Grandma Hackwell

I took this picture of Grandma about the middle of November, but haven't had the time to work with it until today, I know that I'm a little late posting but I wanted to share it with everyone because I think it captures her beautifully at this stage of her life !

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY !

Cailey turned seventeen today, how does the time go by so fast ? . . . it seems like only yesterday she was licking the frosting off the candles and putting them up her nose . . . oh never mind, that was today. Anyway she sure is growing up fast !

Christmas girls

Here are the girls last night in their new Christmas pj's. It has always been our tradition for the kids to open new pj's on Christmas Eve. I thought maybe they were getting too old for this tradition, however I was informed they were not !

Snow fun

Gracie loves the snow, she is just absolutely wild and runs around like crazy, although you can't tell from this picture ( we had her temporarily mesmerized w/ a dog treat ).

From across the OTHER ocean...

We wish you a very Merry Christmas!

From Brett, Amy, Gavin, Eli, Adalie and Cohen

Merry Christmas

Mom and Dad jumped on an airplane this afternoon. We took in a lot of history around these parts and really enjoyed sharing time with them. I snapped this picture of them for you all and they wanted to send there love and best wishes and a big 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' ! to all.

The Big Day

Here we stand at Winter Quarters two days before our 20th wedding anniversary. Lori and I went through the sealing and then Wade was sealed to us. What an amazing experience it was and to have Mom and Dad there to experience it with us was very special to us. We love them very much. I am so thankful for the Temple and the intense truth confirming Spirit felt there.