Spring is Here?????

I have to get better at blogging more often. We have had a great winter. Christmas came and went, we were able to go up to Idaho to my mom and dad's to spend time with aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. It was a lot of fun. There's getting to be a whole herd of us but we survived. It's always fun to get the cousins together. Mom changed her family tradition and had the party on the Eve of Christmas Eve so that we could all be there. Thanks mom and dad. We don't care when it happens we're just glad to be there.


Logan, Kimbri, and Josh all played Jr. Jazz basketball this year. It was Josh's first year and he loved it, he's becoming quite the little athlete, he announced after his first game that he wanted to be a professional basketball player when he grows up. Logan played on a comp. team again and this year I was his head coach. It was quite the experience, just when it seemed we were coming together as a team the season was over. We played in the playoffs and lost by one basket in double overtime. It was an awesome way to end the season. I was Kimbri's assistant coach as well and we had a great time, Kimbri was the tallest on the team and she's quite the little hussler. She ends up playing the whole game because she does so well. It's fun to seem them improving each year.





Jack just turned 1. He seems to enjoy following us around. He really doesn't have much of a choice. He's so fun, he's close to walking and speaks his own language non stop, he even talks in his sleep it's nuts. Kimbri is officially his favorite, he prefers her over me most of the time. (did I not give birth to him???)

John has been doing some traveling for our Xango business. He likes to get it all in at the beginning of the year which is nice. It gives him the opportunity to go out and stay with his mom and to see his sister in Jersey. He's decided to continue at the golf course this summer. The perks of golfing for free just can't be beat.


I'm sad but relieved to report that my Grandpa Jack Eavenson passed away on March 3rd. He had a long battle with cancer. It was a blessing for him to pass on so that he was no longer in pain but sad because we will miss him. I was able to travel to Texas with my siblings for the funeral. John went out East the day Grandpa passed so I had to take Jack with me, that was a feat in itself. It all worked out and it was fun spending time with my siblings and my parents. It was nice having so much time visiting with Penny talking about the philosphies of life. I think we solved all the worlds problems over the weekend. :) Thanks to Chad for hanging out with me and helping me with Jack on the plane and through the airport and driving the rental van. In retrospect that's probably the only thing I would have changed, me driving and not him. :) He's nuts!

Right after returning from the funeral we find out that my sister's 22 month baby girl Reese has pneumonia in both of her lungs and she has septicemia (poison in her blood) it's very scary and I find myself praying all day everyday in my mind and on my knees. It's unfortunate that something awful has to happen in order to find myself so diligent to the Lord. I guess we're all going to learn from each experience we have in life it just breaks my heart when such a young sweet spirit has to be the object of our lesson. Our prayers are with your family Penny. We love you Reese!

On a lighter note, spring is in the air. (somedays) We're glad to see the snow gone for now and hope its the end. The kids are getting ready to play baseball and softball. Josh is going to try baseball this year instead of soccer so that should be a fun experience for him. I'm the assistant coach for Kimbri's team again and Logan is playing on the Stealth (his traveling team) again. We're excited for the tournaments, they are always fun. And of course we can't wait for the weather to be nice enough to get the boat out and make more memories this summer. Lake Powell here we come!