That Little Star is Hilarious!

I know I have a lot of other things to post, but I had to get this one up. It's too cute!

Right after Christmas.

We went hiking to enjoy the warm weather. As usual, the boys are the happiest on rocks.

Christmas

Thanks for staying with us Steph. It was awesome having you here.
Brent was so excited to have a new wedding ring. His ended up in the drain we think.
Kenneth did an awesome job making an army for Brent too.

Update

Okay I'm sorry I fell behind. Good thing this wasn't a resolution. We had an awesome Christmas, and really enjoyed having Steph come and visit us. Thanks for helping us make a Japanese dinner of fried grandma! (ask Steph) We had a fun New Year's Eve party. Our regular Fondue with new faces. It was the first time I had to teach the guests how to do it. I hadn't planned on giving a tutorial. I will have pictures soon, and lots more cute stuff. BUT for now I'm getting ready to party hearty on Saturday. IT IS THE LAST DAY I'LL BE IN MY TWENTIES! I feel good and happy. I thought about turning 29 again, but why relive a year I was mostly pregnant!
More soon!

What a busy time we've had!

We've had a very busy week. Last Saturday Kenneth got to be a cub scout for the first time. They did a service project by going door to door to collect cans. He did an awesome job!

WE GOT SNOW!!!!!!!! It was brief but beautiful. No ground cover, but the roofs were white. If it had been more humid it would have been bigger, still I got what I wanted for Christmas!


Sam was a clown in his first school play. He pretended to juggle onstage while sporting his homemade clown outfit. He was so crazy!

Tonight, Evan went bravely up to sing with the Primary at our ward Christmas party. He didn't sing but he went, unlike his brothers who pretended to have stage fright. They eventually went up but their sour faces didn't fit with the Christmas theme. Kudos to Evan!!

Mara had her first visit with Santa tonight too. She was so good! So far we only have one crying child sitting on Santa's lap. Mara just looked around and yawned. It will be more exciting later.

Well, this Christmas will be very special! I can't wait until Christmas morning when they open their presents! More importantly though, we try to focus on the Savior and his birth and what that means for all of us. That he came here as a mortal man, to perfect for earth, to save us individually, is the greatest and most precious gift of all. Happy Birthday to Our Lord. May we always give as he does.

Our very busy weekend

Kenneth turned 8 on Nov 14th and you know what that means. He was Baptised and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was so proud that he made that decision. Also, we blessed our baby girl Mara. She is wearing the same blessing outfit my mom made for me. Thanks to Tara and her boys for coming to Kenneth's party. And thanks to all the Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who made the trek to Austin for a few short days. It was so wonderful to have you here. We love you very much, and we'll see you soon!

Twilight review

I saw it twice! It was incredibly well done with such a low budget. I was very impressed. Nothing compares to the book but it didn't take anything away from it, and it added positively to the whole Twilight experience.

Please leave your review here. I want to know what everyone thought. What did you think?

Also:

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES

TWILIGHT SEQUEL - NEW MOON Los Angeles, CA November 22, 2008 —

Summit Entertainment announced today that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of NEW MOON, the second installment of its filmed franchise TWILIGHT, the action-packed, modern day vampire love story. The movie will be based on the second novel in author Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series titled, New Moon. The first movie in the TWILIGHT franchise, the self-titled TWILIGHT, arrived in theaters this weekend to sold-out showings.

Stephenie Meyer stated, "I don't think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment. I'm thrilled to have the chance to work with them again on NEW MOON."