Bentley and JT at the sand dunes

These 2 boys had such a fun time together and with their dad's and grandpa!

Guys trip to the sand dunes

A couple of weeks ago Doug, Nick, Josh, JT and Bentley went to the sand dunes in California. They had such a fun time. Bentley has a 4-wheeler that he and JT had a ball on. When it was time to come home, JT didn't want to leave. I'm so glad these guys got to spend some time together. Next time Bryson will have to join them.

Easter 2011

Josh and Mickell also stopped by with their kids to join in on the Easter egg hunt. Just wished we could have had the two families here together, but Nick and Abby needed to get on the road to Kingman. We also missed Bryson, Kristen, Addie and Grayson!

Easter 2011

Nick and Abby stopped by Saturday afternoon for a little Easter egg hunt with their boys. Bentley and Nixon loved finding the eggs left for them. Rugar, the dog, even enjoyed hanging out in the backyard!

Halle playing baseball

Last week I was able to go to one of Halle's baseball games. It was really fun to watch these little kids play ball. This first year they play it's boys and girls on the same team. Next year they will be seperated. It was funny to watch how the boys new what to do and the girls were just trying to figure out how the game works. But it reminded me of the many games we went to when Josh, Bryson, Nick and Stefanie were little. I just love to watch kids play baseball!

Like father, like son!!

Bentley has a little 4-wheeler and it was fun watching him ride it. Sometimes he doesn't watch where he is going and runs into things. I'm sure both of these little boys are going to grow up and do all the things their daddy loves to do!

Bentley the cowboy!

But guess who did like the cowboy hat and the holster and cap guns? It was so fun watching Bentely be a cowboy. He does it real well!

Nixon's not a happy boy!

Nick & Abby got Nixon a cowboy hat and a holster with cap guns. Can you tell he did not want anything to do with it!

Nixon's 2nd Birthday

During the Easter weekend Abby and Nick were camping with her family. They decided to throw Nixon a party for his 2nd Birthday. She did everything "Nemo". It was really fun and Nixon loved the Nemo pinata.

Addie & her new baby brother

Addie got a new baby brother and a new dog all in the same week. Bryson now has a Belgian Malinois. Addie loves Nitro, the dog and her new baby brother Grayson.

Grayson B. Westbrook

Grayson B. Westbrook was born on April 5th, 2011, his daddy's birthday too! What a great birthday present for Bryson. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 19" long. I can't believe that tiny little Kristen has such big babies!! Congratulations to you guys!

Bentley's Robot Birthday Party

For Bentley's 3rd birthday Abby did a darling Robot Birthday Party. All the decorations, the games and the party favors were so cute. It was fun to be there with him for his big day!

JT's 3rd Birthday

I know all these birthdays are out of order, but oh well!! Mickell did such a great job with JT's John Deere tractor party! Everything was so cute!

Addie's 2nd birthday

Addie turned two on September 4, 2010. She has such a cute personality. It's always fun to be around her and here what she has to say! Thanks for inviting us to your birthday party Addie!!

Stefanie's 20th Birthday!

This post is a little out of order, but I forgot to post this for Stefanie's big 20th birthday! We are so glad you came to live at our house Stefanie. We love you!!! We swam, had a BBQ with lots of yummy food, and Trevor and his family joined us too. It was lots of fun.

Bentley and Nixon

In February Abby's sister got married so we helped out with the kids while everyone was at the temple. It was fun spending a little time with these two cute little boys!

Halle's Birthday quilt

I made this quilt for Halle's birthday. She picked out the pattern and the colors for the quilt. It turned out really cute and she loved it!

Halle's 6th Birthday!

I can't believe that Halle is 6 years old. I remember the day she was born! We were so excited for our first grandchild. She is such a cute little girl and so much fun to have around.

Christmas Day 2010

Later on Christmas day our kids and grandkids all came to celebrate Christmas. Even Doug came out for a little while to join in all the fun!

Christmas 2010

After we got done at Josh and Mickell's house, we came home so Stefanie could see if Santa left anything for her! And of course he did!

Christmas morning

Christmas morning Stefanie and I went down to Josh and Mickell's to watch their kids open their Christmas presents. There's nothing like watching little children on Christmas morning!

Christmas Eve

Stefanie and I spent Christmas Eve with Josh and Mickell and their kids. We had dinner and a Christmas story. Then the kids got to open one present, and then it was off to bed to wait for Santa Clause!!

Santa Clara Christmas Eve Program

Halle and JT were in the Santa Clara Chirstmas Eve Program. Halle sang "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer" and JT sang "Frosty the Snowman". They both did such a great job. It was really fun watching them. Then Santa came and gave each of the kids a present. You can tell by the picture that Ryker didn't want anything to do with Santa!!

Doug's cancer

In November we found out that Doug has Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Needless to say it was a shock to us and all of our children. We had to tell our children Thanksgiving weekend, which was really hard, but it was really good to have everyone here. He has gone through Chemo treatments and will be starting Radiation soon. He has done really well through the Chemo. He never got sick, just really tired. We are very optimistic that he will beat this. The second PET scan he had showed all the lymph nodes had shrunk in size, so that was really good news. He did loose his hair, but it is starting to grow back! He has had a really positive attitude through this whole ordeal, which I really feel helps in the healing process. We have felt the many prayers in our behalf and also the tender mercies from our Heavenly Father.

Thanksgiving

Since we weren't going to see some of the grandkids before Christmas, we gave them their Christmas jammies! They looked so cute in their matching jammies!