New Year 2011

New Year's Eve at Grandma's house with the traditional banging of pots and pans at midnight:

Sadly, Thorin just couldn't hang on until midnight!

Christmas 2010

The Christmas morning scene:

Waiting patiently for Daddy, Uncle Jake, and Carrigan to wake up:

Carrigan took a while to truly wake up:

The hats each child received from G.G. (hand knitted):

Uncle Jake enjoying some gifts:

Crazy Hair!

During red ribbon week at school, Jackson was able to participate in several fun days of different themes including crazy hair! We didn't know what to do, so this is what we came up with....

Halloween 2010

As tradition dictates, we head out to Great-Grandpa and Grandma's house each Halloween to show off our costumes, eat a donut from Dick's, and go see the witch that lives down the street to see how many of the kids will run away screaming! This year, Jackson was a ninja, Thorin was a Lightning McQueen pit crew member, and Carrigan was a butterfly.

The good and the bad.

Everyday life changes so much. Some days are better than others! Just a couple of fun pics depicting our ups and our downs. =)

Scotty comes home!

After 2 years of faithful service in the London South mission, Elder Scott McLachlan has come home!! We are so glad to have Scotty back. His thoughtfulness and amazing personality were greatly missed. We are so proud of his good works and service!

Fireman's Park

Last summer it seemed like we were able to go to the park to play all the time. This summer with all the things going on, we never really had many chances to go out, so in an effort to make up for lost time, we sat down and scheduled a day to go to the park. Carrigan got to go down the slide alone for the first time, and she just couldn't get enough! Jackson was really protective over her and helped her the whole time we were there. What a good big brother!

Jeremy Ranch

Every year we get a chance to go to the condo in Jeremy Ranch, just outside of Park City. The pool is the favorite attraction, and while we did get to go to Park City and do some shopping, most of our time was spent in the pool.

1st Day of School

Jackson's first day as a first grader! We love our new school, and Jackson loves his teacher. His favorite part of school is (go figure) recess and lunch. Thorin is also starting school as a preschooler. He is currently homeschooled, but he's super excited for when he gets bigger and can go to Jackson's school with him.

Celtic Festival

Once again, as dictated by tradition, we headed out to a Celtic Festival to celebrate our Scottish heritage. This year we made the trip up to beautiful Cache Valley where we got to listen to the bands, shop, ride ponies, and ride a train. Amazing!

The bands.

Our brave Scottish warrior! The Clan MacLachlan crest with the clan motto "Fortis et Fidus" which means strong and faithful. The boys both got swords and shields.