Okay, I have a lot of updating to do. I'll probably just set the date to the actual event - cheating, I know. But it'll make more sense to me that way. We finally got our camera back from being fixed, so hopefully I'll be able to keep up a little better from now on. We had a fun January.

James came to visit us for about a week before leaving for his mission. He was here on Parker's birthday, which was a bonus. Parker really thought James came specifically for his birthday, and I just went ahead and let him think that. The only thing he really wanted for his special day was a turtle cake he found in an easy cake-making book from my mom (thanks Mom!) so we made the attempt. Not as good as the one in the book, but from the look on his face you'd have thought it was the most incredible cake in the world. I love this age when it doesn't take much to please.

Jen and Doug also came up to see James one last time (although Parker also thought that was for his Birthday - what a lucky boy!). It was fun to have them here. Doug took Cole, Parker, and Dallin to get doughnuts for Parker's Birthday breakfast. They loved it! Here are some pictures of all the little boys eating doughnuts, the turtle cake and birthday party, Parker trying to ride the motorcycle his cousins gave him (he was really excited about that present), and all of us in St. Augustine.

We will miss James, but it was sure fun to have him visit, and it has been such a blessing to read all of his letters and hear his testimony growing and read about all of the hard work. It motivates us all to be better and try to keep things in perspective!

Christmas Day in Jacksonville!

Hooray! I'm almost caught up on the year of blogging! We'll see how well I keep up in 2008. We had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas break this year. Our first ever away from the rest of our family in Utah. After moving this past summer, and now that we've got three kids to tote around, we decided another trip across the country was just too much this year. We've had a great time. It's been very restful. We drove down to Orlando to go to Sea World again (got to get use of that pass!) and saw Kurt and Amanda who were there with Kurt's family. They were kind enough to let us intrude on half a day of their vacation to visit since I probably won't get to see them until next Christmas. We then drove down to Fort Lauderdale and stayed in Jen and Doug's place so we could relax, visit friends, and tear down the office! Yes, the office Russ built onto the condo had to go since post-hurricane construction is finally about to start. Lots of work, but still a nice trip. Then we got to come home to an entire week of NOTHING! That's rare, so we've enjoyed it. We also moved Mason's crib into the boys room, so he's loving being part of the group. Here are a couple of Christmas shots - one of the middle of the night, and then Christmas morning including one of Mason stuffing his face with cinnamon bread. Happy holidays!!