Utah Thanksgiving

We enjoyed Thanksgiving this year at Aunt Marquelle and Uncle Dave's house in Utah. As always the meal was excellent and so was the company. Marquelle out did her self yet again with a beautiful table and went above and beyond to make everyone feel comfortable. Mylee slept through Thanksgiving dinner. Here is a picture of her just before we were ready to eat. As you can see, she just couldn't make it any longer.




Obviously, (given the food all over his face) Roper thoroughly enjoyed his meal. He loves to spend time with his cousins!













Enjoying the meal...and discussing the finer points of Boise State and BYU football...as well as which team is best! (BOISE STATE!!)








After a nice nap....and a few hours after everyone else had their Thanksgiving dinner....Miss Mylee decides to eat. She did a good job too!!

A Baptism and A Blessing

The month of September was full of special events for our family. Roper was baptized and Annie was blessed. We were so proud of Roper. He has always had a fear of water. I don't know why! I can't recall any traumatic experience he had with water as a baby but it just seems like he came out of the womb not liking water. Sure he'd get in the bath tub or the pool but if any water touched his face or his head he would lose it. (You can imagine the drama every day when it came to washing his hair) Well, I gotta tell ya we were so proud of him when he decided he wanted to be baptized. It was a HUGE step for him because his whole body had to go under the water. He was so nervous! I can't tell you how grateful I am for Brody...Roper started to cry a little to his dad once they walked down the stairs into the font. Brody quietly reassured him that everything would be ok. There were more then a few tear filled eyes as we watched Roper put his trust completely in his dad. They said a little prayer that Roper would be ok and then Brody baptized him. The smile that spread across his face when he came out of the water was priceless. He was so proud of himself. I will always remember his baptism...it was so sweet and it took a lot of courage. I am happy to report that his fear of water has drastically subsided since that day!




Our precious Annie was not to pleased with getting her picture taken. It was really windy and she thinks she needs to eat ALL THE TIME!!

Our Big Weekend

We had soooo much family come for Rope's baptism and Annie's blessing. (It helped that it was also Labor Day weekend) The only person missing from the Miller side was Landon. (Geez...basketball is more important than your niece and nephew!! Just jokin Kess.. we still love ya)

We managed to get all of the Hessing clan here. Notice the cute girl with Nick...they were married the end of September. Her name is Chloe and we love her to death. She fits right in with our crazy family.

Our precious Annie

Life sure is busy these days. My days are filled with changing diapers, nursing, wiping noses, making meals, cleaning up the dishes and toys, reading stories, helping with homework, going to scouts, volunteering at school, coaxing kids to go to sleep, paying bills, balancing the checkbook....on and on and on. I'm sure most of you can sympathize. I can't seem to keep up with my blogging but I eventually get there. These are some pictures of our little Annie when she was a month old. Holly always does an amazing job. Annie is such a blessing! She is such a happy, sweet baby. Our only trial is the fact that she prefers mom to a binkie which can sometimes be a little difficult...especially at night. I couldn't imagine my life without her. Looking at these pictures makes me tear up all over again.