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Free fun time at the LDS Church museum, down town SLC.

We had a Groupon for the Discover Gateway. Here's Bruce and Hannah taking Amber on a ride!

Bruce is 9 months old!

Easter Eggs!

Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.

Hannah and Grandpa Merrill.                      

In Motion.

We didn't get a picture of the girls in their Easter dresses, but here's Handsome Bruce!

Amber's 5th Birthday!

First of the birthday dresses from Grandma Hinkson!

Cute hair, egh?

Friend's birthday party.

The loot from the string hunt.

Second new dress. (Third one not pictured.)

We surprised Amber by going to the Mayan for dinner. She always asks to go to the restaurant that looks like a jungle. Ralph and Hannah watching the divers.

Amber and Diana

Bruce and Grandma Merrill helping celebrate. (Third dress over the arm of the chair.)

General Conference

Without further delay, here is our semi-annual picture of our kids at conference.

The difference of a day

Saturday, April 2. Our not so pretty part of the back yard. I started cleaning it up, for the first time since we moved in.

Sunday, April 3. No more cleaning up today!

Sick, Weddings, and Haircuts

Daddy come home. We thought he would be gone for six months, turned out to be two weeks.

Amber fell sick the day Ralph got home. We know she is sick when she will fall asleep on the couch in the middle of the day.

Amber felt better, she took these pictures while out to lunch one day.

At our cousin's wedding reception. Amber was almost all the way better, and Hannah's fever broke that night. She was sick the whole next week!

Our kids with Great Grandma Hinkson

Bruce's first noodle experience. Amber's quote, "These noodles are a delight!"

And Bruce's first hair cut. I was nervous, so Ralph took a hold of him and buzzed. He didn't seem to mind much.

 The top is done, still long by the ears.

The finished product, cheerios added to the whole effect. Handsome Boy!

Amber and Hannah playing pretend all day Saturday. Hannah dressed to go on a beach vacation and stay a hotel.

Both dressed up and ready to go.

Hannah is Three!

Hannah's Third Birthday, Amber give her this balloon. She climbed off the stool, gave Amber a big hug, and said, "I love you, Amber!"

The traditional string hung.

Her presents at the end.

She got a Cinderella shirt from Amber

A pretty Easter dress from Daddy

A Leap Frog computer from Mommy

(And Bambi from Bruce.)

And on to her Birthday Party at Chuck E Cheeses

Amber said, "Mommy, I found a friend!"

Hannah liked Arctic Thunder. A girl after my own heart.

Then home for dinner and cake. It snowed just the wrong two hours, and half of our guests couldn't make it up the hill to our house. We had a small, very fun party anyway.

Bruce likes Balloons.

Another attempt at a fancy cake. (Hannah already taste tested the top right corner.)

It was a very fun day. We love our spunky, enthusiastic, loving little girl!