GO CARDINALS!!

Can you believe it?! Who thought that they could make it to the Super Bowl? I am way excited! It has been so fun watching them in the playoffs, beating the odds. I can't wait to see how they do against the Steelers. My kids are a little worried though, we will be watching the Super Bowl in Utah at Megan's. We are going up for Cameron's baptism on the 31st- yeah Cam-my-man! The thing is- Lonny is a huge Steelers fan and has loved them ever since I have known him. My kids are worried that he and I are gonna get to each other, and we probably will. But we can both handle it. I will have Sherry, his step mom, there to help me cheer them on. GO CARDS!

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Even though we didn't have a lot of family here for Christmas, we ended up having a pretty good crowd for New Years. Benda & Barry, Karlie & her kids, Amy & Glen and all of their family, and those of us that live here in town all gathered at Mom's to bring in the NEW YEAR! We had a big potluck with each couple bringing a treat- we had some good food. We played games and just had a lot of fun. It was really good to see everyone- that is always the best part of the holidays. I was glad that Amy's family picked mom's to meet since they live all over. Toni & Thomas came and brought cute little Derrik from Oklahoma, Darrin & Jessica came from Utah, Chelsea & Matt flew over from Hawaii, and Jerome came from Thatcher. Glen's parents also joined us from Mexico. For New Year's I made ham, cheese potatoes, and the Whetten Family's famous chili cheese. I'm not really sure why I was the one that made it since I am not a Whetten and there were a bunch of them there, but Glen's mom gave me the recipe so I made it. It was pretty good for my first try- it at least all got eaten. We also had Amy's famous orange rolls, David made a great salad and Dennis & Audrey brought the veggies. It was another yummy dinner. But even better, it was great company. I love my family!

I am not sure why I didn't take more pictures of everyone. After they all left it dawned on me that I didn't even take any. But I did get one of Toni & Thomas when they stopped by the house to tell us good bye. I am glad that Thomas liked us; he is a city boy and wasn't sure if he was gonna like the country. But he and Saul became really good friends and had a lot of fun coyote calling and going shooting. And that little Derrik is so dang cute! I hope they all come back soon.

OOOPS!

I guess when you get teenage drivers you gotta expect a few dents and dings, right? Ariel had her first little fender-bender on Christmas day. She & Justin had gone to do their chores at Uncle David's and I had asked her to stop by the house to grab some things that I needed at Grandma's. As she backed out of the garage she lost track of the Nissan parked in the driveway (it was kind of hidden behind a big truck Saul had driven home from work). It was a pretty good ding and of course it is on our only car that we only have liability on. The 4-Runner didn't even get a scratch- I guess we can count that as a blessing. She called and told me and wanted me to talk to her dad and calm him down before she got there to face him. He did remain surprisingly calm. Live & Learn and chalk this up to one of life's experiences Ariel. We still love you!