Moody's in the Mountains

There's nothing quite like being in the mountains.
It's little boy heaven.

Roughing it in the basement

The boys set up their little tent in the basement so they could camp out for the night.

They even made sure to put a fan in the door so they could enjoy the canyon breeze!

Who needs to finish the basement when you can go camping down there?

Dinomite day

A few weeks ago we went with HOPE KIDS to the museum of Natural History in Salt Lake. When Mitchell heard we were going to the University of Utah, he promptly put on his BYU shirt and prepared for battle. We finally talked him into wearing his hope kids shirt, and reassured him that the U is okay, too. After having a wonderful time on campus, he decided that the U is a pretty great place to be!

Michell loved the Dinosaur show with a "real live" dinosaur! He even had the courage to touch it! Josh and Matthew loved the gem stone displays and came home with some nifty treasures from the gift shop.
Thank you hope kids! We had a dinomite day!!

Home made fire pit.

What do little boys do when they decide they want a fire pit?
They make their own
right outside the back door
and fill the house up with smoke.
But,
when they came in
with big smokey smiles
I decided,
it was okay.

Hiking the Y

Hiking the Y
could be painstakinglY strenuous,
but not when You're surrounded bY
such magnificent scenerY
and such lovelY ladies!
We had a trulY wonderful time

HooraY for us!

Hooray for Home

Caleb was in the hospital for about 4 days last week. He loved the visits from his brothers, and he loved the pictures they left on his white board. He is home now- HOORAY- and we're finishing his IV medications through a PICC line. If you'd like to see more pictures, you can take a peek at Caleb's blog!

Reunion in the Canyon

There's something special about being in the canyonIt might be the smell of the woods

The sunshine on your back.

The rocks you can skip

The bows and arrows you can make

The icy cold stream

The stillness in the air

The rubber duck race

The toe dipping

The sparkle in the water

But mostly it's being close to heaven,
with people that you love.

Our new home

Here's a little peek for those of you who've been wanting to see a few pictures...

4th of July!

I love the 4th of July. It a day to celebrate
Freedom, Food, Faith, & Fireworks!
Happy birthday America!

Angels in Sunset Heights

This week we moved from our little yellow house in Sunset Heights.
It has been really tender for me.

While we were expecting Caleb, our whole Sunset Heights ward had a special fast for us.
Our sweet friends and neighbors showered us with love and offered countless prayers for our family.

After Caleb was born, 3 year old Matthew came to me and said,
"Mom, did you know that Jesus peeks in our windows?"
I know He did, because He sent us angles.
We had angels deliver countless meals.
We had angels shovel our walks and mow our lawn.
We had angels decorate our garage to welcome us home from the hospital.
We had angels bring date night to us when we couldn't leave the house.
We had angles sit with Caleb so we could take the other boys on outings.
We had angels surprise us heartfelt gifts.
We had angels drive though snowstorms to get Caleb home from the hospital on his birthday.
We had angels arrange a birthday party and special dinner for Caleb.
We had over 100 angels come to a service party for Caleb
and create packages for other special needs children.
We had angels write him special poems and letters.
We had angels give us their hearts
and love us.

To our angels in Sunset Heights,
Jesus peeked in our windows,
and he sent us you.
Thank you for being a special part of our miracle.
We love you forever.