April 2026

April 1, 2026 - Day two of Graham's life

April 2, 2026 - Happy 13th birthday, Verity!

Given stayed the night with us, so he got to be in on the wake-up party for Verity, too!

Homemade Kneader's cinnamon french toast for breakfast

Birthday letter from BYUI friend, Margo Fox (currently working at the Grand Canyon)

Time for Graham to go home!

First time in his car seat

Beautiful bunny Maddie sent and a card from Alaska friend Bea

The boyz celebrating Verity's birthday with us

Lunch with dad at his office

Games and Leo's place. We got a ton of tickets from "Deal or No Deal", thanks to Hayden recording it and telling us what briefcase to pick!

Birthday night is also Passover night for Holy Week. Mel made us an incredible passover feast.

Birthday surprise visit from Averly!

Welcome to the family, CJ (Chunky Jr - weighted stuff animal)

Next day = birthday temple trip and...

Birthday dinner at Texas Roadhouse!

Averly found Alex and Melanie's high school dresses/clothes, so they did a fashion show

Averly's first time meeting Graham. Precious experience!

Grandpa is a little sleepy! 

Comparing Graham's 5 lbs to CJs

Conference celebration - sticky ninjas to fling to the walls

Easter Sunday, we tried a new way to do the egg hunt = blindfolded!

SO funny to watch them rolling all over the grass to find eggs. They did great!

More conference celebration activities

Painting our lips before the annual...

Egg drop competition! 

Yes, Hayden won, and here is is massive celebration dance.

Graham's size at 1 week

Kaleb's first time meeting Graham

Hayden tennis match at Skyline

Yes, more pictures of Graham ;)

Melanie dropped by to visit Margo

Hayden's night to ask Pearl Peterson to prom (letters of his name spread throughout the popcorn bag)

The heist!

Verity tennis match at Hillcrest

Hayden teaching Verity's friends how to play Annie eye over for her friend birthday party

Playing "Can you Take a Hint" downstairs

Hayden tennis match at Idaho Falls with Boston

They chest bumped after every good play

Yep! More of that!

Verity competing with her team in Battle of the Books

Fun day after school with Verity's friend, Kate. Temple first

Then watching a Hayden's tennis match

Then home for dinner and a movie

Pearl's answer to Hayden for prom. It's a YES!

Verity's hair cut! 

So short and so cute!

Quick visit to Given and Grace's apartment after BYUI church

Hailey Bollar - Her family in Ephraim is one of Kaleb's favorite families on his mission. So fun to have her come and visit us!

Verity enjoying a turtle demonstration at SNAP

BYUI FHE, hiking the Menan Butte at Sunset and having a devotional

Given and Triven visiting on their way to Utah for Triven to run a marathon

Busy Saturday dinner together at Panda

Averly insisting they have dance with Hayden's massive exercise ball. 

Another post-church visit to Graham so Given and Grace could go to church together

Dad and Verity lunch date

Verity's young women's camp group for this summer (girls from all over the stake)

KALEB'S MISSION PICTURES

This couple found Kaleb on the Trax on their way to conference and sent us this picture.