Getting ready to ski!

learnin' how to stand on skis can be a tricky thing!

Headin down the mountain!

WaaHoo!! Our trip to sundance on Christmas eve! We had so much fun.........

ok, well some of us....

I'm workin hard....

I'm attempting to get the last year's worth of pictures and events put up on here so I can finally be caught up. It's kinda silly posting stuff for Christmas of last year and it's just right around the corner again! I get stuck, however, because when I post a couple pictures and attempt another post my whole computer shuts down. Hmm. Any suggestions?

The Invation of KIDS!

Holy cow! There are ony six here but their energy can add up to what seems like sixty!! Let's see.....Tori, Elden, Tim, Daniel, Shei and Kyler right smack in the middle!! Kyler was Tori's boyfriend at the time. He still pops in every now and then to say hi!!

First stop......Park City and the snow!!

What a day to fly in on! We had a beautiful snow the day Shei flew in for Christmas. She was so excited and didn't want to wait so we stopped in Park City on the way to Heber from the Salt Lake Airport! Shei put her new snow pants and coat on in the car so she could jump out and enjoy the new snow!! It's always like a wonderland when the snow falls, so peaceful as it dances down from the sky!

Uncle Dan

Piled high with beautiful babies! Just missing little Addi!

The stockings were hung....

....by the chimney (ok, actually just on the mantle since there is no fireplace there) with care.

Now the tree is a different matter all together! The kids and I worked hard to get it on the car and home and then set up! It was over 7 feet tall! The poor thing did not servive our house very well though! .......what do you mean you have to water it? yes, I forgot to water the dang thing. It got so droopy, we had to keep vacuuming and cutting off the bottom branches. I don't know that we will be doing a live tree anymore, unless Dan is there with us.

getting ready for christmas of '07

a little bit behind on this one but there are so many awesome pictures and experiences!! great memories!!

we had to totally move everything around and clear a huge space for the tree!! it was 7 1/2 feet tall!!

Shei and Daniel were not going to be there for at least a couple of weeks so i didn't have to hide their presents!

Time to get on the ball!!

I really need to get things posted before all the holidays come and go again! I will attempt to be diligent like Lacey! thanks for the great example honey!

Change is good!

I'm a tad speechless! There are changes in our family once again! I'm very happy about the new changes in our family! We are going to be ok! More than ok! This time we are dancing to a different tune.

The universe has served up some very beautiful lessons for us. If we can learn the lessons that were given to us to learn and now move forward together, leaving the past in the past, we can be as strong as a rock! As Dan says, "We ARE Rock Solid!"

I have learned that I can soar with the eagles and still love with all my heart! What a beautiful idea!

Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!

It's time to fly honey!

There are changes in our beautiful little family. I'm devistated by those changes, but as in everything, there are lessons to learn and experiences to be had. Sometimes I can't breath because my heart aches so much. However, I am in such gratitude for the last six years our family has had together. Each one of us has had an impact on one another.

It's time to put on a happy face, put one foot in front of the other and hold on because it's time to fly!! The cages are unlocked and open and the eagles are waiting!

To honor our family and all the wonderful times we've had together, I will be posting everything from Christmas up to the end of July.

Little miss goofy

Dan and Tori getting a picture taken but miss Tori just can't be serious.

Humf! Dan looks like he knows he's never gonna get a cute smile outta her.
YES!! Finally! And look at that beautiful smile.

More leaves

Tim's turn!!! Waahoo!!! He plays the part of superman so well!

Out of order

I realize after a long a bleak winter no one really wants to see pics of snow. But I just couldn't help it. I posted out of order anyway so I have some that are from the fall before the snow fell. We had so much fun raking the leaves! Storm loved being outside with us.

YES!! It finally let me post pictures! These are the trees around our house. This is after the first snow fall and they are so beautiful!

Winter!

I can't speak for everyone in this family, but I was so excited for winter to get here! Let me tell ya, it came alright! We had snow up to our elbows! It snowed just about 2-3 times a week for the whole winter! It was so beautiful though. I took most of the pictures in our yard but some are from my many trips down Provo canyon. I am having difficulty putting pictures on here so I am posting this and I will post the pictures that go along with it as soon as I can get it to work.

OK! OK! OK!

Since Dan has been home the last two weeks, I feel like I have been on the computer more than usual. Hmmm. That doesn't make much sense to me but it is how it is, right? So, we've been sitting at the kitchen table, each with our own laptop and scouring all the websites we've intented to visit for a while. ummm...this being one of them. Ok, I have a gazillion pictures to post! I commit to posting! Dan is leaving tomorrow (Sunday) for work again. Prom is a week away and then all should be fairly normal (I think I still remember what normal is) again.

Elden is in action! It's hard for me to get good pictures of his games. I'm still learning how to work the camera. He has a female coach and normally I don't have a problem with that but for some reason, I'm just uneasy about it. Perhaps I have a fixed belief about girls coaching girls and guys coaching guys. Elden likes her though and that's what really matters! He and his team travel all over Utah for games. I'm glad he gets to see so much!

Time

O.K. so I've been a little slow the last month and a half, putting stuff on here. My time was deffinately well spent! I shopped and wrapped presents and shopped for more presents! I decorated the house for Christmas and we had the best Christmas ever!!! I will be slowly posting everything about the holidays (I have so many projects - no rest for the weary, right?). But first and foremost..... Elden and basketball!