Klondike

Caleb went on his first overnight scout campout last month. The boys in our ward went to the annual Klondike derby in Greer and now that Caleb is an 11 year-old scout he was invited. Adam went with him and while they were both a little chilly,  they had a fun time!

Winter Fun!

We haven't had a lot of snow up here on the mountains, but we've gotten a little more than last year, so we are grateful for it. 

The kids have had lots of fun with it.

Happy Birthday Grandma Burk

On the 18th of January, the kids and I drove down to the valley so we could join in the celebration of my Grandma Burk's 85th Birthday.

 I am so blessed to be able to call this Beautiful woman Grandma!

Even though she has many grandchildren, My grandma has a way of making each grandchild feel special. She never forgets a birthday, is at every special event and gives the very best hugs. I loved the times I got to visit her and my grandpa at there home when they lived here in Taylor.  Spending a week or two with them each summer gave me sweet memories that I'll always cherish! 

I am so happy I got go to my Grandma's Birthday party. It was held at Pam and David's (my aunt and Uncle) home. I was able to see and visit with cousins I haven't seen in ages! 

It was a truly wonderful night! Happy. Birthday Grandma! I love you!

New Years 2015

For New Year's Eve this year, we all went to Kevin and Sherri Gurr's home and played games with some of Adam's cousins. It was so much fun! We played mafia, and several other games. We stayed up WAY past our bedtimes and rang in the New Year surrounded by friends and family. After leaving the party we were all a bit hungry, (there wasn't a lot of food at the party) so we decided to stop at In-N-out. It was fun to be out at 1:00 in the the morning with our kiddos, doing something totally spontaneous. After we left In-N-out, Adam had a sweet tooth so we got churros at Filibertos. Needless to say, we all had a bit of a tummy ache in the morning.

Actually, Caleb had more than a bit of a tummy ache so he stayed at Heather's house while the rest of us took some of Adam's cousins for a buggy ride at sycamore creek. It was fun, but Very Chilly! 

That night we went to my moms for a game night with all my siblings! It was awesome! 

I love spending time with family and am grateful that we don't live too far from everyone! We hope this year will be as wonderful as the last! Happy New Year!

2014 Wrap-up

2014 was an eventful year filled with ups and downs!

We did lots of traveling, with trips to Disneyland, the sand dunes and Six Flags Magic Mountain! 

We got a new car and sold our old one.

We said goodbye to Tina as she went home to Norway, and a couple months later had a very sad goodbye when our sweet dog Rosie was tragically killed by coyotes.

We welcomed spunky little Daisy to our family and love her more and more every day.

We had many fun camp-outs and enjoyed a Gurr family reunion. 

I started teaching preschool in my home and I love it! The trio started the fifth grade and enjoy school and learning.

 Adam was released from his calling as Elders quorum president and was called to be the ward clerk. I was called to be the primary president and even with the challenges it brings, I love my calling!

We were able to attend TWO temple open houses this year, and we started construction on a home which we plan on selling very soon! 

All in all, 2014 was a wonderful year and we feel very blessed and happy with the direction our lives are going in. 

We look foreword to 2015 and the blessings and struggles that will help us grow! 

Girls Room Makover

Ever since Caleb and I gave his room a makeover, the girls have been chomping at the bit to redo their room. For their birthday I surprised them with everything we would need in order to get the job done. All during Christmas break we painted, sewed, and put things together.

Here are the before pics:

And here are the "after" pics.

We still have a few finishing touches to get done. Like, get a new dresser and hang some more art. But overall, the girls and I are thrilled with the makeover and had a lot of fun putting it together.

A Merry Little Christmas

This year we had another quiet Christmas at home. The kids all got wonderful gifts that they loved and Adam and I enjoyed their excitement. Later in the afternoon the Anderson's arrived from Mesa and we all had a lovely ham dinner together, and enjoyed a fun evening of playing games and eating sweets.

One different thing about Christmas this year was, thanks to Daisy (who is still going thru a destructive puppy phase), we weren't able to put our gifts under the tree. They were all stored safely away out of sight until Christmas Eve.  It was so nice not to have the kids constantly obsessing over presents. Instead of counting, sorting, shaking and talking about presents we all just enjoyed the beauty of the tree and Nativity. I loved it so much, I think we will have a new tradition of not putting gifts out until Christmas Eve. It also made Christmas morning all the more exciting!

Eliza loves her new IPod Nano!

Sarah was thrilled with her art set.

     

Caleb almost fainted when he saw his RC car!