We're finally breaking ground!

After two years of wandering if it would ever happen, we broke ground for the storage units!

The ground is being prepared and excavated for the cement that is coming in a couple weeks. We spent today with the Foy family tearing down sheds and stalls that were still standing on the property. The "work" was actually a lot of fun. We had only one injury - Hayden stepped on a nail. Luckily, he had received a tetanus booster about a year and a half ago. But he is in a lot of pain. It went right up his big toe on his left foot. He said it would be OK because he doesn't use that toe anyway (little does he know how much we rely on that toe!).

Looking back on 2007

Even though we are already 3 months into 2008, it has been fun to look back on this past year and realize how blessed we have been. We were able to to experience new places, new food and make new friends. We received a lot of snow this last winter - more snow than Heber has seen for over five years.
We had a new addition to our family - a four-legged addition. He has been a good companion for Dash and we can't even imagine life without him now.

We visited Virginia City, Nevada and watched a real old fashioned gun fight!

Then it was on to San Francisco and Fisherman's Wharf to experience some real seafood! As you can tell - Koen just loved it!

The newest addition to our family...

Yes, we gave in - and we have added a new addition to our family. We have named our new puppy "Coal" - he is half black lab and half boxer. The Mom was the Boxer and she was a really pretty tan color. You would never know it looking at Coal. He has been a lot of fun and Dash is getting used to him. We have a feeling that Coal will tower over Dash one day. He is already growing so fast! I feel like we have to take pictures every day just to remind us how small he used to be!

Looking back on Christmas

It's hard to believe that Christmas has already come and gone - it seems to get faster every year. I always find myself in awe as I look back on the year and reflect on the many blessings that we have enjoyed. We are truly blessed. We enjoyed lots of fun activities - building gingerbread houses, posing for the annual Christmas picture, and enjoying lots of food at family Christmas parties (even though Rylee doesn't look too thrilled about it).