Brandi is growing too fast!!!

Brandi Ruth Brokens

Brandi was in a Christmas play with the whole sixth grade this last week and I think she was so cute up there on the stage!! She is getting so big. Brandi is such a nice girl and we are loving watching her grow up.

Here comes Santa Claus

New Christmas dresses and new suit!! I thought the kids looked so cute!! (Thanks Grandma Faye)

Lucifer and His Older Sister

Those of you who have experienced these two know that this isn't much of a costume when it comes these two!!! They are funny, naughty little kids!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Theresa and I were trying to figure out what she should dress up as, so I got out the headbands that my kids wear on the 4th of July and she put on red white and blue clothes. Then we wrote USA on her cheek----she went as 'an American'





Theresa is as beautiful as ever!!




Brandi and Holly were tigers, Shelby was a bunny, Baylee was a kitty, Zak and Ashlee were little Devils. (no surprise there) The kids were all dressed up and ready to go.








The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!!!










We went Trunk or Treating at the church. The little ones wanted to start eating their treats immedietly!!!








The kids all sat out on the porch and handed out candy after we got done trick or treating. It was a really fun night. The weather was nice and the kids all had a good time.

The friend on the far right is Shelby's friend and she dressed up like Hannah M0ntana---we teased her all night that with that long blonde wig, she looked like she dressed up as a Brokens!!!

Salt Lake City, Utah

We took a trip to Utah to my sister Keri's. We stopped at temple square and as always we had a nice time there. The temple grounds are always so beautiful and peaceful. It was fun for the kids to show Theresa around. My brother Rich came with us and it was great to spend time with him. I don't get to see him often enough so it was a nice say.

Bear World (Rigby, ID)

We took a trip to Bear World.

It was such a fun day at Bear World. We saw the strangest thing as we were driving through the park.... a gray cat (domestic cat as in hear kitty kitty)was sitting right in front of a sleeping bear. The cat was gray and white. It just looked up at all of us like it had no problem sleeping by an 800 pound bear!!! It was so amazing. I asked one of the park rangers about it, but I don't think they believed me. I told them that I even had video!! (the picture above on the right shows the cat in the weeds and the bear is to the left under the braches asleep) Anyway, it was a fun day. One bear walked right up our suburban. The kids also got to pet and feed deer, chickens, turtles, goats and a very onry pig. It was a fun day for our family.

Camping at Warm River (Ashton, ID)

We went camping one last time this last week. It was so beautiful up in the mountains. (it almost made me forget that I hate camping)