Snow, Sore Muscles, and Christmas

So for those of you that don't know we have been having an exceptionaly large amout of snow for Pocatello. I am sure most can relate bacuase it seems that every one is getting snow, even those that don't usually get snow. So here are some of our yard. You can kind of tell from the before and after picture of the bridge that we have a decent amount of snow. Also the stak by the tree is pushed into the ground so you can kind of tell. Then you have the walk which I have had to shovel twice now. The first time there was like three feet of snow and the second time there was like a foot in a half of snow. Let me tell you I was very sore.




Here is us Christmas morning at the Jenkins. And this is how many presents you have when you have 9 adults and two kids.

Christmas Card

So I took this idea from my sister-in-law. I really wanted to send out christmas cards this year but decided that we probably couldn't afford it. So here is an online card of what has been going on. This year was a year with lots of big changes. Starting in January Richard left to go to Boise for 10 weeks for post for the police department. I had to stay behind because I was still in school and had work. It was a little rough but he was able to come home on the weekeneds so I survived. Well at the end of April we decided that we no longer wanted to be renters so we decided to buy a house. We absolutly love it, even though it is expensive getting all the stuff for a house. Well Richard got through his training phase with the police department well and is now out on his own. I took an evening dental assisting class that I have now since finished and am planning on getting a job in January.
As for church we both were primary choristers in our ward when we were in our apartment. When we moved to our house we imediatly got callings. Richard was called as the young mens secretary which he was very excited about and I was called to be the fourth sunday teacher in relief society. I was a little nervouse having never taught before but have grown to love it. Now just to show that the lord works in funny ways, just when I have become somewhat comfortable in my calling they have now called both of us to be cub masters. Richard gets to keep his calling but I will be released. I am absolutly terrified for this calling seeing as I have no brothers and no NOTHING about scouts. But I know it will be a growing experience and I will probably learn to love it as well. Well that is what has been going on with us. Hope all of you are well and are having a very wonderful holiday season.

Love.
The Jenkins Family

Fmily Pictures

So we got new family pictures taken for Richard's side of the family taken at thanksgiving. Here are our favorite ones.



This one was our favorite of the family.
This was our favorite of Kevin and Jen's family


And here are the siblings showing their true colors!