We Thank Thee, O God, For a Phrophet

As you all have probably heard by now, President Gordon B. Hinckley passed away on Sunday. Being a church employee, I had the awesome privalge of attending his viewing this morning. Although it was the closest I have actually ever been to him (having never actually met him while he was alive), and although you knew his spirit was no longer joined with his body, I could still feel of his greatness. I know he was truly called of God and that he loved everyone. He was an awesome example of how we should live. I feel blessed to be here on earth at this time and to have had so many opportunities to hear him speak in person.

There is a very nice tribute to President Hinckley floating around on You Tube . There are also wonderful pictures, videos, and condolences from MANY important figures on the Church's website here.

Weekend With The Cousins

The Cosper cousins came down for the weekend and Kylee had a great time playing with them. It made me excited for her to have a little brother to play with. Other kids are so much more fun to play with then mommy.

Here they all are cuddling on our bed watching a movie. Then things got a little crazy and they started jumping and singing on the bed. Here's a video of them having lots of fun.

Beanie Baby

We got Kylee this beanie with the intent of keeping her ears warm in these bitter cold winter months here in Utah. Little did we know she was going to love it and want to wear it all the time.

So we decided we would become a beanie family. Now we all wear our beanies when we leave the house. So far, no one has got really sick this winter, so maybe the beanies aren't just for fun.

Guitar Hero

Just like the rest of the world, our family enjoyed playing Guitar Hero over the holidays. I meant to post these earlier with the New Year's pictures, but just got them off Em's camera, so better late then never. It's a pretty fun game we all enjoyed playing together.

Having the big belly in front actually provided a nice little resting place for the guitar.

Bailey really likes to rock out!

So does Cody.

Dad was really good too, although give him a real guitar and he can kick all of our bums!

Emilee and Jon show us the rocker look.

Hockey Girl

Kylee loves sports. She loves to carry around her daddy's football trading cards (although daddy gets mad) and just walks around saying "touch down". Recently though, she discovered daddy's hockey stick and thinks it is the best thing. She even tries to hit the ball. Maybe she'll be an althete when she grows up. Hopefully she got dad's talent because mom is NOT athletic.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

WELCOME 2008! Does that sound weird to anyone else? I remember when Utah got the bid for the winter Olympic games and thinking that 2002 was FOREVER away...and here it is, 2008 already. Man, I'm starting to feel old. We hope everybody had a safe and happy New Year's and may this year bring you the most happiness yet. We were able to spend the night up in Layton with the Eisenbarth side of the family and had a party with lots of fun and really yummy food. We stayed the night and played all day New Year's Day which Kylee loved. She really loves being around more people than just mom and dad. Plus, she gets a lot more attention and has a lot more people to cater to her every need. :) Here's some pictures of our fun night. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

The girls with their tiara's

Kylee with the boys

Little party animal. She loves necklaces around her, can you tell?

Family picture

Eating pumpkin pancakes New Year's morning. Kylee couldn't get enough of them. She especially loved the whipped cream on top. Too cute!