Big Omer Breakfast Reunion

While we were in Utah we got to go to our Big Omer Reunion.  They did a breakfast potluck at a church.  It was fun to see everyone and hang out as a family.

Amy, Jack, Gideon, Charlotte & Mom Omer.

Allison just hanging around. 

Allison, Grandma & Jacob.

Tom & Gideon.

Katie & Grandpa Omer

Cute little Gideon. 

Family Photo Shoot

My sister set up to have some family pictures taken, and we jumped on and decided to have some family pics taken.  I think they turned out fabulous!  Our kids are so CUTE sometimes I can barely stand it! :)

Joseph David

Elizabeth Claire

This is most of us Arizonan Larsen folk...Heather and Bobby (boyfriend at the time), Jen & her little Des, Dad and Grandma Larsen, Dave, me, Ellie, Joey & Abby and then Sade was in town too! Yay!

Abigail JoLinda 

More of our little Joey. 

Oh my cuteness in a basket!

Sisters (minus Pheob). 

Cutest kiddos in the world!  I love them so much!

Elizabeth Claire Meets Her Great Grandma Claire

I absolutely love this picture.  This is my dad's mom...my Grandma Larsen.  This is who Elizabeth Claire was named after.  Claire Betty Mae Larsen.  My grandma always went by Betty, but I love the name Claire.  It was almost a first name, but Elizabeth Claire was simply right. Elizabeth went a couple days with no name.  It was very weird not having a name to call her by.  It drove Dave crazy!  We had several names on the list that we both loved...Lilian, Cadence, Claire..I can't think of them all right now. But we couldn't quite feel right about them.  Elizabeth was nearer to the bottom and had cropped up as a middle name here and there.  But finally, when we had been home a day and the dirt had settled a little, we had all calmed down and felt some peace again after all the excitement... Dave and I looked at each other and said her name out loud and just knew her name was supposed to be Elizabeth Claire!  It felt so very right.  The spirit was so strong at that moment.  I'm so grateful for those moments. 

Meeting Grandpa Larsen too!  She was quite conked out after playing with her Great Grandma! :)

I had to post this...isn't it a cute one? Grandma was tickled pink to have a new little great grandbaby on her lap!