Pictures of Jake for Christmas...

Snowed In!

Yes, we spent Christmas snowed in...but finally the wind quit and Brent spent 4 hours on the snow blower digging us out! This morning, the sun came up and the valley was just beautiful with all the snow! These are our little candy canes out front...they almost got buried in the drifts!

Just to get to our front door, we had to dig out a foot or two!

I'm kinda worried how well the deck will hold up if we don't dig it out soon!

Phone Call!

We were able to call Jacob for 30 minutes today! It was actually our only Christmas present...since we are snowed in and our kids won't all be here until the weekend to open presents, so it was wonderful! He sounded very good, and happy and had a lot to tell us of the work he has been doing and people that they are working with! I have posted some pictures that we recieved by email from a wonderful couple in Belgium. They are on his blog page.

Merry Christmas!

Well, it doesn't seem like Christmas yet here...hopefully it will soon come to our house! Our presents are still under our tree unopened and waiting for everyone to come! It was a quiet morning with no little feet running around, no excited parents getting their cameras ready, or banging on our floor at 5:00 am. The wind has blown all night and we are drifted in up to our necks with the snow still flying and the windows all frosted with snow, you can't hardly even look out! But I suppose it is still Christmas Day, so Merry Christmas to you all!

Birthday Surprises!

Yes...another year older...bummer! But I just wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful birthday. I had so many phone calls, from my parents, Brent's mom, my 2 brothers, and my 2 daughters and both son-in-laws! Thanks for thinking of me and making me feel special! I also got a surprise visit from Clint and Katie along with a cake and a gift...thanks! Brent brought me roses, thanks honey! When I went to Salt Lake, Jaron and Heather and the kids surprised me with a cake, gifts and a lunch out to Cafe Rio, which was really awesome! Some good friends in the Ward brought me some great gifts and cards also, and all my YW wished me a Happy Day, so it was GOOD! Thanks everyone for making it a wonderful "old" day!

A Letter and Pictures!

Today I got my first delivered mail from Jacob since the MTC! I was way excited! Ok, so most of you have already had one, but not me. Enclosed were pictures, there were only 3, but he promised to send more next week! Just wanted to share them with you, so I put them on his blog along with a couple of parts of the letter and the things written on the pictures!

SwEet fRuiT!

Ok, so I may be the only person on the planet who has not tried these...Clementine Oranges, Mandarins from California...brand
name, Cuties. Some friends introduced them to me the other day, they are awesome! The are super easy to peel, even a four year old could peel them, and they are seedless and super, super sweet! They are my amazing find of the week, just thought I would pass that along. If you haven't tried them, you must go get some TODAY! I found them at Costco and Walmart, but the Walmart ones were better. Darker Orange, not so soft. Great source of vitamin C and the kids will think they are candy, they're that good! I think they are only around at holiday time, so check it out, YOU'LL LOVE 'EM TOO!

Moon setting

This morning I got up just in time to see the moon set...I know, weird! Most people take pictures of the sun setting, but with it being a full moon and just on the horizon, it was huge and really beautiful, so I took a couple of pictures..within minutes it was gone and light, but I thought I would share. Pictures don't do it justice however.

Cards for Jacob!

Hey everyone! This is just a reminder from me that this is the week to send your Christmas Cards to Jacob! He needs our support and lately he hasn't even been recieving all of his email, so I know that he needs you all to write him via US Mail!! 94 cents, unless it is heavier than a regular letter. PLEASE try to make this a priority this week so that he will have letters and cards from home in time for Christmas! I sent a package last week, and hopefully that will reach him...Now it's your turn, don't let him down, K? His address is on his blog...cards and letters can be sent to Charleroi, if you send a package, it has to go to
the mission office address. Thanks!

Home again, home again...

Yes, we are back home now from our week long visit with Trisha and Danny! We had a great time and Trisha made us a very yummy and delicious Thanksgiving Feast! The turkey was done to perfection...the stuffing was awesome, with a little sausage in it for me...yay! The pies were the best (at least one of MY favorites) and even the yam casserole was truly awesome...(yes Dad, I ate it and liked it, I even had seconds!) The kids were so much fun! We miss being around them on a day to day basis and a week just doesn't seem like long enough to eat up all the fun stuff there is to do with them. Ali is a sweetheart and let Grandpa trick her first tooth out while he was there...she loved the cherry pie, and she loved my lemon meringue pie too!


Grant is a wild and happy little guy. He is walking and crawling... mostly prefers to crawl and not take the extra time or risk to walk, but he CAN walk...and if you give him a laundry basket...boy can he move! He loved Grandpa, and I'm pretty sure he liked me...but he liked to tease me alot with the head shaking when I wanted to squeeze him! All in all, it was a fun week, fun times, crazy shopping, good movies and great food! Thanks guys!