Happy New Year!!!

We hope we got our Christmas card out to everyone, but there are always a few we accidentally miss.  So here is the Picture we put on our Christmas card that we sent out this year.

Also for just our immediate family they got another card with theirs.  So here is the other card we sent out to a few people.

We had our Aunt Dani take our family pictures this year, and she did a great job working with us.  Thanks so much Dani.  We loved them.

Prestons Birthday!

 Preston turned nine December 30th.  He had a great birthday.  Well as he put it...this is my best birthday ever.  His birthday landed on a Sunday this year, so we also celebrated a little on Saturday.  We let him take his new remote control car out  to the sand dunes...which he loved, he also choose to take his sisters to McDonald's for lunch.  We then had a date night with mom and dad to Preston's favorite place "Pizza Factory".   He loves that place.  We ended the night with a movie night with the cousins.

 Preston wanted to open his gifts before church, so we got everyone ready and let him have at it.  He got an old I phone of (Lisa, and Dev's )  he wanted to use it for all the games.  So no phone or texting but he treats it like an ipad or kindle.  He was so surprised and shocked,  He just kept saying Thank you over and over.

 He also had to get a few "Y", and "Jazz" things.  We ended that day with cake and Ice cream up at grandpa, & grandmas house with the cousins.

Grandma and Grandpa got a great gift for Preston.  A special BYU football.  He was so excited.  He is a great boy.  He still loves all sports.  Last I heard it was 1st Soccer, 2nd Basketball, 3rd Football, 4th Baseball and golf.  But honestly I think whenever he plays that certain sport it becomes his favorite.  His favorite color is blue, and red. his favorite food is Pizza, Taco's, and Fish.  He loves 3rd grade, and playing with friends.  We threw Preston a birthday party the Friday before school got out, because last year he ended up being sick on the day of his birthday party.  He couldn't narrow his list down, so we ended up with 18 boys for the birthday party.  Dean took them over to a big school field and played games with them.  Great husband.  Preston I think had a great couple of weeks of birthday party fun.  We love you buddy and are so proud of all you do.  You learned all your articles of faith this year, you were top of your class every semester this year, and you love to do everything and anything.  Well unless it has anything to do with animals. We have done quiet well this year with getting used to dogs, and he is doing a lot better with this, both of his scout leaders have dogs so I think that helps.  He loves scouts, and should be ready to head up to wolves. Happy Birthday Preston you are the best!!!

Christmas Day!!

Merry Christmas

2012

The kids were so excited this year for Santa to come.  Still at a good age.  Most of the time my kids don't show to much excitement or emotion.  This year they were so excited and grateful.  They just kept telling us Thank you over and over again.  We were so blessed this year, and had a wonderful Christmas with our family.

Later that morning we headed up to grandpa and grandma Eves to spend the day with family, and opening up more gifts.  Of course we had to have a picture of them crying while they look at their annual calendar. 

Christmas Eve

 We had a wonderful Christmas Eve.  I love being with family. We were so excited to have everyone here for Christmas...(Minus Justin & Katie's Family...We love and missed them).  We had a great time eating Yummy Food, and enjoying one an other's company.

 After the eating we headed downstairs for our wonderful Christmas Nativity.  The kids were all great actor's, and actresses.  Shaylee really took on the role of Mary really well.  She a natural at holding that baby. ;)

 After our Nativity we got into our annual gift stealing game.?  I don't know what it's called, but we love it.  Dean in this picture is holding a candle warmer, the next turn was Marci who stole it.  He then ended up with a princess puzzle, which then got stolen by Kendyll, So I'm still not sure what Dean ended up with.  Shaylee opened an angry bird package, which got stolen by Tanner, and then I think she ended up with a notebook, crayons, and markers,  Addison ended up with princess chap stick, and Preston ended up with a spider man puzzle, which he ended up giving to Cason to make him happy.  I think I ended up with a golf hat clip, and some candy.  Which I later put in Dean's stocking for Christmas.

 At the end our Brother Matt surprised us with some nice jackets that have his golf course name on them.  So of course  we had to take a group picture of us all in our awesome jackets.

Of course we ended the night with getting to open a present from Grandma & Grandpa, our wonderful Christmas P.J's   She really spoiled all of us this year, with her yummy dinner, and wonderful Nativity, and presents for the games.  We sure do love our family.  So excited to see what Christmas morning brings!!

Live Nativity!

December 21st

Live Nativity

Shout Out To The Study KING!!!

I have to post about my husband.  He has worked his tail off this last semester with Clinical's, School, and a Full time job.  He is amazing, and I Hadley ever hear him complain.  He would do his 40 hours of work, then on all his day's off he would put in 12-14 hour days doing clinical, plus all the school work he had to do on top of that.  We are so proud of him.  He is an amazing husband and Father.  In one class he was struggling in he had to pull off a 95% on his final to pass that class.  Passing the class was a solid B.  He didn't think he could do it since he has struggled with this teachers tests all semester. We sent him up to his parents house to study for a few days.  Less distractions, and reasons to not study.  He ended up getting a 96% he only missed one on his Final.  We are still celebrating.  Since we just found this out yesterday!!! YEA!!!!  Congratulations DEAN!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!