Here's how Max is starting his summer

His first LEGO stop-motion animated film! It's called, "Ready, Set, Go! and Back." Enjoy!



I love this kid.

Look at my cute newly re-wedded sister!

Congratulations, Melanie and Johnny! June 5, 2010

My Mom is Awesome

Her name is Verdis Annette Howard Slade. How can you not be awesome with a name like that? I guess she didn't think her names were so awesome when she was young, so she went by Toni. All my cousins call her Aunt Toni, and I love that. She birthed six children and has 26 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She raised us all to love the Lord. She sews, she cooks, she cleans, and she serves. She's a talented artist and poet, and she's also very humble about her talents. She's intelligent and wise and leads by example. I love her so much.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Thank you for being the perfect role model and for always loving me. You are beautiful!

Slade Christmas Party

Every year, my brother Paul and his wife Kari host a Slade family Christmas party at their home in Salt Lake. We usually are never able to be there, but since we planned to have the girls get baptized together, we combined the events. So after the baptism, we got the whole family together and had a blast.


Some Christensens:

Some Slades:

Christmas Day 2009

It was so fun waking up on Christmas morning and having Christmas with my mom, Grandma Nette. We haven't done that since Paul and I were newlyweds!
Two excited kids:

Opening presents:

Max's gift to Grandma, a pretty glass bell:

More silly Slades, my brother Bryan and Austin:

Christmas Eve Festivities

We had a super fun Christmas Eve over at my sister JoAnn's house. Great food and a somewhat rambunctious Nativity (thanks to the teenage cousins) made for a great night.
Lily, Tess, Lainey, Hanna, Cami:

The "angels"??

"Joseph and Mary":

Hey, Lainey, "I like your face!"

Next Stop

Reno! We stopped at Paul's sister, Susan's house on our way to Utah. She made us a lovely breakfast and it was a great break in our long journey. Love you, Susan!
Lily and cousin Ashley:

Susan and Paul

We've arrived in Utah! And look at that huge icicle!