Christmas at the Squires'

Our little Christmas tree (one of the three we own!)

True love = Giving your spouse something you hate! (Cinnamon Bears)

Wrapping presents is an all-day ordeal for a quasi-perfectionist!

Jess was excited to get her Willow Tree Nativity

She only got the starter set of Mary/Jesus, Joseph, Shepard/Lamb, Donkey and two lambs...The rest will come!

Bill and Trev rockin' out on Guitar Hero

We're cute!

A Quick Update (Without a Witty Title)

School has ended for both Jess and I. Jess is now off until early January. I'm off until January 19th. The best part is that as an intern, I'm covered under the school's liability. Because of this, if school is not in session, I'm not allowed to be at my internship! That means that I have five weeks of full freedom with zero-obligation! Well, not quite, but no papers to write (other than a talk for Sunday) or clients to meet with! However, I'm feeling a little under-stimulated. I'm having trouble sleeping, which I believe is because I'm just not using enough energy during the day.

The break (which officially started the 14th) has been good on the car though. So far I've only driven about 150 miles, instead of my usual 600 per week, and have yet to fill the gas tank! I think I'm kind of going through withdrawal symptoms from not being in the car so much though, sometimes I just get the itch to take a drive.

My semester went well. As expected, I procrastinated all of the major papers and such, putting them off until the last possible minute (or even a week after the last possible minute), but they all got finished. I ended up with three A's and a B+. Who knew grad school would be so easy? Okay, so it's not easy, but I'm getting through it. Only one more semester to go!

But who can really think about that anyway? The only thing I'm thinking about is enjoying my time off and spending time with family and friends during the holidays. Watch for more posts, including pictures, as the holidays progress. Merry Christmas!

Just Some Videos

Playing on the floor

Cute boy, right up until he got my lens!

Gobble, Gobble, Giggle

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Jess' Grandma's before going to Missy's house. We had a great time with family. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the week.

This isn't as easy as it looks!

Cousin Fun

Being Silly

I thought this was cute!

Let a sleeping kangaroo lie

Don't worry, I asked them not to stand on the couch

Turkey boy!

Banana boy! (Love this pic)

Story time with uncle Dan. It was the epic tale of Princess Sarah-Naiya-Are-You-Crazy. Apparently Naiya disapproved of the name I selected and corrected me by saying: Princess NAIYA, are you crazy (for picking Sarah)? This made me miss my Partial Care kids.

T-Nizzle Turns Five

Playing in the smoke after blowing out the candles

Opening presents

Hangin' out with Uncle Jordy

This is for you, Mom. They were excited over the presents

Twin Falls

After getting my tire replaced today, I decided to take a drive around Twin Falls. Here a few shots that I took.

The Shoshone Falls

"It was this big"

Throwing it back

A Chapman Halloween

My sister-in-law Jen loves to decorate and entertain. Here are some shots from her Halloween party.

Homemade rootbeer

After bobbing for donuts

Pumpkin Patch

We decided that our mini-pumpkins weren't enough, so we carved regular pumpkins too. Jess and Lynne grew so many that Jess and I decided to carve two each.

Jess' Ghost - The shape of the pumpkin made it really stick out

One of mine

Lynne's Witch Legs (Shaved and painted)

Jess' Crazy-Eyes

My other one

Frustrated with the lack of symmetry/perfection

For The Birds

One Saturday morning in October, Jen, Jess and I were sitting in the basement while Bill and Lynne were upstairs with Brynlee, Jen's little girl. All of a sudden we hear "OH!" and movement upstairs followed by a "BAM!" We ran upstairs to see what was going on. Turns out Lynne opened the back door and a bird flew in! After trying to fly into two windows with closed blinds, and pooping on the floor several times, it managed to find its way to a window without blinds, emphasis on WINDOW. This is the result:

Smacked into the window and landed on the bench below

Lynne gingerly scooped it off the bench with a shovel and placed it back outside on the porch. It laid there for a while before finally ending up in the position. Jen and I went out to take a look. After several minutes of it just sitting there like this, we decided to walk away. Just then it took flight, buzzed right by our heads and flew off into the field. It made Jen jump, which made me laugh! :)