new years eve

this year we watched the ball drop at jay's parents house. we had lots of good food to eat. when it was time to ring the new year in we had to make due with halloween noise makers.

frosty the snowman

jay decided that the kids needed to build a snowman. he enlisted the help of the whole family. i had no idea it was going to be such a huge snowman! we used an old laundry soap bucket to make the squares. the kids had a lot of fun. then when frosty fell over colton started crying. poor kid. see my other post for pictures of frosty #2.

jayden's big day

i got to wondering if jayden was ever going to get baptized. we decided not to have it done while we were in texas for the summer because none of our family would have been able to be there. then we were going to have a combined one with his cousin logan on halloween but changed our minds because jay's parents were in new mexico and felt it was really important that they didn't miss it. then we were going to have him baptized with our stake in december but again changed our minds. we decided to make a trip to new mexico for thanksgiving because jay's parents weren't going to make it home. aunt kendra volunteered to arrange a baptism for us.

it was a perfect day and we had such a beautiful program. thanks so much kendra. those in attendance were grandpa and grandma durrant, aunt karen, the price family and cousin kristy.

catch up

Well I'm finally trying to get caught up on posting things from our summer in TX!

Gator Jack's

There is this little sandwich shop in Rigby. It has become one of our favorite places to eat. They initially only served lunch but now they serve breakfast anytime of the day. They make a killer breakfast burrito that Jay just can't seem to get enough of. And we can't forgot the Gator Bites with Gator Sauce. They are absolutely the best tators around.


the kids were excited to each get a gator



the boys love tossing coins into the pond

Halloween Fun

We celebrated Halloween in Ririe this year including activities of hay rides, spook alley and trunk or treating. The proceeds went to a local family that lost their home in a fire. This made trick or treating way to convenient this year.


Captain Cody & Captain Rex

I don't think I have ever seen so many cars lined up on main street





enjoying a hayride with Shawn and Rachel Ashcraft

Remember the Alamo

The Riverwalk

We made a trip to San Antonio and got to walk along the Riverwalk. I really enjoyed this as it was so beautiful. Sykes came with us and it was interesting to watch how people reacted to him.






sykes trying to get the ducks


we ate at this Mexican restaurant with all the colorful umbrellas

The Stockyards

I just love going to the Fort Worth Stockyards. I was so excited when I saw the Texan Cadillac. I just had to jump in and get my picture taken. We really enjoyed watching the armadillo races. I tried to talk Jay into participating but he kept refusing. The race consisted of getting on your hands and knees and blowing on the armadillo's tail to get him going. The winner got a can of Armadillo Milk. We only got to stay for about 20 minutes and then had to get back to work.