Family Pictures 2011

My Sweet Baby!!

So while we were in Lake Powell Mike's sweet cousin, Alisa watched our little Brigg for us!! We could not have been happier with having him stay with the Hillan family!!

This is a picture that Alisa just happened to catch(not sure how she did that) of Brigg looking at a picture of Mike and I holding baby Drake, and then soon after kissing the picture---oh my goodness, I about cried when I saw this picture--so tender!! Thanks so much Alisa--we know he was in great hands!! You are truly an amazing person!!

Brigg and Austyn--best of buds!!

The sweetest little Tessa ever!!!

Alisa did a post about Brigg on her blog that is just so sweet--here is the link--http://hillanfamily.blogspot.com/2011/09/mr-b.html

(just copy and paste in browser)

but I thought I would copy it on here as well because she said the sweetest things about our Baby!! We love you Alisa!! Thanks for everything!!

"I am feeling very melancholy at the moment. We got to watch my cousin's little guy for the past week and loved every minute of it...that is until we had to give him back.

My boys kept asking me if we had to give Brigg back and why can't we just keep him. They have been dreading Sunday all week. Now, when they say their prayers, I hear them asking if they can have a baby brother and his name be Brigg.

Everyday the boys would wait and wait for Brigg to wake up. They tried to wake him up on several occasions and succeeded on a few. I loved that morning bed head flapping around and those little feet running in the kitchen for a sippy of milk. I loved how everyone bent backwards to make sure he had the favorite toy or book. I loved how Brigg got so excited when he saw a football or his blanket or when no one was looking he would steal an extra chicken nugget. I loved how he would squeal when he would get chased and the feeling of picking him up and kissing him to death. I love the age of 18 months. I miss all of this.

I knew I loved him but am surprised at how empty and sad I feel now that I have given him back.

Hopefully something of his was left behind and we will have to return it tomorrow."

Lake Powell '11

Gotta LOVE Lake Powell!!!

Here I am getting so much air(at least it feels like it anyway--haha)

This is my crazy niece Aubrey--isn't that a great pose!! Amazing!

As always...on the hunt!!

don't know how you do pushups on top of the rock-

-but somehow Blake managed!!

We finally got our boys to love wake-boarding--well at least like it! Wesley loves it but Drake would rather knee board--but they both can get up so that is all we ask of them! It is so much fun to see your own child back behind the boat accomplishing it and loving it!

Blake throwing some sort of trick--looks good to me--especially with the background---

you can't beat that!!

Mike and his one hand grab--(I'm sure it has a much fancier name)

Charly --thinking she's really brave--so cute!

who would ever believe that my 9 year old with already be the "ladies Man"

Taylor, Drake, and Logan

Take care of the houseboat kids, time for adult boat time...

Dance party on the boat

Go Garrett!!!

This is Charly practicing her photography skills on her american girl doll

Lauren, Stacey and Leighton cooking up a delicious meal

Nikson and Charly

Come to find out Charly really is brave--she even jumped off a little cliff--

LOVE IT!

When it comes to huge cliffs--Drake is the first to go--he eats up this kindof stuff

--on the other hand--Wesley will have nothing to do with it--

Another one of Garrett's moments

K--for those of you that are powell people and you haven't tried one of these--you HAVE to get one--they are amazing!! I absolutely love the air chair!!

Although it is a little tricky to figure out, once you do you will never stop!!

oh what cute kids!

Wesley and Charly with Aunt Jaclyn and Nikson

until next year....