Best of Friends...

Look at these cutie pies... I love that my kids get to live by at least some of their cousins. They love each other so much and have so much fun together. I'm glad they like coming over to Aunt RiRi's house! My kids love going to Aunt Marci's house too...YEA!! Rich just said last week that he thinks he would like to move down to San Antonio too...imagine all the cousins then. Of course we need Aunt Marci and Uncle Bill to follow or better yet just come with us! Then maybe Oma, Opa and Aunt Nicki and Addison will come too! I think we should all buy houses in the same neighborhood and then the kids can just walk over to each other's houses. I would love for my kids to know ALL of their cousins. Wishful thinking never hurt anyone, right?! Maybe one day we will all live at least a little bit closer and get to see each other more!! We love all of you!!!!

Christopher's Ordination

Here is a picture of my 3 Mickelsen guys!! They look so handsome, don't they?! Christopher's birthday was April 9th and he turned the big 12!! Oma and Opa came out for the special occasion too!! Have I told all of you what incredible in-laws I have! They are here for everything!! I love you both so much! Thanks Mom and Dad we really appreciate you being here (especially since that was the 3rd trip you have made already to Indianapolis this year)!! Well, Christopher was ordained on Sunday, April 13th. Rich ordained him and Grandpa Wright and Opa were both able to help too! (along with others as well)! It was a very special day for our family and especially for Christopher! We are so proud of you Christopher!

Happy Mother's Day

I had a fabulous Mother's Day! I got to sleep in...YEA!! Rich got up with the kids and they made me breakfast in bed! They made me french toast (my favorite). Rich made a Dr. Pepper roast that morning too and had it in cooking while we were at church! It was DELICIOUS!!!! This is a picture of a cake the kids made me on Saturday night. I had mad a BIG wedding cake on Saturday and made an extra sheet cake. So when we got home from the reception, I let the kids take the extra icing and ice the cake. This is what they did...they had so much fun doing it and I loved the end result!! Also, Rich got me a present...I finally got a label maker!! YEA!!!! I have wanted one for a very long time! It is really nice and I love it!! One of my favorite Mother's day moments was listening to Rich give his talk in sacrament meeting on Mother's day and bear his testimony of the gospel! Let's just say...INCREDIBLE!! Thanks Rich and kiddos for the best Mother's Day ever... I LOVE YOU!!!!

Zoo Day 4.5.08

We went to the zoo, during spring break, on Saturday with Dad too. It was a beautiful day. The highlight of the day was petting the sharks I think. The kids loved that, especially Katelyn. Brittaney loves the dolphins, Christopher loves the penguins, Kehli loves the monkeys, Brenden loves the elephants, and Katelyn loves the sharks. One sad thing...a few days after we went to the zoo, our beloved polar bear died! He was so playful...there were big stairs right in front of the glass and my kids would sit there all day and watch him, if I would let them. He would come right up to the glass and then push off and come back and just play around. He was very entertaining. He has been there since we moved here (14 years ago). Anyway, we will miss him during our future visits to the zoo. I'm glad the kids got to see him one last time! Anyway, we had a FABULOUS day at the zoo!!

Children's Museum 4.4.08

Over spring break we decided to go to the children's museum. The kids love going there and we hadn't been in awhile. I wasn't sure at first how I felt about taking 6 kids by myself on Friday during spring break (crowded is an understatement), but I did it and we survived. In fact, we did more than survive...we had a blast and the kids were AWESOME!! Here are a few pictures from our day... First, we went to the Curious George (or as my little ones call him...Monkey George) exhibit. Christopher seems thrilled to have his picture taken with Curious George! Don't let his face fool you, he had a fabulous time too!!We also went to the Dinosaur exhibits too. The kids got to draw dinosaurs. There was this incredible three story dinosaur exhibit that you would just have to see to believe... We saw the racecar (of course, we do live in Indianapolis) and the kids got to sit in it. Then we all went and rode on the carousel. We had a great time together!!

Cheri's Cakes!

Here are some of the cakes that I have made over the years. I love making cakes. I don't have pictures of all of them on this computer, but these were a few of my favorites. I have a lot of favorites... The hardest part about making cakes, especially for other people, is keeping my kids away from the cake. I have only had one serious issue...let's just say I wound up having to make another cake, but the little ones really enjoyed the first one!! haha My mom always made all of our birthday cakes so I grew up not knowing that you can buy cakes from a store...who knew! However, I really don't like store-bought cakes...they just don't taste very good to me. My Mom spoiled me with her cakes I guess!! She made AMAZING cakes. I remember one time I had croup really bad and I got to stay up with her and watch her make this huge wedding cake...INCREDIBLE!! You're awesome MOM!! Thank you for all of the cakes over the years...loved them!! Anyway, just thought I would share one of the things I love to do with you...hope you enjoy the pictures!!

Family Pictures at Kehli's baptism.

This is a picture of us the night of Kehli's baptism-Sept. 22, 2007. We had been out on the soccer fields all day and so we were all a little rosy! Tayler was a week old. It was a very busy time for us!! :) Busy, but VERY SPECIAL!!!! Katelyn will love this picture when she's older.

Here is a picture of the whole family (that was at the baptism).

Top Row: Grandpa Wright (holding Nicholas - Marci's little boy), Oma Mickelsen, Aunt Marci, Brittaney, Christopher, Opa Mickelsen, Cheri (holding 1 wk. old Tayler), Rich, Grandma Wright.

Bottom Row: Emma (Marci's little girl), Katelyn, Kehli (her baptism day) and Brenden.