What a Trip!

We had a wonderful time in Alabama for Christmas! We thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of our family and friends. It seems as though the time went by too quickly, but we were glad that we got to spend it with all of you. When we got off the plane it was a shock to our system. We had been in the heat down south and returned to 4o below zero temperatures! Although we don't mind the cold, that was a big change for us!
Since our return, we have jumped right back in feet first! Merrill preached at a New Year's Eve celebration at a neighboring church, we all went back to school, and I began my classes at Liberty University. We are currently planning our winter events. First of all being the Valentine Banquet in February followed by an Associational Youth Rally in March. We are excited about all of the things God has planned for us!

Home for Christmas

We're here! We're finally here!
After a loooong flight, we finally made it! We are so excited to be able to spend this wonderful season with our family and friends. We cannot wait to see everyone and share with you all about our life in Alaska. God Bless and Merry Christmas!

Collin's Already 4!!

Wow! Time sure does fly by! I still cannot believe that Collin is 4. Where did our baby go? We had a great birthday. He requested spaghetti and a race car cake that ended up being a monster truck cake. The look on his face was priceless when he saw his cake-he LOVED it! Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Log Cabins and Country Roads

These pictures are from various places around Willow that we thought were really beautiful.

Going to Get a Christmas Tree...

Over Thanksgiving weekend, we had a great time with 3 other families who have become our close friends. Over the weekend, we spent our time snowboarding, sledding, and snowmachining. We were even able to cut down our first "Alaskan" Christmas tree! We had to drive snowmachines over 2 frozen lakes and through some pretty cool trails to get there. It was a blast! (except when Shanna got flipped into the snow!) Here are some pictures we took while going to get the tree.