KEATON'S 4TH BIRTHDAY

Keaton turned 4 on January 21st, she had a birthday tea party with her friend and favorite teddy bears. Happy Birthday Keaton we love you!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Julie, Rod, Wesley, Connor, Braden, Halle & Parker came for Christmas. We braved the mall on Christmas Eve to have our picture made with Santa.

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

Thanksgiving Week in Texas

We had a great week in Texas, the weather was great and of course spending time with everyone was wonderful.

Colton, Kylie & Maddie entertained us
Kristi cooked some wonderful meals. We had fried turkey on Thanksgiving, I loved it.
We also went to the best mexican resturant in Clarksville, actually we liked it so much we had to go again before we left.

The girls doing a dance

They love the swings

Washing their bikes

We had banana splits, yum yum

Kristi spend alot of the time in the kitchen. We enjoyed seeing Kasey, Marc and the kiddos.

Thanks for a wonderful time

Cecil and Glenn cut down a tree that was growing to close to the roof

I had to check my farms on Facebook

On our way home we stopped at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico to visit Chaz

He is in a apartment by himself, it is one room with a fridge and mirco wave

His first assignment after arriving was to do security for Vice President Biden and family while they were visiting the base.

His bullet proof vest

Me and Chaz in his apartment

Glenn & Chaz

We are so glad we were able to visit Chaz and we are so proud of him!

GRANDKIDS DURING WEDDING WEEKEND

The Grandkids were all so good during the Wedding Weekend

Balloons & dancing what fun
Keaton & Parker loved the balloons
It's always fun to bug Braden

Keaton is ready to go to the Temple

Halle is ready too

Parker getting a little more play in before leaving

Halle & Keaton outside the temple

A girl has too look good

Cute Girl with her hair done

And after dinner snack - Cereal

Thats really good

Cousins playing

This is how you turn the lights out

I found you behind the curtains

Paper airplanes are always fun

Guitar Hero

Funny boys

A guy gets thirsty playing so hard

A Durango full of boys

Halle's pretty toes

Keaton's pretty nails

THE WEDDING

We started off Friday morning with a manicure & pedicure
Cindi was enjoying hers

Halle

The little girls enjoyed it too

Keaton

Friday night was decorating the church for reception

We had so much help it was wonderful

Thanks to everyone that helped

Rob's sister Lisa and children had the job of pressing

the netting that was hung on the ceiling

Sandy, Rob's mom, cooked a delicious dinner for

everyone that came to help

Saturday morning Cindi had her hair and makeup done.

It looked beautiful

Saturday at 12:00 the wedding

This is outside the temple after the ceremony

Outside the temple

They are married

After the ceremony we had a luncheon for

those that attended.

Thanks Sandy & Bob it was delicious

Reception: First dance

Cutting the cake

Alex, Connor, Wesley & Braden

They seated everyone as they arrived to the reception

The guest book was pictures of everyone, then they

would come back and sign the pictures.

Fun idea

The kids table

The ring ceremony

Esther played as guest arrived and for ring ceremony

The cake, thanks Meena

Mr. & Mrs. Rob Samsel

Mr and Mrs Robert T. Samsel

Cindi and Rob Seattle Temple
Isn't her dress beautiful
They make a beautiful couple

The orange coat was perfect for the cold, windy, rainy day.

Mary, Heather, Cindi and Kitsa

Cindi's college roommates at BYU

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday. There are so many wonderful things to say about her I'm having a hard time knowing where to start! I love my mother because of who she is and all that she has taught me. She is an amazing woman. When ever I need something she is there to provide it from a cooked meal, to taking care of you when you are sick, to cleaning the house before you come to visit, to calling to check on you, to staying up late and talking to you, etc.
My mom is one of the most caring and loving people I have ever met. She is always concerned about others and their comfort and their well being. Many times I have called crying and she cried with me, or called with great news and she rejoiced with me. She has always supported me in all that I have chosen to do, giving me her full support. From college, to mission, to career choices to chosing the man I'm going to marry, my mother has always been there cheering me on every step of the way. Having grown up and recognized more of what is out there in this world, I have learned that I am one of the luckiest girls on earth. I am lucky because I have one of the best mothers on earth. That is truly no understatement. I love being around her, because when I am, that is when I truly feel like I am home.

I love you mom!

Happy Birthday!

Below are a few pictures of good times I've had with my mom. Enjoy!

Mom found a great way to entertain us on one of my trips to Idaho. We went to go explore a waterfall in the area. Little did we know this trip would turn into a real adventure. We got caught in a Hail storm to beat all hail storms. Literally hail the size of golf balls and it was falling with brute force. The hail left bruises on our backs and cuts on our head and hands. It was a true adventure!

Here is another example of how wonderful my mom is. I came to visit and told her I wanted to learn how to make doughnuts. So she got all of the stuff ready and we made all different kinds. Chocolate, cinnamon sugar, and powdered sugar! They turned out wonderful. Thanks mom for teaching me yet another skill!

I LOVE MY MOM!

Jayden at the Zoo

Jayden's Pre-School Picture

Jayden's pre-school picture

Jayden with his Woodland Park Zoo sweatshirt

Riding in the wagon at the zoo

Jayden with Grandma & Grandpa

Jayden starting his penny to rolling to the hole

Jayden loved this and could have stayed here all day.

Jayden with a jaguar behind him

IT'S SNOWING

We woke up this morning to SNOW!

Seem as if summer just left but fall never came.

Grandpa Playing Golf with Connor & Wesley

While the girls went wedding dress shopping Glenn, Wesley & Connor headed to the golf course.

A day with Keaton and Heidi

Last weekend Heidi and Keaton were in town and we were able to go to lunch and then spend the afternoon together. After lunch we decided to head over to Bellevue Square and check out the brand new Children's play area. There was so much to climb on, Keaton had a blast. There are several large boats and a sand castle and all sorts of other things coing out of the "water." The ground is super bouncy so that even if kids fall from the top, they dont' get hurt.

Keaton on the Ferry

Hitchin a ride on Mr. Fish

After playing a around for a while, we headed over to Build a Bear. Keaton chose a puppy and named him Lukie. After she chose we took him over to begin bringing him to life.


Keaton lending a foot to help put some more stuffing into Lukie.

Time to get the heart ready to go inside. Keaton rubbed the heart on her forehead to make Lukie smart.

She gave the heart a kiss so Lukie would always know how much she loved him.

Keaton giving Lukie the squeeze test to make sure he just right.

Time for a bath. This was Keaton's favorite part.

We had a great time. I was so glad that I was able to spend some time with Keaton and Heidi. Thanks for coming to visit!

KEATON'S FIRST DAY OF PRE-SCHOOL

All ready for school
Can't wait for it to start

It's going to be a good day

A little nervous

Having fun

More fun

This is lots of fun

I think I am going to like school

It was a good day