January 2021

Good four wheeling sledding at Grandpa Bell's house! Spencer loved being old enough to drive the four wheeler.
Cutest Ethan ever!!
Cousin's working toegether



Always a fire at the Bells.

Amazing eye mask massager. Can't believe how grown up Spencer is.

The eye and back massager were a little too relaxing for Blake.
Grandpa cut some wood from his tree and burned initials into it for the kids.

Family train!

Blake's favorite: Me and sledding (not really the sledding but he is a good sport.)


We got a fun UFO top spinning game. It led to four hours of fun! Such a great group game.

Spencer didn't know what a good artist he is!
Brooke entering the world of make up.
Legos 24/7

Hailey got her license! After covid, 3 trips to the DMV (forgotten paperwork), she got it! It is a weird thing watching your kid drive away by themselves. But we're proud of her!
Loved this poem Brooke wrote so much. 
Busting out the new weights! Hopefully we use them!
Hilarious things we said during covid time.
A new favorite game on budgeting and debt.
One of Brooke's goals was to learn to decorate cupcakes.


One of my favorite pictures of Blake. His true self.
Spencer's constitution class. He was so excited to be included with the older kids, he just gets them. He learned a lot in this class.
Group workout
We went to Krispy Kremes and htey gave us this masssive donut

Grumpy bear lives on
Very descriptive facts from Wlliam.

Taking a teacher mental health break
William is always the acrobat
Hailey made this pot in ceramics
William chillaxin

Taking a culvers lunch break
Finally made our galaxy cake

Spencer prepping to give the sacrament for the first time in a long time with covid!



Brooke was asked to give a talk in the first stake youth fire in a year. She was nervous but she did it!  Proud of her.
William built this mini volcano with houses and a town to destroy once the volcano went off.
MaryEllen came to teach us about growing up in the middle of nowhere Nevada on a ranch. So many good stories. We know the best people.
Always reading, always teaching me new things.
Learning a new game

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