Our Christmas this year was a trip to Disneyland. Caleb's favorite ride, maybe Curtis' too! Fighting Jake's nemesis.

Caleb was so thrilled to be picked to be a jedi. It was his dream come true.

And here is Megan's dream come true.

A reflection of a princess!

And don't forget about the princes.

His dream job!

Nick loved the tower of terror!

Bumper cars

A Bug's Life Show, which traumatized them all!

Maybe they could stay trapped!?!

No explanation necessary.

I guess he didn't eat his Wheaties.

Best job in the world.

Merry Christmas. Especially without the snow!!

Dole Whips

In the Indiana Jones ride. The big rolling ball at the end was a little much for them!

We thought that we left the moose back in Alaska.

No wheaties here either, or else he isn't the chosen one.

Star Tours
the Tower of Terror with friends

The picture of the Tower of Terror that we tricked everyone to go on. They were traumatized. Eventually Nick and Jake braved up enough to try it again and realized that they like it.

We met up with some great friends from Alaska. They are moving to New York so it was great to spend one last time with them.

Utah

Mid-December we flew to Utah to visit Curtis' family. While there we were able to do many things and see lots of family. We had a chance to show the kids Temple Square at Christmas time. It was chilly but a neat experience.

It was nice to be able to spend Christmas with family. Our Christmas was a trip to Disneyland, but we had a great time with our stockings and most importantly spending the day with so many cousins!

We got a chance to see Tow-Mator. Who would have thought that he would have been hanging around Orem during Christmas time?We went to the BYU museum and saw exhibits on animals, we only had one picture of the day, and it happens to be butterflies all placed together to create a large butterfly.Curtis went with his brother to a gun course in Nevada. They had lots of fun and learned some new skills. The school was in the middle of nowhere. Hence, the next picture. It was necessary to grow crazy man hair while going to a gun course. We also took a day and went ice skating.

We also took lots of time to visit Papa, Curtis' dad who has been in the hospital since November recovering from some strange illness. He is slowly getting stronger each day. These hospital trips reminded us of how precious our time together is. We love you Papa; you are our hero!

Wisconsin

Our first stop on our move to Lajes was a trip to Wisconsin. We were able to spend Thanksgiving with many of my family. The weather was beautiful, especially considering the cold we left in Alaska. The kids were able to spend some much needed time with their cousins. Here we were stopping in a Krispy Kreme. It was much needed after so long without good doughnuts!

No more snow!!

We visited a children's interactive museum while in Wisconsin. Everyone got to dress up and perform different jobs throughout the communities.

It is a tight squeeze under there.

Visiting the lake front.

Nick added some more adventure to our trip by discovering that he is highly allergic to hazelnuts. After a trip to the ER we can now add that to our list of allergies.

We helped cut down a HUGE tree in front of Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was a lot of work but also fun because it involved driving the four wheeler(all by theirselves!) We had a great time in Wisconsin, and I wish I had taken more pictures to document what we did. After a few weeks there we packed up our bags and headed off to Utah.

Winter Pictures

Before we left Alaska, we had the opportunity to have our pictures taken in the Alaska snow. It was cold and a bit miserable, but they turned out great. We are really happy with them.

Time To Go

Thanks Alaska, you have been great, but it is time to GO!!

But not without saying goodbye to Santa! Thanks for all the great memories. Now on to a great many new adventures!

Halloween

Halloween is always a double-whammy at our house. We get to have two celebrations. Here are the children all ready to go trick-or-treating. It was a pleasantly warm night, only about 15 degrees. Caleb is a ninja, Nick a bum, Jake is Zeus, and Megan is Rapunzel.

Megan's dress was both a birthday present as well as a costume. She loves it. She has a sweater underneath it in the picture, prepping her for cold weather.

We also celebrate her birthday. Our baby is 5. She requested a pink cake. I ran out of frosting before it was all finished but I don't think that she noticed.

More Rapunzel things. She couldn't be happier.