Ward Christmas Party 2008

Here are a few pictures at our Ward Christmas Party

Connie, Megan and Brandi Eating. Brandi is the granddaughter of one of my Cousins way back.

Amanda sitting on Santas lap. Guess what she wants for Christmas. Megan and Connie had moved on to other activities so we did not get pictures of them and Santa this year.

Phill and Diane with Santa.

Santa is all done and heading back up the Chimney.

Our First Snow

One night I woke up and Phill was missing. I found him in the Loft taking pictures of the snow our our back window. It was so beautiful he wanted to capture it. Later that morning he caught a picture of the birds in our trees. I feed them and when the weather gets bad there could be 50 or 60 in the trees.

Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving 2008.

This Year we had Thanksgiving Dinner at our home. It is always fun to have the family over and spend time together. We had quite a crowd. Our Family Phill, Diane, Amanda, Megan, Connie. Grandma and Grandpa Waken and Sammy. The Lee's Paul, Jody, Sarah and her friend Justin, Lindsey. We had a really nice dinner.

Here is a picture of our Turkey, Phill was the Master Chef and did a great job on it.

Connie prepraing the Veggie and Meat Trays

Grandma and Grandpa and Sams arriving. Phill loves to take pictures of their trucks.

After dinner we played our new favorite game "ImagineIf". When Joe and Marie were here this summer they brought the game and it was so much fun that we went out and bought our own. Because we had to many people Auntie Jody and Megan were partners.

Lindsey and Connie contemplating their answers.

Justin, Sarah, Amanda and Paul. Waiting for Paul to pick his card.

After everyone went home we loaded up in the car and went to the see the movie Bolt. It was a really cute movie. Unfortunately I was so tired that I fell asleep. This seems to be happening more often the older I get. All in all we had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

It's a Girl

Jenny & Phill had a Ultra Sound on Thursday and the verdict is

It's a Girl

Here are a couple of pictures of her. The Doctor had a hard time getting her picture, she kept putting her hands in front of her face and wiggling all over. I guess she is going to be feisty.

Halloween

Halloween Night. Here are some pictures of our House.

Amanda and Megan posing with the ghosts.

Large Spider Web in our front window.

Our Front Yard.

The Pumpkins that the kids carved.

Ward Trunk or Treat Party Oct 27th 2008

Tonight was our Ward Trunk or Treat Potluck Dinner Party. It is always fun to go and see all the little and big kids costumes. Here are a few pictures of us. Don't be SCARED!!!

Phill as the Headless Pumpkin.

Connie went as a Pumpkin, Amanda a Woopie Cushion.

Amanda during the Costume parade


Megan Pippie Longstockings.

Outside Trunk or Treating. We like to decorate our Truck.


Phill Amanda, Diane, Megans friend Meaghan, Connie .
We put a spider web in the back of the truck and had out blowup Ghosts off to the side.

The little kids loved the Blow-up Ghosts.

Trip to Utah and Watching Jessie Cheer

This Weekend Megan and Diane flew over to Utah to Visit Grandma and Grandpa Theobald. We flew on Frontier and got to fly on the Bear Plane. Megan was excited and took a picture.

The Captain took this picture, she was down walking around the plane a worker took Megans camera out on the runway to get a picture so the Captain took it for her.
We spent some time in Salt Lake at the Church History Museum and then headed up to Provo to watch BYU play University of Utah in Womens Volleyball. It was sure fun to watch her Cheer at the game. The only bad part was BYU got swept. After the game the University of Utah guys were sweeping the exit, they thought they were funny. My niece Jessica Fox is a Cheerleader for BYU and was cheering at the game.

Here is a picture of Mom and Dad and Diane getting ready the game.

Here are a few pictures of Jessica. Jessica is behind the Cougar

Here are a couple of videos of Jessica. It was sure fun to watch her Cheer at the game. The only bad part was BYU got swept. The University of Utah guys were sweeping the entrance after the game. They thought they were funny.

Jessica is the Center Girl

Jessica is on the Right

Greeley Marching Band Invitational

On Saturday the Girls and I attended the Greeley Marching Band Invitational. It started at 10:00. It was a really cold drizzly day. We took Hot Chocolate to keep us warm. Luckily they had the morning bands march and gave out awards and then had the afternoon bands march and gave out more awards. So we were on our way home by 12:30. The band got a Superior Rating. Here are some pictures of us and Connie.

Connie warming up.

Amanda, Diane, Smokey, Debbie and Debbies Mom are behind us. Megan took the picture. Do we look cold enough.

Connie twirling her flag. She is the girl just off the 50 yard line with her back to the picture.

Now she is on the other side of the field just right of the 40

Back to the other side and she is the one closest to the out of bounds line. They havn't learned the flag part for this yet.

We have sure had fun watching Connie march. She has at least one more competition and a couple of football games to perform at. After 10 years of Marching Band Competitions it is about to end. I will really miss watching the kids practice and compete.

Friendship Cup Marching Competition

On Saturday October 4th Diane and Amanda attended the Friendship Cup Marching Invitational. It was at our home staduim. We were there to watch Connie march with Thornton High School. The competition started at 10:00 and ended at 3:45. Then if you were lucky enough to make the top 12 bands it started again at 6:00 to 9:45. Thornton High School was not that lucky but Diane and Amanda returned that evening to watch the bands march again. We were really there to watch the Navy and Airforce Drum and Bugle Corps compete for the coveted trophy. Navy must have won it last time, because they are the ones who brought it in. Here are a few pictures of the day. Next Saturday we are heading to Greely for another competition and I will post a video of Connie marching. Thornton High School. Connie is in the first line from the center, 4th person back. She marches with the Color Guard and really enjoys twirling her flag.

Diane and Amanda watching the show

Navy Cadet Drum and Bugle Corp from Maryland

Navy playing for us
Navy's Drum Line

The Corp marched off playing "Anchors Away"

Air Force Cadet Drum and Bugle Corp from Colorado Springs.

Air Force playing for us. They marched off playing "Up you go into the wild blue yonder"

And the Winner was........... (the Foxes will be happy for this)

AIR FORCE.... Yeah

Phill works the Democratic National Convention

Phill had the opportunity to work security at the Democratic National Convention. He was assigned to work Delegate Transportation. He basically rode around in a big bus all week picking up and dropping off Delegates from their Hotels to the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field and back to their Hotels. He said it was crazy downtown with all the Delegates in town. The protesters were the least of his problems. Here are a few pictures of what he did all week. Don't look at the times on the pictures, they are wrong.

Can you believe they paid him to sit around for hours waiting for his bus to arrive.

Movie Star Fran Drescher rode on Phills bus and posed for a picture with him. Yes she does talk like that. She was very nice. The Kennedys were also on his bus.


This is the Bus Phill rode all week and Tim the Bus driver. He was on the bus from 11:00 a.m until Midnight. They did get off a couple of times to eat.

Thursday night at Invesco Field. Phill was able to wander around and see everything. It was sure different than when the Broncos play.

By the Multi Million Dollar Denver Command Post.

A group of Adam County Sheriff Deputies down on the Field.

He had a good time rubbing shoulders with all the Democrats but they didn't convert him.

Slip-N-Sliding Aug 1st 2008

Phills Nephew Joseph and his family came to visit us for his Graduation. They live in Cedar City Utah. Megan told the kids if they brought their swim suits that she would put up the slip-n-slide. So here are a few pictures of the kids and Megan having a great time slipping and slidding.

Samantha, Veronica and Tyler. I think he won this one.

Breann and Braelynn

Here is Megan slidding with one of the twins. I can't remember who was in Green.

Veronice being a seal

Megan with the other Twin.