Primary Talent Show 2012

Our Primary has an annual talent show in November.  Phoebe demonstrated karate, Olivia played  The Dragon Hunt on the piano, and Gina danced to a song from our favorite movie Lagaan.  I hope you enjoy their talents as we did!

Thanksgiving 2012

We have been greatly blessed in our home.  I can't enumerate all of the little miracles that have happenend to us this past year.  I love having a holiday where we can celebrate these miracles in our lives.  This year we spent Thanksgiving Day with my parents and brother and then on the Saturday after Thanksgiving we had a dinner with my in-laws.  We had too much food as always and not enough time to play with the cousins.  Thanks be to a loving Heavenly Father that has given us so much!

Happy Birthday Olivia!

 

Olivia joined the decade club today!  She is now 10 years old.  Wow, time flies. Today was a school day, but, we put up the birthday sign, blew up balloons, and had special food together.  We were also able to celebrate her birthday with our families over the Thanksgiving break.  She likes Harry Potter, so, we had cake and homemade butterbeer, yum!  Here's to another 10 awesome years!

Balanced Rock

Ethan recently hiked to Balance Rock with the scouts.  They had a great time.  Sometimes I feel like that rock:)

Boise Temple

Last weekend we went to the Boise temple open house!  It was freezing cold up there, but, we really enjoyed seeing the renovations to the temple.  Today was the rededication of the Boise temple.  They allowed children that were baptized to attend, so, we had Ethan, Olivia, and Phoebe with us at the rededication this morning.  It was broadcast to our stake center.  It was a wonderful experience that can't be written in words.  Last night we watched the cultural celebration done by the youth.  It was a hoot!

   The kids loved all the performances.  We are really loving being in temple country.

School Update

Here are some pictures of Olivia on a field trip to the College of Southern Idaho.  Her school rewards kids each quarter with a fieldtrip if they turn in all assignments, meet their quarter reading goals, and are all around good behaving students.  I was able to chaperone.  It was really fun to see the college.  It is here in town, not far from where we live, and it offers a 2 year program.  I also put in some pictures of Ethan in band.  A couple from the football game he played for and one of his recent band concert.  Phoebe earned a fieldtrip as well to the local  theater to see Hotel Transylvania.  I don't have pictures of that event because I didn't chaperone that one.  Overall the kids are doing really well in school.

Fall 2012

 Here are some fun pictures we've taken this fall.  We went up to the South Hills after conference and we've also had fun in our own yard raking leaves and jumping into the piles. Gina had a fun fieldtrip to a pumpkin patch too.  They had a hayride, a corn maze, and lots of pumpkins!   I've loved all the colors this year!  Enjoy!