New Years Eve

The Keen's had a New Years Eve Party! This time with no flood! We had a ball! We enjoyed having the Piersons, Odd's, and Page's there as well! We played games all night. Paul gave Jessi advise about her New Years Eve date. She had fun but was offered things she had never been offered before. Vodka, beer, hooka and porn. She handled it well though. They were only there 10 minutes then went to another party. We had the traditional fireworks at midnight. Good thing Officer Rigetti was not home next door. Not all our fireworks were legal!

Surprise!

We were glad when the Flavel's surprised us with a visit! Thank you for the gifts!

What do you do with so much snow?

.............You go Sledding. We had fun sledding at Trenton Hill with the Keens! It was very cold though! You had to keep moving!

Giant Snow Storm!

We had a giant snow storm Christmas day so the next day we had to dig out. Ok actually Todd, Dad, Tyson and Justin dug out. Later we went to play games with Tex and Carrie and Family

Thief!

Our Christmas garland for the birds was stolen! I wonder who did it? At least there was still stuff left for the birds!

Christmas Day!

We are lucky, our kids don't get up to early on Christmas. We started the day about 7:30. We saw what santa brought. It was hard for all of us after that because in years past we would then go to have breakfast with Pat. We really miss him. Later we opened presents. A highlight was the gifts the kids made each other! They really did a great job this year! Jessi made Brecken a soccer bag out of duct tape and a heat sack, Tyson made Jessi a belt out of pop can tabs, Justin made Tyson a clock out of a cymbal, Shonee made Justin a Wrestling bag and Brecken made Shonee a wrap around skirt! They all did great with their poems also. The birds liked their present also. We were glad when Grandma and Grandpa came over. Later we went for our family party at grandma and grandpa's. We got to talk to the Pontes and the Ashes through Skype. Thank you Ashes for the game! We love it! Thank you everyone for the great gifts and love!

Christmas Eve

We enjoyed our traditional Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa Skinner. We had all the foods we love! Jackie, Darrick and Olivia and Robyn, Dave and Talan were there too! We read stories, read the nativity and opened pajamas!

Christmas for the birds

We had fun stringing garlands for the birds. We strung raisins, Cheerios, rose hips and popcorn. Then we painted a Christmas tree with peanut butter and sprinkled bird seed over it. We put it on our deck so we can enjoy watching the birds.

Senior Ball

Jessi went to the Senior Ball with her friend Adam Hanover. She made her dress and she looked beautiful! They also made the boutonniere and corsage
.....out of duct tape!

Gingerbread Houses

My friends Paul and Lisa and their family made gingerbread houses and put them on their blog. It got me excited and we did some for family home evening. It was a lot of fun. Just like Lisa I thought gingerbread was to much work so we used grahm crackers.

We have a wrestler in the family

Justin has started wrestling. He loves it. He really takes it seriously! He has been exercising a lot and watching what he eats. He has lost 9lbs! His first tournament he won 3rd place. Yea Justin!

Christmas Tree Hunting

We love our anual traditon of going to Bear Lake with our friends The Alexandars to cut down our Christmas tree. It snowed this year and was a lot of fun!

The Great Silver Grab!

My dad has a tradtion called the Great Silver Grab. He keeps a can full of coins. Once a year, before Christmas, he lets everyone put their had in and with one grab pull out all the coins they can. Then he lets them keep the money. It can get pretty wild! There is usually money all over the place. The kids love this and use the money for Christmas gifts.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great Thanksgiving! We enjoyed spending it with Mom and Dad Skinner, Lezlie, Nate, Laila and Ayva, Jackie, Darrick and Olivia, Robyn Dave and Talan, and Chris Flavel. It was Lezlie's birthday also! Happy Birthday Lezlie!

What kind of a hair cut is this?

Todd gave Brecken a haircut. Brecken didn't like it when he looked in the mirror! Do you blame him?

Congratulations Casey and Elise!

We enjoyed Casey and Elise's wedding and reception. The sealing was wonderful and the reception was beautiful. It was good to see the Oswald's and Loa! It is always great to be with family!

Idaho Falls Temple

We got to go to Casey and Elise's wedding today! We left early and had some extra time so we drove around the falls and the temple.