Madison's Birthday Party

For Madison's party we went to the U of U gymnastics meet. The girls enjoyed it! We had cake and icecream and opened presents. Then madison's friends slept over. AHHHH! No it wasn't that bad. Just a few fights! They went to bed around midnight. It was nice to have them down in the basement so I didn't hear them singing in the middle of the night. Overall Madison had a good birthday! I can't believe she is eight! Here are the girls in the back of Aunt Jackie's van watching High School Musical. Thanks Aunt Jackie for driving us to the meet!

Watching the meet

U of U gymnastics

Tinker Bell Cake

Eating Cake and Icecream

Opening presents

Farewell Zoey

We will miss our little Zoey. Well maybe not me as much. I was never a dog lover or really any animal lover. So giving Zoey away wasn't as hard for me as everyone else. We wanted to get a dog so maybe the kids would get over their fear of dogs and so now the kids aren't afraid of dogs so there is no need right? Anyway the family thinks I am the devil dog giver awayer. But I don't have to pick up poop or throw up or throw away the kids underwear cause Zoey chewed on them and many more things. Yes the kids and Jeff helped out a little but really I was the one who took care of her and I just couldn't anymore. So we have given her to a friend that will take good care of her and also has a shitzu and so she will have a little dog bff.

Clayten will miss wrestling with Zoey on the floor

We love you Zoey!

Madison will miss holding and petting Zoey

Zoey put up with a lot of eye poking and fur pulling by Rebecca but Zoey would just sit there and take it

Family Christmas Party

We had Jeff's side of the family Christmas party at our house. We fit everyone in very tightly but we are family and we love each other. We had soup and rolls and yummy dessert! We enjoyed everyone that came and missed those that couldn't make it. The adults didn't exchange gifts this year instead we did a service project. All of the families met at the food bank and put together boxes of food and other items people needed. Then we loaded up and delivered the food and items to peoples homes that were in need of them. We all worked together and had a good feeling at the end of the night that Christmas isn't all about gifts but about our Savior Jesus Christ and being like him by helping and serving others. I think we will be doing this every year.

Christmas Morning!

Christmas morning! The kids were so excited! Clayten told us he was going to jump on us in the morning and yell wake up it is Christmas. So Jeff and I woke up before them and we were waiting for Clayten to come and jump on us. So when we heard they were coming into our room we pretended we were sleeping and the kids just stared at us for a minute and finally I opened my eyes and they were just standing there. I said how come you didn't jump on us and he said because Becca was in the bed next to me. Ha Ha! The kids sure had fun opening their presents and it was fun watching them open them too. Rebecca was happy and just sat there and watch the kids and would go over to their stuff and play with it and push boxes around the front room and occasionally try to open a present of hers. Good times! Later that day we had a yummy turkey dinner with Jeff's parents. We Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here is Rebecca playing with Madison's candy.

Madison got a keyboard and I am going to teach her the basics of piano.

Clayten got a nerf gun that shoots over 25 bullets in a minute. He had fun shooting everyone.

Madison gave Clayten a nerf gun. So here is dad shooting at clayten.

Our family Christmas present was a WII. We have wanted one for awhile now. They are so dang expensive but fun to play together as a family. I rule at bowling!

Christmas Lights!

Our friends from Arizona came into town for the weekend. We hadn't seen them for awhile so we enjoyed having them at our house. It made me miss Arizona especially during this cold winter. They were able to go skiing, we saw the lights at temple square and took a stroll down main street in park city. We had a fun time! The lights were spectacular as usual. It was snowing and so cold but that didn't matter. The temple is so beautiful!

Our friends Derek and Dora

Gingerbread Houses

We had fun as a family putting the gingerbread houses together!

Later that night Rebecca was found under the Christmas Tree ripping off all the bows on the presents

Thanksgiving Day!

I am a little behind on blogging but I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving day! We sure did. We had Jeff's Aunt Janice and Uncle Ron, his second parents over thursday and enjoyed their company for turkey day. The food was so yummy! The kids enjoyed playing baseball outside with Grandpa Ron. Then we had Jeff's side of the family Thanksgiving dinner on saturday at his brothers house. So we are a little turkeyed out. But oh the food was good!