Let it Snow!!

So one day it started to snow, it was nice to see it come down...and down...and down...and it never stopped that whole day!! We just couldn't resist taking a chance to enjoy the new fallen snow. We all put on some warm clothes and ventured outside to see how well mother nature did.

Well, as you see the snow was deeper than we thought. Eden here is up to her hips in the snow, and she's about half way through the snow! All she could do was stand in it, she couldn't move!

Here is Karla and Eden standing in the snow in our front yard with matching hats that tie under the chin, they are so warm, we recommend all to get one.

Here is Aaron and Eden in the snow, as you see, even as it go dark that night, the snow continued to fall, it was just amazing.


We were happy to come in and warm up, but it was an experience we all enjoyed, even Eden who couldn't move through the snow.
Since then the snow has melted and come back, melted and come back again, but nothing beats that wonderful day that it snowed all day and all night, it's good to have a Utah winter again.

Naps are a good thing

I think we all agree that we need a good nap every once in a while, but when someone wakes you up unexpectedly, usually we're not too happy. Well, this afternoon, mommy and Eden took a little nap together and daddy wanted to take some pictures and wake us up. Well, because it was daddy, Eden didn't wake-up grumpy, instead she woke-up as happy as could be.

If only all of us could wake-up this happy from our naps!

Christmas...a month later

Merry Christmas from the Smiths...in January. I know I'm a month behind, but we just had to share these memories. This year Eden was actually awake for Christmas (unlike last year when she was a week old, and all she did was sleep all day, and cry all night). So we took her to meet Santa for the first time, as you see, it was a very enjoyable experience:(Give me back to mommy!)

We then decided that Christmas wouldn't be Christmas if we didn't go up to Temple Square and look at all of the lights. It was cold, but very pretty:

Christmas morning was fun. When Eden woke up Christmas morning she could see a big difference under our Christmas tree...and she walked right to the presents and began touching them. She then woke-up daddy and Christmas began!

It was truly a fun and very blessed Christmas for us. Eden had a birthday the week before so it was presents for her right and left. One of her favorite gifts was her Bob and Larry book, once that present was opened, nothing else really mattered (I'm sure all parents can understand that effect of one good present for a child):

Our 1 year old

Eden turned one year old on December 18, and it was a party! We went to our church building and let all of the cousins run around in the church gym. We had a quick dinner, some presents, and then the chocolate cake! As you can see from Eden, the cake was pretty good. But thankfully everyone else had another cake to eat from. Eden did get pretty messy, but it wasn't has much damage as I had anticipated. As you can see in the video, she was going so slow that a few of the cousins wanted to help her eat the cake. Little Camille helped by eating some sprinkles off the cake, but after a while, Eden noticed and decided that she didn't want to share her beautiful cake with anyone. It was a good birthday, and now our little Eden is no longer a baby, our little Eden is now a Toddler!

Family Trip: St. George

We decided to go on our first big family trip to St. George. We went during the fall break so we didn't miss anything. We went to the Tuachan Theatre and saw Les Miserables (Eden slept right through it, she was perfect!). We then visited a few sites in St. George, here are a few:

The St. George Temple...

The St. George Tabernacle (Eden slept right through that too)...

But the best part of the entire trip, we will all agree, was the opportunity to relax...

and Eden did that the best!

We're Walkin'

The day before Eden turned 9 months old she began taking her first steps here and there. We were excited so for her 9 month birthday we bought her a baby walker, She thinks it's so much fun, if she could only learn how to turn it on her own, then it would be even better!We realize that Eden is now 10 months old, so this picture and video are old, but they were just so cute we couldn't help but show everyone. She is a bit more stable with the walker, but she still hasn't been brave enough to just get up and walk on her own. But we know when she does, all of our lives will change!

Bath Time!

Eden has a few keys to your happiness in life, these are things that she learned in the bath tub:

Things I've learned from taking my own baths:

1. Don't just nibble on life, take a BIG bite and enjoy life to its fullest.

2. When people put a camera in your face, give them your best look.

3. Pray that mom and dad put enough bubbles in your bathtub when your little so that when they show them off before your first date you're not too embarrassed!

WE LOVE YOU EDEN!!!