Merry Christmas!! Behold our Christmas Tree. Mommy was really proud of these ornaments, so you will look at them and you will like them. We are having Christmas early this year for obvious reasons. The kids decided that having it a few weeks early would not be a bad idea. They are looking forward to the extra stuff.

We had Nick's birthday on November 13th. Friday the 13th, to be exact. Thanks to everyone who came to his party and gave him a gift except that we feel like he got way too much. I have never seen anyone make out that well on a birthday. I was sincerely jealous. So next time, we ask that you just give him a very boring card, at least that's what Lizzy would like.

Here is Nick on the day he was ordained as a deacon. We are all very proud and think that he looks great. He is a little anxious to pass the sacrament next week, but I'm sure that he can handle it. We have been practicing walking with him for weeks in preparation. We hope to add gum in the next month.

We also took some great family pictures with a wonderful Sister in our ward. She did a great job and you should see some of the pictures in the mail soon. We thought that we would post one of our favorites. We hope that you have a wonderful Christmas season and that you are able to have a wonderful time. We certainly have had a wonderful time here and at our past home with great friends and family. Our family tradition is giving a gift to Christ and we hope that you are able to celebrate your best traditions also.

Welcome Back

In case you haven't noticed, we have been here some time. If you were to look at the very first post on our blog, you would see the same kind of pictures. That's right, it's Guy Fawkes night again in England. It wouldn't be a fall in England without having a large bonfire and hanging out. We got a few pictures that should look pretty similar to one year ago. Compare them closely. It looks like our children have changed.

We also have some pictures from Halloween. Our ward had a Trunk or Treat, which is by far the highest yield form of getting candy. Due to this, my children have no idea how good they have it. There is no better way to get a large amount of candy in a very short period of time. Nicholas was "too big" to Trick or Treat this year. Evan wore that same outfit as last year. Lizzy was a hollywood star and Katy was a cat. I was a large, tall person who ate too much chili at the potluck before Trunk or Treat. It was a stretch for me but I pulled off the costume. This is Lizzy, in anguish after a great make-up job.

We have also done a little traveling. I went on a mountain biking trip with some guys from work in Wales. Wales was beautiful and it rained. We went to a place called Coed Y Brenin. Look it up on youtube. We did a ride called MBR. We all finished the 30 km ride, we even had a little bit of our pride when we finished.

We visited another castle here. This one allowed us to walk on the high castle wall. It was a nice view. This castle had quite a history, the home of the family of Anne Boleyn and also her cousin. Nice place.