They are all growing up.

This one is old enough to play in the grass,
sit up,
and get dirty (not to mention she scoots now, is growing her first tooth and eats "real" food).This one is old enough to love all things Star Wars,
and help feed his baby sister (and button things, hold real conversations, and keep underwear clean and dry).
This one is losing her first tooth and can read all by herself.
And these two. . .
. . .you can tell these two are growing up because all of a sudden their shirts fall off those little-kid hangars and it's getting harder and harder to tell their socks from Nate's and mine when sorting laundry.

Spring Stuff

Here are some shots of Norah, Mom and Dad when they visited in April, and the cherry blossoms.

The Garden

Here are some pics from the garden that my roommates and I planted a few weeks ago.

We planted watermelon, cantaloupe, zucchini, cucumbers, bell peppers, peas, carrots, strawberries, tomatoes, and corn.

SAFE!!

At the ripe age of 2, Will is a veteran sports fan. He's been to a myriad of his older brothers' soccer, basketball, and baseball games. Apparently, he's learned a thing or two spectating. Check out the video...

How does this look, Dad?

Reed had been asking for a tie for about 4 or 5 months before his 6th birthday. Heather and I told him he'd have to wait for his b-day in March (not sure why we didn't just fulfill his righteous request earlier). Fortunately, his eager anticipation was met with a tie of his pleasing on the big day. The next Sunday before Church, Reed walked up to me with tie on and no shirt. "How does this look, Dad?" he beamed. "How in the world did you do that?" I asked. Reed walked over to the coffee table, picked up the January edition of The Friend magazine, and opened it up to a How to Tie a Tie article. Apparently, Reed had known of this article for some months and was dying to try it out.


We'll see how long his enthusiasm lasts.

I finished and Tanner medaled.

My time was 2:32:49.80 (my goal was between 2:30 and 2:45).

Tanner finishing. He finished 2nd for his age group, 30th overall out of 326 kids aged 6-12. His time was 7:31.15.

This was taken before we knew Tanner placed. He also got a 2nd place medal.

Recent Norah Photos

Hey guys, it seems like forever since we've posted anything, but you guys have inspired us. Here are some recent shots of Norah.

We'll try to put some up of the cherry blossoms as well.

Easter with the Saporiti Side

The Dalebouts, the Nathan Callisters, the Whites (with their current exchange students), Charles and Grandma, Casey's kids, and Karen Hess all met up at Irvine Regional Park on Saturday for lunch and an egg hunt for the kids. We missed everybody else!

Here are the pictures:


This was the day we had. The weather was perfect and the day was incredibly beautiful. (Ignore the hand print -- I took this picture through the car window.)
















HAPPY EASTER!!

Catch-up

Amanda turned 9 Jan 31st.

Chris turned 3 yesterday.

Tanner did a Davy Crockett report last week.

Gracie got her first haircut yesterday.

This is why Gracie got her first haircut yesterday.

This is so you can actually see Gracie's face. (She's wrapped in Chris' coat following a blow-out at track & field.)

And just so Naomi isn't left out, here's a picture of her.

BYU Football

BYU Football

(Yes, another old post, and yes, Heather is the real author.)

Chase turned eight a few days ago. In an unexpected move from Rick, he and the big boys jumped on an airplane and flew to Las Vegas to watch the Cougars beat the Bruins in the Las Vegas Bowl. Happy Birthday, Chase! It was a quick trip, and I very graciously offered to stay at home with Jane and Will. Rick called to check in and when I asked how it was going, he said the boys had been wrestling in the hotel room (Rick was snoozing on the other bed), and Reed fell off the bed and got a pretty good shiner. I decided everything was going just fine and my offer to stay at home was indeed gracious.

Love you all.