Matt the Military Man

Matt was sworn in today to the U.S. Army.  Congratulations Matt.  We are proud of you and wish you the best in your future dental schooling and career.

Our business partners/relatives/friends

It is so nice to work with the Mellors.  It has been 8 years now and we feel blessed to be able to work with such   great people.

The Jeans

Ayla Jean, Casi Jean and Shauna Jean. We had a wonderful moment in time together for the blessing of Ayla Jean. I am pretty sure I will always be calling her Ayla Jean for the rest of her life. My mother, Jean Gladys Dodson, was smiling that day, from heaven.

We enjoyed the day with Pedro's family and were treated to delicious authentic Mexican food, all prepared by his mother. Thank you Griselda!

Thank you for a memorable weekend. Grandpa's pretty sure that Ayla loves him best.

Our ship-Navigator of the Seas with Royal Caribbean

We celebrated our 35th anniversary by taking a cruise to the Caribbean this year. We had a wonderful time together and enjoyed the sun and warmth in Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

This ship was huge and had an ice skating rink, rock climbing wall, miniature golf, pools, theaters, and a shopping mall in the middle. So fun.

Cruising

This is the boat that was used to ferry us over to the Grand Cayman.

Tom enjoying the view from the Windjammer restaurant. We both had plenty to eat!

Each night before we went to bed our room attendant had little towel animals in our room. This is the monkey.

Shauna at the ruins in Cozumel.

The very grand dining room that we ate at every night.

On our way to swim with the stingrays.

The view from the windjammer restaurant.

Hurray!!!!!!

We had the best Christmas gift this year. The Boise Millers are moving back to the area. I was so happy to know that we will have the gift of kids and grandkids close by. Jordan accepted a position with a company in Spokane. Tom and I are thrilled.

Blessings

It is snowing outside and Christmas carols are playing on the radio. The house is quiet. Tom is upstairs taking an afternoon nap. It gives me some time to reflect on the wonders of the season.

Today in church I heard the children sing with their angel voices. The choir sang and gave a beautiful rendition of several favorite Christmas hymns. The speakers expressed many heartfelt messages about the Savior and his birth. I was renewed and thought how lucky I was to celebrate another Christmas season.

We plan to visit friends and family over the next few weeks, take in a movie or two and give thanks for the precious life that we enjoy.