Grandma's Mountain Cookies

For Christmas, Grandpa and Grandma Swenson spent some time with us. We had many fun memories with them, but one of our top was taking a trip to Estes Park. While in town, we stopped by Grandma's Mountain Cookies to grap a snack (Grandpa's treat).

Pumpkins and Apples

At Thanksgiving time we spent an evening with the Hansen's (always a good time). In our efforts to be festive, we held a little Fall party which included a little pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, and a cake walking.

Our Brown Eyed Boy

Go Rockies

October Conference 2010

This year, as we watched General Conference, we encouraged the older two boys to take notes. We thought it was a good plan. Both Caleb and Dallin were attentive to Conference and quietly working away. However, in the end, the content of Dallin's notes were more humorous than spiritual in nature. We can't stop the kid from drawing. He's our little artist (Boyd K. Packer's my favorite).

Slip and Slide with Friends

One of our good friends created a slip and slide in their backyard. It started with a tarp laid out on a hill in and emerged into this...

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I love how this video shows the boys different personalities. Caleb has always been head first and daring... Dallin proceeds in life with a bit more caution.

BYU vs. Airforce

On September 11th we attended the BYU football game at the Airforce Academy. It was a gorgeous day and a fun game. The boys loved cheering for BYU, but enjoyed watching Airforce score. Each time they did, the cadets would run down on the field and do as many push-ups as their team had points. The jets flew over at the start of the game, music played throughout, and the halftime show was entertaining. What I enjoyed most, however, was watching the boys cheer and get into the game. Whenever the crowd went wild or the band played, the boys were up out of their seats joining in. It was great!

Tyler's Blessing

This last week we had Tyler's blessing at church and it was a very special event. He wore the same outfit as his brother, which was handmade by Grandma Hanchett. While I was dressing him Dallin was in the room getting ready for church. Dallin has lately become very aware of his style and likes to dress to impress. Also, he has been Tyler's most protective brother since birth. Our conversation went as follows...

Dal: "Why does Tyler have to dress like a girl when he goes to church?"
Me: "He's not dressed like a girl, this is a blessing outfit. In fact, it's the same one you wore when you were blessed in church."
Dal: "When did I start dressing like a boy?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Dal: "When did I start wearing normal clothes?"
Me: "You only wear your blessing outfit on the day you are blessed."
Dal: "So he doesn't have to wear that ever again?"
Me: "No Dallin"
Dal: "Can I dress Tyler for church next week?"
Me: "Why, are you a little worried?"
Dal: Smiles...no comment!


The blessing was given by Michael and was beautiful.


I adore this little guy...


so do his three big brothers!

Blake's "Cool Tricks"

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Catching Crawfish With Cousins

One of our favorite things to do in the summer time is head to Castlewood Canyon in search of crawfish. We frequent this spot and have learn many tricks of the trade. This week we had cousins visiting and decided to venture out. It was a success! In all, we caught 60 crawfish and even took our adventures one step further by taking some home, cooking them up, and eating them.