Our trip to Arizona!

After feeling depressed about the bleak weather in Idaho we decided to go on a trip to Arizona to warm up and see some family. Going from 20 degrees to 70 was definitely rejuvinating. Thanks to Kelly's airline miles we didn't have to pay for it!

Kids are so cute

The Playroom. We just finished the toy organizer and the kids were really proud of all the work they put into putting it together.






The House. This is a picture of the house from the landing looking down the hall.













Our little buddy. He has gotten really good at scooting out of his carrier.

















Haela, showing off her valentines for her class.

A LONG DAY!

This kid was SO fussy and I couldn't figure out what was wrong--I tried everything and then finally after a few minutes I figured out what the problem was!

My new camera!

What a great Christmas and birthday surprise I received...a new Canon Rebel (thus the Christmas and birthday were mixed due to cost--Santa and Kelly went in on it together!) I have been coveting one of these cameras for years since some of my Tenn. friends introduced me to them. It makes it so much fun to capture the real event! Thanks Kelly! So I decided I am going to get back into blogging again to make every penny well spent! I loved all the Christmas cards this year. It is SO fun to see how everyone has changed and what is going on in their lives. Hope you all had a WONDERFUL holiday!

Ephraim having a good dream during church


A somewhat fuzzy pic of the new house, the stucco is nearly done.
The interior of the vault
dad tiled the master bath

Ephraim Daniel Checketts

We are loving our new addition to the family. He is very peaceful and emanates such a sweet spirit. The kids adore him and want to hold him every waking minute. I am trying to teach Enoch that he can't just pick up the baby by himself though! We are all doing well other than the initial adjustment--I've noticed the biggest change in Enoch, he has been really hyper and destructive and not sleeping well. Hopefully that will pass with time.