Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful Christmas as always. We got together with the Applegates Christmas Eve and had dinner, visited and went caroling. Umm I forgot the camera that night too!! It was nice to have Sawyer there to help us sing and enjoyed a big group this year. He got to open some of his presents a day early and i only have video of that. After the caroling we read the Christmas story and opened presents from brothers and sisters. Steve had to work Christmas day so the kids decided that 2:30 was a good time to wake up even thought we settled on 4:00. We ended up getting up at 3:30 and had a great time opening presents and hanging with Dad before he left for work. Grandma and Grandpa even made it over early in the morning:). We had a delicious Christmas dinner at Grandma's too. What a wonderful season full of giving, stressing, enjoying family and friends, and as always trying to somehow remember and instill in the children the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas Parties

Draper Party...

We had a great time as always at the Draper Party. Uncle Carl and Aunt Geri and their family did a wonderful job and had a lot of fun things that brought the true Draper out in all of us including NATALIE!! So fun to see those we don't see very often and remind our children how blessed we are to have a great extended family. We missed Uncle Leon, Connie and Jon and their families and look forward to next year!!

LEE PARTY... fun party filled with great food, fun games, tender moments, funny moments (donkey), and great family. Again so fun to see all of our extended family. We missed those that weren't there and enjoyed visiting with those that were. Good memories.

Fun with ALL the Family

We had a great time going to Heber to get to see Dave, Tracie, Taylor, Drew, Lana, Casey, Lindsay, and Jack!! Oh yeah and everyone else that lives around there too!! We had a great time sledding in ALL the SNOW!! It was so fun to be up there to enjoy the snow and visit all the family we had a great time. Bundle up, unbundle, bundle up, unbundle.....

School Christmas Projects

 

 

Makenzie and Tyson had some great Christmas projects at school. They love to show them off and then get their picture taken by all their stuff.

Girl's Piano Recital

Sierra and Makenzie have been working hard learning the piano. They have lessons every Tues. morning at 7:45. Sierra played "Angels We Have Heard on High" and Makenzie played "Joy to the World". They both did excellent and it was fun to see how much they had passed off in the last few months.

Straight A's for Everyone!!

The kids all did a great job in school. They all got straight A's and are so excited they all get to go skiing for free at Brianhead. Yeah!! Makenzie and Tyson have been doing lots of projects too. We love to fill up the door and get pictures of all their wonderful stuff. Drake was student of the month for being kind to others. He is a great student and we are proud of them all. Keep it up!!

Thanksgiving Fun

Steve had to work Thanksgiving again this year so that was a bummer, but we did have a great time with all the Staheli Family for dinner. It was delicious and the boys had a good time playing a little football in the arena. That evening we went into the fire station for dinner too. The guys always do a great job. The best part is no cooking or clean up for me:). The ladies pulled an all nighter to go black Friday shopping. It was a little crazy but fun of course. The girls did a great job watching the kids with some help from the boys. That night Uncle Weston took us sky diving in Vegas. It was a lot of fun and the kids absolutely loved it. We got some great laughs too. What a wonderful time of year and we are all so thankful for our family, health, the gospel, jobs, home, and so many more things. We love you all! Happy Thanksgiving.

Last BYU Home Game for Uncle Shane

We made a quick trip up to watch Uncle Shane's last home game at BYU stadium. We had great time. Cody and Natalie were nice enough to let us spend the night there, have a yummy breakfast, and play with the kids. We ran out to Eagle Mountain to visit the Marshall clan and took Sara with us. We invited Garrett and Ashleigh to go to the game with us too. Tyson decided to stay with Isaac and go bowling. We went to lunch with G & G, Brady, Angie and Quincy and then headed over to the game. It was a little chilly that day but the game ended up not being too cold. It was a blow out of course. They honored the Seniors so that was fun to see Halle and Carrie out there too! We had a great time watching Shane play this year and we will miss it next year. Great job Shane!!

Makenzie's Field Trip 2010

Makenzie's class took a field trip to Anderson Dairy and the planitarium

Poetry and Pies

Tyson's kindergarten class put on a poetry and pie presentation for Thanksgiving. They all did a great job and the pie was delicious. Tyson absolutely love Mrs. Williams and she does a wonderful job. So CUTE!!