News Eve Memorial for DAD and MOM

This year it was even more special to take the candles to the cemetary and light them as it was in honor of both my DAD and my MOM. Mom passed away in May of 2009. I took the traditional little christmas tree (the one that mother always put on the grave for dad) and also a couple of candles. Pauline and Randy brought up the beautiful wreath. It is pretty cool to ride up there at night and see the candles burning and all lit up. We love Mom and Dad.

17 YEARS

It has been 17 years ago on
12 31 09 that my dad passed away.

We have always tried to take a candle
up and light it on New Years Eve in rememberance
of his passing. Jim is seen here trudging thru the snow and
lighting that candle. There was about three times more
snow the year that he passed away. I miss you Dad and
love you very much.

NEW TRADITION "CHEX"

This is something new that I tried this year. There are a ton of different Chex Mix recipies.
I made the traditional one first. You know the one with the garlic, worchestershire sauce, and nuts and things.
Turned out pretty yummy!
Then I tried this special K cereal thing that really did not look good, but it sure got eaten up pretty quickly.

Then I tried a new fruity type of chex. It consited of craisins, corn chex, yogurt covered raisins, dried apples and had a sweet kind of sticky stuff over it. It was actually pretty good. I really liked eating it and running into a dried, fruity, crunchy apple.

Thanks Chex for the awesome recipies.....go online to find more.....

CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATING

Contrary to some people's belief, I did put up a Christmas Tree this year.

Treyson and Rylee did the decorating. We used all of the ornaments that Jims aunt has given us over the year.

Aunt Marion gives each family an ornament each year and I have saved them all and put them on this year. It was a beautiful tree. Thanks for the tradition Aunt Marion.

Rylee is pretty proud. He really likes to decorate the tree.

Treyson also strikes a pose.

Just as a side note. See the pumpkin sticking up above the picture in the back?

Treyson was more than a little concerned that Grandma Shirlee still had some

Halloween stuff up. Oh well Halloween will be back next year, right?

Boys (and girl) night out

We were able to get some Weber State Basketball

Tickets from some friends of our (Thanks Patti and JD).

So Rylee took a friend and we headed out to the game.

It Started out at Wingers where the boys ate the big person

dinners and Jim and I shared an appetizer.

Then on to the game. The seats were awesome, about 6 rows up just behind Weber's team. As you can see the boys were pumped..

This was the score at half time. Weber did an awesome job.

Unfortunatley I let Rylee have the camera for a little bit.

This is his idea of a Basketball game.

Oh well we had a great time. Thanks again for the seats

and thanks for coming with us, Bridger.

DAY AFTER BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING

Jim and I went to the Shelf Reliance store in Layton to exchange some shelving that I had bought a few years back. They have rented a store in Layton just for this weekend. And they have come up with this new shelving idea.....

It helps people like me with shelves that look like this..............

They are very easy to put together, they come boxed

like this...........

and you just have to measure your cans and snap them together.

AND WAH LAH!!!!!!!!!! just like magic your cupboards and shelves can look like this!!!!!!!! (of course this took me a little longer than it said it would on the package and now I have to rearrange all my other cupboards. Oh well it was worth it and best of all..........THEY WERE ON SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

THANKSGIVING 2009

It is Thanksgiving Day Morning, and as through the years

Jim was rushing thru the ads to see if he could find deals at sears

The Stuffin' Muffin's were being prepared with care
Too bad Uncle Boyd would not be here to share

But wait, what is this? Is something the matter???

The fridge needs Waxing, someone said in a chatter.....(I don't wax my cars and I cannot believe that I have to wax my fridge)

While Aunt Pauline scooped pickles and poured diet coke

Grandpa waited on the couch for someone to poke (get it? with his cane)

Everyone came as soon as they heard, to partake of the potatoes, gravy and the big bird

The Hostess (that's me) was glad that all could attend

and everyone said it was good and they all said AMEN!!

Happy Thanksgiving

to everyone this year!!!

MOM'S Birthday

Today, November 14 would have been Mothers 85th birthday.

As you can see they got her date of death put on her headstone and all is good. I can hardly believe that it has already been 6 months. It still does not feel real to me.






Rylee and I went and took some Happy Birthday Balloons up to put on her grave.

As you can see we have gotten our first snow storm of the year. I don't know how long the balloons will last but I want to wish her a Happy Birthday anyway.

We love you Mom and miss you alot!!!

Last Football Game

We got to play in the finals for football this year.

We played Logan and Rylee got to go in as one of the captains on the coin toss.

The game was pretty good but we made

3 touch down runs that were all called back due

to penalty's or errors.

We lost the game 13, to 6

but they fought and played hard.

What a great experience for the Boys.

Way to go guys, you had a great season.

And what can I say for the coaches....

this is our first experience with football and

they were all really awesome. Totally there for

the kids. Thanks to all of the Coaches

1st Day of Pre-School for Treyson

Tuesday, Sept 8th 2009 was Treyson's first day
at Pre-School. He will be attending at the
Alphabet Express Academy. His uncle Rylee
was fortunate enough to have graduated from
this fine institute. Good Luck Teacher Melanie!!!




This is the famous tree that all kids get
their pictures taken in front of.

This is the stairway down to the wonderful pre-school.

Hey I think that the door is locked.

"hey teacher melanie let me in,

It is me, Freyson Lee Rich"

Blakeley turns 7

Mackenzie hosted a wonderful, "Under the Sea"
birthday party for Blakeley.
She is now 7 years old.


She had a lot of friends there and they played in
the back yard.


Her mother made her a cute beach cake.

And by the end of the party she was completly

wigged out on sugar. Good luck with her sleeping

tonight. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLAKELEY