No Time Wasted

This is the first thing he did when he woke up Sunday, he was so excited it had snowed.

Way To Go Zach!

Not-so-little-Zach got his black belt in Taw Kwon Do on Saturday. Congratulations Zach! We're proud of all his hard work. We're also proud that he knows not to use it on his brothers.

Here he is beating up a girl.



Patrick's edit: Here is zach kicking an unsuspecting toddler who mistakingly got in the way of Zach's Black Belt

Hiram's 50th

Hiram was surprised with cash for new golf clubs.

These handsome boys were all sportin' the same haircut, although Hiram's was unintentional (bad barber).

We had a small get-together with Hiram's parents for his 50th birthday, which is tomorrow. I can't believe he's so old! We are so grateful for all he does for our family. Happy Birthday Hiram, we love you!

Our babies

We had all of our babies together last night. We had a nice evening together. Here are some of the things we did:

We played games

Took the dog on a walk and played catch at the park...

Played music together.

Pots and pans to play for those who aren't "musically inclined" (Michelle and Jane)
And we ate a lot.

We're going to miss Adam when he goes home tomorrow. We were sad that Andrea wasn't able to be there but we are excited to have eveyone home for Christmas!

Busy Busy

Our family had a pretty busy weekend last weekend. Patrick had heart surgery for the second time around. We're hoping this will be the last. He has a syndrome call Wolff-Parkinson-White. You can learn more about it here. The surgery went well and we're happy he's going to live. (Most of us anyways)

That same weekend Hiram competed in the Spudman Triathalon in Burley, ID. He did so well and even beat some other old guys in his division. Way to go Hiram!

Sly Aye

Andrew just recently returned from touring the West Coast. We missed him but are proud of his talent and motivation when it comes to playing the guitar. He's a sample from his new EP album, as played at his concert at Kilby Court on Saturday.

Baseball

Nick finished his baseball season last week. Although they lost the majority of their games, the team did well and had fun. Way to go Nick!