Thermopolis Fun!

We went to Thermopolis today with Jared, Sand (our exchange student), Mikaela, McKenna, and Ariana. Phil really wanted to take Sand swimming when there was snow outside, so she could go roll in it and we could take pictures. I think she thought we were crazy, but she did it. I think if she tells her parents, they might want her to get a different host family...lol... Ariana loved swimming in the warm water. She had a great time going down the slide. She even wanted to go down the outdoor slide, but we had to tell her that it wasn't opened. Silly girl. Jared took her down the slide several times, and he went really fast. She would go down the slide with her eyes covered with her hands. I didn't take any pictures, but Phil did. I will have to post pictures later.

Than we came home. The missionaries came over for dinner. We ordered Chinese food. They seemed to love it. We enjoyed our time with them. I really like Elder Fry and Elder Freeman. They both want to go to medical school, so Jared gave them advice. He said they need to get straight A's and not to worry about the service part since they are both serving missions. A mission has to be thousands of hours of service. (Jared has been accepted into dental school the fall of 2011.)

Christmas Day 2009

We had a fun Christmas morning at least for Phil and I. Mikaela and McKenna wanted laptops for Christmas. We kind of made them go on a treasure hunt for them. They were so excited when they finally were able to open them.

It was our exchange student's, Sand, first Christmas. She got an ipod touch (donated from Rotary), and a few other things that she seemed to really like. It has been fun having her here to celebrate the holidays with us.

Ariana, our grandaughter, came over this morning and opened presents and spent the morning with us. It was fun to watch her open her presents. We got her some puzzles, some dress up clothes, a toddler bed, a coat, and a bunch of other clothes.