Guess Who Turns 38 Today?

Landon does. His only request was that his cake be a german chocolate cake.

Trip To Truckee

Our family took advantage of Southwests cheap flights and took a trip to Truckee, California to visit Uncle Mike and Aunt Renae. There is always a lot of fun, laughter and eating when we're with Mike and Renae. We got to eat at our favorite Italian place in Truckee, Village Pizzeria. Their chicken parmigiana is to die for. If you are ever in Truckee, you MUST eat there.


Landon and Mike took the kids skiing while Renae and I went to lunch and did some shopping. This was the first time skiing for all of our kids. They all picked up on it really quickly and looked like pros. The kids are already talking about when their next ski trip will be. They loved it.

We got to hot tub in the snow. Figuring we were going to a snowy place, nobody in our family packed swimsuits. Luckily, Mike and Renae had extra swimsuits for Landon and I. As for the kids.....they got to use their underwear. They didn't seem to mind either. Next time we will take Mikes advise, "Always pack a swimsuit cause you never know."

We ate dinner at Mikuni's. We learned a few things while eating dinner there. 1.) Mikuni's kids meals are way over priced and 2.) that our kids either really love sushi or our kids were really hungry. After dinner Mike and Renae took us to an outdoor skating rink. Again, the kids did great for their first time. So much fun.

Tommy getting a ride on Mike's ATV while Mike plows the driveway.

Karli getting a pep talk from Renae.

A Teacher

Logan was ordained a Teacher today. We are so proud of Logan and the righteous decisions he makes in his life.

Grandma and Grandpa Skinner made a quick trip to New Mexico for Logan's special day. They even surprised Logan by bringing his cousin Joshua with them. Logan and Josh are only 11 days apart in age. We had so much fun having Josh here.


The Family: Grandma Biggs made a special trip to be apart of the ordination too. It is very hard for me when these milestones occur with my children because my Dad is not here to be apart in them. I know that he was there in spirit though.
Grandpa and Grandma Skinner:
I know that Logan (as well as Landon and I) appreciates the sacrifices that family makes to come to all of our special occasions. It means so much to all of us.

Tommy wants to know....

Do these pajamas make his butt look big?

The story: Every morning (well the ones when school is involved) we have a hard time getting Tommy to wake up, so we have resorted to comedy in the morning. We will either make his stuffed animals or silky's talk to him or tickle him. On the morning that these pictures were taken I shoved all his blankets down his pants and up his shirt. He loved it and he got up to show the other kids his girth.

14.

Logan turned 14 today. 14. Can you believe we have a 14 year old in our house?

Logan chose to go to Fuddruckers for dinner. This seems to be a tradition for Logan. He got a whole lotta cash that he is going to use toward purchasing an iPod touch.