House update

Things are moving right along with the house. Our basement walls were poured. The rough plumbing is in. The garage stem walls are up. We are now waiting until after Christmas to have the basement floor poured.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

We finally got our first snow of the year.....at least one that lasted more than 2 hours. Justin has been anxiously waiting for snow. On the way to school on Wednesday, he asked, "Mom, when is it going to snow?" I told him I don't know. Then Kaylee spoke up and said, "Justin we can pray for snow." Here is their conversation--


Justin-Kaylee you pray for snow.
Kaylee-No you pray.
Justin-Come on Kaylee just say a quick one.
Kaylee-No you.


Then there was silence for a moment. Kaylee then said, "I just said one to myself." Justin said, "So did I." Then less than 24 hours later, we get 6 inches of snow. I reminded the kids of their prayers and let then know Heavenly Father heard them. It was so nice to see that they really are listening to what we are teaching them.

We then hit the sleding hill for an afternoon of fun. Ok it wasn't a whole afternoon, because after an hour we were all pooped. Justin and Kaylee tried snowboarding for the first time. Both were excellent!! Courtney did what she does best, eat snow.

School Christmas Programs

Justin looks as thrilled in this pictures, as he did at home. He said, "Mom I look like a dork." He didn't want to wear his church clothes for the program. But he was asked to wear black pants and a white shirt. The whole second grade dressed a like and sang Let there be peace on earth. The first time through the song, they did it in sign language. Then the second time, they sung it. They all looked so sharp and sounded great!!

Kaylee's kindergarten class performed a Christmas program for us. Kaylee was a Sugar Plum Fairy. I really need to get her into a performing group. She loved getting dresssed up, doing her hair, and wearing a little make-up. She really has a lot of confidence and just walks up and does her thing!!

We are FAMOUS!!

There are a few advantages to living in a small town. One of which is being able to participate in so many activities that before we only got to observe. This past weekend, the whole family dressed in costume and rode the Treasure Island float in the Children's Christmas Calvacade Parade. Justin's school teacher, Mrs. Fuson, asked if we would like to participate. We were so excited and scared at the same time. Because the weather can be so unpredictable. I could see us all coming down sick....but our luck held out and it was warm that day. It was about 44 degrees. Yes, that is warm. The kids enjoyed themselves and loved waving to their friends. Oh yes, under that big head is Tyler. Fitting don't you think....the big head wears the even bigger head.

Ground Breaking Day!!

After a 2 year wait, the day has finally arrived. November 21, 2007 was ground breaking day. We are so excited we can hardly stand it. Look for future pictures as we commemerate each step of the buidling process.

We are entering new territory....

Living in a small town the last few years seems to have made us a little less computer savy. Thanks Heidi for hooking me up with this site. It will be fun to keep in touch with you all.