Hanging out at home

Buddies hanging out!Mel up at 4:30 a.m. heading to basketball.
Kvinde and Wayne at FHE
Raeghn, Shad, and Kæra.
Raeghn dressed for some hazardous meal preparation.

Adam giving the FHE lesson which he also gave in Primary. Did a super job! Surely FHE never looked like this on the ranch?!
Kvinde in a variety of poses during family counsel. She knows how to get comfy. Too much structure in our home?
"Any items of business kvinde, KvindE, KVINDE!!!"
She lights up our lives!
Kvinde directing the singing in FHE.
Kvinde's new haircut and glasses
Mel early Friday a.m. headed out for a last minute flight up to Vancouver Canada to meet with Hitachi Engineering Managers from Japan. They are headed back to Japan the next day and have a budget meeting on Feb 4th to see if they can find money for a truck project with us. Could be big! Could be nothing! Praying that this could be our breakthrough...
On the plane with an Indian lady.

In other news... Wayne was ordained a priest last week. He's almost done his last requirement for the Duty to God award (Finish The Book of Mormon...) "You can do it Wayne!"

New Years and Wayne's Bday!

Wayne, Laine (Brother in law) and Mel went on a photo on an extremely cold morning the 16 of January (thanks for the great pictures Laine!)Wayne gave his dad some great tips on shooting frost when your fingers can not be felt!


Wayne shooting out over the Island in Logan.
Mel's black and white shot
Wayne getting low to the ground for some good water action shots.
Mel catching some shots of ice structures.




Mel shooting a little broken down barn covered in frost
Wayne's birthday/Sunday Dinner


Sunday evening on Wayne's birthday enjoying quiet time after the home teacher.
Andrew is a camera addict! Kveena seems pretty clingy to Dad lately. Better than the silent treatment I guess right!
Laine showing the birthday boy the night shooting capability of his camera.
Kveena giving the silent treatment to family. Not our best eater!


Yummy! Mel and Raeghn went out for a New Year's Goal Setting date and Raeghn got fancy. Laine holding Kaera...


Mel took photos of random people at the store to show Kveena it was ok that she wore her PJ's to the store!
Kveena shared our room with us while Laine & Alyssa stayed in her room...
Wayne opening the bow and arrow present from us... I think he's excited...
Laine and Alyssa enjoying Waynes birthday eve party... Pizza!
A great time was had by all.

Karea in her car seat ready to leave church and head back home. She's happy cause she got a good nap in during sunday school and relief society.
Kaera having so much fun in her new toy from Christmas...
Raeghn trying the piano again after a few years of not playing... Shad was showing her a few things...
Dinner before a Stake dance that Wayne and Kveena and Waynes friend Daniel went to!
Wayne opened his present, and is pretty pumped!
Kveena gave Wayne "sweet 16" mints...

Kaera is a doll!


Adam and Dad playing football in the kitchen/living room. It happens every week and we still haven't broken anything. Not many moms that would let that go eh? How blessed we are!
Wow do we have a beautiful woman in our home!!!

Wayne blowing out 16 candels! Yikes, can you beleive he's that old?


The teen cousins dancing to "the cha-cha slide" on New Years Eve...

Colby and Clay staying up late on new years eve to party hard!
Brooklyn is soooo cute! Notice the book at the bottom of the photo, awesome book Ryan gave Mel and Mitch on being strong fathers and having strong daughters...
Teens enjoying new years eve snacks...


Chass and Bree with lots of energy to stay up till midnight.

Cousin fun on new years eve