Catching up

This is what you get when Daddy dresses Clarissa--

A little Mermaid. 

Clarissa decided she liked her hat.  She wanted to wear it all day long.  If I took it off she would get upset.  So here she is with her hat, coat and little duckie pajamas on. 

David and Clarissa enjoying the first snowfall of the season.  I think David was having more fun being a kid in the snow than Clarissa. 

Halloween this year was so much fun.  Clarissa dressed up as Piglet from Winnie the Pooh.  She seemed to really like being the center of attention.

 

David's parents were able to come home from their mission in Las Vegas for  the birth of a grandson( David's sister Lisa's baby)and it happened to be Thanksgiving weekend.  It worked out perfectly. They were able to be here for both events.   It was so good to see them again.  We really miss them.

Our Little Princess turns ONE YEAR

Our little princess turned one year old.  It is hard to believe it.  The year has gone by so fast it hardly seems real.  She is walking and talking now and is the joy of our lives! We love her so much.  It has been the best year of our lives. 

 

We went to Hogle Zoo for Clarissa's birthday.  Clarissa seemed to really like the animals.  She especially liked the ducks, and the apes.  The giraffes were really neat to see as well. 

We had a family birthday party.  Clarissa and her cousin, Brockton, were born on the same day.  They are going to be great buddies. 

 

A few weeks ago, we ran a 5k run with my family.  It has been a tradition for my family to run several 5k runs a year.  It is always so much fun.  This year we all placed with a medal.  I got a bronze medal for my age group, David got a silver for his age group and of course since Clarissa was "running" or being pushed by Daddy, she got a gold in her age group.  My dad got a gold medal for his age group and my brother also received a medal.  We had such a blast.  I was surprised that we all got medals as there were several hundred people that participated in the race.  It is a family tradition that we look forward to every year. 

 

The fall colors were so beautiful this year.  We took a drive in the canyon and the views were spectacular.

Clarissa has become quite the little helper.  She wants to be included and involved in everything we are doing.  Here she is helping with the laundry and loading the dishwasher.  She could not be happier to be helping Mommy and Daddy.

 

 

We love BYU football.  Clarissa is going to be a BYU fan yet.  Grandpa Boyer gave her a BYU outfit for her birthday so we all put on our BYU cheering outfits and went and cheered on our team.  It was so much fun and Clarissa seemed to have a ball. 

 

 

One of the highlights of the summer was going to the open house of the Brigham City Temple.  It was beautiful!  We really felt the love of the Lord as we entered into that beautiful temple.  We are so grateful to have temples. 

The weather has been really nice, so we took a trip to the park not far from our house.  We took some bread to feed the ducks.  It was incredible the ducks that surrounded us.  Clarissa loved it.

 

This past week we went to San Francisco to the dental convention.  Clarissa and I had a fun time being down on the pier and seeing the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge.  It is hard to believe it has been almost nine years ago that we lived in the city.  It was a walk down memory lane as we enjoyed visiting old friends and seeing the sights of the city.  The only bad things about it was that David was not able to enjoy it with us as he was in classes all day. We love San Francisco!

Summer Fun

It is hard to believe the summer is almost over.  We love the summer! The summer is one of the best times of the year!  We have had some fun memories.  Clarissa is the highlight of our lives. Here are some of the highlights of the summer:

 

 

David and Clarissa enjoying Willard Bay.  It was the first time Clarissa has been to the lake.  It was so fun to see her in the water!

 

 

I believe Clarissa is going to be a redhead like me.  What do you think?

We went to Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake.  There were some really neat birds.  Clarissa seems to really like the ducks.  In fact, she has a book about ducks and it has become one of her favorites.  She knows how to say "duck"  and "quack".

One of the unfortunate events of the summer was that our Toyota 4Runner died.  We were on vacation with David's family and it gave up the ghost...ahhh!  It served us well but it would have cost more to fix it than it was worth.  So we had to say good-bye. 
Now the debate/discussion goes on....minivan or SUV?  Any suggestions, input??

Clarissa shares a birthday with her cousin Brockton.  They are both getting so big and very good looking!

David's parents were called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada.  They left in July and went into the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah for two weeks.  We were able to go down to Provo and see them before they left for Las Vegas.  It was so good to see them.  They will be incredible missionaries.  We are going to miss them. We are so proud of them for wanting to serve the Lord. 

Clarissa loves to watch me run her bath water every night before bed.  She gets so excited to see the water. 

 Clarissa has become a "Daddy's Girl" in every sense of the word.  She has him wrapped around his little finger a million times!

 

We took a family vacation to Bryce Canyon.  It was so much fun.  It is a very beautiful place.  The sights are breath taking. 

 

 

 

 

It's Official!! She is Ours!

Okay I need to do better at my posts.  I will try try to do better.  Here are some highlights:

One of the best days of our lives was the day Clarissa was sealed to us in the Salt Lake Temple.  There are not words to adequately describe the feelings we had.  It was a priceless day!

It was such a wonderful experience to have the adoption finalized and Clarissa legally ours.  The Judge, was so kind and complementary.  He even commented on how Clarissa's name just rolled off the tip of his tongue.  When we walked out of the court room we were cheering for joy as you can tell from the pictures!

 

The last six months have been some of the most wonderful in our lives! 

Here are some of the highlights:

Our Little Princess

Christmas 2011

Clarissa holds Daddy in the palm of her hand--Literally