Happy 2014

The little kids and I just got home from a New Years party that wrapped up at 9, for those who prefer to be fast asleep at midnight. Danielle is getting to the age where she prefers to stay up until midnight, yuck! Luckily she is at a combined youth party for the youth in our ward, and even luckier for me, Dan has just been called as young men's president so he is there with her. Ha, I'm going to bed!

And Just Cause Avie Looks Good in a Mustache...

Not sure what look she was going for here.

That must be the same face daddy has when he grows a (crooked) mustache!

Kanji Apples

We bought these apples at a local farmer's market. We refer to it as the strawberry market because they have greenhouses full of strawberries and at certain times of the day you can pay to go in and eat all you can for 30 minutes (still haven't done that yet).

I guess they put some sort of film on the apple to keep the sunlight from turning the skin red and voila you get a kanji symbol on the skin...not sure what these say, but the kids thought they were pretty cool.

Santa Came

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Happy Christmas Eve

It's 8:30 Christmas Eve and these turkeys are showing no sign of slowing down.

We fed the missionaries tonight and the spirit was strong in our home. The missionaries talked about the gifts we can give to the Savior, namely serving his children. I'm grateful for opportunities to serve! There really are opportunities every day, it's a matter of listening to the promptings we feel and acting.

Now I have to get these kids in bed so Santa can come.

Med Group Masquerade

One thing I didn't expect living on an Air Force Base is how much there is always going on. There are so many things to do and events and Christmas is even more so. December has been so busy with events and parties that dare I say, I'm almost burned out, and that's saying a lot. We still have a couple more parties before the year is through but the most recent was the Med Group Masquerade ball.

Some of the dental squadron.

Dressing Dr. Rickheim up like a Christmas tree.

There was a lovely dinner, and some games...maybe too many games, and some great raffle prizes. It was a fun night, now onto the next.

Weasel's Den

Welcome to the Weasel's Den. It's an old airplane hangar converted to the delight of children and adults alike with playgrounds, video games, mini golf, batting cages, and on and on.

I'm sure we will be frequent visitors this winter, especially this month because the video games are free for the month of December.

Rayce is especially happy about this.