Christmas Pictures

Here are some pictures of the kids that I took before the Christmas program.

Colton will be 10 in January. McKay (in black) & Kaci (in green) will 6 in Feb. Oakley is 3 and Sage is 18 months. They keep us very busy.

Of course Josh's business is also keeping us busy, as well as his calling in the bishopric, and mine in primary presidency. Hopefully you all understand why we don't keep in touch with all of you as much as we would like. Josh's business, Sage Veterinary Services, is going very well and he stays very busy with that. As if we weren't busy enough, Josh decided to lease a farm and 200 head of cows.

Vacation in Scottsdale Arizona

Josh, Kari, and Colton went to Arizona Dec. 10. One of the pharmaceutical companies had an "all-expenses" paid meeting at a resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Of course we couldn't pass that opportunity up. While Josh went to meetings, Kari and Colton went to the botanical gardens and an Indian museum. Then we met back up with Josh and we all went horseback riding in the desert and across the Verde River. We had a great time with temp. in the 70's. What a difference from the sub-zero temperatures that we left. Not to mention the foot of snow. Here are some pictures from our adventures.


We learned all about the Saguaro (Sah-WAR-oh) cactus. It only grows in the Sonora Desert and it will not grow an arm until it is at least 50 years old, however they may never grow an arm. They can live up to 250 years. They say you are better off to kill a person than a Saguaro cactus. If they build a road that has cactus in the way, they have to transplant each cactus. There is very specific instructions on how to transplant them. They must be facing the exact same direction and they must be propped up for two years. Their roots are only 4 inches deep and grow out as far as the cactus is tall. They can drink up to 25 gallons of water in a rain storm.

Oh and only John Wayne can get water out of a cactus.