Nerd Day

For Dr. Seuss' birthday, the kids got to dress up at school with something different for each day of the week.  Here they are as nerds for Nerd Day.  Dave was bummed that I used a polo shirt as a nerdy shirt for Zander.  I just call it like I see it! Haha!!

Billy Dean

For our Valentine's Day date, Dave and I went to see Billy Dean who came to Price for a concert.  Back in the 90s I was a big fan of Billy Dean and was pretty excited for the concert.  I knew many of the songs that he sang and was surprised when he even sang "I Am A Child of God".  It was awesome!  I am not the greatest photographer, but here are a couple of shots.  I will blame it on the lighting.

Extra Boys

This is what our house looks like several afternoons a week.  We get neighbor boys who stop by to play.  Twins, Will and Coleman Hinckley, live around the corner and come over a few times a week.   One of the twins is in the picture along with Zander, and Grant and Grayson Sherman, from a family that we swap babysitting and are good friends with. It is fun to have good friends nearby!!

Jazz Game

Emery Telcom provided tickets for employees and their families who wanted to go to a Utah Jazz Basketball game in Salt Lake.  We decided to take the kids up to the game.  It was a fun time.  They weren't that interested in the basketball game but had fun with the shows and contests at timeouts and at halftime.  They also enjoyed the extremely overpriced popcorn and Dippin' Dots!

Watch Out for Flying Trampolines!

Price boasts some extremely high winds from time to time.  One day this January our trampoline became a victim of the high winds.  It hit a rain gutter on our house before blowing up onto Dave's truck and eventually coming to a stop out in the road.  I held on to it out in the road until Dave could come from work to help secure.  Thanks to some kind neighbors, Dave and Jan Cox, for helping us in incredibly cold winds, we got the net off the trampoline and laid the it upside down until the winds died down enough to turn it back over.  Unfortunately, the net didn't survive the ordeal but the trampoline is still in good shape.  The weird thing is that it costs more to replace the net that to just get the whole trampoline and net together.

Christmas 2013

This year for Christmas we decided to join with the Harwood's and give the kids a trip to San Diego.  We decorated for Christmas at our house but actually spent Christmas at my parents house so that it would be easier to get to the airport on Christmas Day.  I made a Shutterfly Book about the trip itself so I will just include the pictures of  Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's house and pictures of the little Christmas celebration we had at our house before we went to spend Christams in Perry.

Decorating the downstairs tree

Opening the gifts we weren't going to haul to Grandma's house and the airport

Christmas Eve in the new pajamas

A bunch of random Christmas Eve shots

Sprinkling the reindeer dust

Haylie's Baptism

 Haylie turned 8 on December 1, 2013 and was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on December 7, 2013.  We celebrated her birthday with the Oberholtzer side of the family while we were in Perry for Thanksgiving.  Then, the following weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Oberholtzer and Uncle Darin came to Price to be a part of Haylie's baptism.  Darin and I gave talks at the baptism and Grandma and Grandpa gave the prayers, and Dave did the baptizing and confirming. Since most of our family is far away, most of them couldn't make the trip to the baptism but we did have a lot of support from our ward.  I am so proud of the decisions Haylie is making in her life.  She has a strong desire to do what is right and keeps our family on the right path.  I can't believe she is already 8!  Time has really flown by!

Sister Wells, the Primary Chorister

Baptism Talk

Primary friends singing "I Am a Child of God"

Uncle Darin teaching about the Holy Ghost

Getting ready to get dunked!

Haylie in her whtie dress that Grandma O made for her.