Christmas Festival

The Christmas festival was a lot of fun this year. I had a booth with Terra and Kim for the Relay for Life and Jarrin and Austin performed. Jarrin played his violin as well as doing a small speaking part, which he did great at! Austin played with the high school band. They sounded great. He didn't think so, but we did!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was at Grandma & Grandpa Kurtz' this year. The little boys played outside with nerf guns most of the day. The girls hiked around and the big boys played computers, ipod, or whatever. After dinner we played a round of apples to apples (the kids' favorite). We are thankful for families!

Erin's Baptism

Erin has been taking the missionary lessons at our house for the past month and a half. We have had such an awesome experience being there with her during the lessons. Jarrin has been so impressed with the missionaries! That is where the inspiration for his Halloween costume came from. Erin decided to be baptized last Wednesday. Jacob Southwick bapitized her. Darrin gave a talk on the Holy Ghost. It was a beautiful baptism. Today she was confirmed by Gene Drake in the 7th ward. We are going to miss having them over every week for lessons! They all came over tonight for one more lesson, dinner, and a little Apples to Apples! Like the missionaries said, it was a great ending to an awesome 6 weeks!

Halloween

For Halloween this year McKenna dressed as an 80's rock star! Can't believe kids think that was soooo long ago!! It made me feel like I was back in the 80's to be able to rat her bangs and put bright blue eye shadow on her! Jarrin came up with his costume all on his own. I took him to every costume store, but he decided he wanted to be a missionary! He got so much attention. Everyone thought his costume was so cute. He wanted to keep trick or treating because everyone was making such a fuss over him! McKenna went trick or treating with Erika and Briana and Darrin and I took Jarrin around. It was a fun night!

String Concert

Jarrin started playing the violin this year. He has to go to school at 7:30am three mornings a week, which is a struggle. But we make it, although sometimes a little late. He was able to play the warm-ups they do every morning as well as Hot Cross Buns. He is liking it a lot.