Nellie Is 6 Months Old!

My how time flies. Here is our pretty little girl, growing up fast.

She holds herself up well these days. No crawling yet, though.

She is crazy about her big brother Sam. She laughs at him all the time.

H&R Block

As many of you know, I just started a job working for H&R Block as a tax preparer. I'm allowed to do 5 "Family and Friends" returns for $20 each, so if you want me to do your taxes for that price, please let me know. I have to tell them who will be getting the discount by January 15. The $20 includes federal and state taxes, e-filing, and the H&R Block standard guarantee (they pay penalties and interest if your taxes are done wrong). You'll have to send me some of your tax documents and spend some time on the phone with me while I'm working on your return. There are also some blackout dates when I can't do your return because our office will be extremely busy (so no waiting until April 15). I won't be an expert on your particular tax situation, especially because none of you live in Oregon, but I'd love the learning experience, and everything I do will be checked by an experienced tax preparer. Email me at carriemichellerose@gmail.com by January 15 if you have any questions or if you want to get the discount.

Winter Wonderland

We got our first major snowstorm early this morning, and WOW!
We won't be seeing our lawn again until spring.

Our house.

A view from our front porch.

Notre Dame

Hey, I thought I would share my pictures from my trip to Notre Dame. I went to South Bend, IN last week with my research group. We had four poster and three paper presentations at the 2008 Association for Moral Education (AME) conference. We presented on moral conceptions in adolescent-aged students. We did a good job at representing BYU!

Heather turned 2 the day after her friend Mylee turned 1, so we thought it would be fun to have a combined birthday party. Since her birthday she sings "Happy Birthday" then asks if she can eat cupcakes.

Halloween at BYU-I!!!

So for Halloween me and Lindsay decided we'd dress up as old people. We thought we did a pretty good job.

Candie does a Triathlon

Candie just got done participating in her first triathlon. On Halloween night, we drove up to Redding California, with our friends Joe and Brooke Trogdon. Brooke and Candie trained together for almost a month.
Candie finished in 42 minutes. Josh sure enjoyed going and watching Candie swim, bike, and run. Especially in the pouring rain and wind.