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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Here is our lovely Christmas photo that Paul's sister has been asking for. We took it in front of our Christmas tree after church meetings. I am actually quite happy with how it turned out. This year we will be traveling to Boise to spend Christmas with my family. I am so excited. It has been over three or four years that we have been together as a family on Christmas.

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The Holidays

Sorry it has been so long since I have added a new post. I have been busy with my family and Christmas stuff. Thanksgiving was lots of fun. This year we spent it with Paul's family in Utah. We were only there for the day since both of us had to work the next day. It was lots of fun and we had a good time.
Right now Maddox is keeping me very busy. He is 10 months and 16 days old and is getting into everything. There is nothing that he can't get into. Man do they grow up so fast!! Maddox is starting to walk. He is doing well, though some times he gets going so fast that he face plants it. Maddox's hair is also getting longer and curlier, I love it. I love this stage. He is happy and smiling all the time. He is just all around a great child.

Boise

This past weekend Paul, Maddox , and I made our way to Boise for one of Paul's racquetball tournaments. We went up Friday evening and Paul's first game was Saturday morning. It was a smaller tournament and I forgot to take pictures of him playing, but I got some of him on the court with Maddox. Paul got first place in doubles and second place in singles. He did a great job for having a cold. Jess, Lyns, Aisley, and Jaxx, who are living in Boise now, were also able to come watch. It is always great to see the family again. We had tons of fun and Aisley got to use our camera and take some pictures of the babies playing in the bathroom.
I don't know what it is, but it seems every time we go to Boise to play in the racquetball tournament something happens to Rachael. That Friday Rachael went in for a doctor appointment for her neck. She was having shooting pain and her arm kept going numb. They found out that one of her neck vertebrae was actually broken and that she needed surgery. They scheduled her for surgery the next day. They took a piece of her collar bone and fused it with the vertebrae. Now she has some titanium in her arm and in her neck. She stayed in the hospital over night and was released in the evening the next day. She is doing well and feeling better.

Happy Halloween

This Halloween we went to Utah and spent the weekend with Paul's family. It was tons of fun. All the kids got dressed in their costumes and we took them out trick or treating. Maddox was a monkey, Carter was Albert Einstein, Christian was a scary joker, Alyah was a butterfly, and Aly was a go go dancer. Paul also dressed up as a cell phone and pushed Maddox around in his stroller while I took pictures. Paul kept getting attacked by random little kids. It was sooo funny. Maddox was adorable in his costume. I was so excited for him to wear it, it had been sitting in the closet for several months. After trick or treating we went back to Paul sister's home to eat a warm homemade chili dinner and watch some children's Halloween movies.
The next day we went to the Hill A.F. Museum. It was quite interesting and we enjoyed it a lot. Later we played games and cooked some ribs on the barbecue.It was a nice relaxing weekend and was nice to see the family again. You'll notice in the pictures Paul is growing out his hair and has quite the beard. I hope it is just a phase.