calling all utah residents!

okay, so Shad keeps getting mad at me that I'm making such a big deal about this, but I'm excited for him. Shad entered a picture in the BYU visual arts: Vera Hinckley Mayhew Student Creative Arts Contest. And his picture is up in the HFAC on campus for display until March 16th. So go take a look. We went with our neighbors for FHE last night...and it's free!

Hopkins Family

Finally we got a Hopkins Family Photo...only to be outdone by the one and only Bryan Niven this summer (still in the works). But I thought why not add it to the blog for a while. 

can't get enough of Cru

Cru sitting in his Bumbo for the first  time...we think he likes it

We think Cru looks pretty hard core thanks to outfit additions from Heidi and Shannon

seriously...seriously!

boys hanging out 

some people educate their children with Baby Einstein...we educate Cru with The Office (he's so advanced for his age!) 

Oh the Places You'll Go!

                                                                  New York

    March 24th-28th

and then....drum roll please....

      CHINA!!!!

April 25th- May 25th (ish)

Yup...you could say Shad's lucky. I say he's blessed. The New York trip is with his class at BYU. They go on a trip every year and this is the first one Shad will be going on so we are excited. The China trip is an honor. Shad's professor, John Telford, received a Grant through BYU to take his wife and 4 students from the photography program to China for about a month. All the Juniors and Seniors could apply and he would pick 2 girls and 2 guys out of all of them. Shad was chosen! We are so excited and so proud of him! He has had so many great things come from being at BYU and we know we have been so blessed. 

finally! our california slide show

best friends

so I still need to post a slide show from our trip to california...but in the mean time, for those of you who are just interested in our adorable baby, this should suffice! 

Hotel California...slide show to follow

My favorite quote from Lily while in California:

C-"My mouth is on fire! What should I do!?" (my mouth was really hot-from a taco)

L-"die." 

favorite picture of Cru while on vacation: