Happy "9th" Birthday...WILL

WILLIAM ROBERT DEAN =

Fun, Energetic, Good Friend, Happy, Sensitive, Good Student, Kind, Sporty, Honest, Handsome, Smart, Trustworthy, Awesome, Good Listener, Loving and most of all...
A GREAT BROTHER AND SON!
We LOVE you Will!!! Thanks for being such a GREAT kid :)It was the boys "NON birthday party" year so we took the boys and a few friends Rock Climbing at MOMENTUM in Sandy. They had a really great time. It sure makes it nice to have both Will and Jake's birthdays in November... and that they each like the same things.

Brayden Davies, Ezra Jefferies, Will, Logan Davies, JakeThe boys birthday cake.
Our friends the Wittwer's were in town for Thanksgiving so we got together with the Wittwer's and Denning's on Will's actual birthday. It was great fun seeing them and having them help us celebrate Will's big day.

THANKFUL

I am THANKFUL for so many things: A Loving Husband, Great Kids, 2 Supportive Families, Awesome Friends, Diesel, Mike's Job, Health, A Testimony, A Home, Food, Miracles, Prayer and Most of all Faith in Jesus Christ.

Our lesson in relief society yesterday was so touching and it really made me start to think. It was about Faith in Jesus Christ. We talked about things in our lives and the ways we can handle them. It is so true if we have good attitudes and know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know us and we live the way they want us to, we will be blessed. I am not a depressive person but in the last few months I have to admit I have been a little. I don't know if it is the business of Christmas or what, but I have just been a little down. Sometimes I think I don't want to go to church and I don't feel like exercising today or doing the things around the house that need to be done. I have taken some time and just laid around and not been productive. Although it was nice to be lazy a few days, I realized it just isn't me. I quickly started to enforce scripture study again with my kids & Mike. I set some dates on the calendar to go to the temple. I really believe that when we do what we should we are happier. I know that I CAN take some time for myself but I also need to remember to make sure I am doing the things Christ would want me to do. In our lesson we talked about we teach our kids to be good students, good athletes, good at an instrument, good friends, but have we taught them about Faith in Jesus Christ? I want my kids to know that I do have a testimony of this gospel and it has brought me so much joy in my life. I love my Saviour and am trying to be more like him. I am glad that I am done with most of my Christmas Shopping because I really want to enjoy the month of December and not have to get caught up in the traffic and shopping. I want to slow down and enjoy this Holiday Season and remember whose birth we are REALLY celebrating. Sister Jacobson gave us a bookmark yesterday in relief society that had this quote: "If in the end you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! May you all be THANKFUL for the many blessings in your lives.

Happy "11th" Birthday...JAKE

JACOB MICHAEL DEAN =

Fun, Quiet, Shy, Smart, Good Listener, Adventurous, Daring, Sporty, Good Student, Handsome, Obedient, Honest, Good Friend, Trustworthy, Awesome, Loving and most of all...
A GREAT BROTHER & SON.
We LOVE you Jake!!! Thanks for being such a GREAT kid :)

(Gotta love the FREE birthday dessert at Red Robbin.)

FUN times in Vegas!!!

Some girls in my neighborhood took a 2 day/3 night trip to Las Vegas. We shopped one day and laid by the pool and relaxed the other. It was such a fun, relaxing get away. So nice to have some girl, grown up time. We are so lucky to have such great husbands to take care of the kiddos while we were gone. Thanks to Michele's dad for letting us stay in his house while we were there. We sure had a great time but definately missed those that couldn't come...there is always NEXT year!!!

Melissa Jensen, Kristine Davies, Jodi Egan
Judi Tanner, Me, Michele Chisholm, Holly Little

Thanks Melissa for all the pictures :)

FALL fun at the Park!

Last weekend when I was on a Girls Trip to Vegas with some friends in the neighborhood, Mike and the kids had some fun at the park. We sure are going to miss this nice weather.

It's always fun having Diesel along.

Snow, Snow please STAY away...don't come for MANY, MANY days.

Scouts Life Flight Tour

Jake and Will's scout troops took a field trip for one of their pack meetings to see LIFE FLIGHT. It was pretty cool to get close to an actual helicopter and get to talk to some pilots that work for Life Flight. When Will was 18 months he had a febrile seizure and was flown to Primary Childrens on Life flight. It was neat for us to see where they put patients when they fly in the helicopter. Thanks Ric Bruce for organizing such a great Pack Meeting. Our family really LOVED it!Some of the scouts in our ward.
Tanner, Jake, Logan, Austin, Will, AidanRachel pretending to be a pilot.

Inside the helicopter.

HALLOWEEN - 2009

The kids had a great time carving pumpkins. I of course seemed to be the designated scoop the crap out of the middle person...(which I don't particularly like). All the pumpkins turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.

All lit up and ready to go HALLOWEEN night.
(Will's, Mike's, Rachel's, Jake's, Sadie's)All dressed up and ready for the HALLOWEEN party at Grandma Ruthie's and Grandpa Robert's.RACHEL was a...
FOOTBALL PLAYERJAKE was...
MISS AMERICAWILL was a...
CLOWNSADIE was a...
UTAH CHEERLEADERMY PARENTS
They are really good sports to dress up every year and put on a fun party. We ate Lasagna with rubber gloves, played a HALLOWEEN matching game and walked through Grandpa's cornmaze.
My Brother BRETT and his Kids.
LINDSEY, ALEX, SAGEMy brother JED and MANDY and their kids.
JAXON, ELLSIE, JOSHTHE WHOLE GROUP
(minus Steve, Amy, Morgan, Annie, Adam, James, Brad, Mel, Chloe, Troy and Cylia) All the Grandkids that were there.
The kids have a great time walking through Grandpa's cornmaze.My sister AMY and STEVE and their kids.
MORGAN, JAMES, ADAM, ANNIE
(They came late so they missed out on the group picture)
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the fun PARTY.
WE LOVE YOU!!!