That is his official name! We really wanted to try and give him a different name but it totally fits him and the movie was really what inspired all of this! So "Marley" it is! These are some better picture from the actual camera and not my cell like below! We love him so much! He is soo fun!! 
We have a new member of our family!!! We are sooooo thrilled and excited!!! We have been wanting a puppy/dog again for awhile now. And since we are finally settled and own a house again it was a good time!! We got a pure breed lab! ( Which is what we wanted ) He is 7 weeks old and BEYOND cute!! He is very white aka cream colored. He is also akc registered.We are picking out his name tonight! We just got him less than 24 hrs ago! We are soo happy!! I am worn out from being up all night but it is worth it and this is only for a short while. He is doing so good already. :) These are all cell pictures of our new puppy boy at 7 weeks! 
He LOVES to play already!! He even brings back a ball or whatever to you. I am sure he does not know what he is doing yet but it is cute.
Look at that cute belly!! He loves his food & water !
Worn out baby...
" Here I am"!
Since I know there is a lot of you who may not have gotten a Christmas letter or picture from us I wanted to share our letter and picture this year. I realize it is small but if you click on it you can see it better and read it! I had to scan both the letter and the picture in so they are a little blurry! Have a wonderful Christmas break with you're children and enjoy this Christmas and new yrs together with family and friends !! From our family to yours Merry Christmas!! :)
** Remember to click on the picture and the letter to see them better!!
I have been sooo beyond busy and have not had time to do a good Thanksgiving post like I wanted. So I am finally giving up and putting Thanksgiving up! :) We went to St. George Utah to be with my whole side of the family! It was really nice to be with both of my sisters & there families and my parents! It had been awhile since we were all together! Some things we did were:
1. playing "kick ball" on teams
2. The women took the " Mule" on a ride ( mom, Janell, Jaquelyn & I) which ended up being hilarious! We somehow tipped it completely over and with that being said we came back to my sisters house! *LOL* Had to be there but I am laughing now it was to funny!
3. The men played "ping Pong" often.
4. My sister Jaquelyn created this GREAT family game that we all played on Thanksgiving night. It was soo fun!! Basically we were on 2 teams and you pick a category and try and guess who in the family said that or who it is about , or perform a task etc , etc. It was a blast!!
5. We went shopping and to breakfast
6. We saw "New moon" ! My sister Jaquelyn had not seen it yet so I went with her and her sister in law! That was my 3rd time so I can now say I think I am ok to not watch
" New Moon" for awhile. But I will say I never get sick of seeing " Edward " and "Jacob" WOW!!
7. Took the dogs on walks! My sister Janell has 2 dog and she brings them everywhere. They are a part of the family. We all had fun with the new puppy "Molly" she is sooo cute! She was 11 weeks old at the time and the same type as her big sister " Denver" which is a Golden retriever.
8. And of course ate, and ate and ate and cooked and cooked and cooked!! We fried the turkey again like we did last yr!! Yummy!
9. The grandkids all did some crafts that GRandma had brough for them to do! They are now on our Christmas tree .
We had a great trip and I am so happy we could all be together!! Also BIG news is my sister Jaquelyn is pregnant and surprised us all while we were there!! She is due the beginning of June!! I love babies!! YAY!!
Ana & Emma in the cute shirts my sister had made there family for the " Kick ball" game! They were all numbered and I am so lame I did not even notice until later that night! But anyhow the baby was number 6 on my sisters belly! 
Me in some "kick ball" action!
Jaquelyn....
Janell & her baby "Molly" at the "kick ball" game !! Isn't she soo cute!!
High fives after a good game...
Boys playing Ping Pong
Grandma & Sara playing a game
The " Mule" ride that ended it all!! HA HA ! This was before we left!
Craft time...
Hunter & Uncle Elliot messing around trying to figure out how to launch a
" teck Deck" ( mini skateboard)!! Hunter had a lot of fun building this with his 2 uncles!He would launch it from the top of the stairs and watch it fly on the ramp they made!
The game board my sister made.
Sydney & Emma in a "dance off" for the game..
Aaron perfoming a task challenge in the game . He had to hop on one leg I think for a few minues I can't remeber that exact time.
Team work playing the game...
MMM turkey!
SISTERS!! This picture is not the best .But it will do!! I really wanted one of us three . Janell was on her way out the door heading home to Ogden ( She usually does not carry 2 Dr. Peppers at once, long car ride ahead!!) and we were all worn out big time! ( But in a good way! )
I am finally starting to get caught up with blogging!! Yay!!
We had a special night with Samantha November 15th 2009 for our churches young Women's in Excellence program! I am so proud of ALL the Young women. My heart has a special place for the young women's program!!! Samantha earned her virtue value award by reading the entire " Book of Mormon" in a little less than a month!! We are soo proud of her! She continues to amaze us!! She has such a great spirit about her and we are so proud of the example she is to us and her siblings!! Way to go Samantha!! Here is some pictures from that special night:
I absolutely love this picture!! Daddy and his girl!! 
Me and my girl!
Out sweet ,beautiful 13 yr old girl!
The Program:
Front cover...
Middle section...
Middle section...
Back of the cover..
I took Hunter and his good friend Kamren to see:
The boys excited to see the movie! (Cell phone photo)
I was a little dissapointed in the movie but it was still a lot of fun to be with Hunter and Kamren. Hunter had earned this and it was such a fun time with the boys! :)
On a different note Duane and I Friday night went and finally saw:
" The Blind side"!! It was sooooo GOOD!!!!!!! You just walk out of there realizing so much and wanting to do so much for others!! GREAT movie!
Sari invited her Dad out on a Saturday night to Church with all the Activity Day girls and their Dads. They were able to have dinner together (salad, spaghetti and garlic bread.) They danced to lots of fun music. Then the highlight of the night came when they got to do each other's hair. Duane has no hair so Sari used syrup to attach some bows to his head. I was really impressed at how well Duane did Sari's hair!! He even braided it !! They had a great time despite a miss understanding (With some syrup) . But all in all it was a great memory and I am so glad they got to spent some time together by them selves!!
We took our family pictures this weekend! We are mega busy the next 2 days and then we head to St. George to be with my whole family for Thanksgiving Wed morning!! So Have a HAPPY Thanksgiving week!!! :)
** May need to click on it to see it better! 
WAY back in high school I had the GREAT opportunity to meet a special person who I have ALWAYS keep in contact with! Her name is Marion Rocha.She was someone who has overcome a lot of challenges and it so special to me. I also meet Clint Wray in high school. Both of them have there needs but both of them are such great amazing people. They each have different problems physical but they don't let that stop them!! Each has had jobs and even gone to college. They have taught me so much. Marion still lives in my hometown of Lompoc while Clint lives in Oregon. They both were here visiting Las Vegas and Duane and I got to meet up with them. We went to dinner at
after dinner we did:
The Freemont street experience!! Funny because Duane and I have NEVER done this!! We have lived around Vegas for 7.5 yrs and never done it. I have to say it was pretty cool. I love how they turn of all the lights and do a mini video at the top every hr! And everyone stops what they are doing and starts dancing!! Way fun! :)
Here are some pictures from the visit with them:
The 4 of us at Dinner
Marion, Jen, Clint 3 High school friends....
The 4 of us...
** Sorry the pictures are a little blurry! If you click on them they are less blurry & you can see us all better!! :)
