Ashlyn's Baptism

In April Ashlyn was baptized and some of us got to go and celebrate with her.

Luke had a school thing so he couldn't come ):

Gabrie and Ashlyn

 Sammy, Livvy, and Parker

Fun Days

Here are some fun pictures taken in March.

We went to the free day at the Zoo and it was a zoo! (: It was very crowded but we still had some fun. Aunt Miriam, Mamie and Rosalie came too.

Gabrie and the lion water fountain that doesn't work anymore.

 Livvy sitting in it (:

 Boys being boys! 

Dash likes to wear helmets, we think it's because Liam got to wear one when they were littler and he never got to! (:

Drawers are great for sitting in or using to stand in to get a little higher.

Livvy being a good big sister and letting Dash watch with her.

 Livvy's preschool fieldtrip to the firestation. The fireman taught them they should never play with matches, later that day Livvy said something about how it wasn't ok to play games where you match the cards (like Memory ), haha! Love the mind of a 4 year old.

 It was also St.Patrick's Day and Livvy's friend gave her some sticker tattoos. The one on her belly says 100% Irish!

 Liam  enjoying his cherrios!

 Dash loves his paci and 2 is definatley better than 1!

The twins getting into trouble!

Luke and Liam having a nap.

 This must have been taken months earlier but I had to add it somewhere, Dash and Liam playing the piano with Papa Williams.

 Cute little handfuls!

Bishop Lyn Talley

Earlier in February, Grandpa Talley was called to be the bishop of his ward so we all went to support him when he was sustained. It was very unforgettable! Right before they said who the new bishop was going to be the power went out and we sat in the dark for a while as they tried to get some power. Eventually they got one light going and continued the meeting.

Sammy, Ashlyn, Gabrie and Livvy playing outside the church.

Locks for Love

 After reading a story in "The Friend" magazine about a girl who donated her hair, Gabriella has been wanting to but I told her she had to wait until after family pictures were done so we did it the very next day.

Here is her before-

 And after! It looks so cute I almost wished we'd done it before pictures! But she is beautiful no matter what! We were so proud of her for wanting to help out other people by donating her hair. She is such a sweetheart!

Family Picures

 We finally had family pictures taken back in February and they turned out pretty good!

 Gabriella, age 6

  

 Olivia, age 4

 

 Dashiell, age 16 months

 

Liam, age 16 months

 

 

 

The kids were pretty much done by this point!

 Luke and Kellie

Valentine's Day

Since Valentine's is one my favorite holidays, I decided to have a lot of fun with it this year! From February 1-14, I gave Luke a Valentine surprise each day and then we left the notes each night on the girls door telling them things we loved about them! Then we got to have Livvy's preschool Valentine's Party at our house and had lots of fun with that, especially since Gabrie was off track to help!

One thing we did for the party was take these silly pictures of each of the kids with big lips and the boys chose mustaches.

 

Then on Valentine's Day we made heart cookies. Livvy had a lot of fun decorating a few before they were cooked!

 

 Luke surprised us Valentine's morning with flowers and breakfast- heart shaped bagels! Then a friend watched the kids while Mommy and Daddy went to dinner, we all had lots of fun!

Fun Family Valentine's Day pictures! I was so busy doing other Valentine's things that I totally forgot to make everyone had a Valentine's appropriate shirt! (Probably only something I would care about) Livvy luckily had one even though she wanted to wear all black (like she had the 2 previous days) and be a "fy kid" (Spy Kid) but with a little suggestion from me she chose something with hearts. Everyone else just wore something redish. (expect me in these pictures, haha!)

 Livvy, Daddy and Liam

 Gabrie, Mommy and Dash

 Then the next day Gabrie had fun frosting and decorating the rest of our cookies.