Baby Whitt is born!

"ROBERT WHITT CARDON" Dani and Ryne's darling #2 baby boy was born while we were at Targhee. I think Dani likes to deliver while we are out of town. Graham was born while we were at Lake Powell. We went to see him as soon as we got home. What a darling bundle!

My boys were so excited to hold him, and I thought these pictures were so priceless! They both just looked at him so lovingly! Jensen said after we left, "I am so excited to be an uncle."
Neither one of the boys wanted to give up holding "Whitt", but everyone needed to have a turn. Haha! especially me.

Targhee 2012

Targhee 2012.......Awesome snow, great friends and family!

Whitt Family (minus a few critical members)
Grateful parents for great kids and opportunities to be together
Kyle and Shea
Jordy
Jensen
Easton John
By the end of the day, my coat was caked with snow in the fur....pretty funny!

I think Targhee was blessed with 3 feet of snow this weekend. Lucky us!

Our great friends the Morleys went with us again this year, as did The Larsons and the Petersons. Love them! We had such a great time.
It snowed everyday we were there, which is great considering we haven't had ANY snow at home. The ski resorts at home are relying on the man made stuff. We couldn't have picked a better weekend to go if we wanted to.
Easton skiied great. He took lessons the first day and his instructor said he was a dream student. He did everything she asked and more. This is the first year that he has skiied with poles. He thought they were pretty weird at first, but told Boom..."I love skiing with poles."
Easton, Lars Larson and Chandler Selk. They had a great time in the blizzard that day.
BV was so anxious to get to the slopes and see how his newly repaired hip would perform. He said it was great.....no pain and performed like a pro.
Shea and I were a bit slow in getting ready that first day, but Kyle was raring to go.
Dad and E waiting to go the first day
Jordyn, J, and Kyle
"My name is Glenn..." Hahaha! inside joke.
Jordyn and Jensen getting ready to ski the first day.
Stella....
The boys running in the blizzard to get to the pool.
Jensen was in training for swimming, so Kyle was my enforcer to make sure that he went to the pool to workout while we were at Targhee. Don't know how much of a workout that he got, but I know they sure had fun.

Targhee 2012 was a great year. We realized how much we missed it after being gone for 2 years. It is truly one of our most favorite places to go as a family. We hope to have those family members not with us this year, to be there or be square next year. We are truly blessed with much and are so grateful to have been able to go back to Targhee this year. We went to Targhee for the first time in 1996 and have been every year but 3. Pretty good odds that we will be back again!

2011...Another year come and gone

I can't believe that 2011 has come and gone. The time seems to be flying by. I find that the older I get the faster my life seems to go by. This year has been an amazing year. One that has been filled with ups and downs, successes and opportunities, PATIENCE and hope. We are so blessed to live where we live, to have the family that we do, and to have the Savior and the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. We look forward to many more joys, tears, success, and opportunities to grow. We are so grateful for the freedoms we have and the blessings that fill our lives. Goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012!

John and Cathy's Redneck Christmas Party

John and Cathy's Redneck Christmas Party!

John and Cathy have "themed" parties every Christmas. This year it was a "Redneck Christmas". As you can see, most everyone came dressed in theme. It was pretty funny and a bit shocking at how some people were pretty true to the Redneck theme. Fun party....Fun friends.
"Candy and Joe"....a.k.a. Boomer and Marnie
John and Cathy
Yes....I think Troy and Cari take the prize for their costumes
However, Doug and Nancy were pretty classy!
Todd and Annie
All I could think of, was he looks like a truck driver.....interesting
Doug and Cari
Nancy, Boomer, and Todd
These were the totp 5 costume winners! Hahaha! I don't usually like to dress up in costume, but I have to say it was a pretty funny party and I would have felt out of place without a costume. Thanks John and Cathy for hosting the party!

Whittaker's on Christmas Day

We are truly grateful for the legacy that Nana and Papa Buss left for us. We know that they are up in heaven protecting, guiding, and loving us. We are grateful for family and that even though we have trials and obstacles that make us stronger, we are grateful for family that loves us. We wished we could have spent more time together this day, but we had to run home to call our missionary. He is truly doing amazing things and is diligent and obedient in his service. We love him and are so grateful for him and his example. We look forward to being able to spend Christmas with him next year.

Whittaker Family Christmas Day 2011
Kissing Cousins...So grateful for kids that love each other and that want to share in each others lives. We missed Shea and Kyle (with Kyle's Fam), Logan (serving in Costa Rica) and Tanner and Steph(with Steph's fam)
Tamz refused to be in any of our portraits, so we had to be sneaky and take one without her thinking she had to pose.
Cari, Troy and Annie
Me and Cathy. Love her!
John insisted he was part of the group...
What handsome boys....J, Talon, Boom, E John, Todd, Chase and Troy
Such beautiful girls....Tay, Meg, and Jord
Last year John and Cathy incorporated into our Christmas Day festivities, the nativity. The kids play the parts and the rest of us listen to the scripture and sing the songs. It has really added to our Christmas Day and we've decided that it is now officially a tradition.
Joseph and Mary and the baby Jesus heading to Bethlehem, by way of their cow? Well, it works.
Our numbers were sparse this year, but it was still fun to continue with our new tradition of the Nativity! The most important part of the day.
Our Wisemen, Angel, Shepherd, and Joseph
The End!!!

Christmas Morning....rise and shine!

Our traditional Christmas morning picture. Missing Shea and Kyle (stinks when they have their own lives and family) but we think of them and know that their spirits are always here with us. I guess I should have put on a white shirt for our pajama picture. So grateful for all our many blessings. I know the Lord is mindful of us all.....

Every Christmas Boom takes a picture of the outside of our house on Christmas morning. Some years there is much snow, but this year NO SNOW!! Its been a very dry year.
Christmas morning....
Jensen made sure Logan was at the festivities, even the traditional stairwalk to christmas!
Jensen wanted the Coug's retro hat. I don't think it's been off his head.
Our missionary...we've had such a great time with him this year. Its been fun to be reminded of him and the great service he is doing.
E was showing us the Christmas ornament that he made this year. Funny story...when Jensen was in 3rd grade he made the same ornament and we put it on our tree every year.
Jensen got new ski gear, because he has gotten so tall that he has grown out of everything...E is sporting new goggles too!
Boomer got a new ski helmet....isn't he cute!
Jordy....
Boomer gave me the Temple Square Christmas Village. I am so excited to set it up next year!
Gege and Pop have come every Christmas morning to see what the kids get from Santa. We are grateful for them and for all that they do for us. Don't know what we would do without them.