Aubrey's Baptism

Aubrey finally turned 8 and was so excited to be baptized!

Here she is with Grandma and Grandpa Marx.

A proud moment for her Daddy.

Aubrey chose the fabric and the style of

the dress, and Grandma Marx made it

happen! She felt like a princess!

Here are some of the Oldham and Marx families that came

out to show their love and support!

Snow Day!

We only live about an hour 1/2 from Mt. Lemmon, but
we don't go to see the snow very often, so it is a huge treat
for the kids when we go! We had to take off our flip flops
and the kids put ski bibs over their shorts- it was fun to
be cold for a little while!

The snow was melting fast, and we all kept sinking as we

walked.

Jake is going down the hill backwards.

A New Do!

Hailey has been wanting to cut her long, curly
locks for over a year now, but I always convince
her to just get a trim. This time, I caved, and
she loves her new do!


You can't see very well here how long her
hair was because the ends were so blond
and curly, but it was past the top of the chair.


She was so patient for the entire hair cut and style...


The new look --Smooth and sleek!

Then it was out for her birthday dinner to

Swensons with Mommy and Daddy!

Jake's Orchestra with Rocker Violinist Mark Wood

Jake's orchestra got to practice with Mark Wood for a few
days and ended with a concert together. The music sounded
great! It was more like a rock concert than the middle school
orchestra concerts we are used to! (Although the Grandma's
and Grandpa's had to plug their ears after a while!)

Mark Wood was really great with the kids and got them all
excited about performing and let them take turns on his
electric violins. Aubrey and Hailey were a little freaked out
to see a man in such tight pants- Aubrey said, "I think his
skinny jeans are a little too skinny!" I had to agree- any man
who wears jeans tighter than mine, and who spends more
time on his hair than I do,....well, I guess that's why he's
the Rock Star!

Grandma and Grandpa's Homecoming from Costa Rica!

Here we are at the airport waiting for Grandma and Grandpa
to come off the airplane. The whole family was there- All
6 kids and all the grandkids except one who is living in
California. (Zack, we missed you!)

Here come Grandma and Grandpa Marx!

The girl grandkids rushed in first...

Then they got to meet the newest babies born into the Marx

family while G-ma and G-pa were away. This is Davis,

Michael's 4th child, but his first BOY!

I squeezed in and got my hugs!

Jake is now taller than Grandma!

Tylee and Taylor (Stephen and Jen's twins) were also

introduced for the first time!

We all went back to our house for some food and festivities!

We took a family photo after lunch at In-N-Out (true

Californians!) just before Mom and Dad went to get

released by the stake president.

Here's the original Marx family, all grown up!

24 Days and Counting!

We are now looking forward to the next exciting
event in our lives, and that is the return of my parents
from their mission in Costa Rica! As of today, they
will be home in 24 days. Aubrey keeps track and
changes the number every day. We love you Grandma
and Grandpa and can't wait to hug you again!

Christmas Eve

John's darling niece, Malorie, had a bridal
shower with just the girls in the family. It
was so fun for them to be a part of the party.

Later that night all the grandkids acted out the nativity
while Grandpa Oldham read the story from the Bible.
Aubrey has been wanting to play Mary for years, so she
asked in advanced and secured the part early. Hailey got
to be Mary's sister, and I think there was also a
"wise woman" in our version of the Christmas story!

The biggest reason Aubrey wanted to be Mary, was so she
could hold baby Jesus, (played by the youngest cousin, Sean)
She LOVES babies!!

Next, the kids dressed up Grandpa in his Santa
suit and he passed out a few early Christmas gifts-Pajamas!
The kids love Grandpa Santa! He reallys hams it up too
and plays the part well.