Clara's Surgery

On December 29th, Clara got her tonsils out, adenoids out, and tubes put in her ears. She was such a good patient and had a great recovery. The biggest reason for the surgery was to help release the fluid behind her ears so she can hear better. And to help with her snoring and mouth breathing. So far so good! That meant a pretty quiet end of the year for us so we just stayed home for New Years.

I'll be Home for Christmas

A few days before Christmas we had a HUGE snowstorm one day. I think it was just under a foot of snow in one day and it was a challenge to keep up with the shoveling. These guys made it more fun.

Unfortunately on Christmas Eve Sawyer broke out with some type of allergic reaction. He was red all over! I took him to the urgent care and they think it was from one of the vaccines he got two days earlier. It soon went away, but we'll see what the future holds for that.

Making gingerbread nativities with Triston and Connor using all of the Halloween candy leftovers. Thank goodness they're finally gone! And I didn't get picture of the finished products. Dang it.

This was the very first year in our nine years of marriage that we got to spend Christmas in our own home. We loved being able to sleep in our own beds, not pack up a hundred gifts, and be a little more relaxed. Here is our candlelight dinner of chicken nuggets and other fried goodness.

Barry got a very nice Christmas tree this year! I got warm fuzzies every time we turned on the lights and I saw all our stockings there in a row.

It's not always easy to get a decent photo of these guys, but here's there Christmas pajamas.

Christmas Morning!

Clara's 7th Birthday

This cutie turned 7 this year! What a sweet heart she is. She definitely is a cuddly, sparkly, pink little lady (who happens to like all things cuddly, sparkly, and pink) and brings a special light into our home. 

She wanted a Beanie Boo candy birthday cake. It was the most fun I've had making a cake and she loved it! Yes, it is all just candy glued into a tower. It was awesome. We celebrated with some family at Leo's Place in Idaho Falls (for the 3rd year in a row) and had a blast.

Quinton's Baptism

We're so proud of Quinton for choosing to get baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on December 5th. It was a wonderful day with lots of family. His Packer and Jenks Grandparents, Aunts Jeni, Shari, Amy, and Sarah all came to celebrate. Amy's and Sarah's families sang a beautiful music number. Quinton was baptized by his dad and confirmed by Grandpa Packer. Uncle Jared and Grandpa Jenks were witnesses. After the baptism we had a soup lunch at our house and had fun visiting.