Stuff we Made!!! Merry Christmas!

We were busy right up to the very last minute...literally! Brian was buffing and wrapping right before we went to his parents Christmas party!

We made lots of Christmas bulbs, birdhouses, a couple of Harry Potter Wands. A garden dibble, an Argentine flag pen for Ryan's mission, some boxes, some potpourri bowls and a razor set for Brian's dad. Yeah, we made a little sawdust!

Christmas Party at Hobbs'

Time for presents...

Christmas Sockings!

The Hobbs gang got together at Greg's house a week before the Holiday. Since Christmas was on Sunday this year, it seemed the thing to do. Mom got super fun socks for everyone to wear, the kids are showing off a few. Karson was in on the little secret and couldn't wait to help pass them out.

Brian the Entertainer...

Brian and Conner have had a "history" of negotiating for Harry Potter items, well, this was another one of those moments! After the ritual hypnotizing, Carlie and the rest got into the action. It ended with a dog pile on B...poor guy, looks like he is miserable doesn't it!

Talking Turkey

Turkey, potatoes, dressing...it was a Thanksgiving blessing. Tam's family came to Idaho Falls for the festive food laden frolic. Since my house isn't big enough for a sit down meal for 18, we planned ahead and reserved the church. Little did we know that it would be as fun as it was. The nieces and nephews played basketball, football, soccer, target shooting and hide and seek all day long. They definitely had a great time. We also had a table that we all could sit at for our meal. Of course there was more food than was needed, as usual. All in all, it was a great holiday.

When the lathe is busted....

When Brian's lathe blew the motor I was able to get a long time project finally done! Yeah for me! Love my new calendar holder!

Little trip with the parents...

We got together with my parents this last weekend and headed to Yellowstone. OK, we took the long way through Nevada City, but when we got there it was closed for the season. Apparently the state has taken it over! Bummer. So we headed to West Yellowstone, both parents were exhausted so we grabbed a quick bite and went to our rooms to relax. The next day we headed to Yellowstone, didn't see much in the line of wildlife, it is still way to warm out there! Anyway, we saw some pretty sights then when mom started feeling ill we headed for home. It was short, sweet but still fun! Love my parents and my very patient husband!

Salsa time!

Tomato, Tomato...we have lots of Tomatoes, so it was time to add some onion, pepper, cilantro...etc! Grandma Weeks gave me the recipe years back so it was time to mix a batch up! All day it boiled down, until I had 9 jelly jars of salsa...just 9! Yeah, it is still worth it!

Bayhorse from Boise...

On our way back from Boise, we drove through the pretty part of the state...ok, we took the long way home. On our way, Brian decided to sh

ow me the little lake of Bayhorse. He also decided to wet his fishing line...he caught 12 fish in less that 2 hours. He was having a ball, and I didn't have my fishing license! Trust me, next time I will!