The 4th Annual OHC Bird Hunt and Family Gathering

This years bird hunt and family gathering was a great success and I think fair to say, quite an adventure!  It was a little different this year, with some family members missing, Byron having jury duty, and the Fugals being in town for less than 24 hours...but the time spent together was time well spent.

Gramma Jeri made atleast 3 huge feasts to feed the group of sometimes 21 people at the most, each one delicious!  The weather for the Red Rock hikd was gorgeous and the weather for the hunting trip, well, was interesting!  Rain, mist, hail, and wind!  However, everyone still seemed to have a great time!



Merry Christmas!

This past Christmas was a lovely blur of fun activities and family outings.  There were times when things were chaotic and times when things were simple and peaceful, and I'm thankful for both!  Please enjoy the pictures of our Christmas this year!

A Visit With the Cousins!

I was so excited to find out that Adam, Esther, and Ava were going to come down from Seattle for Byron's birthday.  I was very sneaky about trying to get them down here.  I knew Byron had a hike planned on his birthday, and I thought who better to go hiking with than the Hiking Guru, Adam Christoffersen.  So I just kind of threw it out on Facebook..."Who wants to come into town for Byron's birthday?"  They took the bait!  Hooray!  It was a great weekend and it made it that much more special for them to celebrate with us and to play tourist with at Bass Pro, the MGM Secret Garden, and The Springs Preserve.  It was also a lot of fun to actually plan something Byron knew nothing about!  It drove him nuts!  :)  Here are pictures of all the fun we had!(Thanks to Adam for the pictures of the hike!)

My Good Boy!

For the month of November (yes, I am posting things that happened way back in November, don't you dare judge me), Wyatt was chosen for the Good Citizen of the Month Award.  He, along with other students, were invited to attend a breakfast with his parents and teachers, was given a certificate, and a speech was given by his teacher about him.  I was so proud and excited for Wyatt.  His teacher explained that Wyatt was chosen because he is always aware of the needs to those around him.  This is something he has done since a toddler.  I know that Heavenly Father blessed him with the talent to feel other people's emotions and help nurture those people.    Just the other day, Wyatt brought me breakfast in bed (a danish, grapes, and some juice), just because he thought I'd like to stay in bed a bit longer.  I'm so happy I have this boy in my life.

Our Sympathies...

We are saddened to announce that we have had a passing in our family...the passing of Byron's youth.  He slipped over the hill and turned 40th years old!  The mourn this lost, we threw him a funeral, I mean a party, and celebrated him some wonderful friends and family.  I was even able to surprise Byron with his cousin Adam and family, who flew down from Seattle just for his birthday.  More on thier visit in the next post.  It was a great party, and we even had a few friends share a few words about Byron and give some memorbale gifts!  Good luck for the next 40 years, Byron!  Its all downhill from here!

Lots to Be Thankful For!

We have lots to be thankful for, but mostly for friends, family and food!  It was a busy Thanksgiving weekend, but we all had a great time!

Playing under Grammy's entry way mirror!

Carving the Turkey at Gramma Jeri's

GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!

Soccer started a soccer class at the nearby sports center and really seemed to enjoy it.  He is certainly not the fastest kid on the team, but I am proud to say was the best behaved and enjoyed cheering his team mates along.  Wyatt was always super cautious when he had the ball, making sure it never got too far away from him.  I, however, was a wreck, since the other children were undisciplined brats and I had to restrain myself from giving them all spankings!  Call me crazy, but if I see my child hitting another kid, or running in circles while the coach is trying to teach something (which Wyatt would never do and we all know this), the first chance I could, I'd pull that boy aside and threaten to beat him with his own arm if he did it again.  These parents were oblivious to how terrible their boys were.  I think I might have to start bring earphones and watching Instant Netflix if Wyatt's desire to play soccer continues!  Sigh.