Christmas Eve

We had the most perfect Christmas Eve. It was so great to have Craig and Deb here for Christmas. This was the first time in over 10 years that they have all been together for Christmas Eve. So it was a real treat. All our kids wanted for Christmas was for them to be here on Christmas Eve. Walker said he couldn't wait for Uncle Craig to come because then there would be more Boise State fans around. The first pic is waking up Christmas morning. Tyler was not too happy about the 5 am, but he humored his cousins and took one for the team. The second one is of the grandkids with their pillowcases that Grandma Morrison embroidered for them. It only took her over 4 months to get them done. What a keepsake.
The third pic is of the kids in their new pj's. Tyler is quite the model isn't he. What a great time we had. Wish we could do it all over again.

Feeling a little under the weather today so I thought I'd try to do a little catch up. These are just a few shots from December. The kids went to Clark's to see Santa. They always look forward to that.

Family Home Evening

Kori taught the lesson for family home evening on the council in heaven. We each were assigned to draw a picture of what the council in heaven looked like. Kori wins.

Kylee had the opportunity to compete at a regional scholarship competition. It is funded by the Danny Marona scholarship foundation. She first had to send in a video audition and then was selected from that to keep at this regional event. She performed a tap solo. She won a $500 scholarship and has the opportunity to compete at the finals in April for a $5000 scholarship. She was given the best compliment that night by Mr. Marona's wife telling her,"You were amazing. You've got it!" Way to go Ky!!!

This is January 7th, 10:00 pm. Walker out on the deck in his pull-up casting his new fishing pole that he got from Santa. This is a daily ritual. He spends hours out there practicing his casting. He pretends that the deck is his boat. No wonder he is still coughing horribly. What are his parents thinking?!!!!

Decorating the Tree

BCS DECLARES GERMANY WINNER OF WORLD WAR II US Ranked 4th

After determining the national championship game participants the BCS
computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS
declared Germany to be the winner of World War II.

"Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with
the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing on into
conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire body of work--including an
incredibly tough Strength of Schedule--our computers deemed them worthy
of the #1 ranking."

Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS
commissioner stated "The US only had two major victories--Japan and
Germany. The computer models, unlike humans, aren't influenced by
head-to-head contests--they consider each contest to be only a single,
equally-weighted event."

German Chancellor Adolph Hiter said "Yes, we lost to the US; but we
defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Herr Hitler has been
criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to
enhance Germany's rankings. Hitler protested "Our contest with Poland
was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in Norway were
incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional
forces."

The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented "
France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1
ranking they only fell to #2."

Japan was ranked #3 with victories including Manchuria, Borneo and the Philippines.