Hayden's Blessing

Our baby was blessed and given the name of Hayden Rodney Pingel on December 5. Hayden comes from his Great Grandpa Sanderson's middle name and Rodney is his Grandpa Pingel's first name. Todd really liked a different name (Rockwell) and I was pretty sure he was going to change it during the blessing, but Hayden stuck. Phew!

We love our little guy! He has added such a wonderful spirit to our home. He is very content and loves his brother and sisters. It has been fun to watch Carter, Hali and Paige interact with Hayden. They are so gentle with him and very helpful. Todd and I are very blessed to have these 4 wonderful children in our lives!

We had great family support and thanks to everyone for being a part of our busy weekend!

Hali's Baptism

Hali was baptized on December 4. She ended up waiting an extra month so she could be baptized the same weekend that Hayden was blessed. She was excited and memorized (pretty much word for word) the covenants she would be making with the Lord when she was baptized. She wanted to be ready for this big step. We are so happy that she chose to be baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

We had great support from our families, making the day that much more special to Hali.


It was fun to all be together. The afternoon was filled with a little bit of everything.

Christmas Party

We got together with the Sanderson's for a family Christmas Party on December 3. We ate yummy snacks and had a lot of fun! Mom & Dad were here and Blaine flew in from California to be apart of all the weekend activities. It was great to be together!
Hali, Brooke, and Kari moving M&M's with a straw.

We played a crazy game of pictionary! Here Kreed is drawing for Dad, Tatum, Dave and Kari. It was fun to see the kids draw. They are good little artists!
And you can't have a Christmas Party without White Elephant's! I love Hali in this picture! At this point, she still wasn't sure what hers was (year subscription to Western Horseman). Carter loved his CD player! We should have just wrapped it back up and given it to him for Christmas. Paige ended up getting the same present she took. She wanted the glasses so bad that she was willing to go take them from Kent during the game!

Dad, Koy, Kent, Brooke and Paige modeling their stuff! We had a fun time!

One Month Old

I am attempting some major catch-up....again! As I was going through pictures, I came across a few that reminded me just how little Hayden was. I can't believe how much he has grown! These pictures are at 1 month old. His onesie is way to big, he has little bird legs, and is still so cute! He loves to snuggle in, hardly ever cries, and has advanced to a "big baby" carseat. I love how my hand covers his back. He was such a little guy!