It's Basketball season

The season has been off to a great start...Caleb and Joshua are loving basketball! This is Joshua's first season and he is on a great team. He is having so much fun!

I love Caleb's intensity sometimes when he plays...he means business!

I know this picture is blurry but I love it for some reason! It shows the action!

The kids line up at the beginning of their game and match up with an opponent that is similar in size. Joshua is in the right line in the middle.

Josh has a great coach that knows his stuff!

I love those moments that Josh gets right in there in the action! (He gets red-faced like me when he's active!)

Sweet Andrew is feeling a little left out. He so badly wants to play! Dad helped him out and made a hoop with his arms so Andrew could shoot some baskets. What a great dad!

Christmas with a Bang!

Every year we have good intentions in not going out of control for Christmas and every year we blow it! Ha! The presents never stopped! The boys were in heaven! We feel so blessed to have had such an abundant Christmas this year, especially while facing difficult times in the economy.


On the top of the list for great gifts for me was that my mom was able to come visit us! We hadn't seen each other in over 2 years! She took the Greyhound to get here and boy was it a crazy trip. The bus left her in Wendover, NV but she made it work and still got to Pocatello safely! We were so grateful!

I made this blanket for Jon to snuggle in! He loves it! I used jeans I collected for the last 13 years or so from Jon's old jeans. The little squares were from my old jeans.

I was glad my mom came prepared for the cold 'cause it was cold!

Our own Nativity

It's tradition every year on Christmas Eve to have the kids act out the Nativity story. We did it with the Petersons and it was darling! Those kids look so cute in their costumes!

Madalyn - Angel, Andrew and McKay - Wisemen, Joshua - Joseph, Maryn - Mary, Caleb - Shepherd

This was the closest we could find for baby Jesus...that's what happens when you have all boys!!