2011 was welcomed with a sweet baby girl, Miss Kenney Lo
auburn hair and brown eyes
different from her siblings
Just 4 days after our sweet Kennedy arrived we said goodbye to our Gram Mick.
Charles and Dorthy Mickelsen's posterity
3 of our boys were/are serving faithful missions
1 has since returned, the others will be home in June
February was spent taking pictures of this beauty
and getting ready for the big day!
In March we celebrated Ashy and Spence!
The Sealing was beautiful,
Ashy looked fabulous,
Spence was a handsome groom.
The reception was beautiful
It was a special day!
April brought birthdays for Steph and I...
I just deleted the picture....
and another....
I graduated in May
Thanks to all that helped me reach this goal!
It was a nice night
I then jumped on a plane with these beauties to the Dominican Republic.
We spent 7 days doing whatever we wanted.
It was a great way to celebrate the end of an era
June and July were spent going to Family Reunions,
going to the Oakley rodeo,
and endless days at Lagoon.
First the Phillips reunion.
The Phillips never disappoint
Grams chocolate fudge cupcakes are always a favorite
here Gram is with some of her siblings
Next the Lamb Burn
This chest of drawers/files was my Grandpa's
We decided it should be in Chesterfield
where he grew up
here it is in the museum
For Matthew's birthday in June, he and I got to spend an afternoon at 'Magoon'
this aunt Mae loves her Matthew.
Many summer afternoon's were spent riding rides,
over and over again.
This photo is out of order...Oops!
In Sept...I went to Mary Poppins
It was practically perfect in every way.
In August I ran away to Montana!
it has become one of my favorite places...
I sent the first couple of days helping my family finish remodeling
we did redneck things...
we didn't have time to get the truck and go back into town.
Lindz and I just held this roofing metal outside the car.
I flatten boxes in a dumpster
We welcomed our Trever home from an honorable mission
This handsome face was a welcomed site for this Momma.
That same week the rest of the fam joined us in Helena, for a weekend of Fun!
Brooklyn quickly learned she could get all the attention she needed from her boy cousins.
We could often find her cuddled up with Darin and Trev, doing and eating whatever they were. She stole there hearts.
our nights included endless hours of Just Dance 2
Family reunions now consist of adult cousins.
and cousins babies.
it is just as much fun today as it was when we were kids.
we spent a good hour filling water balloons for a water fight.
it only last 5 minutes.
it was SO fun!
September brought my first experience at the E.I.S.F
Eastern Idaho State Fair.
there is nothing like this fair.
we spent the weekend people watching
truck pulls
rodeos
horse races
Indian horse races
Bingham family history
Rupes
Yummy food
October brought our trip to Lake Powell
Matthew and Brooklyn joined us
it made for an anxious Mae
but we all survived
and enjoyed our time
Matthew and B experienced
boating, jet skiing, tubing with Grandma, Mae and Aunt Annette
water fights between Poppa and Uncle Mike
October also took me to Denver with Shell Bell.
We went to see our dear friends Ben and Allison
and there sweet girls.
We spent our days relaxing
reading books
loving Rosie and Eve
watching scary movies
going to Downtown
shopping
going to Boulder
such a great time!!
oh, and playing chess like the professionals we are
October also took me to Bozeman,
a change in jobs
and decisions to apply to Grad school
November naturally took us to the grand opening of Salt Lake's very own
Crate & Barrel
and H&M
We didn't stand in this line...
we went back later that night
December brought the first home game for our Utah Jazz!
Here it is 2011 at its best
and ended with trying on several of Beth's fancy childhood bows...
Friday started out with a trip to the Hoover Dam.
Naturally we needed some to pose for photos
and took every oppurtunity to soak in some vitamin D
the afternoon was full of more vitamin D, which included napping on tramp and a surprise jumping in the sprinklers 
The night was full of shopping! We all love us some good Vegas shopping. Well most of us. We ended the night celebrating Simon's birthday at Serendipity with frozen hot chocolate.
Saturday brought my favorite day! A day full of friends, costumes, and some really crazies!
Our new Canadian friends...hours of entertainment
the real entertainment was on the field...
My favorite Rugby Ginger!!
our favorite Springbok
The day did not disappoint with plenty of scrums...
Lots of rucks...
and handfuls of Tries for everyone! 
our favorite Springbok
The day did not disappoint with plenty of scrums...
Lots of rucks...
