Happenings...

 Here are some of the highlights of last week...

  My parents turned 52 on December 28! I think they look pretty cute in this picture...

 Jared's grandpa, Robert Jaynes, died the week after Christmas and his funeral was on New Years Eve. He was a great man and for his funeral he wanted all 10 of his children to bear their testimonies.  It was very special. He was a lot of things in his life but one of the really impressive things he did besides raise 10 children was be a pilot in World War II. We are lucky to be related to him!

New Years Eve

 We never made graham cracker houses this holiday season and my kids kept reminding me of this fact. So on New Years Eve I went to the Walmart and bought 5 boxes of the $1 candy they have by the register and some crackers, with of course some Martinellis to toast in the New Year and we had us a par-tay!!

 We used homemade frosting so we could really enjoy eating them!

Jared, of course, had to be original! Yes, that is a fish driving a race car...

Milo's house was many things at first he made a robot, then he changed it to a caterpillar and then it became this, whatever this is....

Ellie's was very pretty. She likes things to be pretty!

Libby was proud of hers too!

This is me taking a picture of myself. I had gone running with Jasmin just before all this and I hadn't gotten a shower yet, aren't I cute!

Ellie enjoying herself some frosting!

Jared is pretty proud of his creation! 

Our gingerbread houses might be a bit ghetto but the kids didn't care and had a great time making/eating their houses! 

Jared and I both fell a sleep for a bit before the new year, but the girls were die hards! Even Ellie made it to the New Year awake! We toasted another year to be as good as the last one and went right to bed!

HaPPy NeW YeaR!