Go Team!

We watch alot of basketball in the winter.  Starting the day after Christmas we had 8 games through Saturday.  That's alot of bleacher sitting.

Family Picture Photo Shoot

 I figured out best bet of getting a good picture was to just go outside in our own yard.

 We could run inside warm up, check the shots and head back out if we had to.

 The photographer was slightly grumpy about the icicle's, the neighbors roof line, the fence.

  But in spite of all that I thought we did ok.

 Did I mention the photographer was Gregg.

 Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas

 It snowed and Gregg got a camera.

Got Teeth

 Eight thousand dollars, (give or take)

 monthly visits,

 sore teeth,

 and questionable brushing

 and they're gone.

 No more braces for these two.

 It's amazing how much faster they come off than they go on.

All dolled up for school.  Who are these cuties?

Christmas at our house

Just thought I'd share some of our Christmas decor.

 If you send us a Christmas card you'll make one of our doors of fame.

 This is the front room and I went with lots of garland and red.

 I could have had a lot more red on this dresser but I still love the way it turned out.

 Christmas plates that I scored at a Relief Society party.

 I was on the lookout for some red at Ikea during the road trip, lantern and frame, perfect.

 The ladder is a good place for our stockings.

  A simple woodsy tablescape with Parker's antler as part of the decor.

 New tree location, so much better here.

 I took days to glue all those pine cone petals on a cone.  Tearing apart pine cones, not fun.

 Little tree for the family room.  This room has no red in it, blues, silvers, white and brown.

 I love that reindeer, he needs friends.

Best decoration, my willow tree nativity.  I need to build a creche for this.  I'll put that on my to-do list.  Have a magical and memorable Christmas to everyone we love.  Look for our Christmas letter in a mailbox near you soon.  We just need a picture and I don't want people in basketball uniforms.

Road Trippin'

 The Varsity basketball team had a tournament in Davis last weekend.  We couldn't make the 2 hour drive without a bathroom break. 

 Checking in.

 In and out burger before the first game.

 At the game.

 Breakfast the first morning.  Keely did you stay up too late?

 That's right, just go with it, morning face and all.

 Or put up your hood and hide.

 Slightly fresher faces.

 Pizza feast the second night.

 Looking good.

 Coaches.

 More pizza fun.

The girls trying to coax a real smile out of Mark.  I missed the UC Davis fun and made my own good time at Ikea.  The weather was beautiful. I've never seen so many bicyclists in my life.  Very scary for an out of town driver.  It was a fun time with Keely and her team.