"Danny, Are you in LOOOOOVE?" I am.

Hi Everyone. This is just a rough draft of mine and Garrett's announcement. Just imagine it with out all of the "Love" letters. Its just going to say "Garrett and Emily." The front of it has a couple more pictures of us and the normal announcement stuff. We should have them by Monday.

We are getting very excited to be married. Thank you everyone so much for helping us out with the wedding plans. (that includes doug for getting tickets EARLY to come home)
The first picture is just of us on a bikeride we went on.

Even though he steals his blanket, and locks him in the pantry, and likes to tease him a lot, Tucker loves Grandad. But I suppose he also shares his tomatoes, and shows him the horny toads and explores the back yard. He heard his voice when were were at Ellie's water polo game (which she won and did awesome at!) even though he couldn't see him, he turned around and started searching. It was pretty cute.

happy halloween!

Hope everyone had a fun one!

Nat

Nat a photo by beckgaber on Flickr.

I love when Nat comes to visit me in my office. And having Al and Jake here for the week. I can't wait for everyone else to come see us soon too!!

Twins

Britta and Al came and visited us. It was so fun. Lily loves Britta so much. Here they are "chuggling" and sleeping together in the living room. Britta took Lily trick or treating at the stake trunk or treat. Everyone kept telling her how cute her daughter was. :) They are pretty cute together.

Christmas 2011- NAME DRAWING!!! IMPORTANT!

Hi Everyone. We are so so so so excited to come to Nevada City for Christmas this year!!! It is going to be so fun. It is going to be a first for a lot of people. Tucker, Bryan, Britta, and Garrett will be with us for the first time!!!

Alan and Britta are here this weekend!!!! They are so nice to come and visit us. We love them so much. We were all wondering who we had for Christmas, so we started brainstorming. We decided to resurrect the formula this year. So, we made a list of the siblings in age order with their spouses below them in the list. Then we did the formula of 2 down, 5 down, because 2 years ago we did 1 down, 4 down. So, here are the results.

1. Doug- Danny, Britta
2. Becky- Kaity, Joslin
3. Danny- Alan, Julia
4. Kaity- Britta, Bryan
5. Alan- Joslin, Emily
6. Britta- Julia, Garrett
7. Joslin- Bryan, April
8. Julia- Emily, Natalie
9. Bryan- Garrett, Ellie
10. Emily- April, Doug
11. Garrett- Natalie, Becky
12. April- Ellie, Danny
13. Natalie- Doug, Kaity
14. Ellie- Becky, Alan

pj pants

Greetings from San Diego! We are all settled in and ready for visitors. We have an extra bedroom and a pretty big house and a HUGE backyard. So anyone and everyone is welcome. And thank you mom and dad for the great swivelling chair!

In NC for a few days

 We went to the Ranch and fed the cows.

 Tucker fell in LOVE with riding the 4 wheeler.

 He is having a great time playing at Nana's house with her blocks and cars and various seasonal decorations.

 And eating himself sick on Granddad's tomatoes that are still coming!

And having a great time at Aunt Ellie's birthday party last week!! Yay Ellie. Tucker tries to say her name. He is pretty close. We have been having quite a fun time.

Yes, it's been warm here, but not really this warm. Tucker loved it. 

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Happy Birthday Friend!

Its baby ellie bellie best friend's birthday! She is now officially 15 years old! she is everyones' best friend and we love her! happy birthday ell!

It has recently come to my attention that no one seems has my correct email address. So if everybody could please update it to dmart8@go.byuh.edu ... this is the email i check. thank you!

Keeping you posted

Hi family I have been living in Sugarhouse, Utah--looking for work, housing, friends, and life all around. It has been a learning adventure. I am quite busy during the day even without a job and spend a lot of money on gasolina somehow. Anyway, some things I do in Utah:

1. Go to the temple--there are so many and so close! I have a goal to go to all in Utah.

2. Listen to Thurl Bailey at a fireside. Did you know he is also a singer and song-writer? And a very entertaining speaker. He was baptized a few years ago.

3. Enjoy the Great Outdoors! Bike up the canyon and try to improve my soccer skills

4. Support Camille singing at shows, waterfalls, clubs, etc.

5. Conference weekend- So many different friends came out to visit: old roommates, nevada city friends, sisters, and mission companions. (These are also the pictures of my new house!)

Today makes history

We bought our tickets to come home for Christmas in SEPTEMBER. Yes, a full 3 months in advance. And we are flying into SMF. An early Christmas miracle. It's is seriously a day that I never thought would happen. Coming in on the 19th and leaving the 4th. Can't wait!

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY ALAN!!

Alan entered a new decade on August 27th!



Here are some things I've learned about Alan during the past year of being married to him:
*He'll fall asleep during a movie regardless of what time you start it. Even if it's still light outside.






*He has a widespread reputation, either for being the guy who did something crazy and got hurt, or (most often) for being the guy who ate a lot of candy at a public event or celebration



*He's not afraid to wear bicycle spandex ANYWHERE



*He does not function well in heat or traffic




*He washes dishes completely before he puts them in the dishwasher


*He's wonderful and sweet and hilarious - but we all knew that already.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN!!

Happy Birthday Kaity and Lili!

Happy happy birthday to the beautiful kaity and baby lili! Kaity is such a wonderful wonderful sister and I'm soooooo happy Danny has such great taste in girls. Shes a great sister! and Lili is just the gosh darn cutest thing and everybody loves her. We have such a lucky family.

Altoid: The self proclaimed "Strangest Toid"

Big Brother of 8

I was looking through old pictures of our big brother Doug, and I realized that not much has changed. What a great brother we are all so lucky to have! Happy Birthday, Doug. We love you!

1. Mom and Dad are still as hip and stylish as ever.

2. Doug still wears clothes that are 5 sizes too big.

P.s. I thought this picture kind of looked like Tucker.

3.…still feels the need to be obnoxious and annoy the heck out of Danny.

4. the boys still wear Dad's clothes…. and they're still too big.

5. Jossy is still the smallest.

6. Dad's still building TeePee's. (look in the background)

7. ...still bossing us around (but playing nicely with us too of course)

8. … still has a body like he works out on a regular basis.

9. …still teaching Nat to surf. (and she's still not getting it)

10. Ellie's still the only one he doesn't beat up. Oh, and we are

still sleeping outside.

We love you, Doug!