Hi-Ya!!!!

Josh and Mike both tested last night for a new belt in karate. To get their belt, they have to endure whatever the sensei told them to do for however long they were told to do it.

Last night it was 2 hours of them doing push-ups, and jumping jacks, and sit-ups, and their forms. I was exhausted just watching them. But they did it and earned their new blue belts!

Here are some highlights:

Let it Snow!!!

Last week we went to Island Park to go snowmobiling. We have been doing this for about 10 years with my oldest brother (who has nice enough to let us come up to their condo). But last year, we had the oppourtunity to obtain our own condo. So this was the first time we used it! And it was fantastic!

It started snowing the day we got there and didn't stop until we left. There was powder galore! We got to go to my favorite places like Mesa Falls, Big Springs and Meadow Creek Lodge. It was good to get away and be together.

Of course, we missed our Luke. That hole is always there. But, I am beginning to accept the hole. In a way, I need the hole. I don't want it to ever close. It's what I have left to help remind me of him everyday.