January Birthday Boys

On Sunday, January 4th, we came home from church after Sacrament meeting to send off Nate & Nichelle to their new married life family style. We packed up gifts and wedding deco and other stuff then fed them breakfast to sustain them in their long drive to Provo. The occasion also called for pictures, so here are the January birthday boys all dressed up.

Happy birthday on this date to Ryan, 2nd son and lover of adventuring and doing uncommon things. His non-adventuring mom has always had a hard time understanding the passion.

Ryan poses at the Grand Canyon during Christmas vacation. You may be asking, "How can I get to this spectacular place? Is it on the north or south rim?"

You would have to take a snow covered dirt road for miles across the Arizona Strip and then your jeep would look like this! (Thank you for these two pictures Emilia.)

These beautiful women did accompany him on this adventure. Ryan's beautiful wife has blessed not only his life but all of our lives. During her two years in the United States, she has learned English, become gainfully employed using her training in physical therapy, and made a gazillion friends. EVERYONE loves Emilia! Her sweet mother, Deujima, is in the midst of a two month visit from Brazil. She has experienced snow for the first time, well now many times, in her adventuring with Ryan and Emilia.

Glen couldn't resist a colorful picture in front of the banners the day after Nate and Nichelle's fiesta. Ryan showed his true colors while his wife was in Brazil. He cleaned and organized and decorated a bedroom and bathroom for the upcoming visit of his mother-in-law. Emilia was surprised and delighted!

It is our new tradition, now two years old, to take a picture of Glen in front of his new tree near his birthday.

You be the judge. Do Glen or the tree look any older in 2009?