Brandon got his braces off and boy are we happy about that!!! He received a bag full of candy that he wasn't supposed to eat while he had the braces on so that was fun (he actually did eat some of it, like popcorn, etc). He has a very nice smile but doesn't show it much, I guess he is a teenager!!
Courtney & Dylan both made it to the spelling bee this year. Dylan made it to the top 11, but didn't place.
Both Dylan and Courtney played basketball this year. Dylan (7)was on the 8th grade team and Courtney (8) on the 6th grade team. Both of their teams did not do real well. Dylan's didn't win any games and Courtney's won 1 game. They both really love to play basketball and had a really fun time doing it. 
Courtney participated in the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest this year. She made it out of the girls in her class by making the most free throws. She didn't do real well but had fun anyway. 
Brandon made a Christmas tree out of snow in the front yard and even put lights on it. We had a lot of comments on the tree from people driving by. Dylan made a dog and a dish out of snow also, it was very cute. 
We stayed home for Christmas this year, the first year ever since we have been married. Bryan's brother, Paul, came and spent Christmas with us. We had a really good time and much time in the house as we had a blizzard that lasted from December 24 to December 27. Paul was able to get out on Sunday and go to his sisters house in Omaha but the roads were still not great. We spent a lot of time doing a puzzle and Bryan, Paul & kids went outside to build an igloo (first picture). They had a fun time doing that and the kids even wanted to sleep in it???!! Would have been terribly cold as the temperatures were below freezing for most of the Christmas break. 
On December 21st we had the middle school/high school Christmas concert. Courtney also sings in choir and plays the saxophone in the 6th grade band, Dylan plays the trumpet in 7th/8th grade band and Brandon plays the Saxophone in the high school band.
