Matthew's Birthday

Matthew turned 15 years old.  He is very excited because he has just about saved his part of drivers training and will start in March.  Crazy to think we have another child that will be driving.  Matt enjoyed his day of no chores, eating fish for dinner, boston creme pie for his cake for the 3rd year in a row and opening his presents(fishing stuff).

Allison Turns 12!!

Allison had a birthday.  She has looked forward to this birthday more than any other I think.  Allie is now in the Young Women program.  She now gets to go to mutual(youth group) every Wednesday night.   She gets to start practicing putting makeup on.  Her mom and dad don't let her leave the house with it on until she's 14, but she is having fun trying it on.

There is actually a cake under all the candy.  I know they all liked it but the cake didn't get eaten, just the candy.

Allison with a little bit on mascara and lip gloss.  That's it.  It is a bit too grownup for me.

High School Christmas Concert

This Christmas Concert was special to us this year.  The band and choir only perform together at their Christmas Concert and this was the one time that Matt and Katelynn would perform together during their high school years.  Katelynn as a senior and Matt as a freshman.  The last piece of the concert is the Handel's Alleluia Chorus played by the band and sang by the choir.  It is an awesome ending to a great concert.  It brought me to tears.  We captured a few cute pictures after the concert.

School Pictures 2011-2012

Catching Up

Time to turn back the clock a bit to let you see what our family has been doing.

A fun family tradition:  Making Graham Cracker Houses at Christmastime with our friends the Fillmores.

Boys Fishing Trip

Ben and Matt LOVE to fish.  They finally found a weekend when Matt wasn't busy with marching band to take a couple days to fish.  They took along their friend and great fisherman Brandon and had a great time.  They came home with lots of fish.  Then they spent the next couple hours gutting the fish.  We had a yummy fish feed the next day.

Brandon's catch

Ben's catch

Matt admiring a fish

Their catches

Matt and a fish

Daniel and a fish that was found in the stomach of a fish

Allie loved holding the fish

Brandon teaching the guys how to do it

Matt learning how to filet a fish

Working into the night to finishing gutting the fish

First Day Of School 2011

Here are the pictures from the first day of school.  They are silly pictures.





Katelynn is a senior in High School
















Matthew is a freshman in High School














Allison is in 6th grade


















Daniel is in Kindergarten