I thought I would tell you about one of our family traditions, for many years, we have been letting the boys pick out a new christmas ornament, we now have many ornaments. Probably for the past 10 years we have gone to Gardner's Village for this event with our good friends the Johnsons. The boys choose their ornament after much consideration. As I look at the tree I have such fond memories of their childhood, I can look at the ornament and immediately be able to know who picked it out. When the boys get married they will take their ornaments with them and hopefully be able to remember good times and share these memories with those people they care about. The older we get the more special these memories are. I love Christmas, everything about it.

Our Christmas Tree Tradition

The Teenage "Steak Night"

Last weekend the kids had just been hanging out when someone came up with the idea of "steak night", they all proceeded on over to Macey's to pick out their meat, serious business. They came home and Tyler and Sean started in on completing the rest of the meal. Tyler grilled and Sean orchestrated the side dishes. We are lucky to have our children who have good friends. Everyone is always telling me that it is good to have them home and it is but "steak night" can make you a little crazy. Dave and I ate on the couch while they all sat at the table. Over all this was a successful evening.

Tyler the Golfer

Tyler just completed his high school golf year, what a great year, he ended up taking 6th in region and went on to compete in state. Dave and I had the opportunity to go and watch, it was really amazing to see him do so well.

The Youngest Naughty One

The Oldest Naughty One

The Middle Naughty One

This past week we had the opportunity to go up to Park City as a family and spend a few days doing nothing. We cooked some amazing steaks on the grill, watched some movies, played games and spent some time with my sister and her cute family. We look forward to the time when we can go back up. We also had the opportunity of having a good friend work really hard and take our pictures, not an easy group to work with. Wendy Carter did a great job, we would recommend her to you. The boys have been in school almost a quarter, hard to believe. We are looking forward to the holidays, our favorite time of the year.