Christine's 12th Birthday!

Our daughter, Christine, celebrated her 12th birthday this past Wednesday. For our family, this is always a good and happy day for us. She was born with severe mental and physical disabilities and we were told she wouldn't live past the ages of 2-3. So, for her to turn 12 is pretty amazing to us, our family and friends. We had our friends Josh, Kristal and Cora over for cake and ice cream. It was funny because usually when she gets home, she falls right to sleep, so we put her in bed. This night, I think she knew it was a special day because she stayed bright eyed and happy and smiley all evening. It was a GREAT night! Mommy and Daddy and your brothers love you Christine and we hope this year brings you more smiles and happy times.

Ice Cave

Last Saturday we went into an ice cave. It's kind of weird, you see a sign for it and turn and then you stop at a big whole in the ground. We went down into it and Aaron looked for samples for his lab work and the boys ran around and climbed on the rocks inside. Later that day, we went to some hot springs with our friend's and had a really nice, relaxing time.

Happenings in Family

Okay, so we totally forgot to take pictures, but our niece, Hailey, was baptized on the 1st of March. That was a beautiful time to spend with family and to see her growing up. Later that night, Aaron and I had a BLAST at a bellydancing festival in Salt Lake. I don't think I have mentioned yet, but I'm taking a bellydancing class and I LOVE IT!! When I met Aaron, I was going to school to be a dance teacher, but a few years back, I had the chance to teach dance and learned that my passion is learning a routine and then performing. One of Aaron's and my friends was already in the group and finally talked me into taking the beginning class last month and "oh baby", I have found my passion again. Anyway, at this festival, we got to see many different groups perform and Aaron got to see the body move in ways he didn't know was possible!! So, we were with our good friends, Josh and Kristal and she later performed.
The next day, Sunday, we threw a birthday party for my mother in law. We invited some of her close friends and my two brother in laws that live out of town sent birthday email messages to her. It was a another nice time spent with friends and family. We hope you had a wonderful birthday, Karen.