Eagle Ridge House

We bought a house in Utah.

We knew that we would only be there for a year, but

it felt like the right thing to do.

We made a lot of memories in that house in just one year.

The kids collected countless potato bugs and filled up buckets with snails.

 

I made my first door wreath.
And then a few more! 

We had parties and parties and parties.

We had family fill our halls and our couches and our tables.

We made and ate yummy food, we stayed up late playing games,

We did crafts and learned hard lessons.

We danced around the kitchen and played hide and go seek.

We had cousins and friends over for playdates.

We slid down the stairs in sleeping bags.

We door bell ditched our neighbors and left treats.

We had some fun movie nights.

We pulled weeds and planted a garden.

We felt love fill up our home to the brim.

We loved every minute of it.

 

We filled the halls with dirty diapers from bringing home a newborn baby. 

We filled the entry way with coats and shoes. 

Our toys found some interesting homes... 

We tried out some good and not so good habits...

Jonas started eating a bite from each banana.

That was a fun stage! 

We were sad to say goodbye to our Eagle Ridge house and

mostly to our family who lived so near...

BUT

We are so thankful for the memories that we made

this past year in Utah.  There were a lot and they made our life

fuller and richer.  

Madeline Ava - 7 Years Old

How is it possible that my very first baby is already 7?

I wish time would slow down a bit, but I love watching this girl

learn and discover new things.
She is pretty amazing.

Madeline is a goof ball.

She is extremely goofy and can pull some amazing funny faces.

She can also let out a pretty crazy funny laugh.

Her giggles are contagious and so is her beautiful toothless smile.

Madeline has amazing hair. It is so beautiful and so soft and the color is golden

like sunshine. 

Madeline's eyes sparkle when she's happy or excited.

I love that sparkle.

Madeline is so creative.

Give this girl some paper, glue and markers and you will be amazed at

what she will come up with. She makes amazing things and really knows how

to be creative and use her imagination.

She is always coming up with fun games for the boys to play.

She is so great at making friends.

Kids are drawn to her.

She can be shy, but once she knows you and feels

comfortable the shyness melts away.

She is a worrier. She likes things to be perfect.

She is still a planner and will often plan her birthdays and other things

way out in advance.

Madeline loves to read. She has always loved books, but that love

is getting deeper as she branches out and is now reading chapter books.

Madeline loves her family.

She is a great sister and a wonderful daughter.

Often I will find little notes from her or she will have an idea

to do something nice for someone in our family or the neighbors.

I love this sweet, fierce, bubbly, fireball of a little girl of mine.

I amazed by her and the amount of changes she has endured

in her little life. She is amazing and brings so much life and joy to our family.

We love you Magoo Roo!

Happy Birthday!

I love how those eyelashes rest on her sweet little cheeks.

Sometimes it seems like she is getting so big, and then when she is

sleeping I hold her little hands and I am reminded that she is still little.

Oh, why can't they just stay little!?

Love this angel of ours. 

Madeline's 7th Birthday in Tabiona

Madeline only wanted two three things this year for her birthday.

To celebrate it in  Tabiona.

To have a cheesecake.

To invite Isabella to come with us.

 

So, we headed to Tabiona with Isa and a cheesecake.

She was extra lucky and Grandma White, Grandma Terri, Scott, Cassi,

Baylee, and Deegan also came along.

It was a fun weekend of running around, exploring, roasting hot dogs, eating smores,

and just having fun in a place that we love with all our hearts.

 

 

We opened presents and had cheesecake and the rest of

the day was spent playing.

The way it should be.

This baby. I love him so.

I love the way he crinkles his nose!

Oh melt my heart.  

It was a pretty fantastic weekend.

If I could choose, I would have a birthday just like it!