Christmas Day 2008!!

We certainly had a white Christmas at our home! We woke up to nearly a foot of new snow. Once we left our little corner of the valley, it wasn't too snowy. I'm glad we had such a great snowstorm for Christmas!!!

Family Christmas Party 12/14/08

Debbie hosted our family Christmas party again this year, on her birthday no less. Grandpa Ken insisted on taking a family photo, so here it is..the whole Heinhold Crew!

Ryan's 10th Birthday!!

Ryan turned 10 on December 11th. He was so excited for his birthday! He took his friends to see the movie, Madagascar 2. Happy Birthday Ryan...double digits, finally!

Happy 18th Anniversary!!!

December 1, 2008, was our 18th anniversary!! We saw each other for a minute and that was it! We'll have to celebrate another day, but it has been a fun 18 years, and here is to an eternity more!!!

The Magic of Christmas....

This is my most favorite time of the year! Putting up the decorations is a huge amount of work, but so worth it!!! I love the feeling at Christmastime. I love being able to spend more time thinking about our Savior and all that He has done for us. Truly I am blessed and I am so very grateful for all that I have. I love the little quote on the card that is in front of my Nativity, it says, "The magic of Christmas is not in the presents, but in His Presence." I hope for each of us to have a wonderful holiday season!!!

Decorating the house for Christmas!!!

Thanksgiving Weekend!!!

Our family spent Thanksgiving this year in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ryan's team participated in the NYFC (National Youth Football Championships). I always thought people who did sports over Thanksgiving were nuts, but we did it this year. We actually had a great time and it was a lot of fun. Ben had to work into Thursday morning, so we sent Ryan with another family on Wednesday. We left for Vegas on Thanksgiving morning at about 4:00 a.m. We drove straight there and went to Ryan's first game against Arizona at 11:00 a.m. Both teams he played against had 10 and 11 year olds on their teams (the star of the Arizona team is almost 12)! That would be one and two levels above what they play here in Utah! Ryan's team is made up of 8 and 9 year olds. There was no way that these little ones could compete against such experienced players, but they still had fun! Friday they played a team against California and were better matched but still lost. It was a blast hanging out with the other "football families" and going with them to M "n" M World and walking the fun places on the strip. The kids really wanted to ride the roller coaster at New York New York. It was seriously the most intense roller coaster I've ever been on! I can't believe Ryan dared go because I was kind of nervous. The ride to the top seemed to take forever!!! Anyway, it was a fun weekend, but not very "Christmassy" at all.

National Youth Football Championship Games in Las Vegas!!!