Bath time in the Jacuzzi Tub

One of the best  things we did when we built our house was to install a nice jacuzzi tub in our master bathroom. We have never regretted it and have used it a lot.  Once in a while the kids like to take a bath together. This was Gemma’s first time and she loved it. I think that she will be like her sister and be a little “water dog”. The kids were putting bubbles on there faces and heads making for some cute pictures.

Family Pictures by Liz Marshall

Liz Marshall, Heathers, Brother Jeremy’s wife, took some family pictures for us up the canyon. She has a fancy camera and a good sense with taking photos. Thanks Liz, it might not have seemed like much to you but we won’t ever forget it.

rewind --- Carter Family Christmas Partea Beaver Utah

This year was Luke and Mandy's turn to host the Carter Family Christmas Party. We had everyone there. It was a lot of fun and we all ate a lot of good food. The highlight was when Randy put on some skimpy Santa shorts and flagged down traffic in front of Luke's house. He also made a surprise visit to Mandy's parents house to wish them a merry Christmas. They got a good laugh out of it.

The kids enjoyed opening a present. Most of the kids showed off a talent, which was really fun.

Uncle Luke pulled the kids around with his four wheeler near his house.

We went up the canyon and fed some deer. The kids enjoyed hand feeding the deer. Randy got one to eat a carrot out of his mouth.

Its not often that we can get the whole family together. I enjoy these times and try to relish them.

The kids are all growing up so fast. We have all been blessed this year. I'm grateful that our parents raised us to be hard working and industrious. Merry Christmas 2008

rewind….. Marshall Family Christmas Party

Well we had the annual Marshall family Christmas party at our house. Granny (Eileen) and Tim Boyce were there and brought Gavin and Hallie hatbands and vests for Hallie and Gemma. Also cowboy shirts. I have to admit they make pretty good looking cowboys/girls. Gemma got another baby and again made out with it. She’s at the “everything in the mouth” stage. Santa surprised us and stopped by. He was probably the best santas helper we have had. Jeremy took us on a sledding trip in his new Polaris Ranger. It was a lot of fun. Gavin took a spill out of the sled and hurt his leg. No pictures but Liz took some, I’ll have to get them from her. We enjoyed, as always, having everyone over. Heather was frantic trying to get everything in order We had gobs of wonderful, awesome food. We all stuffed ourselves silly and sat around and played games. A fun time was had by all. Thanks for all the effort from everyone who came and helped out.

rewind--- Christmas 2008

We can't forget Christmas. I need to do some catching up so here goes. We had a good Christmas this year. Things were pretty tight but I think that it was that way for most everyone. It was actually nice not to worry too much about spending too much. Kind of kept us focused on the true meaning of Christmas. The kids were up at around 8:45, not bad because Hallie usually wakes up much earlier. As you can see the kids got lots of toys and goodies. I guess Santa takes in the totality of their goodness. Gavin hurt his leg Christmas Eve when Uncle Jeremy was pulling him with his new Ranger. Gavin woke up to find that Santa had bandaged his leg up for him. He was really excited about that. Gemma "made-out" with her new doll. Hallie really liked her dress up set that Grandma Kim made her and had to try on all of the outfits. I was an enjoyable time. We definitely had a white Christmas with lots of snow. I ran out of hay on Christmas day and had to get some the next day. I couldn't believe I could get a ton of hay on our truck but somehow I managed. Were grateful for all of our blessings and health. Our families and everything else including our freedom and the gospel.

HUNTINGTON BEACH TRIP

We made a spur-of-the-moment trip to Huntington Beach. I served my mission there and made friends with Doug and Debbie Sillasen. Ive gone back numerous times to visit and when Heather and I got married we continued to do so. Doug and Debbie have two kids that our kids age and they have a lot of fun playing while were there. We didn't make any big plans but mostly spent our time at the beach. The kids loved it and although it was about 55 degrees it seemed warm to us. Gavin played in the sand and had a blast. We went to another beach ??? we Debbie and Justin and Jenna. We checked out a sea cave and checked out all of the sea life in the rocks.

We also visited the Newport Beach Temple.

It was a good trip. It was nice to get away and

enjoy a little warmer climate. Thanks Doug

and Debbie for inviting us into your home.

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