Our First Snowman

Yesterday there was just enough snow and just enough time when daddy got home, to build our first snowman with the girls. Kate had such a blast with her daddy! She kept saying Wahoo! Very cute. Meanwhile, I took pictures and Ellen pointed longingly outside at her sister and dad. So fun! We love spending time with daddy.

Then we warmed up with a bath! These two little girls LOVED it! They splashed and played...ahhh.

Merry Christmas

Wow, what an amazing year it has been! We have been so richly blessed. We have enjoyed spending so much time with family and friends. A few fun trips and many many days and evenings were spent with the Stewart's and Anderson's. We couldn't be happier.

Steven and I were able to feel like young kids again in January as we flew west to California and enjoyed a few days at Disneyland! We rode the rides and ate some delicious food! We had so much fun with our host family, the Gray's! California really does have great weather!

In the Spring, we welcomed another sweet little girl to our family, Ellen Jessica. She is sweet and happy and absolutely loves her older sister. The two of them play all day and are so happy. Ellen in crawling everywhere and her latest achievement, clapping! We sure love her!

Kate is growing right on schedule. She is smart as a whip and lets you know it. She is learning new things all day and some of her favorite things to do are: play with Ellen, play-doh, reading books, coloring, and loading up her 'bag' to the hilt. She loves Ellen and is such a joy!

September was a big month for us also; Steven got a new job and we moved into a townhouse. Steven works for Crystal Water, a water softener company, and is so happy. No more weekends and more time with our family! Yay! We love our little townhouse, it's quite a bit bigger than our small apartment and fits us perfectly. The girls share a room and love it!

Steven is also going to be finishing up school at BYU-Idaho this Spring and we are excited to be done with school soon. He has taken up shooting and golfing this year; which he is able to enjoy with family. I have become a little crafty and enjoy sewing car seat covers and minkee blankets. Cooking is also becoming a regular hobby of mine.

We love you all so much and wish you a Merry Christmas and such a Happy New Year! Lots of love,
Steven, Becca, Kate, & Ellen

Halloween...a little late!

So I'm a little late in posting about Halloween, but we had a great night and then a very busy week followed so here is our cute little 'kitty-cat' Kate for Halloween, and Ellen was just a cute festive baby!

Guess What???

Ellen is sitting! She is so sweet! We love this little girl. She is so smiley and happy. These 2 really love each other...sometimes a little too much! They are great!

Play-Doh

Kate got some Play-Doh for her birthday and we have been playing with it the last few days! She really likes the colors and spends most of the time making the same things in all the different colors. It's really cute!

Annual Pumpkin Carving...

A few years ago my family decided to carve pumpkins and it was so much fun, that we have continued to do it and made it a tradition. We eat yummy food, chat and catch up, and carve the pumpkins! We had a BLAST last night. Thanks mom and dad!

Pumpkins, Party, and Soccer

Some days are spent at home, all day. And others days we home for just a few minutes! Yesterday was one of those days! We picked a pumpkin from great grandpa Ottley's patch, had a birthday party for cousin Brigham, and watched cousins Ethan, Emily, and Dallin play soccer! It was a fun day!