#1 Fan

As we all know...Garrett is the biggest Lakers fan in the whole world. He has been ever since he was a kid. Well, Tori came out one {game night} dressed like this... I think we have the #2 biggest Lakers fan in the making.

Happy New Year. 2009.

We spent New Year's Eve celebrating with our girls. We pulled out the party favors and the sparkling cider and then brought the new year in playing cards with Aunt Carol and Uncle Fred, DeeDee and her kids. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We love Daddy...

I came home from working-out and this is what I found. I LOVE how they adore their father. He is so good to them. He can be a HUGE tease but he is the best father EVER!

These are a few of my favorite things:

Benton 11 months.

Benton- 1

Benton Harris Hatch 7lbs. 4oz. 22 inches long
Born January 20th

Benton loves his daddy. We spent the summer swimming and Benton loved his freedom in the water.

Benton loves to laugh. He keeps us smiling. He is a happy baby and our little Prince.

This was Garrett's only successfully grown chile this year. Happy Halloween.

Benton did the "stink bug crawl." He didn' t like putting his knees down EVER. He is one fast little bug. He gets into everything.

This year he learned how to sit, crawl, stand, chew, bite, and talk. We are working on walking for next year. His first words were, DAD, EAT and BYE. He is all boy and is about to eat us out of house and home...already!

For Christmas he got a puppy. He loves interacting with this dog. I love to watch them play.

Alex- 3

Alex-3
Alex is our little sweetheart. She is so tender hearted and is concerned for everyone's feelings.

This is Alex standing in our garden wearing her favorite dress. I think she wore this dress everyday for a month straight! I had no say in the matter.

Alex is a natural dancer and very coordinated. She still loves horses.

Alex has the most unmanagable hair. It falls out if I use rubberbands, it sticks straight up, it's curly in some places and straight in others, but it is coming in very thick. Someday she will have amazingly beautiful hair. Until then I try my best to help the cause.

Alex loves Princesses. On Christmas morning she got the whole Princess Collection and had to carry them around with her all day. Notice the hair. We love Alex.

Tori- 5

Tori- 5
Tori still loves to be as active as possible. She dances, jumps, swims, plays tennis, cheerleads, speaks Spanish (better than Mom), rides bikes, swings, plays tag and now loves to play cards and she LOVES to dress-up.

Tori is growing up so fast. She has always been self motivated and she is very smart. She is a wonderful big sister.

Tori has such a great imagination. This summer my dryer broke so I had to hang the laundry out. I found Tori dressed up playing in her new wonderland.

Tori also started school this year. She is a Kindergartener now and is at school all day. I am so glad she gets to come home for lunch everyday. I wasn't ready for her to leave the "nest" but she was more than ready.

I love how the temple is in view from all over town. This is Tori cheering for Daddy at the Homecoming football game.

Did I mention she LOVES to dress-up?? She is a cutie and a beauty.