miranda's piano teacher.... Mindy Cella.... we just love her!!!

We have been counting down the days until Miranda's first piano lesson, I can't believe how excited she has been for this!!!

Mindy has always been so patient and such a good example to Malorie, now it's Miranda's turn.

One and... Two and... Three and... Four and... Keep counting Miranda!!!

My Miranda had her first day of piano lessons today.... She has been showing tons of interest in the piano lately, so I thought I would give it a try and see how she did. I am so blessed to have kids that are full of talents and abilities. As I sat there and watched her I was so full of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for being given such great children. She has the same teacher that Malorie has, so it will be fun for them to have something else that they both love and have in common. People often ask me why I don't teach my girls how to play, but I truly believe they can learn more from Mindy and that way I can be the helper for them when they need it and we can still have peace in our home. Mindy is always so good to Malorie and is amazed by her natural ability to play and learn. I know that Miranda will do GREAT and I am so proud of her. WaY tO gO!!!

New member of the BeAr DeN... Good job Jax!!!

The newest member of the bear den... Way to go little buddy!!!

I am so proud of him now, imagine when he earns his eagle.

Thanks to bishop Hawks for taking our pictures tonight, Trent loves to pose for these things.

These will all be such fun memories for Jaxon.

The scouts provided a fun dinner for the families.

I think Jaxon has a crush on one particular scout leader. Luckily Diane is our next door neighbor and he can see her whenever he wants to!!! She is the cutest scout leader we have ever seen!!!

Jaxon was really excited tonight, it was his FiRsT blue and gold banquet for ScOuTs!!! He was given his wolf, and he also received 4 silver arrows and 1 gold arrow. It was so fun for me to watch him be SO proud of what he had done and accomplished. I think the whole experience was a good one for Jaxon. He is such a good boy and a wonderful example to our whole family. Gage was able to come with us tonight to support his older brother and I just loved watching him look up to Jaxon and be as proud of him as we were. I am so blessed and SO grateful to have my family forever.

Families are Forever...

I read this to my children as we entered the temple and the spirit helped us all...

Our friends Trey and Tyler...

my sweet Jaxon...

Gage and Kobe...

My eternal family...

Gage, Miranda, Malorie and Jaxon...

Me and Malorie on the bus...

Families are Forever...

We had such a wonderful day together. Our good friend and next door neighbor invited us to go down with their family to the Draper temple open house. It was so beautiful and so peaceful!!! My children were so reverent and had so many questions to ask Trent and I about the temple. Malorie loved the brides room and said "Mom, I want to get married here". That is always music to a mothers ears. We went at a great time because it was during the day and the crowd was not to bad. I think one of the little kids favorite parts was riding on the BIG bus up to the temple. I am so grateful for my family and the time we got to spend together at the temple. We will always be together forever!!!

Moments I love most...

I was doing some laundry the other day when a calm silence came over my house. These are moments I will always treasure. Miranda found my laundry basket and I guess it was in between a few loads that I found her here...This doesn't happen very often at our home, so this will be a picture that I will always remember.