Gingerbread House, a tradition in our home

The Storm

We endured the Big Storm of 2011  - Dec 1st here in Utah. It was quite scary. Homes in our neighborhood and nearby were really damaged.  A neighboring city (Centerville) estimated the damage at 8 million. They estimated winds in our area at 100 MPH. Here are a few pics of our back yard.

This was just the beginning of the store. You can still see the swing set in the background
That went down a while later. The playhouse still stands!
Brian dragged a fishing boat out of the driveway in the wee hours of the morning before it
hit his car. Most of our neighbors lost significant amounts
of siding and shingles.

Ouch - We may put this on our Christmas Cards this year



Here you can see 2 large sections of fencing gone. Swing set down, pergola down.
We lost shingles off our shed and garage. We also have fences and gates
down in other parts. Our deductible will be our Christmas gift to each other this year!



At least no one was hurt and we have our health. It could have been much worse

Now I know how Dorothy felt.

There is no place like home.

Merry Christmas

Pink Roses



Brian brought home these beautiful roses for me and Violet




They are shades of pink, rose, mauve and lavender



Violet put one in her room

Thanks Brian! We love you!

Boo to you all!

Here is a view of our front porch this year.
There are lots of little creepy crawlies
to give the trick or treaters a scare!

Pumpkin Patch

Every year our family goes to the nearby pumpkin patch

It has become a family tradition

We couldn't have asked for better weather the day we went

We are ready for Halloween. Bring it on

Utah is so beautiful this time of year. It is amazing

Air Force Reserve Family Day HAFB September 2011

Every Year HAFB has a Reserve Family Day

There is food and fun games for the kids

They have displays and tours

Thanks Brian for everything you do for us

Kids Mud Run August 2011

The kids participated in a Mud Run this summer

It was a fun mess for everyone

Owen & Violet ran in separate age groups. They played "who let the dogs out" when the race started

Farmington City Fire Trucks came and squirted all the kids off so they got
clean before they got in the cars to go home