Hill Airforce Base Tour

Jacob and Lynn were all about seeing every inch of Hill. ;) I have to admit it was pretty amazing. We also got to see our neighbor's plane he actual flew during wartime.

Be Mine

Valentine's Getaway at Vienna Bistro

Birthdays, Basketball and Pinewood!

Jacob recieving his Bear Award at Pinewood Derby
Pinewood Derby!

Grandma C's Birthday Party
4th grade Basketball. It was a really fun season. Lynn coached and Jacob had a great time! The best part? INDOORS!

Primary Stake Meeting

Our Primary Presidencies are amazing and work really hard. As part of our leadership training we made some yummy snacks for them, including fruit salsa with cinnamon chips our secretary Maria made. Really great.

Dad's Birthday!

We always have some celebrations to look forward to in February! Happy Birthday Dad- we love you! We had some fun evenings out and a nice Sunday Dinner. Elise joined us from BYU and baked his favorite cake from scratch.

It's Here!!

Jacob has been counting down the days since we started his advent quilt. For him, it can't come fast enough. For us "older people" Christmas can't slow down enough... I love everything about it, the music, lights, smells, gatherings, treats at the doorstep, good friends and opportunities to serve. It wouldn't feel like Christmas without snow and luckily we got a large shipment right before Christmas!

Christmas Morning
Santa's Signature


Oh.. wait... one last lonely forgotten present? Jacob holds his breath... crosses fingers... he's asked for this x of a gift for a long time, but I hate gaming systems... Santa was a softy... I blame him.
Yes.. Victorious!! It's a Christmas miracle
Shock & Awe
We had a relaxing Christmas morning and didn't get up until 8am. Whoo Hoo! Cinnamon French toast and Cocoa were breakfast. Lounging in PJ's for several hrs. was our activity!

Just Dance 2 I took video too- it makes me giggle- Jacob's got some moves.
We had Grandma Christensen and Aunt Pam over for the day. We had a traditional dinner with all the trimmings and ate Grandma's amazing homemade pumpkin pies.. and aunt Pam's incredible fudge...YUM! We played games, and went to the movies and played games. What a relaxing day!!

Family Traditions

This year we spent Christmas Eve with the Gillans. Some of their kids were away on Christmas Eve, so we got together for a "non traditional" dinner of BBQ ribs (which may have to be a tradition now) and festivities! It was so much fun, the Gillans are truly family! We also had a special and touching visit from our neighbor and good friend Connie Allen, who is just like family also!

Before bed, we read from Luke and did the devotional/activity from "A Christ Centered Christmas" Scott and Teresa gave us this book at the family party and it's a wonderful tradition to start. Simple and focused on the true meaning of Christmas. Next year, we plan to start the week before Thanksgiving with each week dedicated to a member of the nativity. What a wonderful little book. Perfect for fhe's.

Christmas PJ's
Santa's Milk & Cookies, or in this case.. Eggnog. Santa really likes Eggnog.

Candy Sled Racing is a must do tradition. Since mom and dad were gone this year, we borrowed Dad's awesome slick race tracks and had a fun little race with the Gillan Family!
Serious business racing in heats

Nice work Jacob!!
That must be Pat's thumb down in the picture... ;)
The line up
Elise and Shannon with prizes. Elise was 1st, Shannon 2nd and Pat 3rd barely beating out Lynn. Karen was 4th and Jacob and I came in last, but ours was really cute. We should really add a category for the heaviest loaded candy bar!
Ok, Elise won 1st place... and she tried something new this year. Can you tell from the picture? We're not saying what that was, because it's our awesome strategy for next year's big family race.... hehehe... It 'twas... sheer genius.... that college education is totally paying off! David Dean if you ever read this, we could let you in on our secret.... maybe.... if you let us play with your new baby!