a few things...

Did I tell you that we've had record cold temperatures, record winds, and record snow fall so far this winter??

    check out these icicles outside my school door

can you see them hanging outside the upper window?

Erin's cross country ski jacket

just home from practice

                                                      me at my computer at school

      Serving lunch

                     
                                                                                             here are your choices

here are your choices... again

re-explaining what the options are.....  :)

my new white board at my school 

so I can write each day's menu.
I do love this job!

Young Women Award

I have spent this last year working on my Personal Progress with Erin.

I knew this would be Erin's last Young Women's in Excellence program and I

determined that this would be my last chance to work on finishing my own

personal progress booklet.  I love young women program and was honored to

take the new booklet and redo and recommit my goals.

Erin helped me sign things off to earn her honor bee.

It was a very sweet evening and I really was honored to be awarded the 

Young Womanhood Recognition medallion

and the scripture ribbons 

Erin earned her YW recognition and medallion last year.  

She's been working on earning her honor bee. 

Here is Erin's honor bee close up.

Spooky Halloween

The young men and young women put on a
halloween carnival for the primary kids this year

                             

                                     the laurels were in charge of the haunted house

We decided 16 degrees or not, to greet the trick or treaters on the porch
with a little fire to warm them up 

did you notice that we've got mice here there and everywhere                 

spooky...

dad's creation  a scary ghoul 

mom's creation.... pretty good wouldn't you say??
(don't be silly...I followed a Martha Stewart pattern)

Erin's spooky witch

Erin ...18 years old

It's hard to believe that our youngest child will be 18 on Saturday.

She is filling out college applications, and driving here and there to her

internship and to work.  She is busy and happy.

We took these pictures of her this fall. 

I think they are beautiful of her.

good grief... when did she grow up??

a few summer memories

 Russ and Dulcie and their good friends the Udy's came for a visit

we took the boat out in Seward

We hiked up to the lake at Hatchers Pass

                                                       Dads motorcycle finally arrives

                                                     
                    our ward scout high adventure
                    dad is on the scout committee ...
                    he and Scott volunteered to go (of course)

                                                         Dad and Scott  moose hunting

                                                     and  they went shrimping

                                             
                                                        Sunday afternoon walk

             


                                            our anniversary dinner up at Aleska
                                                    happy 35th sweetheart!

a few more pictures from Emily big day...

a practice run 

Erin practicing her duties as maid of honor

cousins

with grandpa

Bronson being a great helper

beautiful Erin

                                       
                                            Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids