Remembering some Christmas joy, 2013.

A Wintery Day

We woke up to several inches of fresh powdery snow -- for sure we'll have a white Christmas.  Thankfully grandpa offered his 4-wheeler which is now equipped with a snowplow.  We cleared of  the church, two neighbors, and our house.  The kids had a lot of fun and Isaac even helped with the little bit of shoveling we had to do.

Winter got off to a slow start but it is now hear in full glory!

The kid left the bike out -- again.

The Snow Crew

We have or very own snow meter!

Santa Clause

These two still love and believe in Santa Clause!  Thankfully, this is a magical time of the year.

Isaac's Big Day

On November 2, 2013, Isaac was officially baptized as member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He was very happy to say "I'm a Mormon now!".  He was able to enjoy his baptism day with 3 of his good friends and classmates, Linden Egbert, Jett Summers, and David Butler.

There were 11 young people baptized on the same day and the chapel was completely full.  As a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood, Isaac's older brother Christopher had the honor of doing the baptism, while hid dad did the confirmation.

After the baptism, we had a lot of family and friends over some treats.

Conference Sketch

Here is Christopher's doodle from this morning's conference session:

Pre-Hunt Scouting Trip

Our good friend Ron Lindsey was our guide to one of his favorite hunting spots.  It was a fun afternoon considering I got lost for about 45 minutes (thankfully Christopher tracked me down(, it started to snow, we came across some fresh bear tracks, and Christopher got in some target practice.  Grandpa Davis will be our guide as Christopher goes on his first deer hunt this week.

Rain Gutter Regatta

Isaac is a new wolf in the cub scouts and they just completed the Rain Gutter Regatta.

Christopher was a great big brother helping with some design work.  Isaac won a couple of races, lost a few, but he was an all around good sport.