The Eagle has landed, finally

Sixteen months after Marshall completed his Eagle Project he was finally honored and awared his Eagle along with a Bronze Palm (I don't have enough room on this blog to go into all of the reasons why it took 16 months) The ceremony was really nice and it was exciting for him to finally receive it. We did miss all of our family who had come to be with him for this special occassion, and his leaders that have helped him along his trail to Eagle that have since moved because of school or the military.

I know some of these same picutres are on the ward blog, but I wanted to have them on our family blog as well. Thanks Dan Ward for taking the pictures :)

Marshall has worked really hard for the past nine years to get to this point. He earned 36 merit badges. We are so proud of him!

Taylor is on his way as well, I just hope it goes a bit smoother than Marshall's did :)

Predator on the loose

On 6 Dec 2008 the Predator unmanned aircraft arrived at Grand Forks AFB and will begin operations in Jan 2009 for the US Customs and Border Protection. Jeff has worked for the past year to bring the Predator to Grand Forks so this was an exciting day for him! He is an Operational Manager for the US Customs and Border Protection.

It's too quiet

As I finished off the last of Brooke's wheat flakes cereal this morning, I realized how quiet it was in the house, and how bare it looks with all of the Christmas decorations put away, and all the baby toys stowed until Avery comes again. I miss her little squeals and her huge grin.

It was so much fun having everyone home for the holidays! Ping Pong games, rubik's cubing, some serious games of Trouble, and trying to stay warm in the frigid weather of North Dakota made for some great family time! These kids make Jeff and I so happy :)

Brooke was able to be here for three weeks. I miss her so much already. She has returned to Utah State to finish her sophomore year.

Britt and Paul flew standby to Fargo, so when they didn't make the return flight last Sunday I wasn't too sad to have them for a few more days. They are gone now as well, back to Rexburg. Britt started school on Wed. She will graduate in July.