The Kid is 14! What?!

 Gavin is happy to be 14! 

First order of business as a 14 year old is going to his first Stake Dance. He had great company to go with too.

Happy Birthday!!

Bowling Cousins

We met Dawn, Alice and Carter at the bowling alley. Harrison, Graham and Hazel were so excited to spend some time with cousins. They had such a great time!

Miniature Golf

We ventured to Eugene to play mini golf.

We had such a great time. The week before Christmas was all about getting our floor done downstairs.  So grateful for this time together.

One of the Best Christmas Presents

 On Christmas Day we get to talk with Hunter. We chose to use Skype to do this. It was so great to do it through our Xbox.  

 Aaron went live on Facebook so others who weren't able to be at our home could also see, hear and talk to him.  

It was amazing to talk with him, hear his voice and see how great he is doing. 

So great!!

Grateful!

We are so grateful for wonderful members all over the world who take care of the missionaries serving in their area. Our family is especially thankful for those in the Tampa, Florida area who look after Hunter and the other missionaries serving there. I love getting the texts and pictures from the members. They brighten my day!

A Young Artist

An artist in the making, a portrait of our family. Hazel loves her gift from Santa. She uses it all the time.

Christmas Break Came Early

Two days early for our kids. The snow started Wednesday afternoon.

 Hazel, Sierra (our neighbor) and Graham in the backyard. Grahm is totally dressed fro the weather. 

 This boy is still stuck in summer. 

 Our kids, Zach and Ben Wright and Beau McGiven enjoying the snow and day off. 

 Aaron is getting his car ready to go workout. Snow doesn't keep him from getting a workout in. 

The kids had Friday off too. 

We are enjoying it now. June it's going to be hard to remember how nice it was to have the snow when the kids are still in school.

Teenagers!

Gretchen took these on my iPad. Oh Christmas Break is here and lots of time on our hands. We will see if she enjoys having them on the blog. Haha!

She and Gavin are always doing this to whoevers device they get their hands on.

A picture we sent to Hunter because we love him. 

Second Game of the Season

This second game wasn't so great score wise. 

I saw some good things happen even though the score didn't show it.

First Game of the Season for Future Spartans

 Gavin was excited about this first game. He is bummed about not being with the guys he has been with for the last two years. 

 Since he on the White team this year instead of the Blue.

The Spartans played well. Especially for being the first game. They were also down their two tall players. 

Snow!

 We woke up to a dusting of snow.