A Winters Night Dream...

Skyler and Kyrsti

Skyler...he's the bomb diggity

Kaylee... watch out boys here she comes

Kyle and Kaylee

Last week Skyler and Kaylee went to their first official semi-formal dance at their school. It was called "A Winter's Night Dream". Kaylee got a new dress, sweater, and shoes. It was rather stressful picking out a dress for Kaylee that was modest. She picked this dress out and I told her she needed to wear something over the top. When we got to the cash register, her dress was on clearance for only $5.90...what a steal of a deal. I would have liked her to get a slightly bigger size. However, I figured that at that price she could only wear it only a few times and we would have gotten our money's worth. Luckily she is small and fit in the only one they had. Skyler got new pants, shirt, and a tie. Skyler's outfit on the other hand, was more than Kaylee's outfit even with shoes. Who would have thought. They seemed to have a good time. Afterwards they came home and watched a movie together.

Missionaries for Dinner

Elder Hancock, Piper, Skyler, Kaylee, Mariah, Dexter, Joe, and Elder Pearl

(not shown...Julie, and Cayden)

A few weeks ago we had the missionaries over for dinner. The kids really enjoyed having them come. Elder Hancock was from Virginia, and Elder Pearl was from Africa. We are grateful for the spirit they brought into our home.

Our New Cousin...Alivia

Alivia

Kaylee and Alivia

Mariah and Alivia

Skyler and Alivia

Here are the kids holding their new cousin for the first time. They weren't able to see her at the hospital because they don't allow children in the hospitals anymore due to illness and the Swine Flu. They were pretty excited to finally get to see her.

Y.M. Basketball Season Has Begun

Y.M. Basketball Season has begun. Here is Skyler in the #42 jersey. He is a pretty good player and really enjoys it. He just wishes we had more Y.M. on our team and that they could win a game. So far they have lost or had a Bye. Wish them luck this week, they play Kyrsti's ward which means he will play against her brother. Who will she cheer for??? We will see!

New Years Eve

Mariah, Julie, Joe, Cayden, Skyler, and Kyrsti

Kaylee and Kyle

This year for New Years we went to Joe's sisters house. We played games, and had tons of yummy snacks. Kaylee went with her friend Kyle to his families party. Skyler brought Kyrsti to join in the fun with us. We all had a great time ringing in the New Year together. Happy New Year.

Alivia Eileen Miller

Julie's sister had a new baby girl. Alivia Eileen Miller entered the world on December 31, 2009. She entered the world with a bang on New Years Eve Day. Congratulations Sam and Becca. We Love You.

My "Bestest" Friend...

Yesterday while I was making Cayden's lunch, I asked him if I could sit by him to eat.
Cayden: "Yes, because you are my best friend."
Cayden: " Mom, do you know who my "bestest" friend is?"
Mom: "Who?" All ready to be upset about who was better than me.
Cayden: "Jesus."
I just thought that was so cute. It is so true that Jesus should be our bestest friend, too. I was really grateful that he reminded me of this small and simple truth. May we all try to remember to keep Jesus as our bestest friend throughout our lives.