Hayden update

Our sweet little Hayden is two months old today and weighed in at 10 lbs 12 oz, and 23.5 inches long. Tall and skinny. He's also smiling, which is one of my very favorite things about two months! It's funny how much time I'll spend bent over his little face trying to coax a smile, and then how cool I feel when I get one! I haven't been able to catch it on camera yet, but as soon as I do, I'll post it so you can all feel cool too. :)

Here are some pictures from his first official photo shoot, taken by my friend Erin Schmutz.

Julianne's Wedding

On January 4th, 2008 my sister Julianne was sealed to Eric Anderson in the Oakland, California Temple. Grandpa Packard sealed them, and it was a beautiful experience.  They didn't get any great pictures outside the temple because of the gusty winds and rain.  It was unreal.  I've never seen anything like it.  However, despite the tropical storm that was raging through Northern California, it was a very fun day. You can see at the beginning of the montage that we had made an umbrella wall for Julianne and Eric. They came out of the temple and in a matter of seconds, the wind had blown her veil right out of her hair! There is an awesome picture of her catching it as it blew away.  Congratulations Julianne and Eric. We love you guys!

(photographs by Erin Schmutz)

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Happy Birthday, Arthur!

Happy Birthday, Arthur.  It's great to be 28!  ;)  Well, close enough anyway. It's funny, but I couldn't find a good picture of Arthur by himself, so we could spotlight him.  (Not that he enjoys that, but you only have one birthday a year . . .)  So here's a picture of a little crew who are very glad you were born.  Thanks for all you do for us.  You are such a great husband, father, and friend.  Thanks for going to work every day to provide for us, for fixing all the things we break, for helping so much with the housework, and taking us camping.  :)  We love you soooo much!  Happy Birthday.

Video from Grandpa's 80th B-day

Here are some video clips from Grandpa's B-day. Fair warning: It's about 5 1/2 minutes long, so don't watch it if you don't care. Just thought it would be fun for the family to see some of the program and stuff. I have the great-grandkids, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Improv by Uncle Dave and cousin Eric, and some of Grandpa jammin' on the saxophone. Fun times.

Grandpa Stone's 80th Birthday Bash

One highlight of our trip to California was Grandpa's 80th birthday party. Grammy had dinner catered, the grandkids put on a program for Grammy and Grandpa, and there was a jazz combo for dancing afterwards. It was super fun. We love you Grandpa! Thanks for the heritage you've given us!

Underage drinkers throwin' back some sparkling cider.

Me and Arthur

Grandpa prepares to blow out 80 candles!  Smokey!

The great grandkids (with some help from Uncle Nathan, and cousin Summer) sang "It's Always fun when Grandpa comes."  I'll post video of this soon.  It was really cute.

The Six Stone Sisters singing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"

Grandpa jams with the band.  They played Glen Miller's arrangement of "In the Mood."  It was awesome!  

DANCING!

Grammy and Grandpa

Daphne with her grandpa (my dad)

Christmas!

We spent Christmas out in California and enjoyed spending so much time with the family.  On Christmas Eve, we did the traditional Nativity Scene.  Melanie was the director, and did a very professional job, complete with flashlights for spotlights.  

Here is Daphne getting into character before it started.  She was Mary.

Dallin played Joseph, the carpenter.

Sean was Linus.  I mean, a shepherd with a pacifier and blanket.

And the role of baby Jesus, was of course played by Hayden.

Reed, Jacob, and Nathan are the "Three Kings."

CHRISTMAS DAY!

The kids enjoyed opening presents early in the morning, after hiding to watch Santa.

Little Hayden with Uncle Mikey

Dallin getting attacked by a giant nutcracker at Uncle Dave and Aunt Sabrina's house after our Christmas dinner.

Hayden's first Christmas