I got myself a new camera...and Kim and I were amazed with how well it could take action pictures. While the kids swung their heads back and forth, it still could take a focused picture...wow!

We were having some fun checking out all of the different features:

A Legacy to Remember!

The Legacy Jr. High Cheerleaders did such a great job! They have worked their guts out and it has paid off! They have another competition in a couple of weeks and they will probably do even better because having one behind them always helps a little. They looked so sharp and their tumbling looked so good too. They did fall out of one of their stunts but they still took first over Meuller Park Jr. High. Way to go Legacy. We are so proud of you. It was a great day for Sydnie.

Off Track Entertainment

We don't have to do much to say we had fun while off track. Playing with Roxy and with friends will satisfy us just fine! Sam and Brin have a lot of fun friends off track this year, we are so lucky. Sam has played with Hayden almost every day and Brinly has played with Madee and Delaney. And as soon as Grace is home from school, she is over there seeing if she can play too.

Clearfield Basketball Games...

Science Fair Project

This year Brinley decided to do a science fair on which chewing gum would make the biggest bubble...simple experiment...but it got the job done! Brinley did a great job.

Happy Birthday Lyndsie!

I hope that Lyndsie had a good Birthday. It is hard to celebrate when it is the end of the term for everyone and a whole bunch of projects are due. Science Fair projects, end of term papers, homework, homework, and even more homework if you can believe it! But we managed...we tried to set everything aside and go out to dinner to Chinese food (of course). We went to the Mandran Palace with Grandma and Grandpa Jeffs and we had a great time. Afterwards, we just came home and it was time for bed. Happy Birthday Lyndsie, I can't believe that you are 17! Here are 17 things about Lyndsie...

1. She is artistic...she asked for some art things for her birthday. We got her some pencils and sketch pads and Grandma Jeanie got her some pastels to work with! She will love them.

2. Lyndsie is so funny. She is the funnest person to be around. Everyone loves to be around her all of the time.

3. She loves different things...you won't see her in Hollister or American Eagle because everyone else wears those clothes.

4. She dots her i's upside down (!)

5. Her room is soon to be NOT pink anymore.

6. She is great at tumbling, in fact she works very hard to keep up her standing tucks.

7. She is a great sister!

8. She has worked hard this year and earned her Young Women's Medalion.

9. She is a Good Girl and she makes good decisions.

10. She has a strong testimony of the gospel and shares her testimony almost every Fast Sunday at Church!

11. I love to chat with her every night in my bed.

12. She is a great driver NOW.

13. She loves Batman.

14. She sleeps a lot.

15. She is a best friend to me.

16. She makes us laugh.

17. We love having her in our family!

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The greatest stories ever told are the ones that are told to parents from others of good things that their kids have done. ...The other day at bowling, my friend Cathy Page came up to me and told me she had a story for me. She is Sam's Cub Scout Leader, she told me that he is the sweetest boy. He is always the one to tell her thank you for things, well during this activity they were doing an obstacle course and racing against themselves and afterwards had refreshments. She said that Sam was the only one to say Thank You. When that was over all the boys had left to go play and Sam stayed to help her put the cones away and haul things out to her car. I was so proud of him. It is nice to hear those good things. Things that he did on his own, where nobody nudged him to tell him to go do...he just did them...he is such a good boy!

New Year's Eve...

We spent New Year's Eve with Mindy and Peggy and Diana. It was a kick. I love spending time with them, it is like spending time with relatives. They are like sisters to me since I grew up next door to all of them and we spent a lot of time together. I packed my camera and had intentions on taking some wonderful photos, but just couldn't bring myself to dig into my cluttered purse and pull it out. I don't know what my problem was, it seemed too hard at the time and now I am regretting it. Darn it!

We had yummy food, the kids played all night, some of them went to a stake dance together, and others watched movies, and the rest of us vistited and told stories. I loved it! Happy New Year. I wish for happiness and health to all of our friends and family for the upcoming year...and Happy Birthday to Brooke and Brad!

Merry Christmas

Our Christmas was wonderful. Like usual, we had to wake up the children. Every year, Steve and I are the ones awake telling them to get up because Santa has been here and to hurry up and come see. They are not your typical children on Christmas morning I guess, never really have been. We had a magical morning and then we hurried off to Grandpa Dale's house for a Christmas Breakfast. After that, we hurried back down the freeway to Grandma Linda's house and then later on hurried back down to our house to meet Grandma Lois. And then finally, we were able to relax and enjoy the rest of our evening. We wouldn't have it any other way though, but it is always nice to finally get back home and enjoy just our family. We made a Christmas dinner of prime rib and homemade rolls and salads. It was so good. Grandma ate with us and it was so nice.

After everyone had gone home and things were cleaned up and quiet, we made another mess and made some Christmas wreaths. They are so yummy and well worth the mess. Brinley has been wanting to do these all Christmas season so we decided to fill ourselves full of another treat.