Silly Pictures of Payton

I was looking through my camera and came across these silly pictures of Payton.  She must have taken them while I was helping at Parker's afterschool club.

What a silly kid!

A HUGE THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS

Our great friends Troy & Katie are the best.  I called them late one afternoon, and begged a huge favor of them.  Please can you watch our kids while we go to the temple, oh and by the way can we spend two nights at your house  so we can get Jer to the airport???   They are the best and on short notice Katie worked her magic (yeah Adia told me about your powers!) and helped us out so much.  They even pulled through with a babysitter for the evening so the adults could go out, and what did we do???   Worry about the kids and the babysitter.  We had so much fun and are so greatful to be blessed with such good friends.  Check out their family blog where Katie posted some fun pictures of  our kids. 
Eberling Adventures

HaPpY BiRtHdAy DAD!

Today my Dad turned 60, and of course I forgot my camera, but Tori took some pictures so hopefully I will get them from her. 

This is my Dad at the Bluff Fort when we down for the dedication of the statue of John Taylor.  I love that he calls me and offers our family a ride.  I love all the stories he tells us, and he always answers Parker's many questions.

I added this picture of my Dad, but it just makes me cry.  This was our 2009 Holyoak family reunion.  I spend the entire year anticipating our family reunion, but this year I was totally dragging my feet.  My sweet cousin Tauna passed away the week before the reunion, and my Uncle Lyman & Aunt Sandy returned home from their mission in Cape Verde.  It was the hardest time, and I am so glad that we all got together as family.  I loved how my Uncles were all there for each other.  What I didn't love was my Dad!  The man who never cries and never shows compassion was really just a big cry baby and he made all of us cry.  He just kept saying "This just isn't right!"  and no it isn't right, but it is life.  So I don't know which I like better the man who doesn't show emotion, or the man who bawls and makes everyone around him bawl.  I can't decide, but I do want him to know that I love him.

I LOVE YOU DAD!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Someone's Great idea, but not mine!

It's that time of year when you drag your kids out into the frozen night and stand in the street. Anywhere else in the world this would be largely frowned upon. We went out in the 22 degree weather and stood for an hour, and for what 3 tootsie rolls and a salt water taffy. Well actually the kids got more candy than that! And they loved the first three floats after that they were cold, and asking to go home. But nope this mean Momma made them stay to the very end. Parker's favorite was the miniature horses with lights on them. and Payton's favorite were the dance groups with the lit pom poms. My favorite was the City of Moab's float with a cool igloo and snowmen. My second favorite was getting back home to my warm house and some homemade soup. Yummy!

Getting hot chocolate we found cousin Michael!

Another picture with a cute little girl from our ward.

My favorite float, sorry I am such a bad photographer, but you get the idea of all the work that went into this float.

Here are the Decorators

Here are the Decorators

I should be at the festival of trees

I can't really start the Christmas season without going to the festival of Trees, but year I just couldn't make it so here is my tree.

Burnt Out!

Durring the last couple of weeks  I wreck anything I touch!
This happy little sign my Mom gave me, I found it in the oven after pre-heating it.

My sunglasses, fell out of my pocket and I shut them in the truck door.

My cell phone fell out of my pocket and Lisa stepped on it. Lisa is a horse! I was still able to do a data transfer.

 I put the lights on the tree and and plugged them in and found out that the whole middle strand was burned out. 

I saw a dead bee on my kitchen floor and I grabbed it with my bare hands, and got stung right in the finger. That's right stung by a dead bee!! Only Me!!!

All but the sign and the sunglass have been fixed, and I hope to stop wrecking everything.  Okay now on to the holiday cheer!!!!