welcome, Brenten Kazuaki Carlson

Yesterday Matt's older Sister and her Husband welcomed their first baby into the big bad world!

Brenten Kazuaki Carlson

8lbs. 12oz. 21inch long

here he is

Congratulations Dawna & Kyle,

Welcome to the family Brenten

Look what I just got in the mail...

My mother -in- law is the best

I got new beads for my birthday and I found them in the mail today!

woo hoo

jealous much?? ;)

Chrsitmas day snow

after opening presents we all went for a hike up to the Zig Zag falls, it was a great day to be out in the snow.

Nikita and Ariel on the trail!

Matt and Ariel at the falls (you can kind of make them out in the back ground)

some of the frozen over falls/ path

what did santa bring you??

WE got Nerf dart guns!! it was a fun and interesting/dangerous morning in our house!

Jacobson's joined us for christmas

All of us in front of the tree!! it was a good Christmas!! hopefully next year we can all be together in swan valley at their house!!

left to right

Klint, Judy, Abby, Diego, Kaitlynn, Nikita, Ariel, Lathan, and Matt

December

19 days till Christmas

13 days till matts family arrives!!!

12 days till ariel starts her VACATION!!!!!!

I guess you know what im excited for!! :)

peep show :)

so a good friend of mine is starting to do photography and took some pictures of matt and I, heres a few!! i love them!! let me know if you want her info to get your photos taken! shes the best!!

Lathan the Bird Whisper...

also while at the Zoo, Lathan feed the birds, and just in case you didn't already know I'm sure you will find out in the video, i don't like birds!!

Life is a ZOO!

The Jacobson's came to visit so Judy, Lathan, Kathy and i decided to explore the Oregon Zoo, here are some of our findings!

pretty cute Polar bear, lathan said that he didn't think it was bigger than a grizzly:)

Lathan was having a staring contest with one of

the Orangutan's!

We found Joanna, from rescuers down under

It was a great day!