Okay. So I spent about 3 hours trying to figure this blog thing out and it does not look like the preview. Oh well, at least you got some new news. Melissa got accepted at both BYU Provo and Idaho. She is now in the process of making a decision. Any advice?

25 Years Together in Maui

Clair loves looking at tide pools.








On top of the world!

We had fabulous fun with our friends!

You can't visit Hawaii without going to an ABC Store.

After 24 years of going over my Christmas spending budget I finally had some incentive to stay within it. We really wanted to go on a trip for our 25th Anniversary and I knew in order to be able to go I had to be disciplined. I did it!! The kids were happy on Christmas Day and Clair and I got to get away.

Broken Bones

Less than a week before Clair and I were to leave for Hawaii, Carter was chasing Collin and tripped on a rug. He broke two bones in his foot. Luckily, the Todd Merrill family took our boy for the whole week and made it possible for us to have a great time. We were not worried at all because just about everyone of their kids had a foot issue last year. Carter did not mind being carried everywhere for 2 weeks before they put on a walking cast for three more weeks. He totally loved having unlimited screen time on the Wii and computer. This first cast was a "glow in the dark" one.