Marianne is four!

Marianne is tickled about something as she and her cousin Reagan share some birthday cake.

Cousins Reagan (5), Marianne (4) and Audrey (4 on Leap Year Day) have some cake and ice cream.

Caught on camera...

The boys "slept over" at Jack and Kathy's on the eve of Martin Luther King Day. They planned to stay awake all night, but Kathy caught Jace and Kendrick asleep at 4:00 AM.

Fast asleep!

Jackson and Dean share the loveseat.

Goin' Home

Check out Jace's over-night pack! It's as big as he is. When he slung it over his shoulder it almost knocked him down!

Jack shoveled all day long! And it's snowing still!

 

Lisa took this picture at the end of our driveway. The yellow brick home is just east of ours. That's a yotta snow!

What else was there to do?

The snow plows didn't come by until almost 8 PM - we were stuck at home! Lisa decided she was going to dress up and get out and play in the snow. She snapped this shot of herself out on our deck with about 16 inches of new snow!

Snow Photo - January 7, 2008

I took this picture around noon, from our kitchen window. Beautiful blue sky and great new snow!

Snow Photo - January 9, 2008

 

I took this picture two days later - at noon - from the kitchen window. We got a total of about 17 inches of snow this day!

Cousins Play on Indoor Soccer Team

Kendrick, Dean and Jace play on the same team.
Dean's dad, Mike and Jace's dad, Bryan coach the team. The guys have a great time together and are learning a lot.

Katelyn Saves for Family Gifts

The Boli got a picture taken with the animals they made at Build-a-Bear. (Katelyn is in the center with her koala.)

After 11-year-old Katelyn went to Build-a-Bear for a friend's birthday party in October of 2006, she decided that would be a fun thing for her family to do. She wanted to take the family for Christmas, but wasn't even close to the amount of money she would need. So, all year long, she saved. She baby sat, did extra chores and she saved everything she earned. She also saved money she got for her birthday in November until she had more than her goal of $200.

On December 20th, the Boli took a little pre-Christmas trip to SLC. They stayed two nights at the Shilo Inn, a few blocks away from Temple Square. The family went to a laser show at the planetarium, went rock climbing, took a carriage ride, saw Enchanted, and swam in the hotel pool, which was open 24 hours a day. On Friday, December 21st, they all went to Build-a-Bear and stuffed their very own animals - Katelyn's gift to each of them.

Nate Ordained September 30, 2007

Nathan was ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood by his father, John (standing behind Nate). Also standing in the circle were his grandfathers, Mel and Jack, his great-grandfather, Wayne and his home teachers, Tanner and Sean.

Justin Ordained July 29, 2007

Justin Scott was ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood by his father, Bryan. Also standing in the circle were his Grandpa Williams, his Great-Grandfather Grose, Grandpa Jack, his bishop and his deacon's quorum advisor, Kirk Dean (who grew up in the same neighborhood as Bryan).

Tyler Ordained June 10, 2007

Tyler was ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood by his father, Jeff. Also standing in the circle were his Grandpa Rasmussen, Great-Grandfather Grose, Grandpa Jack and his uncle and bishop, John.

Jackson Baptized January 6, 2007

Jackson was baptized by his father, Gus. Jack was baptized on the same day as his cousin, Jenna.

Jenna Baptized January 6, 2007

Jenna Ann was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by her father, Bryan on the same day as her cousin, Jackson.

In the Beginning...

I have many family members who have recently started family blogs. I love to look at them! Blogging is a way of documenting family history with text and photographs and I think it's great! I've hesitated in the past to start a family blog because our family is so big and it would sadden me to leave someone out unintentionally. But, I think I'll take the risk and hope that I don't.

Our family has not had a photograph taken recently - not since the summer of 2006. We have another grandchild since that time and now another baby is on the way. Hopefully we'll get another picture taken this summer after the new baby is born.

I think I'll start by posting pictures and stories that were included in our family newsletter, The Ice Cream Scoop, in January of 2008. I will also post some pictures of important family events of the year 2007 - namely, the ordinations of our three oldest grandsons to the Aaronic Priesthood and the baptisms of two of our grandchildren.