Jessica and Mckenzie at Temple Square

We went to the site of the Rexburg temple as the angel Moroni was put on top. It was so cold and so rainy, but it was a great experience. The temple is coming along very well. At night, they keep the lights on and you can see the angel Moroni and the temple from far away.

Time sure does fly when you have a baby! Mckenzie is doing great! She's 12.5 lbs and 25 inches long. She's a tall one! She's coming up on 5 months and loves to roll over. Her smile and giggle is contagious and we think she already recognizes that she's spoiled! Dan is busy busy busy! He works, goes to school and then takes care of Mckenzie while I go to work. He plans to graduate in August after an internship and depending on how that turns out, he plans to stay working where he's at right now. We're enjoying the beautiful trees as they turn colors and we're not sure what to think of winter coming. Mckenzie already has an adorable little beenie. I guess we're already preparing her for snowboarding. She only has 5 years to go! Mckenzie and I went down to Salt Lake a few weeks ago while my mom was there for a primary meeting. It was nice to spend time with her. Then the next weekend Dan, Mckenzie and I went down to Utah for a career fair for Dan and ended up staying there a couple of days and then went up to Bear Lake to see family there. Good timing. My dad was also there working on the roof of an old family home that my aunt is fixing up. It's been nice to see some of my family recently. We enjoy having Dan's younger brothers Jonathan and James come and hang out and play games with us. We are looking forward to the holidays. We're excited to go to Colorado for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

After a fun trip to Yellowstone for a family reunion, Mckenzie was blessed on July 30. We can't believe how much she is growing. She's all about eating, sleeping, trying to roll over (has done this a couple of times), making me (Jessica) change her diaper all the time (she does NOT like having a dirty diaper), smiling, and of course getting all the attention. She also has decided to try crawling. Yes, you read correctly "crawling". Of course she has a long way to go, but she's learned that if she bends one leg and then the other and switches back and forth then she can move. YIKES! Though, I must admit she only does this when she's upset. Maybe it's to say "Mom, if you don't do what I want, then I will learn how to crawl early and get into everything!" We shall see... Anyway, Dan starts back up with school here in a few weeks. He continues to work at Design Intelligence and seems to like it quite well. He has really enjoyed taking up golf this summer and learning how to be an awesome daddy! As for me... I started working again a couple of weeks ago doing the same thing (working with kids with behavioral problems). I only have 2 clients which makes it nice. I'm pretty much home most of the time with Mckenzie and when I go to work Dan takes charge! Life is good and we're enjoying our last little while of the summer.

Mckenzie's Blessing Day