Cayden's 10th Birthday

Cayden is an amazing kid. He is always taking care of everyone around him. He is a hard worker and he is really just a good kid. I am so proud of him for the example he sets for his younger brothers. Here are some birthday pics from November 2010.

We got out of school early today!

One day at school there were some pipes that broke in the crawl space underneath the school and it started flooding. The kids got sent home about 3 hours early. There were no parents home in the neighborhood so we ended up having friends over to watch a movie.

Gradually, we started losing some of our friends until only the Case's were over.

I think the kids enjoyed getting out of school early that day.

Nature Walk

My family decided to take the kids to the mountains to go on a nature walk and see the leaves changing colors. Again, this was in October 2010. We try to take advantage of every warm day we are given in the fall and this was one of them.

Here are Cayden, McKay, Andrew, Abigail, Gavyn, Cameron, Bryce, and Rachael

The kids and Curtis couldn't resist climbing up the mountain.

My dad's favorite thing to do is show the kids the fish. As they lean down to get a closer look, he spashles the water and gets them wet. The older kids know not to get close, but McKay, Bryce, Gavyn, and Abigail haven't learned yet.














This was Gavyn's reaction to Grandpa's fish...

He was one sad little boy!

After the nature walk we all went potty and then we set off for home. I love spending time in the mountains and I love spending time with my family.

Bryce's Baptism

Bryce was baptized on October 9, 2010 by his daddy. The day started off a little stressful because Gavyn was not feeling well and was hard to get ready. We got to the church with little time to spare. Bryce and Curtis quickly got into their clothes and I snapped a few pictures before they went into the room.

My mom always gives the boys a quad set of scriptures when they get baptized. Bryce got a soccer case to go along with them. He was so excited to get these!

While Bryce was opening pictures and while we were setting the food out to eat, Gavyn came running over to me to tell me he did not feel very well and ended up throwing up all over me and the floor. I felt so bad for the poor little guy. Curtis quickly came to my rescue and scooped Gavyn up to clean him up in the bathroom while I cleaned up the floor and myself. As I was walking out the church to take Gavyn home I had Bryce, Rachael, and Curtis come with me to get a few pictures taken.

In the whirlwind of everything happening, I was not able to get a family picture taken, but I don't think Gavyn or I would have liked to have a picture taken of us at that moment. We just needed to get home.

I am so proud of Bryce and of the person he is. He brings my heart so much happiness. He is always ready to give a smile and to help when he sees someone in need. I am so proud of the decision he made to be baptized and for the example he sets for everyone around him. I love you Bryce!

Bryce turns 8

Okay, I was hoping to get this post done before Bryce had another birthday, but obviously I failed. So, in September of 2010, Bryce turned 8 years old and here are some pictures from his big day.

Bryce loves to bake. So, for his birthday he asked if he could make his favorite cupcakes instead of a cake. So Bryce made the cupcakes and finished them off with a few candles. I love Rachael and Gavyn's faces in the background.

I let my kids have a friend birthday party on only a few birthdays (8, 12, & 16). This year was Bryce's first friend birthday party. He invited about 10 friends and they went to the bowling alley for some fun. I took lots of pictures and then Gavyn took lots of pictures. Upon seeing this, I started deleting the pictures Gavyn had taken off my camera and failed to notice that I had also deleted my pictures. Not a good moment for me. So, we called over our two neighbor boys to come back over for one more picture with Bryce. I still feel terrible about this!

Bryce and Rachael

Bryce and Rachael have been inseperable since they were born. They are only 3 weeks apart and when they were just tiny babies they used to lay side by side holding hands and smiling at each other. We were able to bless them on the same day (Bryce was only 4 days old). They also wanted to be baptized and confirmed on the same day. Jennifer and I took them to take some pictures to put on their baptism invitations. The kids had so much fun. They were happy, serious, and sometimes just plain goofy. I love that they love each other so much.

These first two pictures are my favorite!