Zion's National Park May 2014

At the rest stop outside of Flagstaff

At the Nature center

Avery's favorite thing to do at Zion's park is play in the river.

swimming at the motel

Spring Break 2014

Making bubbles with Aaron

Explora Science center with Uncle Matt's family

Botanical gardens with cousins

yeehaa!  Giant ants!

playing in the water with cousins

Aquarium

Avery cutie pie

Avery's Jenga creation

Visiting the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, UT - March 2014

Family Talent Show at church.  Avery, Alisa, Stephen and Aaron sang.  Mom, Dad, Madeline made the music.

Aaron and Avery reading Bob books January 2014

Winter 2014 Playing at the Mall

Avery and Napoleon

Avery, Mom, Autumn December 2013

Getting our Christmas Tree at Santa's Village.  We all went to pick out the tree.  It was a nice, warm day.

 

 

 

AVERY'S 5TH BIRTHDAY:  It starts with breakfast in bed:  chocolate chip waffles, hot chocolate,

and lots of whipped cream!

 Avery's "friend" birthday party.  Her sister, Brianna, 

made her birthday cake for the party. 

 

Avery and her niece, Evelyn.

The Birthday girl's crown.

 Birthday time is also pumpkin time for Avery and Aaron.

Avery got a princess "tent" to read in. (Or for  playing Legos, dolls and 

and for when she wants to have some space from her active brothers.)

 

Avery's birthday cake.  She decorated it herself. 

 This is a picture of Aaron and Avery the week they were both 5.  

October 2013

Wilson's Arch, Utah.  Summer 2013

 March 2013 Spring Break

White Sands, NM

We took a trip south for Spring Break.  We were hoping for some "summer sledding" at White Sands, National Monument.  It was so windy that the sky was white with sand.  We had a good time sliding down the sand dunes until we were tired. 

 

Summer 2013

 I (Janet) drove the kids to Southern Utah for a school activity that Aurora was involved in.  On the way we drove past Lake Powell.  Aurora had a deep desire to visit a piece of beach where an episode of Dr. Who was filmed.  Unfortunately, it was not a stretch of beach that was accessible by 15 passenger vehicles with 2 wheel drive.  A very kind ranger pulled us out of the sand (twice.)

 Lone Rock beach at Lake Powell

 Everyone jumped in.  It was very refreshing after our half mile hike through sand after the ranger rescued us.

Lake Trip - Navajo Lake 2013

 Avery likes being the flag person.

Sampling beverages at the camp site

(Avery, brother-in law Dustan, Alisa)

 

 Rachel and Avery on the boat

 Stephen, Aaron and Avery playing on the tubes at the beach

 munching on a juice box straw

The fam: Autumn, Madie, Brad, Alisa, Janet,Aurora

Avery, Aaron, Stephen, (Angel- dog)

(We took the picture as we were breaking camp- we missed Brianna and Rachel,

they were already on the road.)