Brooklyn's Sweet 16!

Brooke is Sweet 16! For her birthday, we had a fun party at our house! On her birthday we went to get her driver's license.

Mom's 39th Birthday!

Ann loves BYU Football! For her 39th birthday on Saturday, she went to the BYU vs. UCLA football game! Of course, it was a shut out, 59-0. This is a picture of Ann and Cosmo, the BYU mascot. GO BYU! Happy Birthday Ann!

Catie's 7th Grade School Picture!

Caitlyn is in the 7th grade this year at Mapleton Jr. High. This is her new school picture!

Our Sweet Whitney!

Mike's neice, Whitney Baird, passed away from ALS on August 21st. We had her funeral August 26th. She was such a special missionary and angel. We love her!

Whitney's Grandma Madsen and Whitney's Mom Judy!

SCHOOL STARTS!

Brooke's first day of High School. She is in the 10th grade at Springville High School. Catie's first day of Junior High. She is in the 7th grade at Mapleton Jr. High.

Driver's Ed Class!

Brooke is taking Driver's Ed class. She is learning how to change a flat tire on the car. She will get her Driver's license on her 16th birthday, September 15th!

Family Pictures!

Mom's Flowers!

This is the only flowers Mom can grow! Memphis loves sitting in the flower pot!

Swimming Pool!

Our cat Memphis thinks our new pool is her drinking water!

We enjoy swimming in our pool!

4th Of July! Camping at Strawberry!

All the kids enjoyed playing games!

Catie in the pink helmet, Stephen and Kendyl enjoyed riding the 4-wheeler!

Brooke gave lot's of 4-wheeler rides to the kids! Stephen, Brooke and Kaleb!

Dirty 3 hour 4-wheeler ride! From left to right: Mike, Hadley, Kendyl, Kaleb, Catie, Spencer, Stephen, and Uncle Kevin!

Catie enjoyed balancing on a log!

Ann Golfing for Charity!

Ann & BYU Football Coach Bronco Mendenhall!

Ann works for the National Kidney Foundation of Utah & Idaho. They held their annual golf tournament in Salt Lake at the Country Club.

Brooke & Cosmo!

Brooke & her friend Rose with Cosmo at the golf tournament. They were a great help and had a fun day!

Provo Temple!

Brooke & Catie at the Provo Temple!
We went to the Temple to do baptisms for the dead. It was Catie & Mom's first time. Our Dad got to baptize us all.

Brooke at Youth Conference!

Brooke and her friend Rose!

Brooke went to Youth Conference at Aspen Grove the day school got out! What a way to start the summer! She had a wonderful time!

Catie's 6th grade graduation!

Catie graduated from 6th grade on May 27th. She will attend Mapleton Junior High School next year.

Catie & Brooke at the graduation!

Camping Memorial Day Weekend!

We went camping Memorial Day weekend. Brooke and Catie pulled the kids in this wheelbarrow lid they found. Ann was the fire builder! We rode 4-wheeler's and ate lots of great food!

Catie's Dance Recital!

Catie takes Hip Hop Dance. She had a solo in her dance at the dance recital on May 19th. Of course, she was the tallest in her class!

Catie's Orchestra Concert!

Catie had her final orchestra concert for 6th grade on May 14th.

Brooke's Band Concert!

Brooke's last 9th grade band concert! She plays the clarinet!

Mike's Black Bear Hunt!

This is the Salmon River. Mike would ride 15 miles in a jet boat up this river to bear hunt!
This is the black bear Mike shot in Salmon, Idaho on May 3rd.
Mike and his hunting guide, Jack.

Happy 12th Birthday Catie!

Catie's new spring picture from 6th grade! She turned twelve on April 22nd!

Birthday Birds!

Caitlyn got 2 birds for her early 12th birthday present! Their names are Chester and Cheeto!

Spring Babies Are Here!

Our neighbors across the street have 2 baby cows that are bottle fed. Brooke & Catie love to feed them!

Brooke's Deer Head

Brooke finally got her deer head of her 1st deer she shot in October. She was pretty amazed!

New Baby Chicks!

The Easter Bunny brought 2 baby chicks to our house. They are yellow and red. Their names are banana and maple. Our cat Moose loves them! I'm sure he would like to taste them too! Brooke and Catie have had so much fun playing and caring for them. They will find a new home soon!

Look at our Mom!

The Easter Bunny stopped by our house. Her name was Ann. She liked our other bunnies!

HOMEMADE BISCUITS & GRAVY!

Caitlyn learned how to make homemade biscuits! Our favorite dinner is homemade biscuits with sausage gravy! Yum! Yum!

Our 1st camping trip of 2008

We are so ready for summer! We went camping at the sand dunes Friday night. The girls tried out their new helmets and goggles.

Catie loves to ride!

Catie riding Mom's 4-wheeler!

Moose and Mike's Frog

Moose has enjoyed the frog Ann gave Mike for Valentine's Day. The frog sings "My Girl."

Memphis's Heating Pad

Memphis had surgery last week. She is recovering well. You can see her swollen tummy. She loves the heating pad. We can't keep her off of it!

Our Beloved Prophet!

Our family will truly miss our sweet yet humorous dear prophet. We are so thankful we were in his presence last October in the conference center for the Saturday afternoon session of General Conference. Grandpa Holliday from Mississippi and his brother Parley Holliday were also with us. We were there because Brooke sang in the Young Women's choir. What an honor to be near him during his last conference as our prophet. Ann, Brooke, and Catie also saw him for the last time in December at the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert! We love you President Hinckley!

Rexburg, Idaho LDS Temple

We decided we needed a road trip. It is so cold here at home in Utah. We have 2 feet of snow on the ground. We drove to Rexburg, Idaho on Friday, January 18, 2008. When we arrived in Rexburg, it was 9 degrees. (colder than Utah) This is what the temple looked like when we arrived in Rexburg Friday night!

Rexburg, Idaho Temple Open House

We got up early Saturday morning and went inside the temple for the open house. It was snowing so hard and only 9 degrees. The temple is so beautiful inside! The theme was wheat representing all the wheat farmers in the area.

New Addition to our Family - Memphis

Merry Christmas!
Memphis is the new addition to our family. Memphis is a purebred siamese kitten. Santa brought her to our home. She is so much fun.

Caitlyn's 1st Violin Concert

Caitlyn started playing the violin in the school orchestra in September. Her 1st concert was in December. She is playing very well!