Britt's Blog - A Picture a Day

Girl's Retreat

Every January, I get to join friends from my old ward at a huge Ranch House in Utah for three days of scrapbooking, games, treats, Rock Band, make overs, delicious meals, talking, laughing, reconnecting, and staying up 'til 4 in the morning.

FUN!!!

I can't wait until next year!

  

 

I'm off to scrapbook with my girlfriends for three day!  I'm so excited!!!

 

I hope my husband and children survive.

Sledding

We went sledding in our friend's backyard - that's right, this is their backyard.  It was so fun!

    

This is Sawyer and his friend racing Jason.  They won.  

At one point in the day, Sawyer slid off course and slammed into a barbed wire fence.  It scared me to death.  I ran down the hill, only to see him stand up, KICK the fence, and then hop back on his sled and continue down the hill.

  

The hill was much bigger than it looks.  It wore us all out.  But aren't we hot mamas here?  :)  I could hardly breathe.

Project 365

My friend, Camie, is always talking me into doing fun projects.  She's very good for me. This is the latest - Project 365.  (See side bar.)

I'm going to take a picture every day this year.  But I'm going to take them of "the small things", you know, the little things that I wouldn't usually take a picture of, or blog about, or make a scrapbook page about.  I'm going to try and capture simple, random images from our daily life.

I want to compile them into a book that will, hopefully, bring back memories of the hundreds of little moments in our family life that come together to make us who we are. 

FUN!

Good News

We found the hamster.

He looks good.

Skyler collected the reward.

Shaylin is so grateful that Heavenly Father helped us to find her hamster.  I'm sure she'll share her testimony about it in church next month.  

That will be the third hamster-related testimony from our family.  

Hamtaro

Shaylin's hamster is missing AGAIN.  Let me know if you've seen it.  

Apparently there's a $5 reward.

Happy New Year!

We said good-bye to 2008 with a wild party.  We ate treats, played Clue and Wii, set off fireworks and made lots of noise.

  

Skyler and Shaylin had friends visiting from Utah.  They know how to party!

    

It was a great way to say good-bye to a great year.

   

At the end of the night, I found Macey making "snow angels" in the confetti in the kitchen.  

I told you it was wild. 

Family Christmas Parties

We spent a couple of days with Jason's family and then a couple of days with mine.  We are now feeling completely spoiled, loved and well-fed.  I love our families.  It just wouldn't be Christmas without them.

           

Blake Is Home!!!

Two years ago I decided to start a blog because my baby brother had left on a mission for our church.  He was in Argentina, but he could check my blog periodically and get updates and pictures to go with my letters.

HE JUST CAME HOME!!!  

After two long years, he's finally home!  You should have seen us all at the airport.  We were a great big screaming, cheering, crying mess.  It was awesome.  Poor Blake has WAY too many emotional sisters.

   

 

Here is Macey meeting Blake.  She was shy for about five minutes, 

then she talked his ear off all week.  

She's in love.

 

 

He got lots of help with his luggage.

I don't think two years have ever passed so slowly for our family.  Oh, he has been missed.  I think Sawyer has asked me every single day when Uncle Blake was coming home.

We're so glad that Blake is home and safe.  More than that, we're glad that he's the kind of man that would give two years of his life to God.  

We're so proud of you, Blake.  Welcome freakin' home!

Now we'll see if I can stay motivated to keep blogging.