Maddie and Daddy!

The girls love their Dad so much! We definitely have Daddy's girls. They love to have him play with them, and he loves to give them lots of kisses and tickles! 

Katie Jr.

Everyone used to say the Bella looks a lot like Scott, but I have to say that I have a picture of me when I was little that looks just like this! I wish I could get to it... it is in my scrapbook at my mom's house in Salt Lake, but I can see it in my mind! Mom... don't you think so? 

Missouri is Cold!

I never knew it, but it sure gets cold around here! Last week we had an ice storm. We are very grateful for a 2 car garage. A couple of Scott's friends had to thaw their car doors with a blow dryer. After an hour of work to get it open, it then got stuck and wouldn't shut! We went to Nauvoo for Ward Temple day yesterday and I got thinking about how amazing those early saints were to go west. A lot of the Mississippi was frozen and it looked so cold. I couldn't even imagine crossing it. I can appreciate a little more of what they went through, and I'm inspired by their many sacrifices for the gospel. We love going to the Nauvoo temple!

Well, we have been recovering from being sick at our house. It is the season! I think we are all finally feeling mostly better. It is not so fun to have sick babies! I wanted to post this picture because you can really tell who is who. In a lot of pictures they look really similar and when we were visiting Utah over Thanksgiving it was hard for everyone to tell the girls apart. In this picture you can tell that their head shapes are different and that they each have their own look. Bella is on the left and Maddie is on the right with the big smile. We love our adorable girls!

We are in the Holiday mood around here. We've got up our decorations and our tree. We are so excited to go to St. George next Sunday and then on to California. Hooray for the holidays, family, friends, great music, and yummy treats! 

Jacob's Baptism

This is at Jacob's baptism over Thanksgiving. It was so fun for all of us to be there together! 

Congratulations!

Here is Mike and his cute fiance Chauntele. They make a darling couple and we are so happy that they found each other. We are so excited for their wedding in May!