HAPPY NEW YEAR!

So much has happened this last year! We moved across the country and are LOVING it! Ysabel was baptized, we made tons of new friends, we moved again, we have seen many new states, enjoyed moments on the beach, all of the kids are in school, I am working for the first time since we have been married, Brian loves his career with PWC, Ethan is singing with his 4th grade choir, Hannah graduated from Kindergarten, and Brock started it! 2008 was a good start to a new life for us and we are so happy to start 2009! Thanks so much for being a part of our past! We welcome you to be here with us in the present.

Christmas from Grandma Katie

The kids had a great time opening their gifts from Grandma Katie and Gene. They each got a ginormous stocking stuffed with a stuffed animal holding a blanket, the annual slippers gift, and pj bottoms. Thanks so much Grandma! We love the gifts!

Christmas Eve with Ramos'

We had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner and Nativity with the Ramos family this year. It was nice to be able to keep this tradition. We usually would go to Grandma and Grandpa Koon's house where all the Aunts, Uncles and Cousins would be there. We would play all day in the snow, drink hot chocolate, eat Christmas time treats and play games until dinner. After dinner we would meet Santa and Mrs. Clause and get a goodie bag from them. Once everyone had their turn to tell Santa their Christmas wish we would gather everyone together and read from the Bible in Luke about the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so happy we were able to do the same with our kids this year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

Merry Christmas to you, from us!

THE Strep WWF

My kids all have strep so they had the day off from school. I came into the living room to find a wrestling arena and 4 wrestlers going at each other. It was reminiscent of Nacho Libre! Guess they are well enough to go to school tomorrow!

Brian Update

I wanted to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, prayers, ice cold gifts etc. The surgery went really well. The dr was surprised at how bad his tonsils really were, so he was even more relieved that Brian got them out.

Brian did really well the first two days, Wednesday he started getting pretty sore, I made him drink more, he got fussy with me, so I knew it was helping! =-) Thursday he was much worse and yesterday he was the same. Today I got some protein in him so I am hoping it will give him some energy to heal. He has been such a great patient. I just feel so horrible for him. Thank you again for all your help at this time. We appreciate you all sooooooooooooooooo much!

Our House for Christmas

Santa Hannah

My girls thought this one up....funny huh?

Ethan's Select Choir Christmas Concert

Tuesday night Ethan got to perform with his select choir in a concert at his school. These are a few of the blips from his performance.

Surgery

Tomorrow is Brian's big day. He has been waiting 39 years to get his tonsils out...now he is getting his wish. Most people who hear he is getting his tonsils out look at us with a questioning look and say something like, "isn't that something kids do?" or "How old are you? 12!" Silly people tonsils are for everyone! Luckily however, they are not for Brian anymore. The poor baby gets a horrible sore throat all of the time, here's hoping tomorrow ends that for him.

We are taking the kids to have a sleepover with Rebekah tonight and I will pick them up tomorrow after I get Brian comfy. If you get a chance, say a little prayer for him tomorrow. I have heard terrible things about getting them out this late in life.

Hannah and Brock

Hannah and Brock were born in Rexburg Idaho. We lived in Ririe, but since this blog holds other pictures of Ririe, I figured I would post pictures of Rexburg. It's a pretty isolated town with many fields surrounding it. Brian and I used to take the H2 up to the hills over looking Rexburg and eat icecream shakes from Big Judd's as a date. It was a beautiful view!

Ethan and Ysabel

Ethan and Ysabel are Seattle Washington babies. We lived in the area for about 3 years then moved back to Idaho. Seattle is so diverse and fun! One of our favorite things to do was to buy a sub sandwhich and catch a ferry to one of the islands so we could talk or watch for whales. I miss it, but not enough to move back to all that rain.

Where on Earth Did Brian Come From?

Brian was born in Boise, but lived in Marsing...so that is what I plan to show you. It is a beautiful place. There are vineyards, mint fields, onion fields, peach, cherry, and apple orchards, sugar beets and grain fields. Enjoy the pictures....The waterfall is at Jump creek, the butte is called Lizard Butte, cause it looks like a lizard, and all the rest is just beautiful Marsing Idaho.