Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 in Review


 January

Ok, the snow pictures were really from last December, but I couldn't help add them because it hardly ever snows here!


One of our favorite places, the library.
This is what mornings at our house look like.

February

February brought us birthdays.  Eliza turned 11 and Annie turned 8.

 It also brought us lots of fun with friends!


March





History activity where we used purple cabbage to tie dye some t-shirts


School work

Dr. Price in the making.

Doesn't he look great in glasses?

Eliza and a big magnolia branch.


Watching planes land at the Memphis Airport

St. Patrick's Day



Corned Beef & Cabbage



Flags and Star Magnolias
 The next few pictures are at the Memphis Botanical Gardens.  We had grandparents come visit us for Annie's baptism and enjoyed showing them around town.
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On the banks of the Mississippi

Annie's baptism dress

 And who can visit Memphis without going to the best BBQ joint in town.  The BBQ Place on Madison never disappoints!

















Sad to see the Parents go.












April

Dogwood


petting the rays at the zoo





The kids all play soccer in the spring, it was a lot of fun for us and them.
Jaran's team won the championship!




 Eliza played for the first time.  She loved it!









Annie scored a goal for her team, and they also won the championship in their division. 










Tomb Rolls to celebrate Easter
















April always brings us together for General Conference. 




 April also brought us lots of school work.


Will & Annie tackling math
Worm dissection





History reports



Fun with friends!
Entertaining neighbors



and cool clouds












May

Will had an opportunity to go with a group from school on a RAM (rural area medical) trip.  They went to Bristol, TN and were set up in the center of the Bristol Motor Speedway.  He was able to see lots of patients who had waited for days to receive care. It was a great experience for him.



Caves near Bristol









Rainy Memphis Skyline
On our way to AZ
Road Trip!

TEXAS!


Everything is cooler in Texas!











Albequerque!

BLUE SKYS!!!! Oh how we've missed these wide open spaces!

Finally made it to Arizona! (I always think of the U2 song "God's Country" when driving into AZ.)


My niece Mashayla went to the temple and we had the opportunity to go with her. 
Fun in the Sun
AZ State Capitol

Mother's Day Sushi Style

Best Pizza ever!

Making Sushi at Marmy's house

Sushi experts!

Cynthia (our Filipino Auntie) introduced us to Synagong soup with the whole shrimp. Delish!



Filipino ice  cream

Stow away

Snowflake temple

On the way home. Driving into NM.

Rest Area Lunching (saved a ton of money!)


June

Will and I were Ma's & Pa's for our stake youth trek activity
Before

After

Awesome water slide at our Bishop's house (and yes, I slid down!)





Mississippi Mud Boys


Park near our house and the planes that are always flying overhead.




July

























We picked blueberries at a local blueberry plantation. And the best part, being able to eat while we picked. YUM!














































August


We started school again in August.

 Jaran  turned 13 on the 13th of August.  We now have a teenager!
 And he got his favorite book, the bathroom reader!



















We took a little break from school to visit Southern Alabama/Florida.









Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL.
The first lighthouse I've ever seen. So cool!











Orange Beach, Alabama was so awesome.  The water is warm and the beaches are beautiful.  I'll go back in a heartbeat!





shark tooth



















Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson, MS


We were lucky to see the Blue Angels fly for a little bit, and then land.  Soo cool!


September
Annie got braces.















October

Napoleon Dynamite visited on Halloween.









Napoleon Dynamite and Deb





















Creeper 














Halloween fun with the Peyson family at our Bishop's house.



Jaran saved the day when he snaked our drain to get rid of a nasty spaghetti clog.  He is our handyman in training.













November

We celebrated our 14th anniversary with these nummy sandwiches






fruit dipped in yogurt while using chopstick

Annie loves to write.



Jaran at his desk




Eliza's Magnolia report

Books we are reading this year


Will changes his clutch

He loves working with his hands, but is so glad he doesn't have to do it everyday.




Our 10+ year old crock pot bit the dust


All better!


Turkey Bowl Boys (they said they felt like Ralphie's little brother in "A Christmas Story").

December

 The girls decided to make frosted sugar cookies.  They found a recipe and went to work.


 Later I found Eliza and Toby completely covered in flour! 
 But the cookies turned out pretty good for it being their first try.


Will studied his buns off for finals.  His favorite studying spot?  Our closet of course!
 An ice storm hit earlier this month.  It was cool to see, and they actually canceled church because it was so bad.
 Jaran made me this lovely card for Christmas.
 We were treated to a fun evening and a giant pizza.  It was awesome!
 The is always fun, especially when they bring the reindeer.
 Sisters
 Like father, like son,
 We got to see Peter Pan on stage.
 And the best part of the season was getting to talk to our niece/cousin Mashayla who is serving a mission for our church in the Philippines.
 We had Christmas brunch with the ASL Sister missionaries in our area.
 And yesterday it snowed!!!
 Yeah for once a year snow!


Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Prices!!!



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