Visit w/ Grandpa Griffiths

We finally got to go to McCall, ID to visit. It has been forever and we had a blast playing racquetball, swimming, and hiking in the snow.

Skipping stones on the river

Naps for everyone :) Dustin took Molly's spot so she had to improvise.

Our Love For Scheels

Fargo has one of the coolest places, Scheels! We first went to the store just to look around and discovered how many things they have to do for fun and for cheap. Teagen now calls it "my Scheels" and knows exactly where it is when we are driving around. They have a huge Ferris wheel, playplace style kid area, shooting range, and simulated everything from golf, nascar, etc. I'm not trying to be their blogging advertisement or anything but we just love the place. We don't ever buy anything but have hopes to someday ;)

Shooting the guns!! Teagen's favorite part.

Beauty School Anyone?

I unfortunately am not cut out for playing family hair stylist because the following is what happens. You would think I would learn my lesson but I never do :) I have finally put the clippers in the bathroom where I will not be getting them out again.

Right before Thanksgiving

Right before Christmas. It looks like I was trying to carve a snake in there. Poor Teagie! 

Winter 2011/2012

Teagie & Bear Bear

Riding Blue Dart with Daddy

Fallin' asleep at the wheel

The big bad Bear

Wearing flowers in his hair like Siena

Chilling with Uncle Riley

Sledding with Brynlee & Colten

Decorating Cookies

Hardware Ranch fun w/ Ford family

Nancy & Brynlee

Siena, Teagie, Grandma & Colten

Lots of good ice fishing

2012 Goals

As a family we are going to do the following:

Read the Book of Mormon together.
Be consistent with FHE & daily prayers.
Stick to budget.
Work on being nicer to each other.
Have fun! (Lots of family time)

Reading List for 2012

I should have posted this earlier since I already have my first book finished. I'm hoping to read at least one or two books every month but added a third just in case I get some extra time along the way.

January:
1. Cinder
2. The Money Saving Mom's Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life,  and Save Thousands a Year
3. The Hobbit

February:
1. Pride & Prejudice
2. The Pursuit of Love
3. The Toddler Handbook

March:
1. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
2. The Handmaids Tale
3. War Horse

April:
1. Let's Get Real About Money
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. The Long Run

May:
1. The Shack
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
3. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

June:
1. Wuthering Heights
2. Citizen Soldiers
3. Kane Chronicles: Book 3

July:
1. The Everything French Book
2. The Strange Case of Finley Jayne
3. The Alchemist

August:
1. Steppin' Into The Good Life
2. The Three Musketeers
3. The Rise of Nine

September:
1. Anna Karenina
2. The Applause of Heaven
3. Thunder Dog

October:
1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
2. Dracula
3. 11/22/63

November:
1. Cooking Solves Everything
2. Work & Glory: Book 1
3. The Chosen

December:
1. A Christmas Carol
2. The Secret Garden
3. Saving for Retirement without Living Like a Pauper

Memorial Visit

The day after Christmas we went to downtown Salt Lake to visit the memorial for my great, great grandpa Thomas Griffiths. It was recently dedicated to him in Nov 2011. It was wonderful getting the family together to see it. Thank you Salt Lake for remembering those past and present.

Part of the Griffiths Fam

Grandpa & Grandma Griffiths