Random Joelle Pics

Joelle 1 month old.

Joelle 1 month

1 month

Sweet Little Baby Fingers

Love my cute little baby feet!

Joelle 2 weeks old with big sister Emery.

Joelle's first real bath (no more sponge baths-yay) 2 weeks old !

First time Grandpa Beebe got to hold Joelle (2 weeks old).

Joelle One Week Old

Cute Binky Face

Wide Awake

Daddy and Joelle

Asleep on comfy Daddy's tummy.

Mommy and Joelle

Emery Reads To Joelle

Emery is such a fun and loving sister. She decided to read a book to the baby.

Emery reading to Joelle (one week old) .

Joelle 1 Week Old

These are pictures of Joelle on the day of Addie's baptism, 1 week old. This was the first time Emery was allowed to hold the baby since she had been sick for so long. She had been on antibiotics and her cough was pretty much gone, so I let her hold Joelle.
Emery so excited to be holding her baby sister.

Cousin Rachel holding Joelle.

Aunt Brie and Joelle.

Brie's boyfriend Dave holding Joelle with Cam. As you can tell, Dave is one of Cam's most favorite people.

Playing Dress Up

Bailey, Addie, & Cam went over to a neighbor's house the other day and played dress up and then went on a fashion show around the culdisac.

Silly Kids: Addie, Sadie, Cam, Bailey, Bethany

Addie's Baptism

I'm posting this late, but here are pictures from Addie's Baptism. She got baptized on March 6th. I was kind of out of it having just had Joelle, but was able to make it. It was a very special day for everyone, especially Addison. There was only one other kid in our ward getting baptized the same day, so our family was in charge of half the program. Grandpa Beebe said the prayer, Grandma Beebe gave a talk on the Holy Ghost, I gave a spotlight, and all the kids from both families sang "I am a Child of God" . Lots of family were able to come and be with Addie on her special day. Addie looked beautiful in her pretty white dress. After Addie stepped out of the water and I helped her dry off I asked her how she felt. She told me she felt warm and tingly inside. After the baptism we went back to the house and had some sandwiches, cream puffs, and a huge chocolate cake. Aunt Rachel, Uncle Glen, Cousins Noah and Jaron brought Addie a fun balloon. Addie also got a special book to remember her baptism. We still need to go and have Addie pick out her scriptures. We are very proud of Addie and her decision to get baptized.
Pretty Addie with her princess hair and new white dress.

Addie's Spotlight

Addie is a very happy, sweet, and silly girl with a ready smile. She loves to make friends and is a great friend to others. Addie is always thinking of others by drawing and coloring pictures and making things for people. Her specialty right now is drawing very good likenesses of Phineas and Ferb and Sponge Bob characters and fairies. Addie is an excellent artist and takes after her Grandma Fox.

Among some of Addie's other favorite things to do is Irish Step Dance, playing the piano, and playing with her friends, sisters, and brother. Addie also enjoys collecting Littlest Pet Shops and other random things like rocks, leaves, and even the occasional potato bug.

Addie is an excellent sister and loves to play with and help her siblings. She is also a big help to Mom and Dad. We love Addie very much and are so proud of her decision to be baptized today. We are thankful for her fun, sweet spirit in our home.

Addie all excited!

Addie in her white jumpsuit.

(Back Row) Jaron, Rachel, Noah, Glen, Ken, Chase, Grandpa Beebe, Emery, Peter (Middle) Bailey, Sara, Grandma Beebe, Jennifer, Rachel, Brie (Front) Cameron, Addison

Addison and Dad

Cousins Jaron and Noah giving Addie her special balloon.

Back into the Swing of Things-Kind of...

I was able to go to the temple for the first time in months, since having Joelle. My parents were planning on babysitting that night for my nephews so they went to the temple earlier in the day. When plans changed for my nephews they were open to babysit still and offered to watch our kids so we could attend ward temple night. I said no at first, but then thought it might work out, so Chase and I went. It was the first ward temple night I think I've ever attended. It was really neat. We met in a seperate room downstairs with 10 total ward members. As we sat there waiting, a temple worker stepped into the room and sat down behind the podium. The whole time I was thinking he looked very familiar. I thought maybe he was in our ward, but that wasn't it. Then a guy in our ward addressed him as "president". I looked closer and thought maybe he was an authority. When our little meeting began he stepped up to the podium and it was then that I could read his name tag. It was Merrill J Bateman and he was now the Provo Temple President. He shared some neat stories with us and it was a special meeting. Then we went up to the session. It was really neat to have a special quiet moment like that to feel the spirit, seperate from the actual session. It was funny, because later after the temple session, Chase and I went to go get something to eat. We were sitting there and I said, "So, that was Merrill J Bateman." Chase said, "Really?, I see it now, but I didn't recognize him with all white hair." It was funny because I thought Chase knew who he was from the beginning and would have been the one to say something to me. It was a fun and special night.

Today, was also my first "real" Sunday back at church. I had been to sacrament meeting for Joelle's baby blessing and for my cousin Danielle's fairwell, but that was it. I didn't get to bed until after 3:00 am last night and then Chase and I both overslept and the next thing I know Chase is nudging me awake at 8:15 this morning(church starts at 9:00 am). So, we both frantically get up and start pulling kids out of bed and dressing and feeding as fast as possible. The baby and myself didn't get a bath, so we were hygenically challenged for the day(deodorant and perfume work wonders-I hope), but we were able to walk in right when the bishop was starting the meeting. I was able to stay awake for most of the meetings, but dozed a little. Joelle was pretty good for all 3 hours, she didn't start to get really fussy until almost the end.

It was nice to go back to church again, especially since Emery now loves nursery. I don't know what changed, but she has missed probably 2 months of church because of illness and me keeping her home so she wouldn't bring home any germs from the nursery for the baby. Before, she never wanted to go and would cry when we dropped her off. She always had fun, once she calmed down, but when I'd ask her what she did in nursery her response would always be, "I cried!" . The 2 sacrament meetings that we went to she actually asked to go to nursery and got really upset that she wasn't going. So, I guess the trick was to say she couldn't go and then she wanted to. Also, Emery had some outbursts today in sacrament meeting. The first was when she saw my dad step up to the podium and yelled "Grandpa!" . The second was when Chase got up to say the closing prayer and she shouted, "There's Dad, he didn't go to the bathroom, he's right there!". Anyway, it was great to get back to church, even though it was hard and I was very sleep deprived. I think I probably got the most from the lessons, I think I have a hard time with testimony meetings sometimes, especially when I haven't gotten any sleep the night before. It was a good day so far and Emery kept it humorous for us! Have a great Sunday everyone and a fabulous week!