Thanksgiving

Hey all -
I just wanted to take a minute and express my gratitude to each of you for being my family. I know we can't all me together tomorrow or get that opportunity very often but know that my love and appreciation goes out to you all. You all mean so much to LaBretta and I and our kids. We are so lucky to be who we are as a family and have each other. Even with all the problems we have in the world we have so much good in our lives too. A friend sent me the following link ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHgwjXlsPY ) . Although it is kind of sobering it reminded me that there are many men and women that have sacrificed (and continue to sacrifice) much for the freedoms we all enjoy and many of the reasons I am thankful this time of year; and that many of them won't get the opportunity to be with their families tomorrow. Lets be thankful for what we have and enjoy tomorrow as well as the other 364 days. - Ryan

Another day @ the office

Hey all -
I thought I would try and post something here - thanks to Charlene for getting this up and going and I know that I speak for others when I say that even though I don't post often (ok, never before this) that I enjoy reading about what everyone else has got cooking. By the by - in case you didn't hear, the Blackfoot Broncos beat the Nampa Bulldogs 46-14 to become the Idaho State 4A Champs - it was good time right Sis?! I was over near Mackay earlier this summer for some field work and snapped some pics in Sparr Canyon - familiar anyone?? Anyway here they are - take care - see (some of you) on turkey day and the rest of yous guys take care and get here when you can. --- Ryan

Winner of the Costume Contest!

I waited and waited and waited and then waited some more for your votes!! What happened to you guys? Ü

There were some really wonderful costumes this year....everything from angels to devils.....I ended up putting all the names in a hat and drew out a winner! Easton wins this year with his interpretation of Cap'n Jack Sparrow as a Pirate of The Carribean! Congrats Easton!

Everyone had great costumes, thanks for sharing! Easton wins a weekend at Mimi and Papa's house and all the surprises that go with that! That way we all win!!! Thanks again everyone, it was fun!

loves, Char/ Mum/ Mimi

If A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, How Much Are These Worth?...

Hey there everyone! I can finally get to the right page to get this done!! I must be more "Internet Challanged" than I thought. It's been a busy couple of months...I have managed to get some of the events on camera, and others will eventually become a blur. Since school started back up, the girls are loving it, Whitney wishes she could go all week but still enjoys a few days at home to remind Easton of the "pecking order" in our coop! I thought I would get so much more done with another one in school, but it seems that all I did was lose one of Easton's entertainers, now I'm all that's left.

MaKenna turned 8 in Septembershe had a little party with her friends from school and some of the neighbor girls. Her baptism was really nice. Thanks to everyone that came, she was so excited!

Spending the day with Nate and the fam at the temple sure was nice! We really do miss him, (Lisa can attest to this), it seems they really do become part of your household and you know when they are not there.

We did a Halloween party and had about a dozen or so couples come. It was really fun! We had everyone bring an appetizer, did a pumpkin carving contest ( I was amazed at what they did in the 30 minute time limit), and the Not-So-Newlywed Game. Nobody blew it bad enough to have to use our spare bedroom! People out here don't really do get-togethers very often, so when they find out I've got an itch to party, we usually have a great turn out! (We've added our entries for the contest!)

Easton had his 4th Bday. I can't believe my baby is 4! He is such a great little boy and we really enjoy him! I think that about puts you up to date, next time it won't be so long..now that I can do this the easy way! We'll see you soon!Lanilou