The fun starts here in Post Falls, ID

A little history for you all - Jared and I are both from Oregon and met while I was preparing for my mission to South Carolina. Jared then went on his mission to California, which, incidentally , is where he really wants to settle down eventually. It didn't take long for us to tie the knot once we both returned from our missions. We married in the Portland Temple in 1991 and are now blessed with 6 beautiful girls.

First we have Kilie, who is gorgeous (looks just like me) with the brains of a college grad, the personality of a rock star, not to mention all the recruiters who come to watch her middle school soccer games. Olivia (another beauty, who looks a lot like me, and definitely tans like I do) who is the life of the party and another amazing athlete. America, our third, who is a natural mother to the little ones. She is another athletic, brainy beauty, who incidentally, also looks a lot like me, and is the apple of everyone's eyes. Next comes our Glory (Hallelujah!) who we think will win the pulitzer prize for her findings in nature. She is drop-dead-dreamy (a lot of people note that she is my miniature, as far as looks go) and is everybody's friend. Definitely a go-getter (like me) and lots of fun. Sage is, well, Sage IS sage (that means wise). She is her mommy's girl, but is fearless. Scoring high on all of the nine I.Q. exams we have had her study for, she is amazing. And of course, everyone's sweetheart. Eden, who is actually everyone's favorite, has made incredible advancements for her age. Everywhere we go, everyone tells us that she is the cutest and best baby they have ever met. But, they are just ordinary kids - our kids, and despite their weaknesses, we love them. We realize t hey have nowhere but up to go.

We have lived in many states, starting with Utah, Oregon, West Virginia, Tennessee, and now Idaho. We have tried to add one child per state (Utah got two in) and so hopefully, we'll be moving to a new state soon................