Santa clause has been spotted in Boise

Jenny took us to look at some christmas lights today around her neighborhood.

There was some pretty lights. When we drove by this house that if you turn your radio to a certain station you here the music that the lights blink too. Well we were watching the lights when we spotted someone in the window. YES!

We seen Santa Clause. With only 5 days left till Christmas

Meaning of Christmas

It's Christmas time at our house

and we are putting up the tree.
I wish I could find one simple

way.

to remember Christ's gift to me.

Some little sign or symbol
to show friends stopping by.
The little baby was born one day.
But he really came to die.



Some symbol of His nail pierced hands.
the blood He shed for you & me...
What if I hung a simple nail
upon my Christmas tree?


A crimson bow tied 'round a nail
as His blood flowed down so free
to save each person from thier sins
and redeem us for all eternity.


I know it was His love for us
that held Him to that tree,
but when I see this simple nail
I know He died for me




We really like this poem we recieved it from someone and it had a nail with a ribbon tied around it so we hung it on our tree we know what the true meaning of christmas is and we are really going to try and focus on what the true meaning is this year something that we have forgot in the past.

Holidays filled with families

This year we had Thanksgiving at Jenny's house. The whole day was fun and it was nice to have the family get togeher. Grandma Patty, Makette and her family, Cody, Coy, and Daxton, Matt and his family and are family was there. Rachel just had her new baby Tyce and she stayed home. We missed not having her their for Thanksgiving . We had a great dinner with a variety of pies. After dinner we were all stuffed. But dinner was just the beginning of the day. After dinner we played games and had tones of fun. It was a day to have your camera and take lots of pictures. Here are some great pictures of a great Holiday get together. After dinner some of the kids played truth or dare
and some was outside playing and then the little boys was playing the Wii. After a while we all had a dance athon and it was great and everybody joined in. Patty started the danceathon and then we went down in age. It was fun to see everybody's personalities come out when they were dancing. After we left Jenny's everybody came over to see are new house. Then everybody went bowling. It was a great day.

Here is all the kids together. Kyle has his guitar that he got for his
birthday. We also had his birthday party with Thanksgiving.

Daxton outside playing

Maddie

Danny




The kids playing truth or dare. Josh was the one
one the bottom of the pile.

Makaylie and Josh

Kyle



Ryan playing the WII with Trevor and Coy



Trevor and Coy playing the Wii. They really was getting into

the game.




Marshall, Carolyn, and Trevor
waiting to eat Thanksgiving dinner

Makette getting down at the dance athon we had.




Sam dancing at the danceathon






Happy Holidays

Family update

We are all doing good. The girls got their report cards from school. They are doing good in school. They have made alot of friends. Beverlie made it on the honor roll and got a certificate and for making it on the honor roll she gets a free meal at TGI friday. Trevor is still taking gymnastics. He really enjoys it. He is moving up to slipper snakes. He is really good at it. He likes the bars and the balancing beam the best. Ryan is a little trouble maker he is always picking on his brother and sisters and keeping his dad busy. Carolyn has just started liking Micheal Jackson. She is always watching the micheal jackson videos on youtube. She mostly watches Thriller and does the dance it is cute.... Danny has been looking for a job he hasn't had much luck. But the kids love having him home. He holds are family together and we would be lost without him in are lives. I have been at my job for 4 months and I just got a promotion 3 weeks ago. Its nice I got to pick my schedule and a raise plus a bonus. Im excited because I will get all the upcoming holidays off to spend with my family. We are getting ready for the holiday this year we are going to Jenny's for Thanksgiving. I cant wait till the Black Friday sales. They are the best time to go shopping. If you have any funny black friday sales I would love to hear them.

My favorite moment was when Me, Danny and all of his sisters went together and Me and Danny wanted to get Trevor a power wheels jeep that was on sale for way cheap. We knew there would only be a limited amout. So we was at Walmart at 4am and was standing in the crowd around the powerwheels once the sale started everybody was grabbing them as fast as they could. Danny dived over the crowd and grab one and ran for the check out. It was funny. All of are shopping we did together the whole day. All of us piled into one car and then we tried to pile all the stuff we all bought around us.

Fun filled Halloween

We had fun this halloween. We went over to Jenny's house and went trick or treating. This year I took the kids trick or treating around are neighborhood and Danny stayed home and handed out candy to trick or treaters. We also got invited to a halloween party at one of Beverlie's friends house.

This is the kids trick or treating.

Carolyn was in hurry to get to the next house
The kids in there costumes

The White family in are costumes at Jenny's house

Danny
A die hard ute fan

Beverlie as a Devil

Trevor as the red ranger

Power Ranger

Carolyn as a graduate
with blue hair

Ryan as a vampire



Happy Halloween

Pumpkin carving

Halloween is almost here and we finally got around to carving are pumpkins. The kids had a blast carving there pumpkins. Ryan and Trevor liked using the scrapper to get the seeds out of the pumpkins. Beverlie had no problem getting the seeds out of her pumpkin, Carolyn on the other hand wouldnt even stick her hand in the pumpkin. She thought it was gross.

This is the pumpkin I carved.

This is Danny's pumpkin.
It is awsome!

Beverlie's pumpkin is the one that says trick or treat.

Trevor's is the Bat.

Ryan's is the ghost that say BOO!
Carolyn's is the witches house.

Carolyn and her pumpkin

Ryan and his pumpkin.
BOO!

Trevor stricking a pose with his pumpkin.

Happy Birthday Carolyn and Trevor

Today we celebrated Carolyn and Trevors birthday. Carolyn turned 7 years old and Trevor turned 4 years old. There birthday's are on the 7th and the 8th of Oct. This year we decided to do their birthdays on the same day. This year we took them to Chucky cheese. They had a blast we went after school. Jenny and her family came too. we had lunch and the kids played the games. Me and Danny was having fun playing the games too. Trevor liked getting his picture sketched with Josh. They had their picture sketched aleast 3 different times with different funny faces. Chuck cheese came out and Carolyn and Ryan got their picture took with him it was cute. The kids had fun. After they were done playing they opened presents and had cupcakes. We got Trevor Batman cupcakes and Carolyn got Hannana Montana cupcakes. Carolyn got a computer, barbie, googles (that is all she asked for, she wanted them for swimming), movie, shirt, and $10.00. She like al the presents she got. Trevor got a big Spiderman Bike, helmet and pads, power rangers (he loves super heros), jacket, ad $10.00. He likes everything he got for is birhday. He has wanted to ride his new bike since he got it.

Starting school

Today was the first day of head start for trevor and ryan they sure were excited.

Tanya and I have to volunteer for awhile because they were put on a waiting list but it will only be for a week or two so tanya got to go to school today she said they did some sponge painting and arts.

They got to eat breakfast and lunch after school was over trevor was upset because he coulden't ride the school bus with the other kids but once he is off the waiting list he can ride the bus overall they really seemed to enjoy thier first day of school.

Trevor is also doing gymnastics he is one of the best in his class he really enjoys it he is a monkey and you should see him on the bars his teacher says that he has alot of strenght for his age group he also has great balance he can walk, run, hop all the way across the balancing beems with no help he can begin competing at the age of six so he has two years to practice and get better.

The kids just finished thier first session of swim lessons and are advancing to the next level.

Beverlie is in competitive cheer and doing very well she is a flyer she is the one they throw in the air she is usually scared of things like that but has gaied the trust of her teamates and does very well they are getting thier uniforms next week and she is excited.

I just thought I would update about the kids I have realized what a blessing it has been for my family since we have moved to Idaho they really enjoy bieng involved in activities and are making alot of friends they absolutly love thier home and thier ward they love primary and the missionaries. The missionaries come once a week to help us regain a testimony and the kids really enjoy it I know that we will find away to make it work up here tanya is the strength of this family and I love her so much for the things she does I hope that I can spend eternity with my family because I couldnt emagine being without them.

Kiss 103 and BSU tickets

Last Wensday Me and Danny and the kids decided to go for a drive down by the staduim to see what was going on since the biggest game to be played in Boise was the next day. On are way downtown the radio announced that they were going to give away 2 tickets to the big game. All you have to do is be the 1000 caller to win. So we decided to try and win the tickets. They gave the phone number so fast that we didnt know if we had the right phone number. But we still called it. Everytime we called the line was busy. I thought the odds of us getting through was slim. But by the 20th time I called it started ringing. I was excited that I could maybe be the winner but I was nervious. After it rang about 20 times. He finally answered. I didn't now if I had the right number. So I asked If it was a radio station. They left and came back and said yes. So I asked what caller I was and he asked if he owed me money. I started thinking I had the wrong number and somebody was joking around with me. After some really strange questions he finally told me that I was caller number 3. I am just glad I wasnt on the radio. Well after that we keep calling. Everytime it started ringing I gave the phone to Danny. I figured he could do all the talking. We got through about 8 times but we werent the winners. We even got Jenny and her family calling in to win the tickets.

I'ts fall the best time of the year.

Its that time of year again so I decided I would post my pre season predictions, as you can see I am the lonley ute fan in my family the rest are byu fans how ever I am convinced that byu will have a better season this year.
my predictions.
TCU 12-0
Byu 10-2
utah 10-2
I think byu will lose to tcu and then lose confidence like they so often do and then they lose to utah in the holy war.
Utah suffers losses to tcu and oregan.
Tcu runs the table and bust's the bcs, I hope my predictions are wrong and utah runs the table but they lost alot of there coaching staff and some of there best players from last season.
The main thing that will hurt utah is losing louie sakoda concidering he won at least 3 games for the utes last season its amazing how much a kicker can impact the game as seen last season.

As for byu I am giving them the benifit of the doubt I think they will shock the nation the first week of the season and will beat oklahoma which will set up the undeafeted team from the mountain west to have a shot at a national championship so I am definitly going to be watching that game and cheering for byu, I think tcu and byu will be undefeated when they meet in provo but tcu's defence will be to much and max hall will throw 5 intercepions like he does in big games however if utah dont run the table I would prefer byu does. I will probebly change my predictions after week 1 if byu losses if they lose that game I think it will be a totally different senerio they will probebly lose 4 games OU,TCU,FSU,UTAH. Tcu bcs busters, Utah las vegas bowl, Byu poinsietta bowl vs boise state.

I love college football its awsome but I have to tell you since I moved to boise I am somewhat annoyed these people practice boise state football like we do are religion eveyother mailbox painted boise state, Every other vehicle coverd in bsu perifenellia, every grill with a bsu cover,
every radio station giving away free tickets to bsu home games and must we not forget the famous countdown to the biggest game ever played in idaho state history i think I just heard that its 3 days 48 min and 22 seconds until kickoff all this comotion and they are only playing the oregan ducks its only like 5 hrs away from here its not like there playing florida. I hope oregan rides the broncos right out of there own stadium right back up to oregan and then utah shoots a bow right through the quacking ducks. I cant stand bsu. oh I went to bronco stadium on saturday to see scott play football and seen the famous blue turff wow, I yelled go utes and I lived even though all the threats of how much they hate utah and byu they are just a bunch of weak winers around here sore losers. I got a nice laugh though I think I embaresed jenny and tim.

Back to School

Today is the first day of school for Beverlie and Carolyn. They have been so excited for about a week to go back to shool. We took them school shopping and Beverlie got her haircut. It wasnt how she wanted it. They cut it shorter then she wanted. But it is still cute. Carolyn her hair hasn't grown back from when she got it cut the last time. They are excited to make new friends. Trevor and Ryan got to see their school they will be going to this year. Trevor will be going 4 days a week for 3hr. Ryan will go 2 days a week for 3hr and then a teacher will come o are home 2days of that week. Trevor was so excited to go to school. He wanted to get a backpack and all the stuff the girls had to get for their school.

Carolyn on her first day of school.
Beverlie's first day of school.

I will post Trevor and Ryan's first day of school when their school starts in Sept.

Fair Days

Last weekend was are county fair. We took the kids to go and have fun. They all rode on some of the rides that were there. Trevor wanted to ride the pirate ship but he was to small. So he rode the airplanes with Carolyn and Ryan. Beverlie went on the Gravitron with Danny. I wanted to go on the zipper. I tried getting Beverlie to go with me but she wouldn't. But Carolyn she said she would go with me. She was abrave one. When we were on the ride she never screamed. She did get scared and asked me to tell them to stop it. It was fun but for the price we payed for the tickets was expensive. It would have been cheaper to go to an amusement park were they have more rides for the kids. We decided to sit down and watch the juggler perform. He had the crowd play a prank on people walking by. The plan was to cheer and clap well he sat and read a book and every time he turned the page we were suppose to get louder. It was funny. There was an old guy who heard us laughing and clapping and he walked up were he could she what was going on he looked on stage and had this funny look on his face, then he took off his glasses and wiped them off, then he put them back on and looked again. That old man just had know idea it was him and the other people's faces we were laughing about. It was so funny.

Ryan's Birthday party

We threw a party for Ryan on saturday. He turned 2. We did a Thomas the train theme. We bought him a Thomas traxs set, bat and ball, noise maker, and some outfits and books. Jenny and her family came over and we had Deli sandwiches for lunch and then watched Ryan open his presents. He was so cute taking his time put the paper down in a pile. He got a swimsuit and towel from the Needles family. When he opened his bat he started hiting everybody with it. It was fun. then we sang Happy birthday and eat cake. Then we headed to YMCA to go swimming. The kids had a blast.. Ryan loved going down the slide with his dad. The other kids liked the river.

Ryan's 2nd Birthday

Everybody singing Happy Birthday to Ryan.

4th of July fun

Are 4th of July was filled with fun. We started the day by going to the parade, Then we went to Camelback park a had picnic made by Jenny. We hiked up the hill and walked to the creek and the sand hill. It was fun but really hot. After the park we went to get ice cream to cool us off. Then we got invited to go boating at Lake Lowell. It was a blast the kids rode on the inflated tube and played in the water it was a blast. Trevor was brave he wanted to ride on the tube by himself like his dad. All the kids rode on the tube even Ryan I rode on the tube with Megan, Sam and Beverlie. After boating we went to Jenny's and lit fireworks.

Danny, Trevor and Scott on the tube
Carolyn, Josh and Megan

The kids on the sand hill at Camel park

The creek at Camel park

Happy 4th of July!