Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Catching up on 2011

I figure that if "a picture says a thousand words", then I'm okay. I have tons of pictures and obviously not enough motivation to write a whole lot about our lives. So... Pictures are what you get! Here is a small recap of the last 3 months in pictures.

 Gary turns 39!!!




The Ashbys join the Bevans in our "Night in Bethlehem" in Emmett East Valley Ward. December 2011




Nate and Taylor Isaacson




Bryan and Keaston Hess


Gary and Jason Wood take down a cow with a broken leg in the back yard! I think Gary was in heaven. This is why we live in Emmett. (Jason got an anatomy 101 lesson from him during the process...lucky guy!)
Body parts, tractors, cows... This is the life!


Jacob is very tall compared to most of the kids his age and he has started to really enjoy that advantage in basketball. He's getting pretty good! We loved watching them play rec ball this year. I especially love that it only lasts 6 weeks and they had all the games and practices on the same days!



Eric is a natural athlete. He's always right in the middle of all the action.


We have 5 kids taking piano lessons this year! It's a battle to see who gets the best practice times. I almost wish we had another one in the basement (except I'm afraid the "practice quality" may be altered a little when I can't hear them!) Every year they perform Christmas music at the nursing home for one of their recitals...




Our Christmas Eve pajama tradition with Rod and Amy's family...(One of these days the kids are going to figure out that it's the same gift every year!)