Merry Christmas

Paper Chaser Sale

"Recollections" on 75th & Bell is closing their store after the new year. It is a scrapbook store. All of their paper is going on sale the day after Christmas. The woman working at the store said that paper is going to be up to 90% off. Anyone interested in going shopping and getting some breakfast on the 26th?

Nana on TV?

So the other night "Everybody Loves Raymond" was on the tv. Marie, the mom of the show walked into the room and Carter yelled, "Nana" and starting waving at the tv saying, "hi Nana!" I can see the resemblence, can't you?!? And I have even seen some episodes that have reminded me of Mom!!

Marie Barone: I don't lose things, Frank. I'm organized.

Frank Barone: Not organized, insane! She's got a shoebox labeled pieces of string too small to use.

Happy Birthday Dad!

You don't look a day over 62!

12 Grandkids

Even though my lovely child isn't looking this is the only one where everyone's face can be seen by the camera. And a bonus, Conner is even smiling.

Jess maybe you can do some fun editing with it!

Thank you!

Thanks for the awesome triathlon gear you all gave me for my birthday. I love it and can't wait to use it all in my next tri and shave some time off my PR!!!

Poll Question

Is there an option for none of the above???

:)

Christmas Cookies

It's getting close to that time of year and our traditional christmas cooking making with all of the kids. I was looking at dates for this and am wondering if the 22nd or 23rd will work for everyone who wants to participate. Also, I was thinking it might be fun to do it at Amy's new house. Amy-what do you think?

Congratulations Keith & Stephanie

Conner Bentson Forsberg
9 lb 3 oz
20 1/2 in.

Becky's baby

Karen Smith sent me a text today and asked me to pass along this website

www.christopherretchells.blogspot.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To YoU!!! We LoVe You!!

Funny

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

A Short Visit!

We are coming to Phoenix! We are leaving Friday, Dec. 7th around noon. Unfortunatly we are leaving to come home Saturday around lunch. We have to be back for Stake Conference meetings that afternoon.
As far as Christmas plans, we are going up there the Saturday before (Dec 22) and will be there until Wednesday (Dec 26). We (Spencer and I) are also going to wear our matching PJ bottoms, if anybody wants to do the same.

Cheesy Chicken

I just made this recipe that my friend gave me for dinner tonight. It was quick and easy and very good. It's a great recipe for getting kids to eat their veggies.

Ingredients: 2 TBSP oil, 4-6 thawed chicken breasts, 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 frozen bag of broccoli, 4 oz. velveeta cheese

Directions: In a pan heat up the oil and then add the chicken. Cook for 7 minutes, turning over the chicken halfway through. Add broccoli and cream of chicken soup. Stir. Reduce heat and add in cut up pieces of velveeta cheese. Stir. Simmer until chicken is cooked.

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Marlee!!

Hope you had a great day!

Happy Birthday Reeslyn!

We hope you have a great day birthday girl!

CONGRATS!!!

Russ and Katie we wish we could be there! He is so cute, but can't wait to see Mason in real life! Keep sending us pictures we love them! How exciting! Love you and once again CONGRATULATIONS!!

Amy's new digs

The upstairs "kids" room, play room and bathroom

The master bedroom, bathroom and landing.


The entryway and living room and dining room

The Kitchen

The eat in area in the kitchen and the family room.

Here are some pics of my new pad. The closing date is 11-26-07.

I can't wait to have everyone over!

Happy 4th Birthday Hunter!!!

Hunter told me that he would like some new pets for his birthday, 4 to be exact... 2 fish, a worm and a lion that can go in a cage.

Happy Anniversary Sean and Jess!

Husband: This study says married people live longer.
Wife: Nah, it just feels longer.


Ha ha ha. Love ya Sean!

Casa Grande Triathlon

Congratulations to Marlee for taking 1st in her age group and 6th place overall. Jess got 9th in her age group and 13th overall. She finished a close 20 seconds behind Spencer. All three of us had Personal Best Records for this race. Spence was a stud in the water! Spencer and Marlee will have to share more pictures. Sean got mostly video and only a few pictures.

(Spence and Marlee send me your pictures so I can add them to the video.)

Who's with us for the half-marathon in February?!?

Happy Halloween from TF&O

Cabin on Ox Bow

2 bedrooms upstairs, 2 bedrooms downstairs, 1 HUGE loft/game room upstairs, 1.5 baths upstairs, 1 bath downstairs

Meet the Incredibles

No it's not the Inredibles...it's the Klippel's at their Ward Halloween Party last night. Our ward didn't do awards this year but several people told us we would have won for sure. A couple people also told Sean that he could work at Disneyland as Mr. Incredible. Nikki Sawyer always tells Sean he looks like Mr. Incredible so that is where the inspiration for the costumes came. They had horse rides last night too--Carter loved it and was making "horse sounds" almost the whole ride!

Congrats Russ!!!

2 Years of Tuition - $40,000
Diet Soda to stay awake while studying - $1000
Fee to take the test - $600
PASSING THE TEST - PRICELESS

Our FIRST Vistors!

Last Friday Jess had to work in Tucson, so she brought some company. They all spent the night Thursday night and then Carley and Carter stayed and played Friday. It was fun to see them. Carter LOVED to feed the pigs (Wilma and Porky) along with Carley.

Did you know?

1. Use Pine-Sol for all your cleaning: You can get a $1 generic bottle at WM & it dilutes 1/4 cup to a GALLON of water. Fill a spray bottle with it & it cleans everything wonderfully!
2. If kids get crayon on the wall, use a hair dryer to 'melt' it & then just wipe off.
3. Dryer lint sheets are great--a close copy of those 'magic erasers' you find in stores. Just scrub them (dry) on your washer & dryer to clean them, or of course they work elsewhere too.

Who has who for Christmas

Kids:
Carley has Spencer
Caitlyn has Tanner
Cameron has Tyler
Tanner has Mason
Carter has Reeslyn
Hunter has Caitlyn
Tyler has Mallory
Reeslyn has Carley
Spencer has Cameron
Mallory has Baby Forsberg
Mason has Hunter
Baby Forsberg has Carter


Adults:
Amy has Wendy
Dave has Steve
Keith has Marlee
Stephanie has Spencer
Steve has Dave
Wendy has Amy
Russ has Sean
Katie has Jessica
Jessica has Stephanie
Sean has Keith
Spencer has Katie
Marlee has Russ

Big Man on Campus

Nana's Scrapbook

Here are some of the other pictures I took of you Nana. Just right click on them and save them to your computer and you can print them up for your scrapbook.

Drawing Names

Are we planning on drawing names for Christmas this year? If so, let's draw names soon! Let's go shopping!

GymBugs

I think they all love going to class!

Wish you all could have been there!

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great weekend!