Mendon Cemetery (where the Ancestors are)

Every year Ray and I head over to the Mendon Cemetery to visit with our Ancestors. I love looking in old history books and reading old journals about those loved ones who have passed on years ago, and then sitting with them at their graves, and feeling a closeness to them like I have known them my whole life. Some of the stories told of them, and their hard times, make my life seem simple and plain. I am so thankful for the opportunity to get to know them even though they have been gone for many years. It makes me feel anxious for the day when I really do get to meet them face to face. :)

Happy Birthday Jake

Here are our 6 favorite things about Jake.

1. He has an incredible imagination, and can quickly become the superhero in any show or game he is apart of.
2. He tries so hard, and does his very best everyday in school.
3. He loves to help his daddy with any remodeling projects his dad has going on.
4. He is a great snuggler when mom needs a snuggle, love, or even a kiss.
5. He is a good brother to Ellie. A really good tease, and perfect playmate as well.
6. He is a like-albe kid, and a good friend to all.
   

We Love you Jake, and hope you have a great birthday

experiment .365

I have decided to do an experiment this year where I will take one picture each day of my kids. I am excited to see the daily changes in my kids. Fill free to check it out if you would like. I am having lots of fun with it, and I am just in a week. The blog address is http://westfall365.blogspot.com/.

Kitty Sleeps

Pillow has a new favorite place to sleep, and I think it is just too cute. Check it out!!!

Yup, he likes to sleep in Ray's shirt. He is such a fun, sweet little kitty, and we love him!

Fun in Idaho

We went to Idaho yesterday to visit Grandma Westfall, and to visit with Mike and his family who had showed up the day before. We had lots of fun playing with cousins, and did lots of visiting. I went shopping with Heather so she could get a bunch of Christmas decorations on the Target after Christmas sale, Ray had lots of fun trekking around the farm reliving old memories, and the kids had lots of fun playing with cousins.

Fun with the New Camera

Talk about fun with a new camera. I love how each picture looks. I can see I am going to enjoy this new camera. Thanks Honey!

Sledding Fun with new Sleds

We went sledding today, and had lots of fun with the new sleds we got the kids for Christmas. We went to the big hill at USU which is really big and well, it can be dangerous. Ray took the kids up the hill a bit, and then sent Jake down and I wasn't able to get to him quick enough and he hit a parked car going backwards. We quickly decided to go under the big pine trees where there was not as much snow, and the kids would be stopped by grass instead of parked cars. It took Jake a little bit of time to get over his fear and then he enjoyed going down the hill as much as Ellie who was a pro at it from the beginning, and was quick to learn how to steer with her rope. I think we are going to have lots of fun with these sleds while the snow is here. :)