A little Thank you!

I just have to say that I ADORE the Christmas cards that we have been receiving!  It is so fun to see the pictures and hear a little about each of your lives! ....so thank you!

School Delay = SNOW Play!

There was a 2 hour school delay today because of a little bit of snow.  We had a couple of friends over and they had way TOO much fun on the bus stop waiting for the bus to finally come!  (Addie refused to put on her shoes...so she was stuck just watching from the window.)

Inspiration!!

This woman is an inspiration...she is a woman who LOVES life and her roles in life.  I used to read her blog because she adored being a wife, mother, sister, friend...and just had a love for life that was contagous.  She and her husband were in a small plane crash where 83% of her body was in 3rd and 4th degree burns...

You must read the rest of her story yourself if you haven't.  I loved this article that was written about her.  I also loved the audio slide shows up on the right side where you hear her telling about the experience firsthand. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/stephanie-nielson-intro-120609.html

This is her blog...and it is amazing.  It was before her tragic accident, and it still is!  http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/

Tennis Champ!

This weekend Aana played in a little tennis tournament and just found out today that she won her age bracket for the girls.  She was pretty excited!!!  Man I wish I would have started at her age...

Savoring sunsets!

Our newest digital camera quit working a couple of months back and we just got a replacement from the warranty.  I am so excited to be able to take pictures again!! I was using my "OLD" camera and it just wasn't working for me! We were driving home from church Addie said there was a beautiful rainbow out her window.  It was just an amazing sunset which doesn't appear well in these pictures, but it is something I love about where we live.  It truly looked as though our generous Heavenly Father had grabbed a brush and painted it!

Thanksgiving 2009

A couple of attempts at a quick family picture.

I am NOT sure where Addie got this...I barely even eat meat and she just grabbed a fork and started on the carcass.  She kept at it for quite some time, too.  It was pretty funny!

We enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's house where we had a full table with family and friends, great company, way too much food, and we were able to share some of the many things we were grateful for.  It was a wonderful day!

BYU Victory!!! Go Cougars!

Today was the big rival game and our family is grateful that our team won.  A BYU victory means a "happy" dad... and the girls were all ready when Larry got home from work.  I was decked out in team attire, Addie had her jersey on, and Aana had made homemade signs for the team.  Addie was changing "B~Y~U COUGARS!!!!"  We have trained them well already!