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Service Auction.....

I am a little slow getting this post up. Last week for our Enrichment night we invited the men and had a "service auction" and dinner. It was so much fun! Thanks Mom for the idea.

Everyone donated some type of service or homemade item. Then they filled out a questionnaire (did you read your scriptures today, do your visiting teaching this month etc.) to earn points. The points worked like money to bid with! It was so fun watching people fight over certain items, and get so excited when they won the item they really wanted! These are some of the items that were brought to bid on. There were things from homemade salsa and jelly, bread, rolls etc. to handmade aprons, dish rags, greeting cards and service such as dry wall patching, gardening, baby sitting, house cleaning, fire arms training, just to name a few!

Our auctioneer at his finest trying to really "sale" the apron! Thanks Kregg for being such a good sport and helping us out. He did a great job!

Table decorations! The paper lanterns are battery operated and lit up! I didn't get a picture of the yummy food table but it was all delicious! I have to thank Christine, my friend on the commitee. I could never have done it without all of your help! Thanks everyone who helped to make the night such a great success!

Skipper of the School......

{Mr. Durbin (the P.E. teacher) Stetson is in the green shirt}
Last week the kids competed in the skipper of the school competition. They had to qualify by being the last one jumping without without messing up during PE . There were 22 kids from each grade who qualified. Steteson and Kennedi were so excited. They did great! Stetson took third. And Kennedi took 6th. They are quite the little jumpers. Now they are working on double unders!

Trip Down Memory Lane......

Hubba, hubba... isn't my honey a handsome catch! I think so. This is his Sr. picture from High School. Since he just turned 36! I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite photos I have of him growing up.l-r {Yori, Justin, Shane}

This is Justin and his brothers Shane and Yori. They grew up working on the farm. That cow is HUGE! Boy did they learn to work.

{ Justin and Shane}

Their family would spend the whole summer up in the mountains herding cows. They would stay up there and camp all week and come home for a shower and church on the weekends. Justin loved it. He would ride his little horse "Crackers" all day long. He was probably only 4 years hold, and held his own rounding up cows.


Doug with his three boys. Yori, Shane, Justin

Doug and Cozette

What a handsome couple!

Happy Birthday Justin!

Happy Belated Birthday to my Amazing Hubby. We were in Sterling at his mom and Dad's house over the weekend. His b-day was actually on Friday the 23, but we were in Richfield most of the day at a HUGE wrestling tournament for Stetson! I think that if Justin could choose anything to do on his b-day it would be to spend time bonding at the wrestles with his boy! We definitely had plenty of time at the wrestling meet. It was a long day, but fun too. Doug and Cozette (Justin's mom and Dad) and Jenny and Wade came down with their little family to support Stetson boy.(I forgot to get a picture of their cute little family.) Thanks for coming guys, it really meant a lot!Justin's Mom made him this yummy German Chocolate cake! It was so good. Thanks Cozette.
Maverick and Justin. The boys all had on their Steelers jerseys on Friday. Everywhere we went it was a conversation starter for sure. "Boy you guys must really like those Steelers" people would say. "Yes We Do. Go Steelers!" Stetson would reply.

Justin and his Boys! oh, Tyra snuck in the pic. (and his girl too)!

Happy Birthday Justin!

Stetson had his hands full at this tournament. It was basically the National Championships of the Western U.S. Stetson had kids from Idaho, Colorado, Utah and Nevada in his weight division. He didn't win this one but he did a great job, tried his Best and had Fun! (yes we had the looser talk, can you tell?)

Stetson has a hold of this kids legs.

Merry Belated Christmas Mom!

For Christmas this year I had a lady here in Mesquite paint this painting from a picture taken of my Great, Great, Great Aunt Mary's house. It was built in 1910. It is still standing in American Fork. She did a great job! It was a last minute gift idea so it wasn't done by Christmas.

Winter in Mesquite.....

Last Saturday was so nice. It was the first Saturday we didn't have anything scheduled. We went to Hafen Park and fished in the little pond (basically untangled knots all day). It was still fun, and then rode bikes, played on the playground and just had a nice relaxing day! The weather was 67 degrees! Perfect. Maverick figured out the fishing pole, he could cast and reel all by himself.

Kennedi invited her good friend Tatianna. They have been best buddies since kindergarten.

Look at the concentration. He must be grandpa Jim's boy! (he definitely inherited "the tongue")

Tyra loves to cruise around on her little bike she got for Christmas. She thinks she is so big now! I have to laugh at the summer dress and black boots. She has a mind of her own when it comes to fashion, and its just not a battle I want to fight! So I have to just laugh sometimes.

Mesquite Fire Academy Graduation

Thursday night was the big Academy graduation! Congratulations to Justin for all of the hard work, not only physically but mentally too. The course consisted of a huge test every week as well as 3 finals at the end (Fire 1,2 and Hazardous Materials). The Academy was 10 weeks long. Every Saturday from 6am-6pm. The academy and the training facilities are outstanding. Over half of the guys in the class drove from Vegas because they had heard how great it was! Justin had a great time. I loved hearing all of his stories he had at the end of each day! But man was I glad when it was over, we really missed him on Saturdays. Next on the schedule is EMT certification starting in March.

Dave Peterson Deputy Fire Chief and our good friend! Thanks Dave for all of your help and support.

This is Justin's company. (I don't know their names). He said this girl rocked! You go girl.

oops I cut off Justin,(my new camera only came with 1 very large lens. I almost fell of the stage trying to get them all in the shot.

The plaque the "cadets" gave to the fire department.