Caleb remodeled the basement.

I was hoping that all the sawing and hammering and banging and drilling going on in the basement was Caleb finishing some more bedrooms. But alas, twas not.

There is one cute thing going on here though, if you can see it. He found some holds that look like letters and made Emmy's name out of them. His left foot is using it at the moment... 

Last night I dreamt of Sara

There I was, soaking in the largest jetted bathroom tub I've ever seen (we're talking like 12' X 12') in the largest bethroom I had ever seen (we're talking huge, pure luxury) and enjoying myself thouroughly, when a couple of random children came waltzing into the bathroom. I was like "Uhmm, can I help you?" My Mom came in and said "Oh sorry!" and ushered them quickly out. (Luckily, there was lots of bubbles in the tub). I had barely re-relaxed when a whole HERD of random little kids came into the bathroom, exploring, running, jumping, laughing, doing kid stuff! I was like "WHAT is going ON?!" I had barely said it when who should come in, but my dear cousin Sara! She apologized, and explained that she was their kindergarten teacher. She said that it had only started out as a couple afternoons a month, but before she knew it she was the full time teacher and she just really needed a break, so my Mom was babysitting the entire kindergarten for the day while Sara went to watch a frisbee game with her husband. My husband appeared and said that that sounded really fun to him, so he jumped into the back of their gorgeous black convertible (which I could see from where I sat in the tub. figure that one out.) and off they went! And I was stuck in the bathtub with the entire kindergarten!!

That's the last time I endulge in a whole pound of organic dark chocolate right before bed, I tell you what. 

CAMI DOESN'T HAVE MONO.

Cami has Mono

Cam has a fantastic life

Let me just say that no matter what we do in life, we should always find a way to make it happy. Of course there's nothing un-happy about going skiing, but even with things like working everyday forever and ever, and having a never-ending pile of laundry can be happy if we let it be. Working everyday = money. (But if you're in it for the money, I wouldn't recommend working at a ski shop. Heh.) Doing laundry = having a time to think, plus having the joy of fresh clean clothes! And... that's the end of my thought. :)
~Cam

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANA!!!

Ana, you're wonderful, smart, supportive, amazing mom, wife, and beautiful inside and out. WE LOVE YOU!!!

The Ski Queen

Emmy and Eee-Eee hittin the slopes

Emmy is officially a skier.

She and I (Tess) went to wolf mountain today

and we had a blast! it was "Great!"

SHE'S FINALLY 18 FOR REALS!

She's off skiing with friends, so life is good for Camille Marie today.

NEWS REPORT - Murray, Utah

News Flash -- Nickolas Slade was the closing speaker for the Bennion East Stake conference today, displaying his usual calm manner and keen verbal acuity. The congregation seemed inspired by his explanation of how his experience with the Primary program in his ward helped to prepare him for the responsibilities of the Aaronic Priesthood. Good job, Nickolas!

(posted by Gr/Gr, reporter)

Happy Birthday Emmy Jayne Kepsel

It's so great to be 3!!!!

Happy be-lated birthday Beth

This is a little something your sweet nieces put together for you,

sorry its a little late!

 Happy Birthday Aunt Beth

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETH!!!

Love you Bachano

Just been thinking about Grandma

I don't mean to raise any alarms or anything, I just think that maybe we could pray for Grandma. If you aren't already, which I'm sure a lot of you are. She must be one of the most amazing women in our lives, and I think she could use some extra love right now. I love you Grandma! We're praying for you!

Happy LATE B-days to Jed and Sara!!!

Sorry we missed recognizing a couple of birthdays! We love you guys---

We got a new bishop and guess who it is.

My father!!!!!!! Is the new bishop of our ward. our old one has been in for a long time and now my dad is the new bishop. It was so hard this whole week for him. He said he felt like he was in a coma. So he left the country to go surpise grandma and grandpa on the cruise. Haha. So anyway that is the update.

Has this ever happened to any of you?!

I just got the craziest thing in the mail! Let's get a visual:
I got a Charred Christmas Card! It came in the little plastic baggie, along with an apology letter from the Postal Service, which said this:

Dear Postal Customer:

In the early morning hours of December 27th, 2008 a contract carrier was transporting mixed classes of mail from Oklahoma City, OK to Dallas, TX. Unfortunately, the carrier was involved in an accident and the trailer caught fire. The mail was heavily damaged by fire and water. We are thankful there was no life threatening injuries.
The United States Postal Inspection Service secured the scene and determined a portion of the mail was burned beyond recovery. We are making every effort to deliver every piece of the recovered damaged mail.
The enclosed mail piece is being sent to you in the condition it was found. Please accept our sincere apology for the damage to you mail.

IS THAT SO WEIRD? I've never heard of that before. Weird thing number two, it was from my Ward Bishopric! What the beans was it doing in Oklahoma!?

Friday Tell All

Alright, so that doesn't have the same ring to it as Tuesday Tell All, but let's face it: It's Friday. What can you do?
Today's topic: New Years Resolutions! Did you make any? I'm sure you did, so let's hear them!

Baby Luke Videos

If you guys would like to see some videos of our baby Luke, you can just click over to our blog! Click here!

International branch talent show

Merry Christmas from Kyiv. The talent was easy. Finding the tubes was nigh impossible. Jord missed out, since he was at basketball practice.

Happy B-day!

To Sydnie yesterday (Dec. 3rd) and to Jayne today (4th) -- Hippo Birdy two ewes!! We love you!!

On the Ring Road

Here's another one from Morgy, although not quite as exciting. But we thought you might like to see how it is on the roads a little bit. It's usually pretty slow going, and a little hazardous, but we're getting used to it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELDER SLADE!!!

We love our missionary cousin and are so proud of you---hope your day was a good one!

Mission Home tour part 3

Hey, these three clips are in reverse order, so scroll down to the third one and then work your way back up. This one should be last.

Mission Home tour part 2

Just more rooms to see.

Mission Home tour part 1

This is one of three short clips showing the mission home/apartment where we live in Kyiv. We thought we should get this posted, since we'll be moving out to another place before too long.