Two weeks

David's comprehensive exams went extremely well on Friday for the most part. Out of the 8 essay questions he had to answer, he thought he nailed 7 of them. Only one of the stats questions is a concern. He'll know if he passed in about two weeks (if his professors feel like it).

To celebrate, David surprised us by going out and purchasing me a new Macintosh computer and a backup hard drive! And got each of the kids a CD instead of getting himself the official BYU Alumni ring he wanted. (Those things are expensive!) He said he figured we went through as much difficulty not having him there as he went through in classes. Yea! This thing is lightening quick. Now I can have #1 on the desktop and #2 on the notebook both online at the same time doing school! It even stores all of our music, movies, and other media in one place! I'm stoked!

Thomas and Couples

For those wondering - Thomas the train is a brand of train set you can get based on a cartoon character. It has pieces that snap together and can be built into different setups like legos. It is found at Toys R Us.

We just got back from a couple vacation up to aspen grove in the mountains. It was pretty, and we stayed in a warm lodge, enjoying catering, pool tables, ping pong, scrabble, and time away. Always good to get a break.

Status Quo

How do you make regular life sound exciting? Read the following as if you were in a crashing airplane:
David has a new semester of students!
Melissa is enjoying being done with the ward history for 2007!
#1 likes playing mario now that we downloaded the originals for the Wii!
#2 likes spending time with his Thomas the train set!
#3 can't eat solid food without getting violently sick!
Comprehensive exams are in February!

Classes done.

David finished his classes for the Master's degree. Only comprehensive exams left in Feburary!

Trauma

Tim is enjoying his Christmas break in California with a temperature. It got up to 103, but mostly has hung around 101. Interestingly enough, he is doing fine other than that. Ami is also not feeling too well. Thanks to those who spoiled our children with love this holiday. We also are thankful for the thoughtful gifts we received. David is particularly happy about the pasta roller for homemade pasta.

Ten months later...

Melissa did get her braces off, for those of you who were wondering. She threatened the ortho the day before Christmas break. Yea!

We photo shopped David's hair

Thanks for the comments on the photos!

P.S. David just finished his last master's class! Yippie!

Family photos have arrived

Enjoy!