Snowed in!

An unexpected snow day! Recently we got hit with a large amount of snow, which turned out to be a little bit of an adventure. Shell & had left the kids & the grandparents for the weekend and were on our way to pick them back up the day it had snowed. To make a long story short, we managed to get 3 trucks/SUV's stuck in the snow within about 30 minutes! It took a bunch of shoveling, and a tractor to clear enough snow to get them all out. After my dad & I finished that, Shell & I decided to just stay the night as it wasn't going to be real easy getting back up the drive and back home.

It ended up being a beautiful day and clearing up a bit, so Shell, my dad & I went on a hike. I took the tree photo just below my parents house as we were finishing the hike. It was a nice break not having to do anything and slow down for a day.

What a Blessing!

Recently we were blessed to be able to host 2 of the children (Patience & Debra) from the African Children's Choir. You've most likely seen or heard of the choir as this group of children has been touring for the past year around the US and most recently in Eugene. Their songs & dancing are full of passion and although they don't have much, they have amazing joy! They stayed with us for 3 nights and had 1 more quick stop, before returning to Uganda. A new group of children is touring now so watch for them.

They were amazing children & so polite. They greeted us with hugs, and always called us "uncle & auntie". Kayla had so much fun playing with them & letting them borrow her princess dresses. On the last night, the other helpers and us took the whole group to pizza and the wave pool and they had a great time there. We'll never forget their smiles and we'd jump at the chance to host them again!

Ready For 2008!

Another year's gone by and we're excited about the new adventures & events coming in 2008! We've been so blessed with 2 healthy children, Kayla & Taylor & we're getting more excited to welcome our new little girl into the world in April! Kayla can't wait for her little sister to play "princess" with her. Tay & I will soon be out numbered!

A lot of you know my passion is in design & I'm excited this year to be able to start a few new projects. I've been working hard on some new home designs & will be breaking ground on the 1st of those this spring. I'll also be entering my 7th year in Real Estate...wow is that even possible? I'm looking forward to a busy spring market!

Shelly's been very successful with her Arbonne business and has enjoyed meeting so many new friends and becoming closer with many others. It's been a blessing for us and has opened many new doors for Shelly. She's been able to support her families recent mission trip to Africa, and has been able to bless many other families with the income she's making.

2007 also allowed us to travel a little, to Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, the Oregon Coast & Sunriver. The kids came along for some of the trips and we had a lot of fun with them. We also had a lot of fun getting away with just our friends for some of the trips!