ELDER DUSTIN JOHN HAMREN

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY DUSSY! This post is for my little Brother Dustin who is serving a mission in West Virgina/well now Virgina, just thinking of you today on your birthday! I hope you are able to read this when it's your e-mail day on Wednesday. I went through some pictures that you've sent us in e-mails that i wanted to add to our family blog. Just wanted to let you know we miss you and we are so proud of you and i can't believe you are almost to your year mark... isn't it a year November 14th? I really admire you and have thought how strong you must be and close to your Heavenly Father to be able to do what you do day in and day out for two years! I know it must take a lot a faith, trust and prayer. Just remember (even though i'm your sister) as a girls perspective how attractive serving a mission is! The dedication it takes to serve and Dussy when you get home you are going to be major marriage material, what every girl is looking for!
LOVE YA DUS!

Your mission call just arrived in the mail!


Playing games at Hope's 4th birthday party!


Driving to the MTC with the whole family in the van!


At the MTC, where you've just received your missionary badge! Mom taking pictures of your brand new badge!


Mission pictures...

HAPPY 6TH ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY THE 19TH

WOW, WE'VE HIT SIX YEARS... IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW FAST TIME FLIES BY, BUT IT'S BEEN WORTH EVERY SECOND WITH YOU! I CAN'T BELIEVE WHERE WE ARE NOW, IT FEELS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY WE HAD JUST MET AND NOW HERE WE ARE 3 KIDS LATER... ONE GREAT BIG HAPPY FAMILY (AS HOPE WOULD SAY WE ARE A HAPPY FAMILY)! I LOVE YOU AND NEED YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW, YOU DEFINITELY COMPLETE ME!

HAVEN'S THE BIG FOUR MONTHS TODAY

Haven since last month now likes to hold and grasp everything and then puts it straight to her mouth. Has gotten her two front bottom teeth, has rolled over and now gets to start eating rice cereal! She's too little to be doing all that, in fact anytime we put her down on the floor she instantly rolls over. We are always rolling her back over and then she's rolling over again! She's a mover now, i'am always double checkin' to make sure i've put her in a safe spot where she can't roll off before i leave her anywhere! Just a moment ago while i was writing this i had left her on the floor in the front room and sure enough she started whining. I went to get her, because i knew she must be on her belly and sick of it! Sure enough there she was on her belly but this time a lot further than where i had left her! She was somehow under her bouncer, which was about two or three rolls away from where i had put her! Next time i hope to catch her in action on camera, so i can see this little four month old triple roll across the floor!

THE PUMPKIN PATCH... GREAT FAMILY MEMORIES

We went to the pumpkin patch that's in Paragonah on Saturday about noonish, basically before the snow came... thank goodness! The girls enjoyed picking out just the right pumpkin for each of them. Hope found one that looked just like a strawberry and Halle found a medium sized skinny one that she could hold! Here's two pictures from Aunt Jaelyn for now, until i get the pictures off my camera downloaded!

THE LONG AWAITED/PROMISED VIDEO

Here is the video that i wanted to add to one of my Older Post (WHAT THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN UP TO... Bedroom Fun) a long time ago, but for some reason it wouldn't upload it. My Dad also had problems before adding a video clip, and he told me he got one to finally work awhile ago, so i thought i would attempt it again and it worked... YEAH! I wanted to show how the girls play so nicely in their room. They love to dress up, listen to Disney music and dance! It's funny how they love to control the remote, they take turns controlling and dancing! It's funny to watch, you'll need to pause my music down below to hear!

LOOK HOW LITTLE SHE USED TO BE

Jaelyn edited a couple more pictures from our previous photo shoot, i just love, love the way these look. I couldn't wait to put these on my blog and show everybody! It's crazy, since i'm with her everyday that i really don't realize how big she's getting. Until i look at these pictures, and even though it seems like i had her yesterday, i can tell by looking at these pictures how much she has grown. Look how sweet! :)

A BUSY MONTH

Last month was full of tons of events from babysitting my brother and two sisters, while my parents were in Australia, to our trip to Fresno, California for Justin's Grandpa's funeral, and then our trip to SLC. For Swiss Days, Hope's fifth birthday and last Haven's blessing! As you can see we had a busy August! Haven has just turned 3 months today and is changing and growing up like crazy... she's my little snuggle bear! Since, we just bought a brand new video camera/camera, and haven't yet figured out how to get the pictures off i can't post pictures yet. So, as soon as we do i'll post lots of pictures showing all of our adventures!
SOME PICTURES OF OUR CALIFORNIA TRIP AT LAST!
We went to Fresno, California because that's where Justin's Grandpa was living when he passed away, also that's where Justin's Dad's twin Sister lives with her family! So that's where the funeral was held.

Look out Hope's window she's showing all the windmills we passed on the way to Fresno... there were tons of them... we were BLOWN away with how many we saw!




Everybody loved swimming in the backyard at the Boggs'(Justin's Dad's twin Sister's family) house! It was a nice break from the humidity and heat!


I even got in the pool, a cold pool, that tells you how hot it was outside. Plus David (Justin's Cousin), couldn't resist pushing me farther in the deep end, and splashing Jocey and me!


Halle had a fun time with Grandma Jocelyn in the pool and Jocelyn's hair looks amazing for just getting it all wet!


Grandpa and Hope were having a blast together, Hope would hook on to the yellow noodle things that Grandpa was floating on and they would float around together. Jeff would use the noodles as water guns, he would steer and point and Hope would blow on the other end shooting water through! IT WAS FUN TO WATCH!!




Hope loved playing in the pool, and did not like it when it was time to be done! She's able to have fun anywhere!


The water in the pool was a little too cold for Haven, i tried putting her feet in, but she would start to whine when i would! I couldn't make myself do it anymore after attempting twice!


My hot hubby!