Abigail's Donation!

A year or so ago Abigail had a friend who had grown her hair out and donated it to children who are fighting cancer and have hair loss. Abigail thought that was pretty cool and decided she wanted to do the same. So here we are, all these months later and she finally had enough hair to cut and donate, 10 inches in all! She's been growing it for so long now that it was a little tough for her to actually go through with it but we left it completely up to her and she decided to go ahead with it. We are proud of her and we knew she'd be beautiful no matter what! Below are some pixs of her new hair-do!

Little Man Hair cut!

Shane had his first hair cut on Friday and man is it cute! He looks even more like a little man now. As usual, he was super calm and relaxed during the cut and had no worries in the world! Can't believe he's 14 months old now. He loves to be with the family, loves to be held (no wonder he's not walking just yet!) and is still just so happy all the time. He is a wonderful blessing in our family. Don't know what we'd do with out him!

Before....

After....

Growing up to fast!

In the car today, Abigail said to me, "Mom. I need a cell phone so I can call my friends and set up my own play dates." Abigail is 7 going on 17!!

Quick Year in Review

This past year has flown by so fast. It's been a good year filled with lots of good times. Here's a quick and brief review. :) Jeff is still working for the same company but has just recently accepted a new position as a Consultant Manager. He's really looking forward to the new job and is excited about learning some new things. This new position will require more travel than we are used to but hopefully we will all adjust to it easily. (and by we I mean ME!) Jeff still really enjoys riding his quad and gets out as often as he can. We hope to take some family riding trips this summer! I love staying home with our kids. It is challenging but I wouldn't want to be any where else. I still love running and I completed my first sprint tri-a-thalon this summer. I loved it and can't wait to get training for some more races. I'm continuing to play soccer once a week and I even picked up an extra night each week playing co-ed with Jeff. It's been a lot of fun and a nice little date night for us. I love to quilt when I can but right now I don't have much time for my own hobbies. That will come later! Abigail is in 1st grade this year and loves it. She is growing up so fast! She took horseback riding lessons this year and really liked it. This fall both Abigail and Wyatt played soccer. I was their coach and it was a blast. They both really liked it and Abigail showed some amazing natural abilities with the sport. She liked it so much that she wants to keep playing. Of course I'm super excited about that! Also right now she wants to start up piano lessons and I'm thrilled about that to. Looks like we'll get going with that in 08'. Wyatt had fun with soccer but I think is still a bit young for it. He couldn't understand why the other team kept taking the ball away from him! Not sure that basketball will be much different but he's signed up for that and he can't wait. He's always been a hoops guy! I'm sure there will be pictures to come on the blog of his games. He goes to preschool 3 days a week and loves it! It's fun to see him learning so much and enjoying it. Shane turned 1 year old last month. He is changing and growing way to fast. I just want him to stay little forever. He's been such a pleasant and loving baby and we have all fallen in love with him. The kids rush to be the first to see him in the morning when he wakes up and they love to play with him and make him laugh. He is a perfect fit in our family and we are so lucky to have him! We bought a boat this summer and had so much fun using it while the sun was here. It has been a wonderful family activity that we can do all together and we look forward to being able to get out in it again when the sun returns.
To all of our family and friends who visit our blog we want you to know how lucky we feel to know you and rub shoulders with you. You bless our family's life with joy and happiness and we will be forever thankful for your love and support. We wish you all a wonderful and blessed new year to come. Love you all!
Here are several pictures from trips we've taken this year and fun family outings. Enjoy!


Trip to Utah and Colorado this summer to visit friends and family.





Boat trips....





Jeff riding...
Trip to Bend Oregon.

Beach trips....

Sleding

We bundled up today and went sleding! The kids got new snow clothes for Christmas this year so we thought we better break them in. It was a great day, the sun was shining and we had a little hill all to ourselves. We went with our friends the Moulton's. It was so beautiful...what an amazing world we live in. Can't wait to go again!




I think Wyatt found something he REALLY likes!

Play time

Who knew laundry baskets were so much fun! (Why isn't DOING the laundry as much fun??)

Christmas 2007

We had a great Christmas! It's so much fun to watch the excitement in the kids faces while opening their gifts. Each of them were thrilled with the gifts they received. Santa brought Abigail a Barbie RV, Wyatt a T-Rex, and Shane an animal train. This year we had a very nice dinner with the Sligh family the day before Christmas eve. It was lovely to see them all doing so well. We spent Christmas eve with several of our friends whom we are so blessed to know. Christmas day was spent at our home with Wayne and Opal and the O'Dore side of the family. We had a great time eating, playing games and eating some more! Below are some pics from all of these fun gatherings. We are so truly blessed with the most wonderful family and friends anyone could ask for!