Yay Blake!

Blake made some awesome plays at his Basketball game today! (I forgot to take my camera-I'll do better next week.) He kept on his guy and blocked him well!! He had some great rebounds and scored!! He was on FIRE!! I wish I had my camera!! Good game BLAKE!!

Cooking 101

Today we had cute Caitybug come to play. After her mom dropped her off she walked around the house with a huge smile on her face! =0}

Austin and Caitybug made me some real treats with all the pretend food-which by the way the boys NEVER play with-but Austin did enjoy it today


Austin happy to have someone to play with while the kids are at school.

A picture of Caitlyn with her huge happy to be with Aunt"Saycee" smile :)



Caitlyn carefully placed every pretend sprinkle.

If I can't have a girl atleast I have the cutest neices to spoil!!

a Heart mended

I couldn't say it better than my sweet sister (see her blog on side) of the mercies we have recently experienced. My sweet Dad had open heart surgery on Friday. It was so hard to see him after and realize how human my superhero dad was at that time. He looked so broken, but what an outpouring of love came his and our way. I want to thank you all for your prayers and concerns, they were felt.
His surgery went well, they did a Quadruple bypass on his heart. Jen. Matt and Jenica, and I (Scott came after work) went and sat in the waiting room with our loving Mom and played games and kept her company. It was a long surgery and finally got to see him, it was hard to see him, but tonight I went back and he looks so much better, modern medicine is truly amazing! He is up and walking a little, sitting up, and talking. He's almost himself. I am amazed at what the Dr.'s can do. He will be coming home soon because he is doing so well.

Date night

This is for my die hard Jazz fan brothers...Ryan took me to the Jazz game last night, and they won!! I know it was all me, :) no really it was a lot of fun. I had never been in a suite(box) before and they fed us a prime rib dinner with all the trimmings and they even brought us ice cream with all the toppings, it was yummy. I loved getting up and chatting during the game. It was alot of fun! View from the box. We enjoyed complimentary M&M's and we even had out own bathroom in the suite-it ROCKED! Last year Blake got to have a little class and dinner with Milsap and get his shirt autographed and a little ball signed, he is now Blake's favorite player. He played well tonight!

GO JAZZ!!

My Favorite Event in 2008!

What a wOnDeRfUl year this has been! I had many, many good times!

My favorite event of 2008 was having the ENTIRE family together for Christmas!

Thanks Brian for bringing your family back home for the holidays!

I had an AWESOME year!

What was your favorite?

Happy New Year!!!

Snow much FUN!

We're loving the snow!! (Sorry Scott, I know you have to clear it)

Here are some photos we took of the boys and Kade riding around the culdesac on snowmobile and sled. Too much fun! We're happy to have a "white" Christmas!Wish you all were here!! Merry Christmas!

Our yearly ADVENTURE!!!!!

Every year for the past five or so years, we have been tubing at Soldier Hollow, it's Ryan's work party. IT IS A BLAST!! Here are the pictures from this year.

The drive up was very simple (it hadn't started snowing yet.)

When we arrived, before going up, in the lodge.

Picking out a tube- "just right!"

Riding UP on the tow rope-you sit in your tube and it pulls you to the top!

Then down ya come!!

FUN-We went down SEVERAL times and then went in the lodge for hot chocolate and pizza! All tuckered out we packed up the gear and headed down the mountain,

TV in car=Happy Kids!

THEN THE SNOW!

A truck that rolled on it's side :( We also saw a semi that had slid and was facing the wrong way WHITEOUT!
Needless to say it took FOREVER to get home, but we enjoyed every minute and had a wonderful time!! We love the snow!

Oh- I realized I wasn't in any pics and took this one!! :)

Merry Christmas ya'all! Love ya!