Christmas Parties....and Christmas break begins.....

December 17, 2010

IDFY Retreat 2010

December 11th, Jessica & Eric got to take part in an IDFY RETREAT -
Idaho Drug Free Youth
wish EVERY teen in the world could have been there!

the classes and activities were soooo good!

Mr. J - ready for school.....

2010 snowman collection.....

Thanksgiving Day 2010

so, I realize I am going totally out of order here....

but, since I didn't blog much through out the year....

I may have to do some high lights from 2010

and of course that would include Thanksgiving!

It was our "Brinkerhoff Year" -

everybody was able to make it except for the two oldest Grand kids...

bummer, we missed them!

HERE'S THE WHOLE CLAN - MINUS TWO.....

SHOULD HAVE HAD SOMEONE TAKE A PICTURE OF JOHN & I.....

December 4th - Brinkerhoff Christmas Party

Butte Ward Christmas Party - December 3rd, 2010

December 1st - NO SCHOOL......

November 28th - Fun in the SNOW!!!

more snowmen....

This was November 27, 2010

1st snow of the year.....

Santa....at our house!

Believe........

"As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him

we shall have the Christmas Spirit, not for one fleeting day

each year, but as a companion always."

-Thomas S. Monson

I am reading the book "A Christ-Centerd Christmas"

by Emily Freeman

thank you Chris for the book!

It is exactly what I was needing this Christmas season!

HAPPY {40TH} JOHN.....oooops did I just add his age?

We had a REAL quick birthday celebration for John

in the 30 minutes between when the kids get home from school

and before John leaves for work....
it was quick -

but, if you know John - 30 minutes is enough time to spend on a birthday....

LOVE YOU JOHN!

FISHING.....with Grandpa

My dad has had the tradition of going fishing the day after

Thanksgiving ever since I was a little girl....

I don't know if he has ever missed a year.
He is such a good sport and takes along any of the grandkids who want to tag along!
This year Eric got to go - and I KNOW he is soooo happy he got go!
check out the pics and you'll see why:
(thanks dad, Randy, and Britton for the pics!

It was soooo cool to get the pics on my phone when Eric caught his fish!)

ONE OF OUR NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS: Mr. J

One of the things Jason LOVES to do is to go to the skate park!
And, I have to say he is pretty good....

Birthday Girl: Nicole

Nicole had a birthday last month.....
We are soooo grateful she is part of our family!


Nicole's b-day happened to be the same day as the HS HOMECOMING....

so, that is why there is lots of blue: blue clothes, blue hair, paw prints, etc.
these pix are from her little school party....

first with her Bros. Ryan & Jason, some with her classmates, and her teacher, Mrs. Read


then after school Lauren & Maria came over!

We went swimming at John's Hot Springs!

GOOD TIMES

AND

GOOD FRIENDS!

Eric: Cross Country

We had a fun time watching Eric at

several of his Cross Country Meets this year!

He did GREAT -

and finished up the year earning the award of MVP "Most Points Earned"

I am proud of him for how well he has done

and for how much he has enjoyed it.

He finished up at the district meet in 24th place out of around 200 boys!

That wasn't as good as he had hoped for, but, I thought it was pretty amazing!

Volleyball season.....

Jessica is really LOVING volleyball this year and loves her coach {Katie} -


HERE ARE A FEW "CELEBRATION" SHOTS AFTER A GOOD PLAY....

AND HERE ARE THREE OF JESSICA'S BIGGEST FANS!!!

Another year older & wiser too, Happy Birthday to YOU

How did another year slip by sooooo fast?
{J} is a sophomore this year & enjoying every minute of it!
Here are some of her b-day pics: