multitasking baby

Here, you will see Sarah chatting on the phone,
playing her harmonica, and playing the keyboard.
This is all in a days' play for her. She loves to attempt
doing lots of things at once. It really makes us laugh.

The Gang

The kids had so much fun pulling Sarah around in the sled

We went to the temple in Oakland to see the live Nativity

Sarah is really into dress-up these days. She put everything on by herself including the slippers. She is definitely Miriam's little sister, and Cary's niece because she dresses up and then goes around singing and pretending something.

Ben at the dinner table.

Aaron with Mr. Sprucey


Jacob at the dinner table

Aaron at the dinner table

Miriam at the dinner table


Sarah singin' a little Christmas carol

Miriam's School Christmas Performance December 19, 2007

Miriam with her teacher, Mrs. Cline

We went to Sacramento for Adrienne's baptism on Dec. 15.

Miriam, Lauren, Benji, Adrienne, and Sarah (front row)
Bill and Elisabeth (second row)
? on the third row.

Ben and Jacob with Mr. Sprucey.

Miriam with Mr. Sprucey. We need to improve on our desire to decorate for the holidays. It is our least favorite thing to do. We do lots of singing and reading and playing (with the Fisher Price Nativity) about Christmas, but nobody was interested in putting the lights on the tree. We did get the lights on the tree two days before Christmas and we commit to do better next year. I guess I would be more interested in doing the lights if they weren't colored lights. Maybe I will have my own tree next year with white lights and pretty ornaments.

I love my BAAAAAAAAABY!!
Thank you Grammy and Grandaddy Bruce!

Sarah and her baby having a drink

Sarah's first ponytail

Miriam's first lost tooth

Ready for a Rainy DaY

Christmas Eve 2007

here it is! sorry it took so long to put it on here!
thanks and love you bunches!!!

Parade today

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S!

Benji was thrilled to try out the track. He didn't walk in the parade but he was able to see a lot of the floats just by walking around before the parade.

Miriam also enjoyed giving the track a try.

This is Aaron's pack. He had a great time participating in the parade. They even had a BBQ on the truck and ate hot dogs during the parade.

Trip to Ruby Valley, Nevada

A huntin' we will go...

The boys go out and shoot some bows and arrows. They were trying to find a duck to shoot out of the sky. All they found was a headless Sparrowhawk and a deer leg (which is in Paul's right hand;)

The Thomas Crew

We went to help the Neffs pick out a Christmas tree on a hillside down the road. It was funny to see Sage bush, Pines and Cacti all in the same spot. NO SNOW, though. That was a big disappointment only to some.

Sarah had so much fun outside just wandering around.

Everybody (except those taking pictures and Grandpa) at the tree-cutting party. We hiked up, took pictures, cut tree, hiked down. So it wasn't the type of party refreshments are served. It was cold so we didn't linger very long.

Aaron took every opportunity possible to be outside. He stayed out until time to eat, time to change wet shoes/pants, or until it got too dark. He explored the icy creek, tree forts, fallen branch bridges, and anything that looked peculiar to him. He kept saying how he would like to live there so he could explore. Sarah and I went on one of his nomadic adventures.

We all had a wonderful time!!!

Fun in the sun

Princess Miriam on Halloween

We went to the beach near Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The kids had so much fun digging in the sand. They would start digging in one spot, move to another spot and dig some more, roll over and make sand angels, get up and run around, etc. They dug so many holes in rapid succession that they reminded us of Meerkats.

WE also went for a little canoe trip on Lexington Resevoir. The lake is VERY low on water so we had to hike way down to the launch pad. We paddled for a little while, hiked around, found a dead fish, saw some funny birds, and some interesting items that used to be under water. (i.e. a mattress, old tires, glass bottles) The bottom of the lake was all cracked so it seemed as though we were walking on another planet. We also walked through a huge pipe waterway that was dry as a bone. Aaron almost fell in the water as he was helping William pull the canoe out of the water.

These are two more pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes. They had so much fun pretending to be the Three Musketeers and a princess. Sarah was a little pumpkin.

Recent photos

here are some pictures...Enjoy!!!