Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful Christmas day. Nicole opened a metal detector this morning--something she's wanted for a while. Afterwards a few church friends joined us for lunch. Later in the day Nicole tried out the metal detector and found a penny and a little metal toy. (Okay, so the treasures found so far have not exceeded the cost of the gift. . .we'll keep trying!) We ended the day with Nicole decorating a gingerbread house and watching "A Christmas Carol" and "Despicable Me."

We're looking forward to the new year and are anxious to see how God will lead and use us in His work. Thank you for praying for us.

Hamstrung!

Jane has severly injured her right hamstring and needs your prayers because she is in a lot of pain. The way it happened was silly. We were playing laser tag last weekend for Nicole's birthday. Jane tried to go down a ramp instead of up, lost her footing, did the splits, and pulled something (or several somethings) in this muscle group. She saw a doctor on Monday and he diagnosed the injury. He gave her an Ace bandage to wrap and support the muscle, and gave her some pain pills. (As an aside, the pills aren't helping a lot!) The level of pain and discomfort directly relates to how much she's on it. She's sitting as much as possible! Thank you for your prayers for us and for Jane's injury, particularly.

Happy 11th Nicole!

Friday was Nicole's 11th birthday. To celebrate, we opened presents and headed to St. George to enjoy some family fun and a birthday dinner. On Saturday Nicole celebrated with a friend at home.

Nicole opens a wall-sized horse for her room.

Opening a new video game

Laser Mania in St. George (laser tag, 3-D golf, and arcade games)

3-D glasses anyone?

Each hole in the 3-D golf was painted thematically.

Back at home, the horse looks great on Nicole's wall.

More horses. . .

Nicole's friend celebrates her birthday.

No slobbering on the birthday cookie!

Video gaming

It has been a wonderful birthday. These years just fly by! Thank you for your prayers for us and for the ministry here.