Just a few pictures of big sister Camryn and some fall colors...

So, Camryn is a great big sister, maybe too interested in her little sister Morgan. She is cute as ever, even with her newly found cheesy grin and the fact that we have to lay the chairs down to prevent our little climber from table dancing.

Morgan comes home!!!

Yesterday, Morgan came home. Camryn was excited because Morgan brought her a present, a toy farm! Camryn was so happy she tried to play with Morgan (using Morgan's hair as a pasture for her horse). Morgan slept in her room last night, but Mommy and Daddy had forgotten how much crying a newborn does at night, fortunately it didn't wake Camryn.

More of little Morgan....

So here are a few more pictures of Morgan at the hospital. We have lucked out, besides a couple of jealous moments, Camryn has taken to her sister.

Baby Morgan Lily is here!!!!

So, baby Morgan came today!!! She was born at 6:34 pm. She weighed 7 lbs and 11 ounces. She is 19 inches long. She has dark hair and dark eyes. Morgan and mommy are doing great and had a great delivery. Camryn was mesmerized by her new baby sister (and maybe a little jealous when dad was holding Morgan). Camryn, Morgan and Mommy are all beautiful. What a lucky Daddy to have three beautiful girls. Morgan was visited by Grandma Rowe, Grandma and Grandpa Felix, Aunt Rachel, Aunt Amanda and Aunt Amy.

Baby Morgan's room is finished!

Morgan's room is finally all finished, except for Morgan, I guess. It was a lot of painting. The design was conjured up by April. It is cute and Camryn approves of it, hopefully she won't get jealous.

I'm it...

Dang it...I've been tagged.
So here's the deal: Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog!

JOYS
1. My Family
2. The Gospel
3. Food/Sleep/Sports (ok I couldn't decide)

FEARS
1. Losing my family (health/accident)
2. My body not being healthy
3. Being unprepared...for anything

GOALS
1. Be the best mom and wife that I can possibly be.
2. Be myself! NO FEAR - I hate that I hold back from sharing the gospel and/or performing service and/or just talking to a stranger, because I'm a scaredy-cat.
3. Find a hobby that I don't get bored with and keep up with my others.

CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS
1. Well, I'm 8 months pregnant and "nesting" so I'm obsessed about my house being in order and us being ready for our little girl.
2. I really enjoyed the "Twilight" Series.
3. This is really nerdy but I'm collecting the new quarters from all 50 states!!

FACTS
1. I love most sports, watching and playing!
2. I love the color yellow - sunshine, fun, happiness, light, daisies, EVERYTHING HAPPY!
3. I'm pretty funny...well, I think I am...

Umm, so I tag: Suzanne, Sheree, Kelsey, Cristina and Neil

Another visit to St. George...

We went down to St. George this past week for our nephew Brighton's Baptism. He was so excited for it and it was neat to see him do it, April's sister Kyndel gave a nice talk that all the kids seemed to like. Camryn's cousin Landen wanted to play with Camryn more than he ever has, it was cute to watch. I was supposed to hike the Subway in Zion with my friend Steve Leavitt, but the day before there had been a flash flood and there was a 50% chance of rain the day we were supposed to do it. We were still going to go, but as we were about to start a park ranger pulled up and strongly advised us not to go. So we went to the main canyon instead, and of course, it didn't rain all day. Zion Canyon is definitely better than just a consolation prize. We hiked Angel's Landing and up Pine Creek a ways. It wasn't the Subway, but it was still Zion. Fun trip all in all.

A little baseball on a pleasant summer night...

Camryn enjoyed her first baseball game as we took in a Bee's game. It was a good time in the grass in the outfield. It was fun to go with Uncle Aaron and Aunt Amanda. A beautiful sunset made the night even better.

A busy week for Camryn...

Camryn at the Bountiful Parade.
Camryn and Daddy at the Devil's Kitchen.
Camryn wishing she could go down to Echo Park.
Echo Park Overlook in Colorado.
The Green River in the Utah part of Dinosaur National Monument.

My little paleontologist!

A dinosaur bone we passed on one of our hikes!

Who hasn't wanted to ride a dinosaur their whole life!

It was a busy week for our little Camryn... She went to her first basketball game during the Rocky Mountain Revue where she got to cheer for the Jazz and for Jaycee Carroll who played for the Nets. Then on Wednesday, we went to the Bountiful Parade where she waved her little American Flag and she got an owl doll given to her by one of the floats! On pioneer day we went to Devil's Kitchen in Payson Canyon and enjoyed a picnic. Then on Friday and Saturday, she went with Daddy and Uncle Aaron to Dinosaur National Monument. It was the longest she had ever been away from her Mommy, but she sure loved playing in the dirt, seeing lizards, hiking along the Green River and pretending to be a paleontologist in the hot eastern Utah desert. She, as well as Daddy, were disappointed that they didn't get to go down to Echo Park, but at least they got to see it from an overlook. She sure had fun with Uncle Aaron and Daddy.

A little chunk of Zion for Camryn...

Last week we visited Zion National Park. We hiked up the back end of the Pine Creek hike until we reached that small waterfall. The last picture is the beginning of the Pine Creek hike from up above the tunnels. It was a fun couple of easy hikes and Camryn liked playing in the water.

A July 4th visit to Cascade Springs

On July 4th we took a drive up the canyon to Cascade Springs. Camryn thought it was beautiful and the water cold. It is starting to look better up there as the landscape continues to recover from the fire a few years ago.

3 small steps for Camryn, 1 large step for our family...

So little Camryn took a few steps. She is getting braver and braver with her little steps. The video is a little long, but she sure is cute. Soon she'll be running circles around us!

Camryn loves popsicles!!!

This might be another boring video, but Camryn sure loves popsicles!!!

Good bye to Sunset Ridge...

My time in the Jordan District has come to an end. I will now be teaching at Lakeridge Jr. High in the Alpine District. Sunset Ridge Middle School was the perfect place for me. I loved the teachers I worked with and my great students. I am grateful for what I learned while I was there. I am excited for a new opportunity at Lakeridge. The video may be boring, but I thought some of you might want to see what my classroom looked like. Not bad, eh?

Oh no, I look like daddy!!!

So a couple of weeks back, my dad said that the way Camryn looks right now is how he remembers me looking as a baby. When Camryn was born Mom gave me some of my old outfits that she had saved, this is one of them, there is a picture of me as a baby wearing this, that unfortunately for Camryn, does look really similar to me as a little guy. Poor kid, I do have to say, she is a lot better looking version of me... Since it is father's day, I have to thank April and Camryn for breakfast, a book called "Daddy is Great" to read with Camryn, a bookshelf and a father's day card that plays Johnny Cash's "Burning Ring of Fire." It is good to be a dad!

Camryn's new rides!

So, Camryn got a new car seat and bike trailer! She really likes facing forward and seeing mommy and daddy up front, but at her 1 year checkup, the doctor said she still doesn't weigh enough to sit in a forward facing seat... I guess we gave her a tease of the freedom or view she could have... also, the bike helmet doesn't really work that well in a bike trailer, it is too big for her head (it is a size 1 even) and the back of the trailer forces her head forward (by the end of her first real ride we took the helmet off so she could sit up straight). We think she enjoyed her first bike ride (part of it put her to sleep though).

Camryn's First Birthday!!!

Well it was our sweet little girl's birthday. One whole year... wow! Sorry the video is so dark, (I guess we should have shut the blinds). She sure got her fill of cake and how!!! She also loved her presents, especially her new baby doll!!!