Merry Christmas

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I thought I would share a few pictures of our Christmas!

Here we are waiting for Grandpa and Grandma Hall to get up.

What it looked like before we got started.

The boys checking out what Santa brought.









Here they are at the end of the their search for their new only to be used in emergency, give mom and dad a little peace of mind phone.

Happy Birthday Kelly!

Kelly's Birthday was Monday. After work we had him open a few presents. One of which was a pineata. The holder broke to hang it up so Kelly just threw it at the kids. It never really broke they finally just had to rip it apart. All the candy inside broke though. Then we went to dinner at Tepenyaki for dinner.

Christmas Decorating

I finally got all of my Christmas Decorations up. I put the tree up last Saturday and then didn't get to the rest of it until Thursday!

I have started to collect a lot especially with my Village. Kelly started the first year we were married and bought me the first house. Ever since then I have been collecting the same village. Some years I get several houses so Kelly calls it good and then doesn't get anymore. Right now I have thirteen houses so he is good for another couple of years!

Tonight we decorated a Gingerbread house. Gotta love the kits! Here are the boys with the finished project. I think Kelly and the boys ate as much candy as went on the house.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a really nice Thanksgiving Holiday.

Kelly's Dad Evan and his wife Sue Ann came and stayed with us Wednesday and Thursday nights.

The men started the day with the annual Thanksgiving day shooting. They seem to always enjoy that.

I kept the boys busy at home making turkey place card holders.

My Mom and Dad and my brother Cameron joined us for Thanksgiving dinner.

We had way more food than nine people can eat but that is pretty typical for Thanksgiving.

After dinner we played games and just had a nice time.

That night Kage lost his first tooth. It had been loose for a few days and Kelly finally got it out!

Friday we spent the day skiing/snowboarding. After a little of a rough start the boys had a great time in the afternoon. I think they boarded the best they ever had. It was a fun day. Saturday ended up being busy with shopping, playing games with friends, and setting up the Christmas tree. Kage lost his second tooth on the bottom.

Both of his top teeth are loose and will probably come out soon. In the mean time I have a lot more Christmas decorating to do! I hope you all had a great holiday!

The ski season begins!

The ski season has officially begun. Brighton has been open for over a week and we finally made it up on Saturday! They had a special if you wore BYU or Utah apparel then you got in for only 22.50 (great deal!). They boys took lessons for the morning and then we ski/ boarded all together. Here are a few pics.


Friday we had a Thanksgiving Feast as part of our nutrition unit. Here are a few pictures of my class and Kage since he is in first grade he got to participate too!

Have You Done Any of These Things?

I have done the things BOLDED.

1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run . 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie or on a TV show 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen. 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma. 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar. 72. Pieced a quilt. 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s life 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee

Now, copy and paste this into your own post, and BOLD the one's you've done. Kind of fun to think about all of the opportunities I've had - - makes me feel very thankful!!! This is a good "Thanksgiving-y" blogging activity...

Rockets

Yesterday we spent the morning out at UROC monthly rocket shoot. We all had rockets to shoot off that we had been working on for the last few weeks.

Kelly didn't get to shoot his big rocket off because he wasn't able to get ahold of any one to find his certification information.

While we were out at the shoot he got the information he need took and passed the test and now just has to pass the rocket flying part of the test. Maybe next month. Mom and Dad came out to shoot Dad's rocket that we gave him and he put together.

We had some fun and successful launches.

Kage lost a couple of fins on his last flight and David's parachute broke but things were pretty good compared to others.

One person out there wasn't so successful. This rocket went straight up and straight down.

The nose cone went about a foot in the ground.

We felt bad for him but were glad none of our rockets did that! (At least this time) There is a sane out at the shoots. There are two kinds of rockets those that have crashed and those that will crash.

Halloween

Halloween turned out to be quite a fun night. We had a fun day at school dressing up doing parties and costume parades. While we were at school Kelly was home getting the front porch ready. It turned out pretty cool. Last year Kelly hid in a coffin, the coffin had been sitting on the front porch for about three weeks so people were ready for him to jump out of it but he didn't he built a cool door to put on our regular door.

There were several people who were to scared to even come up to the door and skipped our house all together. Kage dressed up as "Black Spiderman", and David was Harry Potter.

First ride in months!

Kelly finally has permission from the doctor to ride the four wheelers. So yesterday we went for a quick ride in the deserts of five mile. We went geo-caching along the way. We found ten different caches. Although the scenarie was bland some of the views were great expecially from the ones we had to hike to. The weather was perfect for October! It was a fun ride for the afternoon

We were hiking up the hill to find a chache and the boys found this little ledge to sit on and take a break. (The hill was pretty steep). They asked Kelly to take a picture of them, so he did. Makes a good picture spot.

We parked at the bottom of this hill and hiked to the top! Only to find that there was a road we could have driven right to this cache! Oh well, I guess the exercise is good right.

Here we are in all our gear out on the very flat see nothing or anyone area of five mile! The blue skies were incredible.

St. George

Last Weekend we took a quick trip to St. George. I had SEP conferences last week and Kelly was still out of town working with his Dad. My mom was the saving grace and picked the boys up from school on Wednesday and kept them over night. Then Thursday they got up and went to St. George. Kelly got home Thursday evening. Friday I took work off (a great break after SEP's) , we stopped at the doctor for Kelly's six week check up on his wrist. He got approval to go back to normal activity (including riding four wheelers, which he can't wait to do, maybe tomorrow!). Then it was off to St. George. We met up with my family for lunch at an old fashioned type soda shop were we had soups and bread sticks. Then we took the kids checked into our hotel and went swimming. That night we went to Touchan to see the musical "Big River" it was well done and I think the kids enjoyed what they saw before they fell asleep. Kelly liked it, it was just colorful enough for him. While we were at the play the weather took a turn for the cold. Friday had been a beautiful day but the wind started that night and brought in cold storm. Saturday we spent the morning shopping for warmer clothes (at least warmer clothes for me). Then we took the boys to Fiesta Fun. We enjoyed a few trips around the go-cart track

and some mini- golf. The wind helped or hurt a few swings on the golf course but we still had fun!

That night we went to dinner with everyone at Ruby River and then Mom, Dad, Chelsea, Cameron, and I went to see "Les Miserable" Despite the fact that it was raining until about two minutes before the play started and it was a chilly 42 degree's the play was great! We drank lot's of hot chocolate and piled under blankets. Thanks Kelly who went and bought me thermals and remembered to bring me a hat, gloves, and hand warmers. I would have been miserable with out them. He knows how to take care of me! The weekend was a fun little get away!

Welcome Home!

I know most of my sisters have probably already blogged about Cameron being home but I thought I would post the few pictures that are at all decent! It has been fun to see Cam, and spend time with everyone.