MERRY CHRISTMAS

May you all be this happy during the holidays and throughout the year....

NOT ALWAYS A BED OF ROSES

Today Dallin Paul had to have a tooth removed and some caps put on his teeth. In order to do this they had to put him out for a bit at the hospital. His Mom got up early with him and took him to the hospital. The hard part was getting the IV in him. He fought it for a long time and it took seven people to hold him down and get it in. Once they got him out though everything went well. The first pic is of him getting wheeled out of the hospital and the second is of him in the recovery room. We are glad it all turned out. His Dad was there when he woke up and his sister Cathrine spent a lot of time with him and took him to Wal Mart and to eat after. He has the best brothers and sisters...

PUMPKIN WALK

Here is Patrick being a beautiful princess at the North Logan Pumkin Walk... Isn't he beautiful?

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

Dallin seldom looks directly at the camera but he cooperated on Thanksgiving day. This was at dinner with some of his family...



We drove up the the Festival of the Lights at Preston, Idaho. The best light show was the beautiful sunset we caught while driving past where Patrick and Paul's Mom grew up in Fairview, Idaho



Patrick and Dallin Paul had to ham it up under one of the light displays. These pics were taken with a phone cam so they are not the best...

We drove out to the Hollingsworth farm to see their beautiful display. There house is in the center of this and it covered several acres. This is the last year they are going to do it so a big thank you to the Hollingsworths..

Dallin Paul went to church on Sunday. In the LDS Church you are expected to dress up but we are just glad to get Dallin there. This is him and his nephew Owen out in the foyer; they are the best of friends and shared this moment together. Of course after one hour of church Dallin had to go to Wendy's for his reward. His brother Patrick and his Dad joined him; a good time was had by all.

BASKETBALL CHAMP

This past Saturday Patrick played in Utah Special Olympic games and he played basketball. He was such a star and made some great shots and points. The first picture is very fuzzy; it was taken on a cell phone but it of Patrick making a shot that went in. The second is of him with his bronze medal; they were beat by one point at the buzzer. HIS FAMILY IS SO PROUD OF HIM AND LOVES HIM....

Young Warriors

Here is a picture of Dallin Paul with his nephew Michael and a couple of guys that are into preserving ancient sword fighting. They had been fighting with them earlier and really liked it.

SKY VIEW HOMECOMING 2008

Paul was the life of the party at the Homecoming dance and party. Here is a picture of him with a group of friends. It was reported to us that he danced like a wild man. He went to a Ryan Shupe concert last night with Mom and Dad, Patrick, Patrick's friend Chris. He really liked it, especially Banjo Boy and he got to meet Banjo Boy.

Dallin Paul and Ava

Dallin isnt' the most photogenic but he sure does love his Niece Ava.

OUR SISTER SPOILS US

Last Sunday we went up to Willow Flat with our family. This is a picture of us and our sister Cathrine. She sure does spoil us. She takes us places, buys us treats and is very kind to us. We love her a lot as well as our other sisters, brothers and parents. We especially love our nephews and nieces.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK

On August 5th Patrick turns 31 years old. What a great journey. He is going to start his birthday by going to a James Taylor concert at the Usana outdoor theather tonight. Drop him a Happy Birthday note. He would love to hear from you. Pictures of the Birthday will follow.

(picture by his sister-in-law, Lexie Phillips)

DO YOU FEEL WELCOME?

So Sunday night (yes SUNDAY) everyone else was playing board games. Dad invited Patrick and Dallin Paul to go to Mooches, our favorite c-store for some treats. Just as we were leaving at 6:25 Mom said, "You can't go now, the Home Teachers are coming at 6:30". Home teachers come by each month to visit members of the LDS church. Dad decided we would all run on to the home teachers just as they were coming so he made the decision to stay. He told Patrick and Paul that the home teachers were coming and we would go to Mooches after they left. Dallin Paul took things into his own hands and posted this notice on our front door. Unfortunately it didn't stop them from coming.

SUCH HONESTY IS GENERALLY NOT ALLOWED IN THE CHURCH.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL

Dallin Paul celebrated his 19th birthday on July 26th. Most of the family was there to enjoy it with him. Two of his favorite interests are Batman and Power Rangers so you will see the theme..

Those Power Ranger glasses have special powers; you don't want to know.

He got a Wii game, clothes, movies, music, and other things but his favorite was the frozen pizzas he got from his sister.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DALLIN PAUL

THE CHAMP

In February 2005 Patrick got to go to the World Speical Olympic Games in Nagano Japan. He was one of 200 athletes that represented the USA. He earned gold in the 5K and a relay and placed sixth in the 2K. Here is a picture of him and his Dad after a race.

Dallin Paul, Photographer Extraordinaire

If you leave a camera around where Dallin Paul can get his hands on it, you get what you deserve: