Getting Ready for Christmas

We're goin' on a tree hunt . . . . .

Kaden was very happy about his Candy Cane.

Makayla was so excited to decorate the tree she almost didn't wait until I had the lights on. She did most of the decorating herself. She had a lot of fun.

GET THIS THING OFF OF ME!! Why do you people keep putting it on my head!!

Getting Kaden to sit still for a picture takes a lot of persistance and patience. Well, and some physical force!!
But we did it!

Thanksgiving Day

We had dinner at Nana and Papa's house this year. It was very quiet but nice. A wonderful dinner was prepared on the Webber and turned out great.

Bethany's Post

My friend Bethany posted this on her Blog and I really liked what she had to say. Thought I would share.



05 November, 2008

Obama, My President
I didn't vote for Obama, and I do not regret my choice. I don't stand where he does on moral issues, so I couldn't vote for him. However, as much as I would like this to be a rant post, I will steer away from a sore losers post, for one reason. The reason being that America just elected its first African American President!!! No matter who you voted for that should excite you. I am in awe that this happened. This is historical because for the first time ever in the United States of America, an African American will be our president, the leader of us all.Now that he is my president, he is my leader. What I can do now is more powerful than my vote, it is to pray, pray, PRAY. Pray that he leads this nation to a place of higher ground, pray that he would be the best leader that he can, pray that the faith that he has will be magnified and he would rise up on the moral issues, that he would use his gift of charisma and youth for the glory of God. It would be hard for any man to lead the U.S. towards God, even harder when that is not where the man himself is headed. Pray that God will alter the direction of Obama. Pray hard. Things can change, have faith, Obama believed it, look where it got him!

Saline Valley 2008

We just got back last night from our annual trip to Saline Valley, CA. When I went to bed last night all I could think was, WHAT A LONG DRIVE! But we had such a good time. It was definitely a different trip for us this year. We did a lot more of just hanging around camp then we have ever done, which was probably good with both of the kids. The kids did great with the drive and also camping out in the middle of nowhere without the comforts of home. I could have stayed longer but we had to get back to reality.

We promised Makayla she could drive once we got to a certian spot on the road. I have to admit, she did a pretty good job.

"Doesn't this look like a prefect spot for a gas can?"

Casuality of a very rough road. -1 gas can

OUR GROUPS CAMP

THE GROUP












































SALINE WILDLIFE

We saw more wildlife this trip then we have ever seen I think. There were some really cool birds, burros, lizards, spiders (not that I thought the spiders were very cool!), coyotes, bats. . . .


Tarantula - a hairy and often very LARGE spider. Most tarantulas are harmless to humans.

Lizard

BURRO (aka donkey)

THE TUBS