Preschool

In November, some girls in my ward asked us to join their preschool group.  Addelyn is already in a preschool at Bethlehem Lutheran on Mondays and Wednesdays, but the church girls was on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  So, we committed!  I thought it would be a good way for me to get to know more people in the ward and hopefully make some new friends.  I knew that Addelyn would love having more friends to play with.  It has been a lot of fun!  I taught for the first time this month and it was fun having them all over and teaching them about the letter "M".

Our First Visitors!

We were lucky enough to be on our friend's, the Apkers, route of touring Oregon.  They were doing a whirlwind trip to find prospective jobs in small towns.  How lucky are we to live in a small town?!  We had tons of fun having them here, it was just a little too short of a stay.  We played games, showed them around Hermiston, and had lunch.  Yay for such fun first visitors!

Getting a good picture of Locke and Addy was next to impossible. :)  

Kennedy's Birthday

Our niece, Kennedy, turned 2 on January 4th. We went to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate. It was all the girls' first time being there and I think they had a blast! Addelyn loved riding on the cars and that they actually moved! We played games and got prizes and then went to Costa Vida for dinner. Yum!

New Years Eve with Friends

After getting home Wednesday from Utah, we decided to leave town again on Saturday. This time we went to Eugene, OR to be with our dental school friends! We had such a good time! I love seeing these girls so often. It was fun to be reunited and to finally see the beauty of the Smith's home.  We had fun talking, catching up, getting in heated arguments over Scatergories, staying up til midnight on New Years Eve, going out to dinner without kids, eating good food, and being with friends.

How Addy spent New Years Eve night... sleeping like a baby!

Our awesome Shrimp Boil that the Smith's made for us!  It was delicious!  You eat without plates or utensils... so fun and yummy!

Making yummy midnight snacks on New Years Eve.

Happy New Year everyone!  We hope that this year brings you all great things and that you accomplish any goals that you have set for yourselves and/or families.