Happy New Year! Our neighbor did fireworks and we watched from our deck. It was soooo COLD!!!! We hope yours was warmer!!!

We wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year! May 2009 bring many blessings to you! As it was said in "Kung Fu Panda" ( what a good movie) - Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that is why it is called a present.

Happy Birthday James!

James wanted an oreo cake. Now he says he is double digits because o in 10 is not really a number, but 1 is. So there you have it 11 is a real double digit number.

We had his friend Wyatt come over and stay the whole day! They didn't even go outside.

He got his new basketball ( He is starting basketball in a week). Yeah!

What can I say we live in BYU country. He has been asking for a blanket for a long time!


Happy Birthday to our James! We have so enjoyed having these last 11 years with you! It has gone so fast, but it has been so full love and fun!

Tis the Season to give...

Welcome to our Mess! We wanted to share a little of our Christmas with you. I told them to stop picking up, it looked a lot messier. I am all into the mess!

Lucky needs a haircut and a quiet place to sleep. She waits till it's her turn for her treats!

Nate gets to get rid of his old jacket! We are all happy about that one. Now he can be in style where ever he goes!

Chrys got a present made by James that tells us what we already know. Chrys is Cool! James had fun with the Popsicle sticks this year!

James is ready to play with his new shirt(from his friend Wyatt) and a new football. If only there wasn't so much snow!

We hope that your day was filled with love, fun, laughter and family. We miss you all!

May you all be blessed this Christmas night. We love you all. May tomorrow bring love and laughter to you.

This is picture tag from the Tippetts on Chelsie's blog. Open the third folder, pick the third picture, do no edit just explain the picture. This is James ( his back is towards us) at his ballroom dance showcase. He loves to dance. Who knew! He will be starting again in January.

I wanted to write about what a perfect day yesterday was. I heard angels sing... had love from my little ones in nursery... had 43 kisses from James as my gift... back breaking hugs from Chrys... love, smiles and silliness from Nate... birthday calls from Harris, Livvy, Chet Michael, Jaime, Chelsie, Tyler, Caleb, Jackson, Chuck, Lori...dinner at my Mom and Dad's... Bubble bath for my big tub... two cakes... but the best was Temple Square. Just the thought of how much I am loved by my family and the Savior was awesome. Chet looked at me and said I looked so pretty. I told him I was happy. It is so simple, Love. That is what it is all about. God gave us a gift of love when he gave us his Son. His Son loves us unconditionally. To be a part of this makes everything perfect. Yesterday was Perfect.