MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year. I am especially thankful for the wonderful friends and family that I have been blessed with. We count down the days until Christmas is finally here and then in a blink of an eye, it is over.

For Chrismas Eve this year were at the Olson's for a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner that mom carefully prepared. It was PERFECT! She is the best and I love her dearly. They were especially excited because the entire family was going to be together this year. It was a house full but we would not want it any other way.

Santa definitely made it to the Keck's house. On Christmas morning we had to wake the kids up at 7:00! What is up with that? Every other day they are up between 6-7! Still can't figure them out and they were even to bed at 8:30!!! I think everybody was pleased with the presents that Santa left each one of us. Everybody was excited and happy!

Later that morning we traveled back down to Moroni to stay a few days. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for everything! We had a fun time, especially when we went sledding and the movie was a great hit. If you haven't seen Bedtime Stories I recommend that you see it. It is a great movie for both kids and adults. We had a good time eating, relaxing, playing games and enjoying everybody's company. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for everything that I have been blessed with. I am grateful for good parents, a good husband and children and good health. I know I owe everything I have to my Savior. I hope everyone has a wonderful time bringing in the New Year and has many new resolutions and goals to work towards!

Here Comes SANTA CLAUS!

When Rilyne was asked by Santa if she wanted a new dolly for Christmas, she said I already have a dolly. Santa then said do you want some new clothes. Rilyne replied, I already have clothes. Santa started to laugh and asked her if she wanted some new make-up. Rilyne again replied by saying, I already have make-up. Santa laughed and said what do you want then? Rilyne knew exactly what she wanted and said a new kitchen with a phone and a new stroller.
Kelton told Santa he wanted a new scooter, a camo boat and a big brown barn. These are the same three things that he has said over and over again, never changing his mind.

On the other hand, every time Easton is asked what he wants for Christmas, it is three different things every time. Today it was a cell phone, I-Pod and a Play Station. Santa told him to keep on dreaming!

GLADIATOR World Championship

This year we had the opportunity to travel to Nampa, Idaho to the Gladiator World Championships. Easton was in a tough bracket and lost his first round. He fought hard all the way through the loosers bracket to come back and take 6th. First through third received a trophy and fourth through sixth received a medal. Easton was very hard on himself as he had his goal set to bring home a trophy. We are very proud of him whether he is a winner or a looser. We love you Easton!
Getting ready to take him down.

Looks like he has him in one tough position!

Rilyne cheering on her brothers wearing their head gear.

GLADIATOR World Championship

Kelton may look small (exactly 36 lbs.), but he is one tough cookie. He loves to wrestle and is becoming more and more aggressive at it. This year we traveled to Idaho to the Gladiator World Championships where Kelton ended up placing in the top three and received a trophy for second place. He couldn't stop smiling the rest of the day. Congratulations Kelton!!
This thing is heavy!


Kelton putting on the "bob wire" move!

Ready.....set.....wrestle!

Tis' the Season to try & get a family picture!
We waited too long to get our family picture taken and ended up having to freeze to death with no coats on. It was sooo cold. Poor Kelton was just a shivering and shaking. We wanted it in front of this cool Christmas train in town, but the sun was not cooperating and you can only see part of the train, but enough that hopefully you get the idea.

Tis the Season

It was our family tradition every year to get a tree tag and go up Ephraim canyon and cut down our Christmas tree. But this year there was a change in plans. My dad announced that he thought it was time they purchased a fake Christmas tree. Dwayne has been anxiously awaiting to here my dad say that he was retiring from the tree cutting down business. I guess Dwayne's Christmas wish came true this year. So no more "real" Christmas tree for the Keck's. I was sad at first, but as we started to shape and decorate the new tree, I am liking it more and more each day. I miss the smell of pine, but do not miss the watering and mess of the dry needles that the real one used to make. Merry Christmas!

This is Easton all ready to become the newest

member of the church. He woke up really excited

on the morning he was to be baptized. He had

such a special sprit about him and I could tell he

was truly happy. He was lucky to have a lot of family

members and friends support him on this day. We

are truly blessed to have wonderful family and friends.

We love you all and thanks for sharing this special day with Easton!

This is Easton getting ready to be baptized and become the newest member of the church. He was very excited when he woke up. He had a special spirit about him the whole day. Dwayne and Easton had a little secret they kept from me. Dwayne told Easton that he would shave off his beard. When I saw Dwayne without his beard I was shocked. I had only seen him once or maybe twice the ten years I have been married to him. Easton had never seen him without his beard. Easton would just giggle every time he looked at his dad. I prefer Dwayne with his beard, but I still love him just the same, even though he does look a little goofy!

Kelton, Easton & Rilyne
Me and my mom

Grandma & Grandpa Olson

Aunt Sarah & Uncle Tyson

Uncle Garrett, Amber, Elsey, Rhett

Chloe was asleep in the bedroom

Easton's Special Day

Nana & Grandpa Keck
Uncle Blair, Lisa, Mirium, Tane, & Tate

Me & Sasha


Uncle Jeff, Jo & Kayle

Aunt Candi, Kendall, & Elijah

Party time at Nickelcade!

Rilyne having a good time at the party!
Hmmmm......Look where I found Dwyane. I'm glad
I brought him with me to help keep track of all the kids!



Kade & Kelton showing their moves!


Boys being boys!

Easton invited a total of 14 friends to his party!

It was crazy, but we had a lot of fun. I'm glad that

he has such a good bunch of friends.

It's Great To Be EIGHT!

Easton just turned 8 on November 14! He is growing

up way too fast. He is loooking forward to being baptized by

his dad on December 6. He can now go to scouts every week,

which I think he will love and be very good at.

Rilyne as Little Mermaid

Rilyne had her mind made up months before Halloween

came. She knew exactly that she wanted to the Little Mermaid.

She loves the movie and played the part well. When she would

sing like Arial she had the softest, cutest little voice.

Easton the Baseball Player

Every year Easton wants to be a cowboy.

I told him this year he should be something

crazy and actually dress up in a costume

for Halloween. So he decided to be a baseball

player. Real original! He is this every day of his

life, but at least he wasn't a cowbow again!

Kelton as Jack Sparrow

Kelton had a hard time deciding what he wanted

to be for Halloween. He finally decided he would

make a good Jack Sparrow.

Kids & Animal Pumpkins

This year instead of carving our pumpkins we decided to do it

nice and simple with push in animal faces. Easton and Kelton

choose the dog faces and Rilyne chose the pig face. They turned

out cute and the best part was there was no clean up!

The Keck Family

Rilyne Ann

Rilyne wanted her ears pierced like Mommy. We told her when she was a big girl and went potty in the toiliet, then she could get her ears pierced. It worked and now she is the proud wearer of PINK earings!

Easton's first day of 2nd grade

Easton getting ready to go to 2nd grade.

Kelton's first day of Kindergarten

This is Kelton on his first day of Kindergarten.
He goes in the afternoon. He wishes he could

go all day like his big brother. He really loves

school, but his little sister is lost without him.

Keeper Kids

The kids got to hide the food for the bears to find. The bears came out and found the food that they had hidden under rocks and in the water. The bears were pretty smart!

2008 Vacation to Yellowstone

During Labor Day weekend we headed to Yellowstone for the week. We stayed in our condo in Big Sky. We had a great time, but the weather was a bit chilly. It snowed up in Big Sky and was rainy and cold most of the time.

We were able to see a lot of buffalo, elk, deer, bears...but sad to say, no moose. We were kind of disappointed that we were not able to see some moose. But all in all, we had a great time.