Saturday, January 9, 2010

Highlights of 2009

Our Highlights of 2009:
We bought a house!!!


Carsen gets reunited with his bestest buddy from California!



We started a new Easter tradition.
Ostrich Egg for breakfast!
Celebrated Easter in St. George

Dane and Whitney get Married!!!!!!



Carsen and Zach get to be on the same baseball team!

Marla survived girls camp and Casey held the fort back home together!
(With the help of Steph... of course!)

The boys got to be on-set of Uncle Reed's movie!

Many lazy days at the pool!!
Marla plants a garden!!!


LAGOON!

Carsen being free at the Ranch!!
Yellowstone

Visiting the home my mother was raised in.
A very humbling experience!

Lazy and Crazy days at Lake Powell
Lizard hunting

Marla gets to be on Good Things Utah

Casey successfully finishes the Utah Half Ironman!



Carsen starts kindergarten
The boys enjoying the fresh air in Star Valley.
I love this picture!
Casey attempting to work a backhoe.
Thank goodness Uncle Kirk and Uncle Ron
came to our rescue.

Scotty's temper!
He is chasing Carsen trying
to hit him with the bat
because Carsen won't quit bugging him!!

Scotty's super cool bed hair that he has every morning!

Carsen's crazy helmet hair he gets after his BMX bike races!

The boys getting ready for a ride to Grandma's.
Carsen learned how to ride his bike this spring
and has gotten really good!
Casey takes him mountain biking,
mild road biking and BMX biking.
The kid can't get enough!

LOTOJA 2009
It's a bike race from Logan,Ut to Jackson,WY.
Casey was on a relay team
and was suppose to do
47 miles of the 208 total miles.
Well his team underestimated him
and Casey did 106 mile instead.
GO BABE!!!

Scotty wanted crazy hair for Halloween


Hunting Season!
Casey got a deer and an elk this season.
This picture is funny because
Carsen our animal-loving-vegetarian
is trying to smile.
While Scotty our meat loving
3-year-old is happy!!
Scotty tells everyone that
daddy shot an ELF and
it is in our freezer.

Scotty is going to be a BIG BRO!!!
Yep! I am pregnant!
Baby due this summer!

Thanksgiving Dinner with The Keller's

The boys decorated the Christmas tree
and then slept underneath
it for days!
They were so excited for Christmas.

With our first big snowfall,
Casey and the boys decided to build an igloo.

Some cousin fun in the igloo.
And yes... Scotty is wearing swim goggles!
Our Annual Simonsen Christmas Eve Breakfast
and Gift exchange at the Grand America.
It was a blast. Martha made ugly dolls
for all of the boys.
SANTA CAME!!!!!!

Happy New Year Everybody!!!

11 comments:

hughesfam said...

Wow, Marla!!! You guys had a great year. Congratulations on baby #3. Keep us informed.

Brandy said...

Woo Hoo to the new baby! Hope you're feeling okay. You guys had a great 2009. My husband biked in LOTOJA (relay) as well. He likes to mountain bike, so they give him the part with hills! Great job, Case! So happy you guys are back in UT.

RachelAA said...

WOW what a year - looks amazing guys!!!!

Belnap said...

We especially love when your friends from California came!!!!!!!! We need to do it more this year especially because our babies will be so close in age. We love you guys and MISS you more than you will ever know!!

jena wise said...

marla! congratulations! you guys had quite the year. i'm not sure when you had time to make a baby! :)
enjoyed your post - your boys are getting so big, and are so darling!

Tam said...

wow, marathon of a post. You know if you post them when it happens it doesnt take as long (I'm just saying you need to update more often woman)! Looks like you had a terrific year!

Unknown said...

good year!!! marla you really are the best mom ever! and I can't wait for #3 and that our kids will be the same age!! ya!! so we have to hang out more so you can teach me how to be a good mom like you!

Brenda said...

Congratulations!!! I'm getting grandchild #5 this summer too!

Whitney Nelson said...

Marla! You updated BIG time! NICE! It was so fun to read...I love all four of you! Soon to be five...woo hoo!

Colby and Steph Stringham said...

I'm glad you finally updated your blog! I loved your crazy long post... Just make sure you post before 2011! I can't wait to see you guys next weeeeeeeek!! Love you all!

Hancocks said...

What a great idea with the 2009 recap! I'm still trying to get caught up! And congrats on the new baby! So exciting!!!