Help from Leslie

This is Bandit before his haircut!

This is Neal, Sally, Kelsie, Linsey, and Hailey Easter, 2009. Leslie helped me put these on our blog. Now I will try to do it myself tomorrow! Kathy

Hoppy Birf-day!

I finally got Eli on camera saying, "Hoppy Birf-day" to Grandpa. He kept attacking me, so the picture is wobbly. I hope you like it Dad.

January, 2009

On January 17, Dad and I went to Soda Springs to see Scott, Molly, and Family and to celebrate Kaden's birthday. We went ice fishing, and the little boys and I got cold right away, but they liked watching Grandpa cut a hole in the ice. Sadie and Grandpa were the only ones that caught a fish! That's Grandpa's girl!

This is Dad and I in front of the duplex Dad lived in when they were in Grace when he was a little boy. This is a house in Grace where they lived in the basement for a while.

This store in Grace was where Grandma D. liked to shop.

This is just a picture of our house the end of January with lots of snow on a pretty, cold day.

This is Sadie, Zach, Gabe, and Kaden at the annual Christmas tree burning, hot dog cooking picnic in Grace. It was fun. The hot chocolate was good.

Molly really liked the cookbook that Stacy put together with family recipes.

Kaden and Daisy really have fun together. This is Sadie showing us some cheerleading moves.

We had a fun day with them. The next weekend, we went to Billings where Dad had meetings on Monday where he had to teach some training to employees and farmers. We got there Saturday afternoon, and went to Church with Sally and the girls on Sunday. Neal flew home from meetings in Seattle, so we saw him after Church. On Monday while Dad was in meetings and Neal was at work, I helped Sally finish her curtains. We got home about 11 :30 p.m. that night. It was about -16 degrees. It was also a good trip. Love, Dad and Mom

Thanksgiving by the river

The girls are glad the beaver made this tree into a resting bench so they could be ready for the walk back to Grandma's house and still be ready to go bowling.

Hailey and Grandpa check out the beaver activity including trees that are cut down and drug to the river and trees that are just starting to get cut down.

Zeke showed his swimming and retrieving talents. He is really going to be a good dog. Neal is glad to have another male in the house.

One of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions is a trip to the Teton River below our house in Hibbard. Everyone that is at the house at this time of year is invited to go and explore the river. We look for deer, moose, porcupines, birds and beaver sign. This year we loaded up Grandma, Sally, Kelsie, Linsey and Hailey on the four wheeler and trailer and headed for the river with Neal and Zeke walking along.

Happy Anniversary!

Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad!

You are a great example of a great marriage. There are a few simple things that I think you should know are observed and appreciated:

1. You still hold hands while walking through Hibbard
2. Dad still kisses Mom when he gets home
3. Mom makes Dad's lunch for work
4. You still go for a ride to enjoy the scenery and time with each other
5. You frequent bars on Harley rides for some cokes and a good meal... at least that's what you say...
6. You still tease each other
7. At nights, Dad can be found lying on the couch with his arms folded and ankles crossed... Mom can be found in her red chair with a project on the table in front of her.
8. Mom will be the first to admit that one of the things she loves about Dad is his good looks.
9. Dad makes sure he takes Mom on plenty of dates, especially now that the kids are all gone!
10. You both still love to spend as much time as you can with family: your parents, siblings, children and grandchildren.

I hope Jeff and I can turn out just like the two of you!
~ Stacy

Carson Baby Blessing

On Sunday, January 4, 2008, Carson was blessed by his Dad, Ben, in the Rose LDS Church. We went to Ben and Brittany's after for yummy potato soup and pie. Grandad and Grandma Burt went with us. It was really a neat experience.

Ben and Casey went ice fishing on Rigby Lake on Saturday, January 3. They had a lot of fun.

Carson was a good little boy when he was blessed. He wore the same blessing suit that Casey wore when he was blessed.

I think this is a great picture of Ben and Brittany with their two boys.

Dad and I have spent a lazy Sunday afternoon. It has been a busy week. Dad taught the Teachers today and I taught the 9-year-old Primary girls. Our church starts at 11:30 now. We took a nap and then worked on our blogging skills. It is so fun to hear from all of our family. We love you all and will write more later. Dad and Mom

Carson Baby