Not a New Hobby!

Brian and I marked out another item off of our bucket list. We took a pottery class at BYUI. We couldn't wait to get muddy, and trust me we did. We tried to throw a pot on the wheel or it tried to throw us. Let's just say, we won't be be doing this in our spare time. Anyway, we did enjoy creating items from the slab method. These are our results.

Brown Christmas Party.

Party time...you never know what you are going to get at the Brown party. Ryan was laughing because he wasn't sure he heard his Grandpa right...

Promise of a Future Gift

Christmas at the Brown house is always a good time. This year we got to surprise Brian's parents. Their 5oth anniversary is in March, so the brothers got together on their gift! We wrote a little poem and they got their "presents" to inform them of their present to be! So, we party in March as well and most likely through the summer.

Merry Christmas!

'Tis the season for celebrating family, friends and our Saviour's birth. To everyone one we love...Merry Christmas!

Time for Presents

Once the service was done it was time for presents!

Christmas Service!

Our Hobbs family Christmas Party was all about service! We gathered at Greg's house for a little festive fun. It was really cool because as a family we put together approx. 200 humanitarian kits. The whole family was involved, well, OK, Chloe just watched. We made a great assembly line and did we ever cruise. Shari, Rachel, Mom and I folded towels...all 400, while the others stuffed them in bags and added the other items...soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes and combs. The whole time we kept talking about why and who we were helping. It was a lot of fun working that hard.

Thanksgiving Fun!

As always, Thanksgiving was a gastric delight! Not only did we have a wonderful meal, but fun with family. We had a rousing round of Pictionary with Brian's family, of course, Ryan, Brian and I won!! It is truly a time to be thankful, for all that we have been blessed with, especially family!

Festival of Trees

Brian's woodturning group put a tree together for the festival of trees this year and we got the "privilege" of putting it together! It was a blustery cold day when we had to deliver it to the venue...what a spectacle, driving down the street with Christmas in the back of the truck. It turned out pretty good!

BeaverCreek play time

We love our time with friends at BeaverCreek, it is always rejuvenating for our spirit! When they say that laughter is the best medicine...they really mean it! We may eat to much and not sleep a lot while we are there, but we come away feeling great! Can't wait for next year!!

Sunday...in the dark!

So, we got home around 7:30 from my parents house. We had swung through to see the damage done by the kitchen fire they just had, what we didn't know is that we had our own damage. Apparently, we had missed the Micro burst winds by about 5 minutes. Our neighbors were all just wandering out of their houses to assess the damages. Sadly, our maple tree took a huge hit. We lost about 1/3 of the branches in the middle. So, after we made sure everyone else was ok, we lit some candles and played hand and foot until it was time for bed. The power was out for 17 hours and we are not sure if we can save the tree yet or not. What a weekend!!!!