I took a work trip to Galveston Texas. We rented a beach house to set up the aircraft data link and run the flights from. The house couldn’t have been any closer the beach!

K&L 🙂

Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point. Very fun. And cold!

So cute!

Loaded game of Chinese Checkers. In a few years, we’ll be able to play all 6 sides.

Is my birthday!

Fun at the Provo Beach resort.

And a blizzard when we were leaving.

Zoey LOVES conducting the FHE song.

Happy New Year 2024. Looking great!

Fireworks and cotton candy with our friends.

Happy Birthday Kathryn!

We went tubing at the new place in Spanish Fork. Very fun!

Snow Day!

The yearly presentation at our January IMSAR holiday party.

Oh Year! Snowmobile season has arrived! The first ride was up by Soapstone mountain and it was deep!

Landon had the honor of putting the star on the tree this year!

Excellent work team!

Christmas Card photo. Thanks Becca.

Elves at work.

Christmas party with the Hawkers.

Christmas Eve at our house.

Apple pie. It turned out so good and flaky!

Christmas Eve PJs

Christmas morning!

Incredible creativity!

Visiting Idaho.

Family temple trip to do sealings.

Outing to Sliger’s pool (1000 Hot Springs). Since we go there too early, we took a detour over to Hagerman to get some treats.

Here is the evidence.

The place hasn’t changed a bit in all these years.

Dairy Queen in Buhl.

The Planetarium.

Music concert at Grandma Nancy’s house.

We had a great Christmas Break. We have so much to be grateful for! Especially our Savior Jesus Christ.

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving in St George with the Hawker clan at Adam and Shaelyn’s place. Here we are, all loaded up and ready to go. Like a glove.

The first item of business upon arrival was a quick swimming trip. The kids enjoyed it, but it was a little too chilly for me 🙂

Festive breakfast creation for the kids.

Fun at the park. These two were having hanging contests. I couldn’t believe how long they could hold on for. Much longer than me.

The man of the house carving the turkey.

The party in action.

An incredible dinner. So much to be thankful for.

An evening hike up to Jenny’s canyon in Snow Canyon State Park.

Battleship!

Before:

After:

At least for long enough for a picture!

Happy Birthday Ashley! Our little girl is growing up so fast. I can’t believe she’s 10 now. And we’re getting older too haha.

German Pancakes of course.

Presents!!

Fully loaded up for school with class treats and a “special birthday” lunch.

Friend birthday party. Landon and I were severely outnumbered. The theme of the night was art. So, we had an Italian dinner to start the night off.

Then we went to Wildflower Pottery and Ceramics in Spanish Fork to paint some ceramic pieces. It’s kinda of like Color Me Mine if you’ve been there.

Then back to the house for cupcakes and presents. What a fun day!

Earlier in the week, Ashley and her group put on a Music Review concert. She’s been going to school earlier a couple times a week to practice. She sang a few lines solo of the Beatles song Let It Be and then went and joined in the group. She did great! They also sang some other fun group songs and had some other solo numbers from the kids. We were really proud of Ashley.

Afterwards, we came back to the house for dinner with Tim and Suzanne and Ashley got her present from them. A SKH original of Kacho as a puppy. She was all smiles.

I loved this picture of Tim sharing videos from when the kids were younger and them all piled around and watching. So fun. These are such fun moments. Thanks Tim and Suzanne for coming to support Ashely and hang out.

Not related to Ashley’s birthday, but a couple of other fun moments. This was Zoey’s creation from church. Heart melter.

Check out this print. It’s a collapsible Katana sword, super sized!