Dear Allison,
Your daddy and I are the luckiest people because we get to love you and be with you everyday. I tell you everyday that I am so lucky that I get to be your mommy. You and daddy are great buddies and play for hours. We love your laugh, your voice, your smile, and the funny noises and faces you make. The bunny rabbit face you make always makes us giggle. You are a special soul and a joy to be around. You are smart, sweet, fun, mischievous, and absolutely precious. We hope that as the years go on you will always remember how much you are loved. You have made our lives complete and our hearts full. We love you Alli Bear.
Love, Mommy and Daddy

fresh from heaven
six whole monthsour babe is one

Four Generations

we are family

this makes me happy

We are so lucky that these are the views we get to see everyday. These pictures were taken from the roof top terrace, to the south is the Salt Lake skyline and to the north is the Capitol. The Capitol view is what we see out of our windows. Not a bad view to look at while on the computer or falling asleep.

Go Cougars!

...Come on Cougars, it's up to you!
O Rise and Shout, the Cougars are out, along the trail to fame and glory. Rise and shout, our cheers will ring out, as you unfold your vict'ry story. On you go to vanquish the foe for Alma Mater's sons and daughters. As we join in song, in praise of you, our faith is strong. We'll raise our colors high in the blue, and cheer the Cougars of BYU.

Allison and I went with my parents to the BYU vs Utah State football game last week. We had lots of fun and the Cougars won!Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

Introducing...

Jerrod and Kim Phillips They were married on September 24, 2009. Their wedding was held at the stunning Log Haven in Millcreek Canyon. The day was perfect and the bride looked beautiful. Although it must be said that Allison gave her a little competition and came in a close second place for most beautiful. (Second place by default only because nobody is allowed to look more beautiful than a bride on her wedding day.)We enjoyed having lots of family come into town. This picture is of Jerrod and Kim, Mom and Dad Phillips, Grandpa and Grandma Taylor, and Grandpa Phillips. The date of their wedding was chosen because it was Grandma Phillips birthday and they wanted to honor her memory.
We enjoyed celebrating their special day with everyone. The scenery was breathtaking, the food was fabulous, and spending time with family and friends was wonderful.

Busy Little Girl

Allison was playing in her bedroom and when I went to check on her this is what I saw. She was just as happy and content as she could be and seemed quite proud of her handy work.

She keeps us smiling everyday!

Goodbye Draper...

About a month ago our family moved. We moved to the Avenues area to live with my Grandpa Sanders. He had begun to feel a little uneasy about living by himself but didn't want to move yet and have to leave all of his great friends. Because we were in a position to help, we began to pack up and move what we needed and put the rest of our things in storage. We are renting out our house. We know this move is a good step to take at this point in our lives but we were sad to leave our house. We love our house and hope sometime in the future we will live there again.

A little peek at our first home:

Please, come in...have a seat
would you like something to drink

let's go upstairs

can you tell Dave loves the Utes

shhh the baby is sleeping

we don't live near an ocean so we brought the beach to us

so comfortable!

So far we have absolutely loved living downtown! We love the energy and culture and we really love walking everywhere. We walk to the neighborhood market, to meet my mom for lunch, Dave walks to work, we walk to the park, to the bakery, and everywhere in between. We love the building where we live and all the neat people we have met.

here she comes

Just before Allison's first birthday in August she could take two or three steps before she would plop down. Then a couple of weeks later she was getting up to seven and eight steps. And now at 13 months she can walk everywhere all the time! She has even started to get faster and can run (walk faster) especially when we are chasing her. Watching her walk around with her adorable little legs is pretty much the cutest thing ever. It is so much fun to see her progress and grow. Just don't do it too quickly....