We Are Family....: January 2013

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

New Years Eve

New Years Eve at the Koopmans - Kel and I were laughing because we were the only adults partying with the kids. Trav was in Salt Lake and Brandon was sick....lots of laughs. Happy 2013!!!!!

The Christmas Play...Tanner, Kamrin and Kinley

Tanner has a lot of fun in the Christmas variety show at the High School. He sang, danced and made us laugh with his funny faces and witty personality.

Tanner got to play Joseph in the Nativity Scene. Looks like Tanner has found his thing...he loves this stuff:)

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December Basketball Fun,,,

The 28th & 29th Enterprise Hosted the Blue and Gold Tournament.
It was fun that the boys ended up taking the championship!!

Nephew Jake participating in the "Olympics" at the tournament

Aiden in the half-time shoot out

Michael rebounding for Aiden

Trav going up for 2

Fun to see the boys playing on the same team

Trav Jr. and Cousin Zach at a High School Assembly

Cousins

Michael catching some air time

Aiden is so much fun to watch on the basketball court. He has so much energy.
Sometimes he forgets this is basketball and not football. :)

Aiden loves his Dad

He puts his whole heart into the game

Tans shooting for 2

Love these boys! I got to coach Tanner and Cousin Caleb's Jr. High team this year.
They ended up being the surprise champions of the tournament. Such good boys!

OUR FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parents need to "play offense" - to capitalize on the impressionable years of childhood by instilling in their sons the antecedents of character. Their assignment during two brief decades will be to trasform their boys from immature and flighty youngsters into honest, caring men who will be respectful of women, loyal and faithful in marriage, keepers of commitments, strong and decisive leaders, good workers, and secure. And of course, the ultimate goal for people of faithis to give each child understanding of scripture and a lifelong passion of Jesus Christ. This is, I believe. the most important responsibility for those of us who have been entrusted with the careand Nurturance of children.

Christmas In Elma!!

We left for WA the 13th of December - I barely made it to Seattle to hand the kids over to my Dad and catch a flight to Atlanta where I would join Trav for his company Christmas Party the next day. Trav and I had a fun get away and were able to do a little Christmas shopping. We stayed Thursday, Friday and Saturday and flew back to Seattle Sunday morning where we stayed until January 3rd - We were able to catch a Elma Boys Basketball game. The boys thought it was really cool looking at all the family(uncles & aunts) names on the walls before you entered the Gym doors. Michael and I went and Chatted with Coach Nadau one afternoon. It was so fun spending time with family and friends