Hammer Helper

Abi helping me with a homemade entertainment center.

Bed builder

Abi likes to build little beds everywhere. This one is in a laundry basket:

Lightning Abi

Dress Up

My favorite is the tattooed warrior at the end.

Sock Princess

Dancers

Beats laid down by the toy keyboard.

Christmas

Some pictures from visits with family over the Holidays:

Palmyra

I took the kids on the tour of the Smith farm and Sacred Grove while Amy attended the Palmyra temple with her dad and a newly returned missionary Suzy:

The Mailman

Birthdays

We celebrated both kids birthdays at the same time:

Santa

Classic Santa reaction by Max.

Swinging

Walker

This little guy can walk, but most of the time he still chooses not to. Here he is being induced to do some walking:

Pantry / Hutch / Cupboard

This year for Christmas Mrs. Claus requested that Santa build her some more counter space, with cupboards, drawers, and shelves. I know a lot of you would like to see pictures, so here they are. First the raw materials:

Some pictures of the process:

And the finished product:

For those who are interested in the process, here's a slideshow with a lot more pictures along the way:

Grandma Taye

My grandma passed away this past Thanksgiving. She was a wonderful lady and lived a good long life. Here are some pictures of the family who gathered for the funeral:

Halloween 2011

Way overdue, but here are the kids in their costumes:

Wrestling

A few candid shots from a recent wrestling match:

Awake

And standing in his crib:

Books

Not just for reading anymore:

New

Recently we came home in this:

Because this died: