Blogging.....SIGH!

New goal.....blog once a month...

I blog for me...kind of a history or journal of what goes on in our lives or how we're feeling at the particular time. I've always enjoyed journaling, but find it takes SOOOO much time. Frustrating!

But I have found that we enjoy looking over what the year has brought, good or bad...and we find most joy in reading other's. So PLEasE....keep up your blogging, so we can have a good read! :)

As for us....January of this year. .....

We started our New Year's with our good friends at Dan & Brenda's. Seems to be the tradition now, that they host the get together. They most certainly have the large and beautiful home to do so and they are so gracious to host it! Kelley & Paula, Bryan & Carla, Stix & Katie, Terry & Corrine, Chris & Cami, Tony & Marsha and lots and lots of good food! This has been a tradition for many years....when the kids were younger, the adults would gather at one house and the kids would destroy...I mean gather at another. Now, most the kids are spread out, doing their own thing, but occassionally they'll drop by and join us for a few. It was so fun to visit with Stix & Katie some, and get to know Chris's wife Cami. They are doing well and so happy! We are so grateful for this group of friends. You just don't find anyone better! Words just don't express the love and grateful feelings we have for being so blessed to have them in our lives! Such a special caliber of people! LuCKy us!

Tony & Marsha brought these fun, floating lanterns, just like the ones in the Disney movie Tangeled. I believe they had about 6 of them. They had used them in their ward for a Relief Society thing, and she had these left over. Olivia was there with Kelley & Paula and Stix & Katie brought their little one's. Amalia and Olivia thought they were pretty cool...actually we all did! The one that Stix lit, first headed directly towards the neighbors roof....he was running after, ready and willing to do what it takes to protect that home from fire! He said, I can see the headlines now....firefighter starts home in Draper on fire with floating lantern....we all had a great laugh at that! They were so fun to watch float up in the sky, so high, they looked like stars. I think it would be fun to have at the beach and let sail over the ocean! I hope we can join everyone at Newport soon! I miss those days! And of course....we didn't bring the camera.....AGAIN!