MTC Day for Mike & Jon!

My brothers, Mike and Jon went into the MTC today. They are both going to Argentina missions, Mike to Cordoba and Jon to Buenos Aires South. Being there in the MTC sending them off brought back so many memories of my own mission. I can't believe Kaitlyn will be almost 4 years old when they get back, and Michael will be 2! I know they will be great missionaries, and I'm so excited for all the wonderful experiences that await them. If anyone wants to write them or send something while they are in the MTC (they'll be there until beginning of January) here are their addresses:

Elder Michael Dahl
MTC Mailbox #313

ARG-COR 0114

2005 No. 900 E.

Provo, UT 84604-1793

Elder Jonathan Dahl

MTC Mailbox #316

ARG-BAS 0114

2005 No. 900 E.

Provo, UT 84604-1793

The Dahl Siblings

(Heidi, Jonathan, Natalie, Michael, Lori)

Mike and Jon's missionary "farewells" were today. They seemed so grown up as they spoke about life experiences they've had that have helped prepare them to go on a mission. I will miss them a lot!

My "Little" Brothers

(Jon, Heidi, Mike)

Kate's Hair Feddish!

Kate loves dolls and hair...Here is a before and after picture of the same doll.

Kate loves to play with her doll's hair. She loves her mom's hair, too. Now I know why I have so many split ends!
As soon as Kaitlyn finds some hair, she has one hand clenching the hair,
and the other hand's thumb is in her mouth.
Most kids like blankets...Kaitlyn loves hair!
After only a couple months, Kaitlyn's doll was sporting dreadlocks. I put the dreads in a ponytail to try and keep it under some control, and when I took the ponytail out the hair just stayed in the same shape. It's completely nasty and gross.
We bought her a new doll, but for some reason I still feel guilty throwing her first doll away!

Michael's Baby Blessing

Today Michael was blessed by Steve. It was a beautiful blessing. We enjoyed having family and friends over after church for soup, rolls, and cookies. Looking at the kitchen with 5 crockpots of soup, rolls, and 8 dozen cookies, Steve commented that there was way too much food. However, three hours later there was not a cookie, a cup of soup, or a roll to be found!

Steve's Latest Project...

Our fireplace is finally complete! Saturday was a crazy day getting ready for Michael's baby blessing, and oh just one other small project...rocking the fireplace! Steve was able to do all of the rock in one day. I think it turned out really nice. I can't wait to decorate it for Christmas!

Michael's Baby Announcement

I decided to make Michael's baby announcement with some of the things I've learned from digital scrapbooking. It's a lot of fun...hopefully I'll get faster at creating pages!