He "caught them all". McCord's favorite pokemon

After years and years of catching and playing, McCord caught all 801out of 801 Pokémon. In honor of this accomplishment, I decided to have him post his favorite pokémon, 1 of each type.

Solar Eclipse 2017

Day Family Bear Lake Trip 2017

Talia's 1st day of Hockey

Talia's 1st Day of Hockey: August 12, 2017

WGU Annual Conference 2017

I have worked with Maddy for 5 years now! Wooo! We were friends long before co-workers. Words can not describe the bond that I feel to this girl! Let's continue to change lives together.

(Madeleine Kerksiek Simmons)

Talia 5 year old pictures

Good kids get rewards - marshmellows

Good kids. We love our kids especially when they are well behaved.
So we had marshmellows roasted on the indoor stove today for a special treat!

So many summer fun places!

So many fun places we've gone this summer...and it's only halfway through. Today was 7 Peaks Water Park.

New Car (1999 Camry)

We bought a 1999 Toyota Camry from my brother Joseph this week. It has AC so we can get through the summer. We think we'll call her Suzie.

I can't remember if we've posted pictures of our other cars. These 2 cars we settled with after the car fiascos of 2014. We bought and sold 6 cars that year. These 2 cars have been getting us through since that year. Our 2001 Isuzu Rodeo ("Aggie car") and our 2002 Nissan Altima ("Gerty").

Bingham's surgery

House project 2017: New carpet

New carpet in our upstairs living room, hallways, stairs, and landing downstairs.

Before picture. White carpet. It always looked dirty and gray and was poor quality.

We are thrilled to have brand new carpet, pad and transition boards. Thanks to my parents, Craig & Trudy for such a great gift.

Larsen Family Reunion 2017 w/ Fire

Our annual family reunion was sadly brought to an abrupt and early end today as we had to evacuate the cabin we were staying in because of the massive fire at Brian Head. We are very grateful that everyone in our family is safe and sound. We have heard that it may be weeks until we know the extent of the damage and if the stuff that my family wasn't able to grab is salvageable.
Please keep those affected by the fire, and those fighting it, in your prayers. We certainly are.
#peoplearemoreimportantthanthings

My kids (Talia 5, Bingham 1)

Memorial Day 2017 hike to Canyon Falls

Memorial Day this year we helped the living instead of the dead. We went and washed all the windows in my grandma Nola and grandpa Ronald's house. Then we went on a hike to Canyon Falls waterfall in Ogden Canyon. Caught some photos. I love them.
Especially like the one of my grandma reading stories to Talia.

Hardships come rolling again

Hard times come for everyone. We have found out that both of our kids are needing surgery. Talia needing extensive dental work which she will need to be put under for. Bingham will need abdominal and testicular surgery @ Primary Children's hospital. McCord has had major dental work done which was quite expensive. And mama has miscarried again. Last week we found out that McCord has lost his job with Rocky Mtn Renewable Energy. The small company, owned by our friends, is no longer able to pay him, effective immediately. More bad news with our old cars breaking down, and we have leaking major pipes in the house. The IRS is also auditing us for our taxes and we owe $1700 back to the IRS.
"When it rains, it pours" so the saying goes.
We pray we can keep our heads above water and are saying prayers that we can get through this time.

Bingham's 1st Birthday

Our little Bingham is 1. We are so happy to have him in our family. He brings so many special things to our world. Happy Birthday Bingham! We love you with all our hearts!

Talia's 5th Birthday

Talia turned 5 today, May 1st 2017. Can't believe our little girl is growing so fast. We sure love her. She has such a love for all the little things in life and gets so excited over everything. We love her so much! We couldn't imagine life without her. Seems like only yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital, always our beautiful little one.

To celebrate this year she had a big "Trolls Dance Party" with all her friends. We had glow balloons hanging from the ceiling, pictures and streamers all over the house. Balloons everywhere. It was awesome! Kids in attendance: Lincoln Larsen (cousin), Anson Carlisle, Porter Pehrson. They danced and had such a great time!
Our family party we went to the Toy store, Comic Shop, and Nickel Arcade. We played arcade games and she did so well. It was a blast. She also got to choose the meals we had all day. Breakfast: cream of wheat. Lunch: cream of mushroom soup. Dinner: turkey steaks. We stayed up late opening presents and singing. To close the night, we gave her glow bracelets in the bath tub with lots of bubbles. She LOVED her birthday day. It was a smashing hit.

Talia's friend party (Trolls Dance Party) was super fun.
Our family party we went to the Nickel Mania Arcade. We had so much fun!

Here's what the birthday invitation looked like:

Talia's 5 year old pictures

5 year old stats:
Weight: 37.5 lbs
Height: not recorded