Christmas Tree

It's that time of year again!  We headed up to our favorite tree farm to cut our tree.  We love this place because the kids can sit on Santa's lap and visit his reindeer at the barn.  The light dusting of snow on the ground made it magical until the cold got to everyone.  After cutting down the tree, we headed inside to warm by the woodstove and drink some cocoa. 

Santa promised to bring some goodies.  Gabriella wants jewelry, Hyrum wants a remote control car, and LaurieAnn wants to get away from the weirdo with the beard.

The kids enjoyed feeding the goats and ponies, and telling the reindeer not to forget where we live.  Although LaurieAnn hated the animals because they all attacked her for the food.  She was terrified. 

It was really cold, so we headed home to decorate the tree.

Office Party

Doug's company treated us to a fabulous night out on Saturday. We were bussed to Silverton, Oregon and doted on by the owners of a local winery. It was built like a French Chateau and seriously-words cannot do this place justice. I felt like I was in another world. The view from the house is spectacular and we enjoyed appetizers overlooking vineyards with the sunsetting and a pianist playing a baby grand piano in the corner.

There was a private chef preparing us dinner and he introduced himself and described every course before we ate. The kitchen itself was phenomenal complete with a prep kitchen and outdoor Brick Oven!

Dinner was elegant, the company was enjoyable and overall we had a blast.

Pictures don't even do this place justice, but here are some in case you want to see them.

This isn't us, but I really want to be one of those kids with an umbrella. This was so much fun!

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I'm baaaaaack.....for good I hope

Kiddos at temple square

Doug with his brothers and cousins celebrating his father.

We had the chance to go to Utah last month. Despite the circumstances, the kids were able to see temple square for the first time since they were tiny and visit family and friends in St. George.

Drum roll please....

So, you wonder what bigger announcement there could be than my last post?

Three letters. CPA.

We are so happy for Doug.

Can we add more crazy to this?

I am catching up by posting most of our late summer fun. This could be picture overload, but it has been a lot of fun.

A hike up the gorge

Sauvie's Island Half

4th of July celebrations

The boys ready for the show

Travis is home from Switzerland!

The Salt Lake Temple

Congratulations Scott and Clarissa!

Mt Hood from the sky

Favorite rides at the Clark County Fair

So the question is: Can we add any more crazy to this?

YOU BET! Baby Lacher #4 debuts the first of March.

kids photoshoot

The kids got their pictures taken a few weeks ago. I am so happy with how they turned out! This is all I had time to upload, so I will post more favorites later.

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