Draper Temple Open House!

This weekend, we headed up North to go to the Draper Temple open house. It was a nice temple and it was fun for the kids to see inside a temple. We met up with the Christensen side of the family and went to lunch at Chuck-a-Rama. It was Saturday, February 14th (my dad and sister Kelly's birthdays). We celebrated their birthdays while we were all together. It was fun to get together with everyone. The pictures are of whole Christensen side after we went through the temple in a church building that they served refreshments in. My sister Mandy and Taylor stepped outside to take pictures while we were waiting for our bus. We had to ride a shuttle from a church to the temple due to parking space.

Concert...

Greg and I went to the bands Hinder and Theory of a Deadman concert in St. George on Saturday, February 7th. We went with our friends Enoch and Tasha Seegmiller. We enjoyed a day of shopping, dinner and then the concert. We really enjoyed the band Theory of a Deadman, but Hinder had a few too many cuss words. I'm not a fan of vulgarity! It was a lot of fun to hang out and just enjoy ourselves though. We don't get that opportunity very often...

BASKETBALL....

We have been so busy with basketball between the three kids, that it seems like that is all we ever do. We love it though! Ashley is playing Jr. Jazz for the first time. They try to teach the fundamentals, but it usually ends up being one or two kids running with the ball to the basket. Dylan has also been playing on a Jr. Jazz team. He has been playing point guard most of the time. He really handles the ball well. They haven't won a game yet, but he does a great job. In Saturday's game he scored 4 points. Taylor has been playing on a Cedar traveling team, coached by her dad. They play other traveling teams, on most Saturday's, down in Hurricane. She has really been improving her skills. She scored 8 points this past Saturday and their team is 8-1. They only lost their first game and have beat our rival, Snow Canyon, three times! We are so excited about that, because they are a really good team. Greg really enjoys it and I think the kids have learned a lot having him as a coach. We haven't taken any pictures of Ashley playing yet, but since next week is her last, I will do my best to get some of her playing... This is a picture of her and her friend at school after her second grade Martin Luther King Program. She was so cute!

Catching Up With Good Friends!

Over the holidays, our friends the Campbell's (Jason, Amy, Mineve, Veronica, Kanessa and Bronx) came to St. George from SLC to stay in their condo. We always spend a couple of days together and we headed down to their condo for an evening of dinner and swimming. Yes, swimming in the 36 degree weather. The pools were heated, so the kids headed in. The adults just visited this time. We were too lazy to get in our suits. On New Year's Day, they came up to Cedar and we went out to dinner at Ninja and played some games back at the house. We laughed our heads off for the majority of the time. It's a great ab workout! Mad Gab and Cadoo were the girls favorites and the guys played pool on our pool table and Tiger Woods Golf on the Wii. Amy and I have the same name and birthday (9/14). Taylor is the same age and Mineve (13) and Ashley is the same age as the twins, Veronica & Kanessa (7). Dylan (10) and Bronx (2) are the only boys, but Bronx thinks Dylan is pretty cool... We enjoy their friendship.

CHRISTMAS DAY 2008

We had a small Christmas Day because of our cruise. We told the kids that Santa was only bringing one thing this year, and that the cruise was our family gift. Taylor and Ashley were fine with that, but Dylan was a little disappointed and asked me how I knew, because last year, Santa brought him three things... I think that we should feel very fortunate for the things we do have. I am grateful to have a job and that Greg has had some work - many do not!

It's Always Fun When it Snows!

We went sledding on the hill by Cal-Ranch on Dec 20th. We got quite a bit of snow, so we made the best of it. We loaded our sleds and headed for Cal-Ranch (about 2 miles away). The kids hated their sleds because they kept turning sideways, but luckily we had friends who brought sleds that worked! Jenna Dickison, our neighbor, came with Ashley and Dylan's friend Kaylyn Carter was there. Taylor came without a friend, but had a lot of fun too. I heard today that they are going to put signs up on the property near Cal-Ranch banning sledding, so that may have been our last time sledding there. Next time we may have to try out Brian Head or go up to Woods Ranch.

Our Disney Vacation!

So we headed to Florida on December 3rd to go on a Disney Cruise with the Davis family. We embarked on our ship on Thursday the 4th. We watched exciting live shows and had wonderful meals. Nassau, Bahamas was our first stop on Friday. It was an experience! My girls got their hair braided by some local women and we played on the beach and in the crystal blue water. It opened our eyes to another country. At the end of the afternoon, we headed back to the ship and had dinner and watched another live show. I was so impressed by the talent of the actors. They could all sing so well. The weather was perfect and the sailing was mostly smooth. We could feel the ship move a little, but it wasn't too bad. No serious sea sickness. On Saturday, we were on Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. It was the highlight of the cruise. It was so beautiful and warm! The kids enjoyed playing in the water and we all enjoyed the sun. We ended our cruise early Sunday morning and some of us headed for Disney World. We hit Animal Kingdom and Epcot that day, then on Monday we went to MGM Studios and Magic Kingdom. It was alot of fun but very busy! It was the busiest we have ever experienced it. January and February are better months to go to Disney World. We rode most of our favorite rides and then headed home on Tuesday. It was a long day of travel due to delays and weather, but we made it and look back at our vacation with great memories. Thank you to Greg's parents for being so generous. We look forward to going on another cruise someday. We would definately go for a 5 or 7 night cruise rather than a 3-night cruise. We needed more time! But, we will have to see what happens with the economy, and hope for the best... Merry Christmas to everyone!