Why? Because we can!

We had a great fun-filled weekend!  We went to the Brian Regan show at Abravanel Hall, which was very good, and very funny. 

Sometimes, you need to laugh a little!
On our way to the show, we saw a sign that said that the Jazz were playing the Sacramento Kings tonight.  We thought, "Hmm, that sounds cool.  If we went, we could see the Jazz and we could see Jimmer play basketball."
So, after the show, we got tickets to the game.

Our theme of the weekend is "Things we can do because we don't have any kids."

Carter's homecoming

Carter was able to give his homecoming talk on January 1st.  He did a great job, and lots of friends and family came to support him.  It was a great time had by all.

 Uncle Lynn dropped by unexpectedly!

Happy New Year!

We were home in Idaho Falls for the New Year.  Maria had a great idea from growing up--the idea was--let's all take off our shoes and run around the house in the snow!  There wasn't much snow, but she and the boys did it anyway.  We celebrated the New Year in style with our family!

A trip to Lehi

We sort of feel like our Christmas vacation was divided into three segments: one at home, one at the cabin, and one in Lehi.  Our sister-in-law, Katie, was told that she had to be on strict bed rest while trying to have their 4th child (which, thankfully, is working).  Since Colby and Maria came from Virginia, they really wanted to be able to see Taylor and Katie and their kids, so we took a trip to get the whole family together.  Unfortunately, Casey was not able to come because of his basketball practice.  It was fun to play with the kids and spend time with family!

 Colby and Max

 Maria and Charlie

 Grandpa and Charlie with the iPad

 The kids saying goodbye

 Mom, Anna, me and Chris

 Carter and Anna

Colby and Max loving the legos

Merry Christmas!

After Carter came home, we had a great Christmas with many fun festivities!  We went to the cabin for a little while (in between Casey's basketball practices) and played on snowmobiles with our family.  Here are some pictures of the fun:

 Casey the basketball player making a foul shot

Choosing the perfect Christmas tree on snowmobiles--what a great tradition!

 Opening the Christmas jammies

After church, we put our jammies back on to come and unwrap presents!

 With our new digital camcorder

Merry Christmas!

Welcome home, Carter

Carter came home from his mission to Carlsbad, California on December 20th.  It was so much fun to see him!  I got done with work on the 16th, and Chris did not finish until the 21st, so he sent me on the shuttle to see my brother.  We love having him home--it adds a spice to our lives that we forgot disappeared when he left!

 So Mom and Dad and I went to the party store to get balloons.  I had the idea of purchasing Tweedledee and Tweedledum, just as a joke.  They thought it was a brilliant idea.  We think we are so funny!

 Grandma and Grandpa anxiously awaiting his arrival

 Greeting Casey

 Hi, Grandma!

 Hello, Mom!

Happy Birthday to us!

 Our birthdays were rather low-key this year, which is just fine!  Here are some pictures of us with our presents.  We just went out to dinner together for both birthdays, which was great!

 I got  new lens for my very cool camera.  I used it tonight at Max's birthday, and I really like it!