Valley of Fire

Aurora and I spent a week in a half at the Valley of Fire in Nevada with my dad. He just had hip surgery and wanted to recover in the sun and we were the lucky ones to go with him. Thanks Dad we love you. Dan, my mom, my sister Nat and her family and Dans family came and spent the weekend with us. It was so beautiful and warm.


Making out with her Maman (Mamo) Lucky lady.

My Dad, me and Aurora

Bompa gave Aurora an oreo if you can't tell what is all over her face.

on the Mouse's Tank hike there were lots of neat petraglyph's.

She is so fun.

Mia Natalie, Gage, Aurora, and Houston on a really high cliff.

Yummy sand

Aurora with her Bompa

Doing what she does best... getting dirty

Snow Fun

with uncle Jake

Dancing with Grandma Reed

Snowy days with Cousins Mia and Gage aka my and dage. riding in the trex

Playing in the snow - she could hardly walk with all the snow gear and when she would fall she really couldn't get up. lol

Christmas Bells are Ringing

Aurora was so fun this Christmas season, she loved opeing her presents almost as much as I loved watching her. We got to spend Christmas in Cedar with Dan's family it was wonderful to all be together.


With uncle Andrew

Shopping with her daddy in target before Christmas. I was looking everywhere for them and then all of a sudden I see a good lookin guy with his daughter cruising by he he i laughed so hard.

Tuckered right out on sunday before Christmas.

Opening presents Christmas morning. this is a tinkerbell doll, Aurora's favorite Character.

Sweet Kisses from daddy.

Happy Thanksgiving

I love thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for. I love my family so much. I feel so fortunate to have such a loving and caring husband, a happy healthy daughter, wonderful parents and awesome siblings.

After helping mom make rolls, and Maman (mamo) make gravy little aurora got onery. She wanted to eat not cook.

In my mom's kitchen. She is the best cook in the world. I am so lucky to learn from her. We thought we were pretty special to all have aprons.

It is a fact that Turkey makes you sleepy and we have proof.

Trick or Treat

Aurora was hilarious. I didn't know if she would be old enough to get the trick or treating concept.. she caught on so quick, at the trunk or treat she first didn't want to put the candy in her bag, she wanted to eat it, but once she caught on she would go to the next car and sweetly say THANK YOU then to the next THANK YOU. it was so sweet. Dan was an old man with his two kitty's to keep him company.

This was at the pumpkin walk. I thought it was funny.

Family Fall Pictures

Lake Powell

Thanks to my awesome brother and his wife we got to go to lake powell with them and some friends it was a blast. It was my first time going (except for when i was one - that doesn't count) We had so much fun. It is so beautiful and nothing is better then boating, eating, surfing, boating, eating, camp fires, and eating, boating, laying out, eating and eating.