Hey guys, this is Wendy. I finally dug my poor neglected camera out for our Super Bowl Party. Turns out it was a great idea, thanks to Katie and Natalie!
So Katie was kind enough to bring some yummy cheese appetizer things. Fortunately they came in a conventient plastic container. "All you need to do is bake at 350 for 10 minutes!" she claimed. So we plopped them in our easy-bake-size oven and let them cook away while we watched the game. After about 7 minutes I happened to peak in the oven and immediately yelled for Katie, while trying not to burst a gasket laughing, when I realized that the "convenient" plastic container had completely melted and the yummy cheese things were making their way to the oven floor. A few fortunate ones were fat enough to get stuck between the wire in the racks. We strategically manuevered them to a cookie sheet and decided they would still taste the same even if they weren't all in one piece. Most things do, right? Fortunately, nobody suffocated from the fumes of burnt plastic.
Natalie had herself a little Hitler mustache. It was actually much better before this picture was taken.
Classic Natalie pose. I swear she gets cuter and cuter every time I see her.
I really don't know where she gets it from.
Ben has been stressed out lately. I took this picture after church...I don't think he even knew. He has been super busy with overseeing his unit's redeployment back to Campbell. They will come in on five different flights. The first one is this morning. Happy day! Ben has also been overwhelmed with his church calling as Ward Mission Leader (lots of meetings) and as a home teacher (he has 13 families...don't ask me how, but he does).
Emily makes classic facial expressions, especially when we go to take her picture. My family got a huge kick out of how much she scowls as can be seen in these pictures. These were taken with two of her cousins on the Blackburn side.
These are our friends the Thurstons. They are cool because the are from Utah and are diehard Jazz fans. They came over to help us celebrate Lincoln's birthday and eat our Lincoln Log roll with us. And watch a Jazz game. Nancy and Pat will remember this cake from last year. 
My brother's wedding in SLC was very nice, once we got out there. We arrived at the airport in Nashville to find that our flight had been cancelled and we ended up being stuck at the airport for 7 hours. Ben was super disappointed because he had planned to go night boarding with my brothers that night, but we didn't make it in time. Dennis got married on Valentine's Day...the continual light snowfall made it a very picturesque and romantic day in SLC. A deer in the headlights is also another common expression Emily makes to the camera.
and then a photo after graduation when one of his platoon buddies came over to him in the restaurant where we were having a pizza and thanked Steve for all the laughs--told me he'd been assigned by the Drill Sergeant to give a joke of the day for the platoon, and that it had really made a difference for all his platoon mates. 
Steve should have a few 'war stories' for the Christmas gathering, and he looked great when I got to see him.
