We wish you a Merry Christmas...& a Happy New Year!

For New Year's Eve, we drove down to Temple Square to look at the lights,
the beautiful life size nativities, and go to dinner. On the drive home, we made
goals for the best year ever in 2010!

Josh doesnt quite understand the concept of unwrapping gifts, but he loved the paper... I mean the gifts! Thanks to grandma's and grandpa's he has toys for all occasions and cozy jammies. Thank you to Jenn and Toby for help in remodeling our house, and for keeping Josh warm, it fits perfectly and will last him through the winter! Thank you to the Bowers, Josh LOVES books, and we loved your pictures that change, now he will know who you are!
We had a wonderful Christmas and succeeded in moving the last of our stuff out of our house. Mike went deer hunting and got 2 deer to feed us through the year. I canned some, made jerky out of the rest, and we barbequed some steaks that were the tastiest ever! We went tubing, watched movies, and had a fun time with family.

Joshua got a cowboy hat and horse from Santa and cowboy boots from Grandma Dimick so he can fit in with the rest of the cowboys in Wyoming! YEE HAW!

Responsible Parenting Tips 101

Josh was sitting at my feet for a few minutes
while I was working on the computer. I picked him up
and noticed his hands and legs were red. I thought, what the
heck, then I notice his mouth was flaming red and
so was his tongue. I panicked when I thought, he must
be coughing up blood or something. Then I noticed a small yellow
object at my feet. When I picked it up, I noticed that it was a
red stamp pad. When I looked back at Josh, he was grinning.
He was so proud of himself!

Daddy was left on babysitting duty for a few minutes and
this is how he ended up... in a wrangler box with his friend, Hopper
and sucking on a peanut shell!

Mikes parents have an exercise machine that shakes the fat
off of you! While Josh was teething and being difficult to
put to sleep, we put him on it, and found it would
make him drowsy. He fell quite in love with it, and we
fell in love with his flapping cheeks!

Home Sweet Home...on Wheels!

Since rent is so bloomin' expensive in Wyoming, Mike and I decided to buy this trailer at an auction and fix it up to live in so we could spend our income paying off the debt we acquired buying heavy equipment. Here are some pictures of before and after.

The living room before...

...and after

the kitchen before...

..and after.

the spare bedroom before...

...becomes a new office after.

the bathroom before...

...and after.

The 'master' bedroom before...

...and after.

Home Sweet Home.
A house is made of brick and stone,
a home is made of love alone.
We are grateful for the blessings we have been given and the
many opportunities that surround us.
We are grateful for the kindness and generosity of
so many family and friends who have
helped us during this lengthy and stressful time of transition.
W will also be grateful when it is over!