The Next Generation of Song Writers

The quads wrote a new hit: Up there, down there, everywhere I see a bear. That's it repeated endlessly!

Our Portland Christmas Adventure

Life is only just now settling down after our return from visiting Clayton's family over the Christmas Holliday. It wasn't until this Friday that I sent our Christmas Letter out. It beats Valentine's Day (last year). Honestly it isn't all my fault this time. We had our cards ordered and they were supposed to arrive at Tom and Kaaren's house the Monday before Christmas at the latest. With the huge snow storm that hit the area the mail DID NOT come for several days and was seriously backed up when it did start coming, so I didn't get the cards until a week and a half after Christmas and by then I lost all my momentum. I have to say that the storm took us back to what felt like the olden days. Kaaren and I had to walk to the grocery store because it was almost impossible to drive. We bought the last of the bungee cords which we used to tie down our groceries. Clayton flew in a couple days after the kids and I and by this time the storm had gotten much worse. He had a lay over in Denver and while there Southwest canceled all flights into Portland. He was very lucky he was able to be rerouted to Seattle. Once they he rented an overpriced car due to the high demaand and drove 30 mph all the way to Portland. I was so happy when he made it because there was a time when I didn't know if he would be able to get in. His bags didn't arrive for a whole week. He borrowed a few things from Bryce and was fine.



This is our rescue party. Britt, Bob, Jason, Logan and the dogs met us on the way back. While at Safeway Kaaren and I ordered the Yummiest corn beef sandwich with a delicious olive tapenade.











Logan, Caden, and Eli getting ready to jump off of Courtney and Jason's "old house". They just moved this week before the house gets bulldozed. A LDS Church will be built on this property this summer.