Family Yearbook 2008- Garrett

Garrett
This year Garrett has been busy planting chile, pulling out chile, replanting maize, picking, bailing, orcharding, fixing, painting, growing, and harvesting. He has big plans for next year. Wait, I think I've heard that before!! Highlights of this year included: an Alumni Football game against the high school team for Homecoming. Garrett got to suit up and get his pads on. I've never seen him so excited before. They beat 16 to 13. All of the men were incredibly sore and limping at church on Sunday.

Yes, Garrett is still driving his red truck. He claims it can go anywhere and NEVER gets stuck. Just like here?!

Here is a picture of Garrett's farm. His grain looked so beautiful.

Garrett also ice-blocked for the first time in his entire life this summer.

UNO

This month we taught our girls how to play UNO. They love this game and they do very well on their own. It has taught them colors and numbers. Alex is very good at winning too.

Garrett likes to "trash talk" while playing any kind of game so my girls picked-up on this very quickly. It was Alex's turn and she put down a SKIP card and then very politely said, "I'm gonna skip your trash Dad!" It was so funny we couldn't continue the game for several minutes.

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What more could you ask for? A little boy's dream. {Benton and Tobby}

Nutcracker

Nikelle performed with the Moscow Ballet. It was a wonderful performance. Next year I want Tori to audition and be apart of such a great experience.

Christmas Day.

Christmas morning we had to wake-up our kids. Garrett and I were more excited than they were. After all the toys and candy and clothes were opened Tori decided her favorite gift was the $1.00 can of "silly string." Alex loved her new Princess Collection of dolls and they go EVERYWHERE with her now. Benton was happy with a sucker in each hand and nothing more. Merry Christmas!

Christmas Sunday

I had these beautiful red skirts made for the girls to wear to church on Sunday (the Sunday before Christmas). Once all the kids were dressed and ready for church we piled into the truck and headed to the chapel. From the time Tori got out of the truck to the time she walked up to the stand to sing with the Primary (before the meeting even started), she managed to get a HUGE hole in her new skirt. As I was looking up at Tori from the congregation I see my beautiful 5 year old sitting on the front row of the chior seats with her finger jammed up her nose with one hand and her other hand holding UP her newly ripped skirt! What an image. We love you Tori!

Calling all Hatchs

Here are all the pictures that were taken at Thanksgiving. If you want them you can copy and paste them off of this post.