The Princess is One!!!

Today was our little baby girl's first birthday!!! We can't believe that it has been a year since we brought our beautiful Daisy into the world! The time flies when your having fun with the little ones! She gets cuter every day! We decided to celebrate her birthday at home, because it was not a beautiful day outside. It was nice to spend the time together as a family. Sharifa's mom came down in the afternoon and we were able to have some fun with her. Later tonight we had a little party with some family and friends. Thanks for everyone who could make it we really appreciate spending time with you! It turned out to be such a great night and we think that Daisy really enjoyed all the attention and the fun that she had! We hope you all enjoy the pictures that we were able to get of the fun day that Daisy got to have! The birthday girl!
Daisy playing with a balloon that Grandma T gave her.
Mommy and Daisy posing for a picture!
(she is getting better with the standing all by herself!)
Grandma T brought a tent for Daisy and Ethan to play in, they both had lots of fun!!

The tent came with a tube that Daisy loved to crawl around in!

Daisy opening her present with help from Ethan!

"Are all these for me?"

"I want this one."

"I get to open this without Ethan's 'help'?!"

"What's in the big one?"

Daisy's cake that she shared with everyone.

Daisy's very own cake.

Daisy listening to everyone sing "Happy Birthday" to her.

"Yeah, my very own cake!!"

Getting started.

"YUM!"

"Here, I'll share with you."

At the end of eating (mostly playing with) her cake! What a crazy little girl. We don't remember Ethan being THIS messy!!

Taking a bath in the kitchen sink. She was WAY too messy to carry her up to the bathroom. Thanks Grandmas!!!

Christmas and a BIG Birthday!!!

So we know that Christmas has come and gone a while ago, but we decided to still do a post on on it 'cause our kids were just so cute on Christmas morning!! We just love Christmas and it has been getting better with having children. They make it more fun and exciting for us each and every year. We love talking to Ethan about the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and love to ask him questions. He is getting to be a really smart boy and we just love hearing the answers that he gives us!!! This year we were able to go to Temple Square, with a few of our friends, and see the beautiful lights. Ethan had so much more fun when his friend, Cooper, came to play with him and he just hung on to Cooper like a puppy dog!!! We were able to spend Christmas Eve with Grandma Colleen and Grandpa Mike. It was fun to decorate the sugar cookies and spend some time with our fun Uncle Matt and our lovable Aunt Sierra!! Christmas morning we spent the morning at home enjoying the new things we received and spending some family time together!!! Later on in the week we went and visited our Grandma T and Grandpa Steve in Idaho! We had so much fun with them too!!!! What a great family that we have and we are so grateful for the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and for all that he does for us!!!! We hope you had a very Merry Christmas and that you New Year came in with lots of love!!!!!

A tree with some beautiful lights that was on Temple Square!
Ethan and Daddy in front a "BIG CHRISTMAS TREE!!"

Ethan with his friend Cooper! These two had lots of fun together!!

Our little family

Daisy enjoying a ride on her bike while waiting for sugar cookies!!

Enjoying a cookie with frosting and no teeth!!! Can you see the joy in her eyes?

Daisy opening her present from Uncle Matt and Aunt Sierra!!!

Ethan playing with his Toy Story 3 race car track! He loves to play with this toy all the time!! Thanks Uncle Matt and Aunt Sierra!!!

Ethan loved dressing up as Batman with his new PJs and his new cape!!!!

Side note this picture was taken on Christmas morning and so were all the others. We don't know why they say 24th.

Daisy opening up a gift from Ethan!!!

Santa got Daisy this doll 'cause it reminded him of her. She has the same personality as our sweet Daisy and laughs just like Daisy. We call her "Baby Daisy"! Daisy just loves her doll and laughs every time the doll laughs! Ethan gave her the stroller!!!

Like most little ones Daisy loved playing in the rapping paper more than playing with her presents!! What a little ham!!!!

Singing "Happy Birthday" and letting Ethan blow out the candles!!!

Ethan enjoying his new toys! Thanks all Aunts and Uncles for all the cool things you gave both our kids! They really love everything!!!

At Grandparents' house opening cool new gifts from cool grandparents!!!

He loves dressing up and loves his two new costumes.

On a side note: he found this present a little before Christmas and wanted Grandma to let him play with it. What a little snooper!!!

Daisy unwrapping her gift at Grandma T and Grandpa Steve's house!!!!

Ethan with his new Toy Story 3 Game!!!

Mommy and Ethan made this snowman up in Idaho. Ethan named him Frosty (he watched that movie a lot over the season!).

So Steve recently had his Birthday this month! We were able to spend it just relaxing and having some family over later that night! Steve really likes his new 'toys' that he got from everyone! Thank you for thinking of him on such a special day!!! Ethan helping unwrap a present!

Steve's present from his parents!

Cheesecake for his B-day cake!!! Can you see how old this man is?!!

Ethan helping Daddy blow out his candles!

Meet Carl

This is the newest member of our family. His name is Carl the Caravan. A few weeks ago we decided to get rid of our Jeep because of our wonderful children(or should we say child). Jerry (our jeep's name) just seemed a little too tight for Ethan. He would throw items at his sister all the time and would kick that back of the driver's seat. He could never get close enough to kick it while Sharifa drove, but it drove Steve mad!!! So those of you who know Steve know that he never wanted to get a mini van, but he was the one who said that we need to get a mini van. So for those of you who so know him may start laughing and mocking!!!(HA! HA! HA!) We love Carl and hope that he will stay with our family for a long time!!!!

Thanksgiving

So this past year a lot has happened and we have been able to count so many of our blessings. The first big blessing was that we were able to bring our new little baby girl, Daisy, into our growing family. We are so blessed to all have great health and such a wonderful little family! As parents we are grateful to have two children who are vibrant, growing (in every way), and learning new things everyday. We recently were able to find a better place for our family and are enjoying the new surroundings! At this time of year we are so grateful that Steve has a good job and can also go to school. With Steve working and going to school we are able to have Sharifa stay home with the kids to enjoy they're baby years! This last year has made us think about the little things in our lives and know to enjoy every moment with everyone! We love you all and hope that you have a very happy Thanksgiving day!!!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

We hope you all had a great weekend and that you all stayed somewhat dry! We had such a great weekend with the kids. Halloween was on Sunday so we decided to make a weekend out of it. On Friday we took Ethan to USU campus in BC and go around with his classmate trick-o-treating to all the professor/employees. He had so much fun getting lot of candy from all the nice people. For those of you who don't know, Ethan is a BIG fan of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story movies and he made sure that we knew he wanted to be Buzz for Halloween!! Mom wanted him to be a Dallas Cowboy football player so he would match Daisy. She ended up being a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. Thanks to Sharifa's mom, who made the tutu, and a onies that we used when Ethan was a little baby. Daisy got told how adorable she is and we think she looked pretty cute!!! On Saturday the kids and Sharifa went to Trunk-O-Treat with the ward and really enjoyed seeing all the different outfit people came in!!! Ethan got a lot more candy, but he also got some toothbrushes too!!! We use them a lot around here!!! We hope you had a very safe and fun Halloween and are excited to get to the next holiday, Thanksgiving! We have so much to be grateful for this year!!!!! Ethan and Daisy posing for the picture!!!
Ethan with all the Ladies!!!! What a Ladies man!!

Ethan walking from the different building enjoying all the cool candies he is getting!!!

The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader with a Dallas Cowboy fan!!!

It was so cold Saturday night Sharifa had to put a long-sleeved shirt on underneath Daisy's outfit!!! She still is adorable!!!