16 years!!! I'm so lucky!!!!

So, yes I am going to brag for a minute! I don't usually like do to this, but hey how many couples these days make it to 16 happy, wonderful, amazing years together? February 6th, 1993! I can honestly say I am truly blessed with an amazing husband and BEST friend!

I LOVE YOU MICHAEL!

My family 1981

Can you guess which one is me?????

Look who's 7

So Morgan turned 7 years old this week. He was so excited to be 7. We play this game in the car that when you get your seat belt on you say double 0 + your age. For example, Cameron would say 0012 and Garrett 0010 and Dallin 004. This way I know we are all in the car and buckled in. Well Morgan thought it would be cool that he was close to being able to say 007, like the movie. Now he officially can. Every other year I plan birthday parties with the kids friends and go somewhere fun that they would like to go. This is the off year! YEAH, for mom! So we went as a family to dinner where the kids love to spin the birthday wheel, pictured below. Morgan won one of the coolest things a soda. The soda isn't your regular soda, you have to open with this special cap, it has a really cool shape and the best part is it has a marble in it. Morgan received the Nerf gun he wanted really bad and a few other things from grandparents and mom and dad. We came back home for ice cream that he requested with magic shell on it. He was thrilled with the way his birthday turned out.

Scout Christmas tree pickup

When you have a scoutmaster, committee chairman, and 4 boys in the family, there is no way of getting out of scouting events. We had a great time yesterday and a great support from our ward. We collected something like $500 dollars in donations, and we were even given a coupon and some enormous lemons(I think they are called something else) as a donation. I think the highlight of the day was the GINORMOUS lemons. I haven't even seen anything like them before either.
Taking a little donut break, while we regroup and start a different area for picking up trees.

Careful Patrick! Daniel telling patrick and Jacob where and how to put the trees on the trailer.
Bishop, YM pres, Scoutmaster and Cameron. Where's the scout shirt Mike?

The area coordinators for picking up the trees, Cindy and myself.


These are the GINORMOUS lemons!!!!

Idaho

Since we were all together in more then 3 or 4 years we thought we would get some photo oppurtunity. Not easy getting 27 people all in one photo to cooperate.
How my parents raised 5 girls, I will never know! My poor dad!!!

Kim, Jennifer, Shelly, me, Jaime not in order of age.

Right to left in order of age Shelly, Jennifer, me, Kim, Jaime. And yes I am the only brunette!! And no I am not adopted, as my sister use to tease me that I was because of my dark hair and tanning ability in the summer when I was young.

All because 2 people fell in love. 5 girls, 5 son-in-laws, 15 grandchildren and 43 years together! Awesome!

Oldest to youngest. Makenzie, Tanner, Cameron, Caden, Garrett, Hannah, Jace, Taylor, Morgan, Kaylee, Dallin, Maecie, Davis, Averee, Olivia.

The boys were very excited to see and play in the snow. They could hardly wait until the next morning after we got there. I realized that Dallin hadn't seen snow before until our trip to Idaho. The other boys have been snow skiing, but Dallin has always been to little to go with us. He was very excited to make a snow angel.

Grandpa didn't have any sleds to go sledding with so they used garbage can lids to go down some hills around the corner here.

Idaho here we come

So Sunday we returned from a wonderful trip to Idaho to visit all my family. We left Tuesday last week and drove straight there, 14 hours. The kids and the weather were great. We saw my parents home they moved into over 3 years ago, my sister Jennifer's new home they built and Kim's home they have done nice remodeling to. One of my favorite things about the trip was seeing all my nieces and nephews and watching them play together with my boys. My oldest niece is almost 16 yrs old and my youngest is also a niece is 7 months old out of 15 grandchildren, and my youngest sister isn't done having kids yet. Of course I also enjoyed having all my sisters there with my parents and just sitting around visiting and playing games. Idaho was a little cold for us California people, it was -13 degrees when we left Sunday morning, OUCH! I felt like I came back to summer weather when I read 50 degrees outside. While we were there we went snowmobiling, thanks to Uncle Dave, bowling, eating, TSR(go-carts), eating, and more games. We really had a great time. It was a great trip I was glad that Michael had made the family decision to take this trip.

Christmas Eve with the Hazelhofer Family

Almost everyone at the dinner table. Some got away before I got there picture.

Everyone having a turn on the world tour.

Michael and Greg, once again trying to hit those notes!

Tight quarters but he didn't care. Either did the dogs.

The chef hard at work.

Dallin's turn.

Didn't get the tongue sticking out on the photo, but did get a serious look.

Hello! A little to into the singing maybe?

the HAZELHOFER BROTHERS! They rock

So Christmas Eve we went to Grandpa and Galen's house. We had dinner with Michael's brother and sister, Uncle Max and his wife, cousin Jill and her family, and Claudia and Russ. Grandpa cooked an excellent prime rib, as always and lots of yummy side dishes. I brought a green salad and a dessert I would rather not talk about because it didn't turn out how it was suppose to.

Before we had dinner the kids couldn't wait to open there present from Grandpa and Galen. As you will see in the pictures, why they couldn't.

We have had a great time with this already, and lots of laughs watching the expressions on every ones faces and how they really get into playing. For example, when Michael and Morgan play they like to stick out there tongue. Garrett and Cameron when they are playing the drums get some serious bouncing going on, trying to remember to hit the base drum. THANKS Grandpa and Galen for the gift!

We did lots of laughing, reflecting back and enjoying one anothers company. One topic of discussion was Greg's wedding next year, and welcoming his fiancee to the family. We were giving him a hard time asking him if she knows what she is getting into joining the Hazelhofer family. Greg says that I have survived, so I can support her and break her in slowly. Anyway we are excited for him and Chelsea. August 1, 2009 is the date of the big day. The boys are excited, Morgan says he wants to be the ring barrier.

Grandpa has 2 dogs Molly and Moe, well Dallin loves dogs. All that night he was playing with them it was so cute. When we were all done eating Dallin asked me if he could get into there kennel with them, I told him no. Well I looked over about 10 minutes later and Cameron had helped him get in. The dogs and Dallin were having a good time.

Christmas

In front of the Nativity, this year it was a new one. Not the one I remember seeing before.

It wasn't as cold, I know as it is in Idaho! But for me it was cold enough! Michael's dad, Grandpa Hazelhofer came with us to see the lights.

So this week we continued with some family traditions. We had our ward Christmas party, where Morgan and Dallin were able to see Santa Clause. Dallin was the most excited about it. Garrett was kind of like it's OK, I don't need to sit on your lap. Cameron was just way too cool to even go down that road. It was a great night with the family and the ward.

Just this Monday for family night we traveled to Oakland Temple to see all the pretty Christmas Lights. Every year it's just as pretty if not prettier! I always enjoy going there this time of year and visiting the visitors center as well.

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The Hazelhofer family wants to wish all our family and friends who come to our blog this holiday season, a Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hope all is well for you and your families and that we remember the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Our family has been blessed with health and great memories this last year as you see through out our blog. Boys that are always busy and parents who constantly work on having patience with them!!!! We love our boys tremendously and love the joy and laughter they bring into our lives. We look forward to hearing from you this Holiday season and hope that you will leave a comment or maybe your own blog address to see how your own families are doing. MERRY CHRISTMAS! LOVE THE HAZELHOFER'S

ps- These are pictures from Dallin's preschool Christmas program last night. I thought he was an Ox, but he corrected me and said "I'm a cow mom"! He did a great job.

My new favorite picture!

Whenever we go quad riding Michael always rides his trail 90. Most people would think that it's pretty funny that he is on the smaller Bike(trail 90) and I am on the bigger one (400). His shirt even adds to the laughter! Truth is though that the trail 90 is a little sensitive and he knows how to keep it going. No, truth is he can't handle the 400! Whatever the reason, this is my new favorite picture of the 2 of us. We have a lot of fun no matter who is riding what.

Family 5k and Mile Run

Those who won a metal for there age group and time!

So almost all of us participated in the Christmas tree lodi 5k race yesterday. Mike, Cameron and I did the 5K and Morgan did the mile run. Garrett was at home with an injured knee he hurt the night before and Dallin was with Grandma. It was really fun and exciting to have the family there to do the race together. At least start at the starting line together that is. They started the races with the kids first 1/4 mile, 1/2 a mile, and then a 1 mile race ages 5 to 12 years old. So Morgan went for the 1 mile run. He was awesome. He won 2nd place for boys in that race. Came in second to a 12 year old, WOW! Michael, Cameron and I ran the 5k of course. Cameron was really excited to do his first race. When we got there we found that 4 other friends and there families were doing the race as well. A little more competition I guess you could say. Not for me though, again as always I'm slow and steady. This time though I came in 3rd for my age group, can you believe it! Michael also won for his age, he came in 2nd. Some of our other friends won for their age group as well. It was really a great way to start our Saturday!