End of the year

 We wrapped up 2025 getting ready for the New Year's Eve dance that our stake was hosting, and having a BBQ with the Allens and Reimanns. 

Megan went with me to get ready for the NYE dance, with the promise that she could try out the mechanical bull. She did great on the bull, staying on longer than some older kids.

She helped blow up so many balloons for the balloon drop while I helped wrap so many hot dogs in bacon for Sonoran dogs. 

The BBQ was fun. It's always good to get together with friends, though it happens less and less as we get older.

The oldest girls did some photo recreations from when they were little. They turned out pretty spot on. 

Jill, Karolee and I hardly ever remember to get pictures together, but we did for once! 

And apparently it was a day for pictures with friends. We got a picture with our presidency at the NYE Dance. Beth Hills, Kenia Simkins (and her son), me, and Julie Bytheway. It's a pleasure getting to work with them.

So many Sonoran dogs!

The dance was a lot of fun for the kids who came. Annie was the only one from our family that attended with me. Rachel opted to stay home and have Eden come hang out at our house instead. Jacob and the kids too young for the dance stayed home and watched movies, I guess. 

2024 was a pretty good year in all. There were some very hard things, but also many good things. On to 2025!