The Fife family McCall trip. warning: Lots of pictures!

Andi with her Dad

Kemper and Maddux, Kings of the mountain

Amy and Emma

Andi loved it outside, even though she looks like she is totally over it!

The cutest baby, Nora, and her mom Amy.

Kemper waiting to go sledding

My sexy husband with our kids and Emersen

We took a break from sledding for a kodak moment (I love him!)

Grandma and Andi waving at the camera

The coolest, and the most amazing parents a girl could ever hope for.

Andi really loved the hooky-bobbing this year

This is how we roll! All these were tied behind one 4-wheeler.

My brother Kip getting ready to take the kids around the block

The block around the cabin is perfect for hooky bobbing.

The boys hung out the whole time

When they weren't outside in the snow, they were playing  the Wii

My brothers Kip and Kyle having some tamales with Chad

Me, my momma, and my sister Kami

Kami is harassing Chad. She had a great time calling him a "Pig" all weekend. Those, "I smell some bacon" jokes just never get old

My niece Charli was pretty proud of her hair. So cute!

Andi snuggling her dad. one of her favorite things to do.

Bath time! These girls were inseperable the whole weekend

So there is a story behind this random picture. There was an ongoing debate about the what hot sauce is the best, and what to put it on, and the purpose of each sauce. I could write a freaking 5 page report on it, we all heard so much about them. Every 5 minutes they would start in on the hot sauce talk. Boys and girls definatly talk about different things.

So funny! They are kidding I promise! McKay is not really trying to stangle my son :)

Kami and Emersen at her big 8 year b-day party!!

The older girls dropped balloons on Emersen when she was done with her presents

What is a trip without endless hours of Catan.  Actually, they played Wii golf almost everynight until 2 in the morning.

Our weekend at the cabin in February with my family is always over way too fast. We had so much fun, and every year it just gets better and better.  I am so greatful to have such a great family. The funnest thing was for sure the hookey bobbing. We would hook up sleds and tubes behind the  4-wheeler and we would have kids rides, where we went slow and didn't take the corners too fast. And then we had adult rides, and we would kick the kids off, and we would go as fast as we could, and try our hardest to knock each other off the tubes. I wish I had some pictures of that. I have never laughed so hard in my life. The goal quickly became how to knock Chad off the tube cause he always seemed to hang on. I am happy to say, I did knock him off when I was driving. It is amazing that none of us adults (Shay and Emma included) have ever boken a bone. One of these years probably :) We did miss Valentines, but Chad and I decided to celebrate it this weekend with his B-day. But it was a fabulous weekend. When we pulled into our driveway after the drive home Andi started crying and saying "I want the cabin, go to the cabin" So much for Home sweet home!!

Super Bowl Party at the Fizers

This year Krissy had a big Superbowl Party at her house. Go Saints!! Not that I really cared that much. It was really fun, Krissy went all out with the food. And Grandpa Bruce did dogs, and a huge slab of meat. My pictures don't even begin to show all the great food we had. The kids ran around upstairs and had a blast. It was really great to have my husband around, he is loving his new job, and he is doing great with the training. He is busy thats for sure, but it is so great to have him at nights. Every single night! I am loving it. Thanks for having us over for a great party Krissy and Chris!

Monkeying around

I met a friend at a place called Monkey Buisness the other day. Her little boy Ben is Kempers age. They had a lot of fun. And I got to hang out with Kelli (she has a great name!) and we helped the Andi and her little girl Katie go on some of the things they couldn't reach. 

Officer Hessing......finally!

So I wanted to write this latest news down, so someday I can look back and remember how everything we had to go through this past year has been so worth it. And also, how the lows have made the highs even more meaningful, and how 2009 just made us stronger. And I will never, ever doubt again that the Lord hears, and answers prayers.

We found out yesterday that Chad has been hired by the Ada County Sheriffs Office! It was one of the greatest days ever. And a day we have been waiting for. But if you would have told me I would be waiting for it, and so excited a couple years ago I would have said you were crazy! I never thought my husband would want to be a cop. So a year and a half ago when he said, "I really want to be a Cop, what do you think about that?" I was supportive, but in the back of my mind was thinking, this is just a phase he is going through. Chad has always been in construction, since I met him, that is all I thought he would ever want to do. But what I thought was a phase, turned into a life changing journey for both of us. He started right away, testing and applying, he changed his major to criminal justice. He got a job doing Hospital security, thinking that would help his chances. He got a gym membership!! So I knew he was serious :)

And so begins our long road of devastating dissapointments, and amazing victories. Dramatic you say? Well I guess you just had to be there to understand. Only family and some really close friends will understand what I mean. And I don't want to go off on a tangent about all the negative things that happened, mostly becuase there was always so much good to hold on to as well. At his lowest point Chad said, "As long as I have you, and the kids, and you guys love me, we can get through this." And he was right:)

So looking back to times when we thought it was hopeless to keep trying, and when we thought we had lost the fight. Chad ends up getting hired by the department that was his first choice in the very begining, but they had a freeze for a year. So during that year, he was prepared, he learned. Our faith was tested to its absolute limits. And then the time was right, and he was ready, it happened. All the bitter sure does make it sweet, thats for sure.

So this year is going to be great, I can just feel it. Chad gets sworn in on the 25th of this month. He is still doing construction with the buisness he started, Kemper Construction. Ada County is great cause Chad will work 4 days on 4 days off. So that gives him time to do construction if he wants. And he deserves this more than anyone, he has been through so much. I am so glad he set out with this goal, and he was not giving up til he got it. He will be such a great police officer, and he will excel, he does that with everything he does. I know I am a little biast, but it is true! I just want everyone that was there for us to know how much I love and appreciate it. And all that love got me through, you will never know how much it has meant. So bring on 2010! We are ready. And rest assured Idaho is going to be a little safer now, ha ha!

New Years Eve Party 2010!!!!!!!

I am such a lush, I know. (I don't know what is up with my blog format, this is not supposed to be the first picture, but I don't know how to fix it. It is bugging me!!) sorry, side note :)           Tom trying to open our sparkling Cidar        I was taking this during our toast!Brett is just way too cool for this partyThe boys playing the new Super Mario brothers wii game

Emily just really wanted to be next to Chad and I!

I love New Years Eve, and I think I am going to make this party thing a tradition. The best part of this New Years eve was Chad being able to get the night off. We didn't think there was any way he would be able to. That means I got my midnight kiss! So it was perfect having him there, along with great amazing friends! We ate great food everyone brought. We played some fun games. Especially one the Marlatts brought called Things. So fun!! The kids were awesome, and just played upstairs, they were just excited to stay up so late I think. I was sad the night had to end, but we finished of with a toast welcoming this new year, and all the great things it has in store.

Some random pictures from our Christmas Break.

Chad and Kemper with The snowman they built. Chad had the briliant idea to use spray paint! In the last picture you can see the spray paint, my boys are a little strange.Andi, loving the snowKemp and Jake at Aunt Emilys house.Ethan Curtis. So adorable.

We have been doing some fun things these past couple weeks, I have just been really bad at taking pictures, and at blogging! I don't know what my deal has been, another New Years resolution right!

Christmas 2009

Emmerson, Andi and Charli at Grandmas house on Christmas day.

Mom and Dad Fife

Dad Carving up the delicious Prime Rib.

Mom and Baby Nora

Kyle telling us a story at dinnerKyle and Kami

Andi in her new pink Tutu

Santa Brought Kemper a Ds and lots of games! Santa spent way too much money, too.

Kemper was pretty excited about his Indian Jones Legos

 Andi's Kitchen

Andi and Kemper Christmas morning opening their gifts.          Andi and Kemper in their Christmas Eve Pj's


Christmas this year was great of course! I am really bad about taking good pictures on Christmas though. I am better about filming. The day was great, we started the morning off opening gifts at our house. The kids slept in till 8:40, so that was awesome. Chad was such a trooper, he worked all night and then he only had like 4 hours of sleep before we headed out to see the grandparents, and family. Next year, my husband won't be a zombie for the holidays :) fingers crossed!