Thanksgiving Pics..............

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Happy Monday!

Had a great weekend. This is going to be a great week. We are not too busy and will have an opportunity to see family that we have not seen in a while. We are so blessed. I decided to just keep the TV off this week and enjoy the peace and quiet and not listen to all the crazy things going on. Hope that you all have a super week and an very "FULL" thanksgiving!!

A week of Thanksgiving!!!!

Thanksgiving is here already. Wow....time is flying by so fast. The kids are all doing well. Here is a picture of what I am truly thankful for. We have so much fun in our home. I look forward to relaxing this week with my kids. We will be with cousins and they love that!! Hope that you all have a wonderful week and a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

A week in the life.....

I am working on adding a slide show soon so keep watching.

Wow...what a crazy couple of weeks. (Nessa says what do you mean week....YEAR!!!) Jenessa finished her current play Oklahoma. I say current with reserve because she is always juggling 2 or three at a time. They are now starting work on "The gift of the Magi." She is a crazy women applying for scholarships and grants for college and trying to decide where to attend. She loves to keep busy and when she is on stage she is in "HEAVEN"!

Larissa started county volleyball. I think she loves volleyball as much as J likes the stage. She had her first major practice last night and could hardly move when she got home last night. She says that is a good thing!! Could not move at all this morning......the life of a teenager.

Travis What can I say? He is a unique child. Thinks it is cool to be as tall as his sisters and I know it won't stop there. He is growing like a weed right now and eating to keep up with the growth. I don't think he ever stops eating!!! Between the huge books that he reads and food and the computer he has no free time.

Ty is starting to get the idea in his head that he is growing up cause he is no longer in Elem. school. He will be passing the sacrament in 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!! He is a little nervous, but Trav reassures him that it will be ok. He love to read and play on the computer.

Phil is now the "Oldest group in the Elementary. He feels pretty cool with that. He loves to create things from nothing. He is like McGiver. He was so creative for Halloween.....He was a card board BOX!!! YES that is what I meant to say.


Nate is trying so hard to keep up with his brothers and doesn't like it when he can't do what they are doing. He is in 2nd grade and really likes his teacher. Loves to bring his books home and read with dad every night. He played soccer and really loved that. Definition of 2nd graders playing soccer.....a flock of seagulls chasing after some bread crumbs.....That is totally what it is like.

Darin's work is slowing down a little now and we are hoping that it is not long term. We know alot of people that are losing their jobs and homes. We feel very blessed!! I seem to be getting more and more clients that just want us to go in and check their homes on a regular basis. Last winter was not good for many of my clients. Lots of water damage! It is strange to have a quiet home during the day but I do enjoy it when all of the kids get home and life gets going at a running pace again. Darin has had to work evenings the last couple of weeks and so he is home with me during the day......very strange......We actually get study time in and an occasional nap.

We feel very blessed especially this week. I was scheduled for surgery on Dec 18. I went in for tests before surgery and they called last night and said that my tests came back normal and so I don't have to have the surgery!!!!!! YES!! That is not all that we feel blessed for this week. We have a super family!!! We are especially thankful for our testimonies of the gospel. We love you all and are greatful for opportunities that we have to hear from you. We pray for you and when Nathan prays it is for all of you individually!!!!

We hope that you have a wonderful week full of Hope and Love!!!

Darin and Nancee

Update........Heckel's

It has been very busy. Isn't it always busy!! We are all going in different directions. I would love to make a few clones of myself so that I can be in numerous places at once.

Darin.....is currently teaching Gospel Doctrine. It certainly makes you study more than you might otherwise. He is really good at it and loves it!!! He is enjoying his job at Zermatt Resort. They are keeping busy. He really enjoys working with Craig his boss. That makes it nice.

Nancee....I just got released from teaching Gospel Doc. and I am now the Scout Committee Chair. I am really learning a lot. I know cub scouts really well but not Boys Scouts. No better time to learn. Fortunately we have some amazing leaders for the boys!! I am trying to figure out all this blog stuff. It is really kind of fun when you get the hang of it. I am not there yet but having fun learning.

Jenessa.....is a Senior. She has been really busy with the play "AIDA". She was AIDA....(you say it I-EDA). They performed in October and now she is in a community play "Oklahoma". This is her love and she doesn't even care to sleep if she can be on stage. After this they will be doing the "The Gift of the Madgi". She just had tryouts for that. She is also doing fundraising for a trip to New York. The theater group goes and gets quite an education on what the theater is all about from the best in New York. It will be a lot of fun for her!!! Still trying to decide where to go to school. I think it will be BYU or Utah State. Depends on the scholarships and theater programs. She is checking into that now.

Larissa.....is a freshman. Loves VOLLEYBALL!!! Would play year round if she could. They did pretty good for a first year team. She has to work extra hard cause she isn't as tall as some of the other girls. She loves school!! I am happy that it comes easier for her and Ness than it did for Darin and I. She will be trying out for the basketball team in a week or two. It will keep her active and in shape for Volleyball!!

Travis.....is 13 and is working on his Eagle. He loves scouts....especially snow cave camp outs. He is trying to be nice to Larissa but it seems to be very difficult for him. He does really well in school and I think Math is his favorite subject. All the boys will be doing Jr. Jazz Basketball in the next few weeks.

Ty....is in 6th grade. He has the same teacher that Travis had last year. Seems to enjoy school. Likes to read! He is an 11 year old scout and can't wait to be 12. He just passed off his first class and will be 12 in December and that means he can go camping with out dad. Darin, Travis and Ty went to Bondarant Wyoming for 4 days with the Young men in our ward and had a great time. The stayed in a cabin up there and even had showers and toilets....not camping which is just Darin's style!

Phil....is in 5th grade. He loves school. Likes to play with his friends and play on the computer. He would stay on the computer 24/7 if I let him. That is pretty much what all the boys would do. Loves football and can't wait to play next year. Is looking forward to basketball though.

Nathan.....is just a little spoiled! Next year Nathan will be the only one in Elementary School!!! WOW can't believe it. Being the baby of the family it is hard not to be a little more attentive and give in a little more. He is in 2nd grade and loves his friends. He is better than my mom and many others on the computer already. It is amazing how quick they learn to get around on the computer. He doesn't really love to read but will learn to like it just like the others.

All of my kids enjoy a good book. Travis and Jenessa are crazy readers. Travis started a book with over 600 pages just about 5 days ago and is more 3/4 through it.

As a family we are getting ready for a heavy winter. Last year it was crazy and it is expected to be the same this year. We spent alot of time on roofs clearing snow. The boys had 5 driveways that they were responsible to clear whenever it snowed. We kept really busy last winter keeping them clear. We just installed a wood burning stove and once we finish the tile this week we will get it fired up. Can't wait. We are experiencing an Indian summer right now but they are saying that is about to change.

Loved listening to conference. It was AWESOME!! Can't wait to get my Ensign and read all of the talks through. I can't wait for this election to end. I am tired of the constant crap that I have to listen to on the TV. It makes me crazy!!