A couple of weeks ago the boys and I attended the Draper Temple open house. What a wonderful experience to share with your children. They weren't too happy to get dressed up in their Sunday best on a weekday but I got them excited about going by telling them about the "magic" mirror in the sealing rooms that you can see for forever in. Other than the long wait to get to and from the temple the boys really enjoyed everything. Nicholas kept pointing to the "cows" surrounding the baptismal font and Andrew had to constantly correct him that they were oxen. They loved the soft feel of the alters and they kept saying how beautiful the celestial room was. What an amazingly high ceiling. My dad said it is about 50 feet high. The stained glass was so beautiful. The "magic" mirrors were a big hit although it was hard for the boys to see themselves in it because they are kind of high on the walls. This temple is so very beautiful, I'm very excited to have a chance sometime to attend a session there. I was also very impressed with the reception that followed in the Stake center adjacent to the temple. The cultural hall was decorated just amazingly and the cookies were scrumptious. I'm so glad to have had this experience with my boys and hope to be able to attend the Oquirrah Temple open house with them soon as well.

Andrew's Baptism

Today was a very special day in our family. Andrew was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are so proud of his decision and know that by following the teachings of our Savior and keeping the commandments he will find true happiness and joy in this life. We love you Andrew!!!

Andrew with his Grandpa Foutz who preformed the baptism and confirmation.

Andrew with friend and fellow baptisimal candidate Jessica Jorgensen.

Andrew with his cousins who came to support him on his special day.

Andrew and his cousins minus little Will.

Christmas 2008

Since everyone else had plans for Christmas we got to spend this special day with the Crane family. We had so much fun hanging out, visiting, watching movies and eating lots of yummy food.

Here are the boys on Christmas morning not being able to stand it any longer. They bound up the stairs to see if Santa left them any goodies.

Here they are with the first sight of all that loot.

Wow I got it, I got it. The Diary of a Whimpy Kid books. Yes! Yes!

So Cool! Tech Deck Dudes!

I think it is a plastic knife. Let me see how can I torture my brother and mom with this. He! He! He!


It was a very nice holiday and so much fun to be with family who we love.

Andrew Turns ** 8 **

I can't believe my baby turned "8". It just doesn't seem possible that he could be that old. But here he is enjoying his special day with his brother and cousins.

Andrew showing how cool and awesome he is.


Andrew with all his gifts just waiting to be torn into.

The requested white cake with sprinkle frosting.

Showing off all of his super cool loot.

On your mark, get set....

GO!!! What a set of lungs. No girlfriends this year.

Yum! Yum! This cake is sooooo good.

New Photos

In early December I had my friend Heather accompany us to the park and snap some pics for us. Those of you who received a Christmas card saw the winning photo and it is also posted on this blog in the upper right corner. Here are a few of the other photos that truned out good as well.