Daddy Daughter Halloween Party!!

Dressed up as Hippies, Brady & Madison attended a ward daddy daughter dinner at the church. They were surprised when they saw the menu because it consisted of Halloween food phrases like: Witches Brew, Witches Warts, a Witch Toe, and a Witch Broom stick. Unfortunately, Madison ordered the broom stick (fork) last, so she and Brady had to eat spaghetti, and salad with their hands. They had a super GROOVY night! 

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Anamarie's Costume Party

Anamarie was invited to a costume party by her friend Hannah Lesher. Her mother is a photographer and took the most adorable pix of them all dressed up in their Halloween costumes. As you can see, Anamarie is Super Girl. To my surprise, Anamarie knows so much about Super Girl. She has been telling me; "mom, Super Girl doesn't eat that!", "mom, Super Girl watches lots of movies", "mom, Super Girl is a really good fighter and is good at gym-mastics", "Super Girl has pink hair with zig-zags and sparkles". Who would have known; not me :)

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First Snow Fall

We woke up Tuesday morning to 6 inches snow; the first snow fall of the season. I captured the beauty before it melted away just a few hours later.

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Stuart's Baptism

I had the opportunity to join the Merrill family in an extraordinary event; Stuart's Baptism. This event took place on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 at the Coeur d' Alene church house (typo in the program). It was amazing to see the entire room filled with friends and family supporting Stuart's decision. It was one of the most amazing baptisms I have ever witnessed; the spirit was so strong. Afterwards, we all went back to the Merrill's home to enjoy a luncheon filled with soups and desserts. I am grateful to have been apart of this great day.

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Brady's Guy Trip ~ BYU vs. Air Force

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Happy Baby @ 4 months old!

William is a happy, little, chubby, 4 month old baby, and Anamarie can't get enough of him. She loves to hold him, and give him lots of kisses. I caught the two of them watching Elmo, and to my surprise he was totally zoned in.

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Brett Loves "Melmo"

Brett's favorite and ONLY thing to watch on tv is Elmo. We have tried to get his interest in other kids movies without any luck. He is very faithful to his Elmo. Elmo's "Kids Favorite Songs" is his favorite.

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25 random facts about Sarah Heiner

1. My favorite number is 7, I am the 7th of 11 children.
2. Ever since I was little I had a crush on Christopher Plummer (you know the dad, Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music). Sadly, I watched it with my kids the other day and I was still drooling over him.
3. growing up in such a big, poor family made me a sucker for less fortunate people. I always buy something from door to door salesman.
4. I secretly want to be a famous inventor of something...don't know what yet.
5. I love gardening. Especially pulling weeds and planting flowers.
6. My first kiss was in 8th grade; Mike Dwyer.
7. When I was in High School some weirdo neighbor broke into our house in Cali and stole a picture of me from my bedroom. He had been convicted of kidnapping 3 other girls, and I was next. Fortunately he was caught and came clean and is in prison now.
8. I have a huge passion for doing family history and connecting with distant living relatives.
9. I want to have a vintage car someday; a '67 corvette or a shelby mustang
10. I love to organize things
11. I love to create things
12. I believe we have many protectors (angels) with us everyday.
13. I have a horrible bad habit of biting my nails. I have only quit once, about 3 years ago, but it didn't take long to get back into it.
14. I am a horrible dog owner. I had the best dog growing up, but for some reason I can't find a good dog.
15. If I think something is funny, you'll know it, because my laugh is really obnoxious and loud.
16. I have a big bunion on each of my feet.
17. I like to think that I have a good memory. I can remember numbers and dates very well. Comes in handy when I am doing genealogy.
18. I love mountain biking; but hate running.
19. Sarah means Princess
20. I really want to finish college someday.
21. I want to be an anthropologist
22. I have always wanted to restore an old home. Preferably my GGG-grandparents home in Indiana.
23. Sorry everyone but I use to have a "potty" mouth in Jr. High, but I grew out of it after a few years.
24. I can't ever watch scary movies; they give me nightmares. Even the not-so-scary ones do.
25. Lastly, I grew up eating 30 year old freeze dried food. My dad was a survivalist and we had our entire garage packed from top to bottom with that stuff.

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25 random facts about Brady Heiner

1. Brady's Birthday is January 15th
2. He has only a middle initial K for his middle name; which doesn't stand for anything.
3. He is the Second of 5 children
4. He served a 2 year mission to Bahia Blanca, Argentina. His Spanish is still perfect!!
5. He built our home with his father. He was the General Contractor and the Sub-contractors. Doing all the framing, electrical, plumbing, flooring, & finish work. Pretty Amazing!!
6. He was born and raised in Orem, Utah.
7. He is an amazing skier; he mastered the back flip and many other extreme tricks on skiis
8. His first kiss was when he was 9...hmm that's weird!
9. He cries in many movies; sorry babe.
10. He is the Best Father I know to 5 children.
11. He is kind to everyone; In 13 years of marriage, he has never been in an argument with anyone; other than me.
12. He completed a Sprint Triathlon in September 2008.
13. He is Elders Quorum President.
14. He is in his "happy place" watching hours of football and basketball
15. He makes the best chocolate chip cookies, banana cream pie, fruit salad and many more delicacies.
16. When I met Brady, he was a server and Bar Tender at TGI Friday's in Provo, Utah.
17. Brady had blond hair when he was very young until around 10 years old, then it turned dark brown.
18. When Brady was 3 years old, he was hit by a car. Obviously he survived with minor injuries and a concussion.
19. Brady Faithfully does the dishes every night. Wow, that's an awesome husband!!
20. Brady has a large 6 inch scar on his right side below his ribcage from falling into a window well when he was 4 years old. It was patched up with with butterfly band aids by his father.
21. Brady completed his first half marathon on July 24, 2010. He placed around 900th out of 1500 runners; not too bad.
22. Brady drives a 2003 black Chevrolet Avalanche.
23. Hiked Mount Timpanogos with Taylor and his Scout Troop in September 2010. A total of 17 grueling miles.
24. Loves to eat lots of steak.
25. Has a dream of becoming a PGA Golfer. He would love to play any sport for a living :)

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Brett's 4 Stitches :(

Brett saw Anamarie's Hawaiian necklace; and had to have it. As he reached up to grab it, Anamarie pulled it away, getting the hook caught on his finger and slicing a very deep gash into his right middle finger. Luckily, this happened in the presence of Brady and I, so we were able to rush him to the Highland Insta Care immediately. Once there, we checked him in, and within a few minutes we saw a nurse. She did confirm that Brett needed stitches, so she put numbing ointment on his gash, and we waited 15 minutes before we could see the Doctor. While waiting, Brett found a great toy to play with; a train set. He loved it, and it passed the time while waiting. After going back to the Doctor, he injected his gash with more numbing solution, draped his hand and carefully began sewing his little finger. It only took him about 15 minutes from start to finish. Brett was so brave that he only cried during the injection, and he watched with great intrigue the rest of the time, while his little finger was being sewn. Poor widdle guy!

~Brett's 4 Stitches Video~

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Maddy & Kylee's beautiful voices

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Kolby's 29th

We had a family party for Kolby @ our home. He turned 29 on October 7th. He received great presents from the family; like: a sketch of Kim from Shane, crocheted wash cloths from Blair, gift certificates to Outback & Chili's. However, the best present was a portrait of Kolby drawn by Anamarie :)

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