Band Concert

Christopher's first band concert was last night! They did a combined band and choir night. Since it is a K-8 school it also included the 7th and 8th graders. It made for a VERY long night. Christopher's group for only playing for the last 2 1/2 months did remarkably well. We were proud of him and had the whole family in attendance!

Jarvis/Clayton FHE

Last night the kids (with a lot of help from the adults using the glue gun) made these "Smores" Nativity scenes. They were very cute! It was a fun FHE!

Todd & Nora

Katie & Brie

Hailey, Shayla & Sydney

Rachel, Nora & Baylie

Spencer, Jacob & Andi

Tanner, Garrett & Cade

Kallie, Christopher & Alyssa

Gingerbread Grandkids

We made these Thanksgiving weekend at Jaime's house while Todd was here. The kids had a great time making them, so I thought I'd share. I've been way busy - with kids and seminary. Also, my boss had unexpected open heart surgery on Tuesday so it's thrown us for a loop at work.
I did have some good news -- my Dad had a CT scan and his cancer is receding so his chemo is working -- yeah!
I hope to get a Christmas card off to all of you soon to give you the annual update! In the mean time, I hope all is well.

These are a few pictures from this summer.  The two are from the trip to Nauvoo.  I am also posting these for those haters out there who think I am not a blogger(j/k).  Enjoy!!

Well here are some pictures of me at the BYU vs. Utah game, and also a nice picture of Chase Daniels that I though everyone would love to see.  

A Christmas to Remember

There was an article in the Ensign this month titled, "A Christmas to Remember". I realized yesterday as we were all decorating the Christmas tree, shopping at Bass Pro Shops and putting up our outdoor Christmas lights with all 5 children participating that this was what it meant to have a Christmas to Remember! I have never felt so happy to have such a wonderful and loving family who loves spending time together! We topped off the day by all sitting around with our blankets and pillows watching "Transformers"! I hope we can make many more holiday memories that are special so that we can continue to have a Christmas to remember!

Just Pictures

Here are some cute pictures of our kids and one big group photo. We had a great Thanksgiving!

GO Mizzou!

Okay, we were absolutely thrilled to watch the Missouri Tigers win last night!!! Wow-what a great season for them and they were so much fun to watch. My only question is (Ron and Cameron both asked) how come they say Mizzou? I think I understand that now they play Oklahoma next week is that correct? Kevin told me they lost against them earlier in the year so hope they play well!!! Very exciting-GO MIZZOU!!