Well, the holidays have been wonderful. 2007 was a great year for us. Just thought I would tell you what has been happening in a nutshell. Dana and I joined the McCall Community Chorale. What a great experience to sing with a group from the community at the Christmas concert in the little white church in town. I enjoyed learning so much from Dana (as she is experienced and CAN read music). I would laugh as we would be singing and she would just lean over and point to where we were on the sheet music. Oh, what, was I somewhere else?!

These next two pictures are of our long, lost family. Well, really not so lost. John, Mika and children are in Flagstaff, Arizona. We sure miss them. Isn't this a great family picture! We loved it. Their children are Karisa (11 in Jan.), Yutah (9 in Jan.), and Kobe 6.

Jim and Lori live in Grand Junction, Colorado. We sure miss them, too. Their boys are Connor (8), Parker (6), and Everett (3). The best news is they had a little girl on Dec. 22! They are naming her Eleanor Kate. If she's as beautiful as the boys, look out mom and dad!! We sure miss and love our family.

For Christmas Dana's family went to Arizona to be with Russ' family. They are having a great time. We spent the holiday with Amy and family. We had a great time. Their blog has some interesting and humorous pictures of the time we spent together. Sure love them! IF you go to the Napier's blog at www.mccallnapiers.blogspot.com just realize how fitting the parts are that Clyde and I played in the Christmas story! :-) Clyde was the donkey and I was the angel. Now that's funny!!!

Just had to show you the "new" (old) backhoe Clyde bought to help build the house. It has saved him so much time. He LOVES it!

It's time to update a couple of pictures of the house. It is coming along. It will go a lot slower now that it is just Russ and Clyde and a worker named Frank doing most of it. AND the snow isn't worker friendly. But little by little it will get there. We LOVE it! Can't wait!

This is looking from the great room to the kitchen.

This is a picture looking from the kitchen into the great room at the fireplace. The fireplace will be river rock. We are sure looking forward to being there but not for a long time yet.

These are the logs that sit in between the kitchen and great room. It is going to be so fun. We want everyone to come and stay with us so we are makiing it "family friendly" :)!

Well, here it is in the process. Amazing. We now actually have all the windows in, the roof on and shingled, the electrical, the septic and well are done and the rough in plumbing. We are so excited! But.....now the slow work begins. We have had a lot of help to this point. Clyde will be doing most of the rest of it with just a little help. Although, I must say, Clyde has cut down, peeled and put up all of the logs (with a little help). He is so proud of himself and I am as well. He works at the house everyday! You gotta love it!

Well, Aug. 1st we finally started building our new home in the Meadows Valley! After having bought the property almost 10 years ago and living here almost 7 years now. Imagine!

This family picture was May '06. We are missing one new grandchild (another boy) and we are expecting two more!

This is what we are looking forward to. Skiing, sledding, snowmobiling.......the possibilities are limitless.