New Year's Resolutions!

We went to Vegas the day after Christmas and enjoyed the wonderful warm weather there. We had fun visiting with relatives and lots of old friends. If we didn't get to see you, we ran out of time. We rang in the New Year with everyone playing Rock Band, they even got me to sing a few songs, playing games, and eating lots and lots of junk. We had a great time and reluctantly returned to the "Frozen Tundra" on Traverse Mountain. It was good to get home even though it has been extremely cold, BRRRRR!!!!

Now that we are home it is time to start thinking about all those New Year's Resolutions that I should write down but usually don't take the time to do it. That is probably why they usually don't get accomplished. I will start with my most and foremost resolution. I want to get healthier this year and so am going to try to exercise every day and eat better, hoping that I will lose that extra 50 pounds that I have been carrying around. That is my number one goal. One day down and I did pretty good. Now I need to try not to eat anything else today!

I also want to try to get into a better routine at reading my scriptures and reading the Ensign, personal prayers and maybe even take up journal writing. Those are all the goals that I usually have every year. Another one for this year is to get more organized and weed out some of the "stuff" that I have been hanging on to for way too long. I know, I know, a lot of you already think that I am pretty organized but, hey, how can I stay organized if I don't keep setting those kinds of goals. I also would like to get my scrapbooking for my Alaska trip and my China trip done. Well, those are a few of the goals I have. I would like to include another trip to somewhere exotic but I think our finances need to recover for a few years.

Good luck to all of you with all your New Year's Resolutions and maybe, just maybe at the end of the year, I will let you know how I did.

Completing Devin's Eagle

I am sorry that I have neglected the blog lately. Life during the holidays has hit!

Devin completed the last part of his Eagle Project. We raised the flag pole and had a nice flag ceremony. Devin asked the Cub Scouts to come and do the flag ceremony. The guy who sold us the flag pole came and helped and gave a great talk on patriotism. It was pretty cool because you could hear the artillary going off at Camp Williams during the raising of the flag. Steve said we had the "Rockets bursting in air". Now we need to get the write up done and then schedule the court of honor. Hopefully it will be soon after the first of the year.

Happy 50th Birthday Sherri

Steve and all the kids threw a surprise birthday party for Sherri's 50th birthday. It is hard to pick which pictures so I picked quite a few. I was surprised but also taken back by how many people showed up. It was a fun evening and I enjoyed all the friends and family making an effort to support me on this milestone of a birthday. No, I do not feel like I am 50! Thanks to all my family for working so hard to make it such a great party!

Halloween Party

Shauna had a Halloween Party last Saturday and I am just getting around to posting some pictures. We had fun! She had tons of great food. We played games and enjoyed each others company. It was great! Thanks Shauna!

Devin's Eagle Project

We spent most of the day working on Devin's Eagle Project. He has been ready to do the project since we moved here but things have been at stand still until now. He is putting a flag pole in at the church that we attend. Daniel did the same project in Vegas and so did Uncle Kerry. It is becoming the Davis trademark for Eagle Projects.

He has been working on the first phase of the project, paper work and the fund raiser. Today we did the second phase of the project. We dug the hole, put the sleeve into the ground, and cemented it all in so that the flag pole will be secure. We had lots of help from the family and our great Home Teachers. It was a success!

Snowing in October

It snowed all day yesterday and most of the night. Last week Devin played soccer in the rain and this week he played soccer in the snow. It is too cold for October. This is what we woke up to this morning. It still hasn't melted all the way yet. This is CRAZY! It is fall not winter. I am not ready for the cold yet. I will deal with it!!! That's what we get for living on a mountain. Daniel said it didn't even snow in Provo and Devin's friends said it barely snowed down in Lehi.

Soccer in the rain

Today was a great soccer playing day! This was our first real game in the cold and rainy weather. The highlight of today was that Devin, who is a defender, scored the first goal of the game. He was so stoked! It was wet, slippery, and cold for the boys but we played a good game. I have learned that they don't cancel a soccer game here in Utah for anything except lightening. We have played in rain, snow, and hail and anything else you can imagine. Devin always says they play better in the cold. It is always fun as a parent to sit in that kind of weather. (And I thought the heat in Vegas was bad!)