Dezember Family Summer of Fun!

So I wanted to update you all with all the fun we have been having this summer and share some new pictures:

Here is Cooper drinking his Route 64 oz Lemon-Berry slushy (with Lime) from Sonic on our way to Newport, OR. He loves to drink...must get that from his dad....

We had a great time on the 4th of July watching the fireworks off of the Pier down at the historic Marina. We ate at least 2 pounds of Salt Water Taffy

And had a great time! The next day we went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. The underwater tubes were the coolest part.

Watch out for those Sharks girls!

And for those Giant Japanese Crabs! Creepy!

We also saw giant bronze sea turtles, sea lions, and three cute kids!

Then it was off to Nehalem bay to go crabbing with Grandma and Grandpa and the Henricksen's and all the rest of the family...even Kyle and Laura came all the way up from Provo! Good Times! Here we are at Tillamook Cheese factory:

When we got home we performed in our Ward Luau. We have been learning hula for almost 2 years now so it was fun to show off our stuff. The girls perfomed 3 numbers and Mom even shook her stuff for the whole ward to see.

Everyone was really impressed and said they felt like they were at the Polynesian Center in Hawaii

And then we Closed on our First Home in July!!! Finally! It was a long journey but totally worth it in the end. We purchased the home that we are currently living in from the Previous owner who gave us a great deal because he didn't want to have to deal with putting a house on the market right now. It worked out well for both of us. He didn't have to put the house on the market and we didn't have to move our stuff!

The kids are hanging in there but ready to start school again. Kendall got a letter from the President:

Brinley Built the tallest block tower EVER!

And Cooper got a buzz cut!

Hope you're all having a great summer too!

Love the Dezember's

Lukes BIG Graduation Day!!

LUKE'S BIG GRADUATION DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS LUKE, WE LOVE YOU!

JUNE 14, 2008

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was the day! Kaci, Dad and I drove up to Bellingham, WA, about an hour and a bit to see Luke Graduate. It was a great graduation, great talks, great company, and a beautiful sunny day. (bleachers were a little hard, and reading the names took over an hour, but we survived it)

Howard Lincoln, the CEO and chairman of the Mariners, and long time Vice President and later chairman of Nintendo (I think he said 20 years) was the main speaker, that was great for Luke! He even got to shake his hand. We were so PROUD of him, we were bustin buttons. He looked so good in those lovely graduation gown and cap, we took lots of pics.

After that we went for lunch at a Thai resturant that we got to sit on the floor with our feet down underneath. We had a great lunch and then went over to the local Co-op store where Luke bought dad a bunch of goodies for Fathers Day!!!

We went to the local favorite ice cream shop and bought some yummy ice cream before we headed back home. Next week is the big MOVE back from the long years of college. We had a great time today spending it with Luke and are looking forward to his new adventures!!!

Here are some pictures of the big DAY! Sorry this picture is blury, the bleachers were swaying on us, a little scary.

We packed up some of Lukes things so next weekend we won't have to pack as much.

YEAH! He's done! Now it's time to look for a Job in the real world. Good Luck!

You'll have a great time on your vacation to China, you deserve it!!

The Christmas Gift Adventure

Well, Thanks to all of you kids, we had a great time on the dog sled run. We so much enjoyed the weekend get away with the hotel and the dog sled ride. We left Friday night March 7, and got to Leavenworth around 8:00pm. We bought a new camera just for this event, we wanted to get great pictures and also a video of it.

Saying good-bye to Crazy, the lead dog.The day was beautiful!!!!!!!!! It was in the high 40's and so warm that we didn't have to wear gloves or hats, although dad wore his baseball hat. We got to the place and went out back to a beautiful field of snow, with 28 Alaskan Huskies barking like crazy, wanting to be hooked up to the sled that was out and waiting to take off. We went all over the mountain . The amazing thing about these dogs was that when I was on the sled for about 15 minutes, the musher lost his hat and we kept going. Then on the way back the dogs took off the trail, which was unusual , and the musher, said "what are you doing!!!!!? They pulled up next to his hat and stopped so he could pick it up. WOW!!! Smart dogs , the musher leaned over and said "wow, I forgot I lost it". Shows who really is in charge.

Louis and Perry were great guides and gave us tons of information. Nine of the 12 dogs that pulled us were in the big race in Alaska and finished all 1100 miles. WOW!Thanks again for all the fun!!! We really appreciate your kindness and great IDEA!

It was a beautiful ride and lots of fun, thank you for your gift of Adventure. It was the best gift ever!!!! After the ride we went into Leavenworth and spent the day together. It was really relaxing and we really enjoyed the break away. Sunday we got up and took a ride over to Lake Chelan and drove home. It was a great WEEKEND!!!!!! THANK YOU, WE LOVE YOU

New Car, New Boyfriend, and Clean Room

We got a new family SUV (crossover) car to replace our sad Explorer, which we really loved. Finally after many nights of looking, we haggled and haggled and got a great deal on a 2007 Kia Sorento with only 12,000 miles on it. We are certainly glad that is over. WHEW! Here is a picture of it parked at it's new home. Isn't it a pretty blue color? We were tired of the old green and silver which most of our cars have been, so we chose the new Blue look.

Then Kaci has been hanging with all the Singles Ward members, it's been long nights and tons of fun. Now she has a new boyfriend, so here comes the fun of dating and getting to know you. He's a long shoreman and travels from Everett to Portland to all the docks, working. His name is Aaron and the four of them are doing a lot of fun things together. Every time they say Cory and Aaron are coming over, It throws me off. Here's some pics of Kaci and Aaron.

We also have a new move in, which is Kaci's friend and has become a great friend of ours. Her name is Daphne and she works at the Everett Clinic, multi tasking at the front desk and other things. She's a lot of fun and enjoys all the games and fun our family can put out. She's really jumped right in and can handle US, which is amazing in itself.

This is Cory and Daphne, Kaci's good friends.Next and last is the amazing part of this whole blog. Something happened that was SPECTACULAR, Kaci CLEANED HER ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was sky high with wash and other stuff and today she cleaned it. I'm sure you are all saying, NO WAY!!!!!!!!!! So, I took a picture so you all would believe me. It's almost as rare as the sun shinning in the Northwest in the winter. WOW! IT LOOKS SO NICE!!!!!!!

The Big Sledding Trip

So today, January 26, 2008 Kaci and her friends decided to have a funfilled day in the mountains sledding and playing in the snow. Actually they were supposed to go with the Single Ward to Mt. Baker to do that, but, they all decided that it was too far away since we were suppose to have a big snow storm come in later today and they didn't want to go that far away. Kaci asked us if she could drive the Explorer because their might be snow and it had 4 wheel drive. So we told her yes and away they went.

After the funfilled day of tubing and sleding and many sore muscles, they decided they should head home. So the piled their stuff in the car, tying a tube on top and headed down the mountain. Kaci the great mother she'll be reminded everyone that they should all wear their seatbelts and she wasn't leaving until they were all belted up. At some point Aaron, (one of the boys) questioning the snow and ice rules of how to drive in the snow.

Driving at about 25-30 mph they slowly came down the mountain. The SUV hit some ice and slid, Kaci being already questioned on the rules of snow from Aaron, cautiously tapping the breaks lightly with no resonse. The SUV, made a 180 and some how ended up on it's side sliding toward the side of the mountain into rocks. Greatfully it stopped sliding about 3 feets before hitting the rock. They all made sure that they were all ok and hung on to each other through the whole ordeal, hanging from their seatbelts. The SUV was on it's side on the driver side so they all had to climb out the other side. They all got out safely, NO ONE WAS HURT, and they all stood and hugged each other and said a prayer.

The police came and ambulances making sure they were ok, then came the tow truck to get our truck on it's tires and onto the tow truck. It's sad too see our little truck on it's side, but thank goodness that truck is heavy or they could of flipped over and hit those rocks. If they would've been in the small car that they were going to take there could've been a whole different story.

Boy are we thankful that the kids were ok and that the Lord watched over them. Kaci said she knows without his hand in this, she knows it would've been different.

Here are the pictures of the Explorer they took with their phone camera.

New Years in Seattle

The Dezember's Hit Seattle

Here are some of the highlights of the Seattle trip over New Years:

First things first, we had to give Mom and Dad their gift for Christmas! The wait was killing them! I packaged it all up in a cute little box with a husky dog inside.

Then they opened their big surprise! Watch the video to see how excited they are! Or maybe it is fear in Mom's voice....you decide!

After that excitement the games began! We spent everynight playing games past midnight. One night we stayed up until 2:30 am! We all took turns napping during the day to make up for it. We tried to eat healthy! We had a lot of buxom guests (hee heee Kyle) who helped us eat all that food. Kaci's friends and the missionaries and there was even a guest appearance by Joel! Finally we got cabin feaver and decided to hit the town! Mom and Dad were nice enough to stay home with Cooper. So it was Kyle, Laura, Duffy and Me and the girls on the town! We had lunch at the Cheescake factory (Yummy) and then headed to the monorail to go to Seattle Center.

It was the girls first time up the space needle. Kendall was a little nervous of the height but Brinley loved the observation deck and looking through the telescopes.

We also headed down to the fountain and had to touch it of course! No surprise, Brinley got soaked.

Then we headed down to Pikes Place Market with all the wierdos. Thank goodness we didn't bring Cooper! But thank goodness we did bring Kyle! He knew exactly where to go! Great navigating Kyle, we would have been lost downtown without you!

Did I mention we finally did the Boeing tour? Dad was so proud! Duffy tried to smuggle his cell phone in and almost got frisked! It was worth the money to see dad beaming with pride.

Yeah so I didn't rotate this picture Kyle... But it is a good one!
Can't wait to go back to Seattle again!