Christmas is Coming

So Christmas is only like 6 days away... i know this seem so weird to me. It seems like we were just celebrating New Years and now here we are again celebrating Christmas. We have been running nonstop trying to get ready for Christmas. The kids are out of school as of today for the rest of the year. Chance was supposed to go to his dad's today but because of the storm we set up a time for him to go tomorrow. Anyway I wanted to upload a picture of the infamous "Charlie Brown Tree" the one that looked so much better on the mountain than it does in the house. I think there are more lights then there are branches or even pine needles for that matter. But we are still proud of it and the kids think it is great so that is what matters. Tonight we went to the ward Christmas party, it was quite the outting. We had dinner / dessert, a small musical program and then watched a short movie clip about the birth of Christ. You can tell that Christmas is coming because the kids are getting more and more excited about it. Chance is counting down the days and Peyton is going around singing "Here Comes Santa Clause". I even have a little excitement stirring in me. I love watching the kids on Christmas day. Most of all I love seeing friends and family. We went to a Christmas party for Justin's family. We had a great time spending time with his extended family. The kids got to tell Santa what they wanted expect for Peyton she was so petrified that she wouldn't even go close to him. Chance and Cheyenne felt they were a little too old to sit on his lap but after a little coaxing they finally gave in. However i think this will be the last year that they will do that. After seeing Santa tonight i know Peyton won't sit on his lap.. She is still scared out of her mind. I guess it is a good thing that she doesn't have to see him on Christmas Eve to deliver all the presents. haha Hope EVERY ONE HAS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thanks giving and getting Trees!!!

Thanksgiving has come and gone for the year of 2008. We spent Thanksgiving in Bear Lake with the Keetch Family. We had to have dinner at the church as our family has grown quite a bit in the last couple of years. We went from 6 kids to 6 kids with spouses and then added 12 grand kids and 1 great grand kid. Yea you get the idea. Anyway it was a wonderful day. We started the day lounging around and then decided that we better go looking for Christmas trees before it got to late. We all dressed WARM but then ended up sheading a few layers as it wasn't that cold once we got going. Last time we went after trees we were up to our knees in snow. This time there was but a skiff of snow on the ground. as we were looking for trees I came across what I would call the "Charlie Brown Tree...But of course that just wouldn't do for my family's Christmas tree... maybe in a few years. So Justin and Kelcee went for a hike and came back with one of the best looking trees i have ever seen... well that was till we got it home.

This is a picture of Justin and the tree him and Kelcee found. It looked so good when we cut it down in and took it back to my parents place. It looks good up it just wasn't as full as we thought it was going to be. But hey it is the thought that counts. We went back to my parents and got ready for dinner. Dinner was a success!!! After dinner Justin, Chance and Kelcee had to come back home to Layton, Justin had to work the next day and Kelcee had to go to Cheyenne's 13th Birthday party. Chance was going to spend the weekend with his dad. Friday Justin came back up to Bear Lake and we spent the rest of the weekend there. We had a wonderful time. We came home and put up the Tree. It looks very well very cute. I am getting so excited for Christmas. Especially since it started snowing today.

Chance's Green Belt

On Thursday the 4th of Dec, Chance advanced from a 2nd Yellow Belt to a 1st Green Belt. He has worked really hard to get to where he is today. When he recieved his belt he made his Master smile by telling him "ThankYou" which was something the rest of the kids getting belts forgot to say. He was really impressed that Chance would have such respect so as to say Thank you. Respect is one thing that they teach in Karate along with Manners and Displine. When he first started karate he wasn't too sure about it, now he loves it. He is working now towards getting his 2nd stripe on his belt and then on to his brown belt. He is doing really good with everything. I'm so proud of him.


Congrats Chance... i love you and am very proud of you and your accomplishments. Keep up the good work. Don't stop doing your best at everything you do!