A Brand New Year!

Christmas is over and we are in a brand new year wow does that seem weird? It seems as I get older the years just seem to come and go like no other.

I will warn you now that this is long only because I wanted to put in as many pictures as I could without having to do a slide.

We had a great time this past Christmas, with family and friends. We did lose a dear friend from complications to his bone marrow transplant, and we were saddened by his death. We loved him dearly, we knew him and his wife as we moved into our first house in West Jordan and started our families and grew in the gospel together. We wish Cindy and her family the best this next year. Kurt was indeed a very valiant servant to our Heavenly Father. I am sure he is busy helping teach the gospel to those who have never had the chance to hear it hear on earth. Cindy was and is so strong, she not only deserves a very big gold star for her forehead, but a life without having to go through this again. We love them very much.

On December 19 we waited for Jenn and her family to get to our house and from there we went to my side of the families Christmas party. It is always so fun to see the cousins and catch up on their lives. We enjoyed it a lot.

On Sunday the 20th of December we celebrated Brad's Eagle Court of Honor. YES, it is over. We put together with the help of Denise Angus (who lives in our ward) a great life sketch of Brad, it turned out really good.My oldest brother Stanley awarded him the eagle. Because of Stan's influence Brad has accomplished alot. Thank you Stan for being there for Brad and for us. We are so proud of him accomplishing this great award.

On Christmas Eve we went over to Lisa's house and enjoyed the appetizers and other things she had for us to eat, watched the kids get so anxious to go to bed. Scott and Brad helped Mik in putting a puzzle together, at least start to put it together. We watched the kids open their one Christmas gift from their mom and dad, we then went home to watch Brad open his one gift from us (pajamas).

Christmas day was enjoyable, we got up and had biscuits and scrambled eggs and bacon. Heidi and Casey came by to wish us a Merry Christmas, then they were headed up to Casey's parents. We got dressed and went to visit my dad and Joan, enjoyed their company. We then went and picked up Scott's mom and brought her to our house. All of the kids, minus Heidi and Jennifer were there with their families. We really enjoyed the day. Of course always too much to eat.

Jenn and Rich celebrated Christmas in Logan and then to Ogden to visit with Rich's family they came back to our house on the 29th.

We played in the snow, went to the movie Princess and the Frog, played in the snow again and on Saturday Jan 2 we went up to Mutual Dell to have a family party with the Farnsworth's. We had a great time with that side of the family, catching up with these cousins. The kids were able to sled and sled and sled, we couldn't get them off of them.

These are the families that we went camping with this past summer and can't wait to do that again.

On Sunday the 3rd of January Jenn and Rich packed up and left for home in Arizona. We surely enjoyed their visit, and can't wait to be with them again.

We hope everyone is enjoying the new year and have made goals they can attain.

Here are some pictures to see how the kids enjoyed themselves at all the parties.

Well, here it is December, and I haven't written for along time. I always think that I need pictures to post on my blog. I hope everyone had a fun Thanksgiving and are almost ready for Christmas. I really enjoy this time of year, other than the weather, but I can try and ignore it, but I find myself complaining. I am going to try and not complain to much this year and just bear with it. So if you hear a complaint I give you permission to slug me. I am always reminded of why we celebrate Christmas and I should remember my Savior all year long, which I think I do when I go to church each Sunday. I am so grateful for him and his infinite atonement for all of us, his example of always uplifting others and his love for all for all of us, and his wanting us to be able to live with him and our heavenly parents. I love him and our heavenly father, and know that they live and want us to be happy. I love my family and want them to know that. I know that while they were growing up that I didn't share my testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, but I know that it is true, and ask their forgiveness for all of the things as they were growing up that I might have said or did, to please forgive me. I was doing what I thought was best for you (as all parents do, but that is no excuse) I am so glad that Heavenly Father entrusted them to me and hope that he is pleased with how they have turned out. I love Scott with every fiber of my being, he means so much to me, he lights up my life. I so enjoy and love all of my grandchildren, and never dreamed that they would bring so much love and fun into my life, I want them to know that I am always so proud of them, and they make me feel so young. I love to play games, have sleep overs and whatever we do I am in heaven when I am with them. I wasn't planning on bearing my testimony on this blog but it looks as if I just did. Hope you don't mind. I hope your Christmas opens your eyes of our Saviors love for you, and you too can bear witness of him, and come to realize what he has done for you and your family. We are very blessed and I see his hand in all things. Have a VERY Merry Christmas and always have CHRIST in your Christmas. I love each of you as friends and family. From our family to yours, we are always thinking of all of you, were ever you are. Love to all- Leita

Winter is upon us

Well the season is changing, and I don't really know if I am prepared for it or not, I am not one that likes the cold, but what to do when you live in a place that gets all 4 seasons?! The past couple of weeks has been busy. We have been working on the salon, putting in more lights and plugs. (can't have enough plugs) The hair business is slow, but I really don't advertise other than word of mouth. I did do a spot light on me in Relief Society and then the R.S. had an auction, where you could bid on the object or in this case hair cut, that went pretty good, and I auctioned off 2 adult hair cuts and 2 child hair cuts. Now if they pass the word it will hopefully work.

Last week I woke up to the stomach flu and the week was not so great, and on Saturday I woke up to a scratchy throat, and I think I figured it out that I have a sinus infection, so I called the doctor and he called in an antibiotic for me, but if that doesn't work he wants to see me. Hopefully it does help. I have not wanted to do anything but sleep, but with a family (even if it is just Brad, and Scott) I still have to do things to keep the family fed and clothes clean. I have decided to forget about the house as long as they don't complain. I do the dishes and straighten up but that is it on the house chores. Sorry who ever comes to visit. Next week better be a lot better. Jennifer and Abby are coming into town for Mik's baptism, so I better be feeling better. Until then or until I feel better. Talk to you then

Another new Job

I guess it has been long enough. We have been busy with many things and I haven't taken very many pictures. So probably not many. Let's see, we had our ward's annual rodeo, Scott was in charge of helping with the cooking (along with other High Priest) for lunch. I was a judge in the produce and salsa contest. It was a busy day.
Then my aunt Judy, uncle Fred and cousin Lori and her husband Glenn came to Utah to visit and go to the BYU/Florida game, we went to dinner with them on Friday, it was good to see them, since we don't get to see them very much. Scott had sinus surgery that week so he didn't come with us to dinner, he has done pretty good, but still feels like he has a cold, hopefully it will get better.
I no longer work for JetBlue, which has been a blessing for me. I had a hard time with it, I was always feeling anxious and getting headaches, so Scott said for me to quit. I have started doing hair again, but it is slow and haven't had luck in to many clients as of yet, I guess it will take a while.
We just finished painting the salon downstairs, so now I just need the clients.
Well for now that is what is happening in our family for now. I will up date as things come up.

Labor Day Weekend

Scott and I decided to go camping up to the Uintas again, just the two of us. We had asked our kids and David and Kathy, but no one wanted to go, so it was just us, oh and we took Ellie. We left on Friday morning early, we stopped at Matt and Amy's around 7:30 or 8:00 am to wish Matt a happy birthday, then we were on our way. We got up to camp at around 11:00 maybe 10:30 I don't remember. We set up camp and then went for a walk, it was so nice and peaceful. We fixed some lunch and than just sat by the fire and read for awhile. That evening we went to get bugs at Millcreek, Ellie was crazy in the truck, like our grandkids, so excited to be able to ride in Grandpa's truck. We went back to camp and fixed dinner. On Saturday we got up and had baking powder biscuits and scrambled eggs. It is so nice to have an oven to bake things in or just to keep things warm. We then set off to fish. Ellie would go in the water but if it got to deep she was a chicken, I think if she saw Lucy (Jason and Lori's dog) and other dogs in the water she might not be so afraid. We will have to see next year when we all are up there together. She still had a ball chasing sticks that we would through into the river and she would have to go get them.

Sunday was just sitting around reading or crochetting going for a ride, walking around, having french toast, bacon, sausage and hasbrowns for breakfast, so I didn't need to eat until dinner. It was just a day of peace and quiet until a herd of sheep and all came through our camp. All of the bahhing started to get old. I told Scott I wished we could change the station, it got to be annoying listening to the same thing over and over. We started on our way back to home on Monday and got home about 5:00 pm, it was nice to get home and shower. It is always nice to go for awhile but I am always glad to get into my own bed and get cleaned up. We had a great time. Scott said we wants to make it a tradition every year, but I reminded him of the traffic of the holidays, so maybe the week before or the week after we will just have to see.

The First Day of School

So here we go again, the start of a new school year. It seems like yesterday they had just got out of school for the summer. For Brad this is his last year of High School. WOW!!! And our last child to finish public school all together, it seems weird to say that, but I for one can't wait till the end of the year, no more parent teacher conferences, no more wondering if there is enough lunch money in the account, no more school supplies, all of that will be gone. YEAH!!! But I still can't believe that he is a senior and will graduate this next year.

It will be different to not have a student at the high school or jr high or elementary, I guess this is where the grandkids come into play. This will be an exciting year for Brad, he is a great kid and he has been a great help to us. He has a lot going for him. The one thing about Brad is that he loves people and he is always concerned about others. I think he will be a great missionary.

Brad will have a chance to go to college for a year before he is able to go on a LDS mission, that way he can get in most of his generals and be able to come home from his mission and start from there (at least that is the plan).

Last night Scott gave Brad a fathers blessing and it was great. When he stood up to hug Scott, I believe he is now taller than his dad. But I want him to still be our little boy.

Have a great year at school Brad. Remember that we love you!

Look at the cool glasses he has on, he reminds me of someone in the 70's when I was in school.

Sundance

On Monday, Scott and I had the privilege of going up to Sundance to see the play Fantastiks, our neighbors and good friends the Behunin's (Wendell and Cindy) invited us to go with them. We had a good time out in the open COLD air. Cindy and I thought if we got there about 7 we would be able to get a pretty decent seat, Yeah right, there were so many people there we barely got a seat on the lawn up in what would be considered the nose bleed area, but on the mountain. We had brought blankets and just snuggled. All in all we enjoyed it. So here are some pictures of 0ur adventure.