Merry Christmas!

  . . . & Happy New Year!

Look who . . .

. . . got her driver's license!  

 Oh!  Sweet Freedom  . . .

Already missing them.

~ Grandpa & Lauren ~

We're so glad they were able to come and visit!  We had such a great time and are missing them already.  

Thanksgiving

Dave's parents came to visit all the way from Oregon!  They split their time between our house and his sister, Katrina's house.  It was so good to see them and so much fun to all be together for the holidays.  Dave & I hosted the whole bunch for a wonderful Thanksgiving feast . . .

~ Carter & his Grandpa ~

~ Katrina & Nancy ~ 

~ Dave & Kevin ~

 ~ Kevin & Maggie ~

 ~ Lauren, Taylor, & Grandma ~

 ~ Katrina & Kevin ~

 ~ Seth, Lauren, Nathan, Taylor, Carter, & Matthew ~

 ~ Dan & Dave ~

~ Katrina, Halli, & Carter ~

~ Matthew, Nathan, Seth, Lauren, & Taylor ~

~ Nancy & Dan ~

 We are so thankful for family!

A little bit funny.

We got some new t-shirts for the shop . . .

 My parents like them, do you?

Important skills

Taylor learned how to change the oil in her car last week!

Dave's such a good dad.  I'm so thankful for him.

My Dad . . .

* he's fun

*he's a dare devil

*he is in the Wyoming coaches hall of fame

*he  is a control freak  likes to be in charge ("lead or get out of the way")

*he's a good listener

*his family always comes first

*he would do anything for you

*he's generous

*he is a good friend

*he still thinks he's 20 something

*he's got a huge heart

*he's a master carpenter/wood-worker

*he is creative

*he's a team player

*he's never met a stranger

*he is always in a hurry

*he thinks he can multi-task

*he's bossy  

*he's smart

*he has common sense

*he gets grouchy when he's tired

*he's cheap frugal

*he's responsible

*he is a hard worker

*he is a retired teacher & coach

*he is a dad to three and grandpa to six

*he's kind of famous in Wyoming

*he has more friends than anyone I know!

*he's resourceful

*he's successful

*he's charming

*he likes to be in everybody's business!  :)

*he gives good advice (even if it's often unsolicited!)

*he's compassionate

*he's fun to tease

*he's quick to laugh & slow to anger

*he's always willing to help

*he is friendly

*he's a worrier

*he can talk to anyone/anywhere/about anything

*he is flighty

*he can be the most frustrating yet endearing person 

*he's got a great sense of humor

*he's out-doorsy

*he's an amazing husband, father, and grandpa

*he's a natural born leader

*he is the poster child for ADD

*he's a sport's fanatic

*he's athletic

*he's talented

*he has no boundaries

*he's a good money manager - as Carter would say, "he's rich!"

*he likes to eat

*he's a great photographer

*he is care-free

*he's down to earth

*he's kind

*he takes great care of my mom

*some might say that he has less than perfect table etiquette

*he is loyal

*he is honest

*he is fair

*he's easy to talk to

*he's the least judgmental person I know

*he can "dish it out" and "take it"

*he's sixty something today!

*he's a good example

*he's one of the best men I know and I am so thankful that I get to call him my dad!

Thank you for everything you do!  

Happy Birthday old man . . .We love you!  

Halloween

For dinner, we had ogre and jack-o-lantern hamburgers with jack-o-lantern oranges stuffed with fruit salad . . . 

 Taylor was 1/2 showgirl, 1/2 zombie . . .

 She's really been into stage make-up.  She did this look completely on her own.  We thought she looked pretty good.  She didn't trick-or-treat but had a few friends over to watch a scary movie.  

Carter, was a referee . . .

He went trick-or-treating with a couple of friends.  They left before I could get any more pictures!

And Lauren was little red riding hood . . . 

I'm so glad it's over!  :)

Silly Kitty

I've been re-potting some of my house plants.  I had an empty pot until someone decided it'd be a great place to take a nap . . .

She sat in there for over an hour.  It was pretty funny.  (Although, she's not supposed to get on the counter, which had to have taken place in order for her to get into the pot.  I told you she was naughty.)