Christmas Day 2008

Well, Christmas was here and gone in no time. We had a great day spending it with family. It started out with the annual breakfast at the Gaineys (Thanks Tonya and Leonard!). We then spent the mid part of the day trying to put together Lego sets and getting dinner started. The married girls spent time with their husbands families until it was dinner time when everyone came over and ate. At dinner we all opened our "poppers" and got our prizes and wore our crowns during dinner. After that we opened presents and just spent time with each other. We all had fun and enjoyed the day. We hope that you too had a great Christmas.

The Year in Review!!

Here are some pictures from the past year. We had a lot going on this past year and I know that these few of pictures won't cover everything. We have been truly blessed. It has been a great year and we are so grateful for our family and all that we have been able to share this past year. Please leave us a comment on the blog, we would love to hear from you.

Christmas Trip to Disneyland (yes again!)

So, Tami and Trevor and I did our annual Christmas trip to Disneyland. The weather was great and the crowds were not too bad. We had a fun time and always enjoy our visits. It was so nice to get away and spend some quality time together. Here are some of the pictures that we took while we were there.

California Trip

After taking the summer off, we took our first trip back to Disneyland the first week of October. It is one of our favorite times to go to Disneyland because it is all decorated for Halloween.
We had a fun time, even if it was way hot for October.

We left Disney land on Friday evening and headed to San Diego to spend a couple days with my sister Joan and her family. We had fun just relaxing and visiting with them and watching the Blue Angels fly by us on the 10th floor of her office.
Sunday Morning we went to one of our most favorite restaurants, The Potato Shack. Way good food.

After we ate, we stopped by the beach on our way home. Trevor just stripped off his shirt and jumped in. It was a good trip and fun to get away. We are already planning our next trip. Thanks to Joan and YB for letting us stay. Thanks to Lauren and Justin for house sitting and taking care of Phoebe.

This is Why!!

After 2 long difficult weeks at work, without a full day off, all I have to do is look at my family and understand WHY I do what I do. So, here are some pictures of the ones I love and the reasons WHY I keep going.

Recovery!!!

We are going to post some pictures from the wedding and the reception. It may take me a few days to get through them all. Keep checking back for updates.

The Wedding

Well, we have just about recovered from "The Wedding". Lauren's and Justin's wedding on Saturday was a wonderful day. It started Friday night by setting up the church for the reception. We had lots and lots of help and we are very grateful for that since we did not get into the church until after 9:30 pm. Lights were hung, tables set and decorated and backdrops in place by 11:30. Thank-you to everyone who helped us get set up. The morning was perfect, except for the heat. They had a beautiful sealing. They were pronounced man and wife at 10:25 am (Thanks Grandpa). Lots of pictures at the temple grounds. Justin's parents, Rod and Diane, then hosted a lunch at The Claim Jumper! Thanks for the great food. We then set up the food and took pictures before the reception. The 2 hours of the reception flew by. It was fun to finally relax and enjoy the day. The happy couple left for their honeymoon, and clean up began. We would really like to thank everyone that helped so much to make that day special for everyone. To everyone that worked kitchen duty, to set-up and take down, to all of the support, we can not Thank-You enough. We could have never done it alone. I guess, that's what family is for. Lauren and Justin would also thank you if they were home from Hawaii. But they do not come home until tomorrow. We have a few years until we will need to do this again and for that we are also grateful!! It was a good day!!