We went to St. George for the weekend (jan.16-20th). It was so fun. Brent had to drive to Las Vegas for a soccer tournament, so I took advantage of his rental car and paid gas to drop me and the kids off to my friend Mandi's home. My sister in-law also lives in St. George and we found out that she was only 8 blocks away from Mandi's home. So we were able to visit with the both of them and have a great time. We sent Easton up to Logan with Grandpa Anderson and he got to play with his life long friend/cousin "Peyton". Mandi had just moved to St. George a few months ago and bought a home. We really appreciated her hospitality and letting us stay in her spare room. Mandi took us to Zion's Park, and Snow Canyon while we were there. We hiked every day and soaked in the sun as much as possible. It sure was nice to thaw out in 65 degree weather, and be out doors.
Soaking in the Sun and enjoying the warm sandstone!
Here is my most current "belly" photo! 2.5 more months to go! Mandi and I made quite the hiking pair. Me...pregnant, and she was on crutches (due to a foot surgery). Nothing stops Mandi...so it was funny to us to hear the comments each person we passed had to say. They were concerned, but we knew our abilities. Ha!
Check out this cave! This is one of the "lava" caves in Snow Canyon. We heard and saw bats inside and explored to the very back. Tenne has found his newest passion! He and Kaiya LOVED it. (the man by Mandi is her new husband "Jake". He was so great to be with. Mandi found a great catch!)
These are the type of parks you find in St. George. This was called "Slick Rock Park". There were two bolders here to practice climbing on. It was a lot of fun.
Our dog Teepa is going through her first "monthly puppy cycle". Yikes! For those of you who may consider owning a female dog, this is what you have to look forward too unless you get her fixed. We hope to take care of that soon so we don't have to go through this again. Does this mean Teepa has now reached her "teen" years in dog years? We can't help but laugh at her and post photo's of her so you too can have a good laugh. I was going to go to the pet store to buy some doggie diapers and then remembered that we had diapers for our "real" baby. Good thing she fits into a "newborn size 1". Is this acceptable?? Ha. She hangs her head in shame. I just want to give the poor thing some Motrin, a hot pad, and let her take lots of naps.
Happy Birthday Easton! Big #9! Easton is a great kid. He loves playing video games, telling funny jokes, skiing, teasing his sister, loves scouts, and playing with his friends. Easton loves to wear his "black" jacket every day. His Dad gave it to him for Christmas and he hasn't taken it off since. Easton has been growing out his hair since July and likes it being long. The other day he got stiches in his head due to an injury at school, and his main concern was "if the doctor was going to have to cut his hair". Luckily she was able to do the surgery without any cutting! We love having Easton around. Happy Birthday Big Boy! 
Tenne decided to cut his long hair! He wanted to grow it out and started back in July. He decided it was too much maintenance and went back to the "short boy hair cut". He had a lot of fun growing it long. He liked how it shook in his eyes, but didn't like how often he needed to wash it and comb it. Too many snarls (bed head). Easton is still in for the challenge! Hopefully they get this out of their system now instead of later (a mother's famous last words...Ha!).
