Christmas Morning

Christmas morning this year and the star of the show this year was....an ipod!

Christmas Eve

Christmas eve at my parent's house making gingerbread houses, playing cards, and eating yummy Christmas dinner

X-Mas with Rose

We got together with Rose and her family for dinner to catch up and exchange gifts.  It has become our tradition now!

Family Pics

and some of our family...

Hunting Buddies

Kitty

Just trying to work here...

Halloween!

I don't know what James's costume was called, but the mask dripped blood and it was really gross...He loved it

 James couldn't wear his bloody mask to school, so we just painted his face

Pumpkin Carving

 Flag, Flower & Zombie! 

Pumpkin Patch 2016

This year we took Matt and his family to the pumpkin patch with us.  Crazy kids were like wild animals, and we had some difficult weather, but it was still fun.

Swim Lessons

James has been taking swimming lessons for awhile now and is thinking about maybe someday being on a swim team!  (If his bloody noses don't ruin it)

Flag Football

Another great year at PR Rec flag football!

New House!

We have decided to build a house rather than buy a house.  I stumbled on an Ivory Homes community in American Fork that seems rural (surrounded by farmer fields) but is actually close to everything you could ever want!  It's a twin home, but there are only 3 of us in our family so it's really perfect, and we are surrounded by nice single family homes, so it is the best of everything!

We are sooooo excited!  It should be done being built in the spring of next year.

Driving 101

James had his 1st driving lesson!  Steve took him up to the flight park at Traverse Mountain and let him drive the truck through the mud.  He thought it was the coolest thing ever...I'm glad I wasn't there because I would have been really scared!  Steve said he did awesome though, and the video he brought home proved that to be true.  James will be a good driver 👍

Val's Family

Val and Connie decided that (with his cancer and all) it would be a good time to get a family photo taken.  Val & Connie are like family to us.  Their company is the reason Steve and I met, they were at our wedding, they have provided employment to both of us off and on over the years, and we would do just about anything for them.  #grateful

5th Grade

James started 5th grade this year!  He needs to just STOP GROWING!

 And this cat seems to think he lives here 😂LOL

August Birthdays

This year I turned 38 and Steve turned 37

Happy birthday to us!

Weirdo

This is how James chose to sleep....all of the stuffed animals in the bed and the human being on the floor!

Summer @ Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake this SUMMER!

and it was MUCH warmer!  It was so warm that I didn't really take any pictures! LOL 

Dad's Farm

While we were up in Idaho, we took some time for Dad to show us some special spots from his childhood.

 This is the farm that my dad worked on growing up.  It is such a cool building, and it was even more special being there with my Dad!

This building is a school house that my grandpa went to as a child.

 This is my mom's house in Rexburg.  I remember going there as a kid, riding the lawnmower, eating the vegetables from the garden, and playing the money game with Grandpa.

 This is my dad's house in St. Anthony.  His grandma lived in the house across the street.  I remember my Dad's room was down in the basement away from the rest of the house.