Snow Storm Sunday Afternoon

Brett has been saying how he misses the snow. Well Sunday afternoon a storm blew in and we got about 6 inches of new snow in about 2 hours. Brooklyn & Travis and Brady headed home when I think it was the worst, but they were afraid of it getting even worse. They both made it home safe and sound. They said there was lost of cars in the ditch. I am glad that they were being watched over.

GRANDMA & GRANDPA SOMMERFELDT'S GIFT

Grandma & Grandpa Sommerfeldt didn't know what to get everybody this year for Christmas this year so we talked them into all of going out for Chinese food and bowling. The whole family was their except for Brett. This will have to be something that we will have to do again when he gets home. Everybody was asking how he was doing and how are phone call went. So it goes to show you that everyone was thinking of him.

CHRISTMAS DAY 2008

This was a very different Christmas with Brett being on his mission in Queretaro Mexico. The kids all stayed at their in law's . It was noon before we started opening gifts up. The years of getting up early are all in the past. Even though Brett wasn't with us in the home he was their in spirit. We were all home together when he phoned that night and it was great to be able to talk to him again. He is doing great but keeps complaining that it is too hot and wishes he could see snow.

DEl & TARA DOUBLE UP

Beazer Bunch

We were a little smaller bunch this year for Christmas with Mom & Dad on a mission in Nauvoo, Darren & Verena and there family joining mom and dad in Nauvoo, Gerilyn and her family in Utah and Angie, Bart and there family in Idaho. On Christmas Eve we went sledding with Duane and his family, Jennifer and her family and Tara & I. We had to enjoy Duane's little kids as ours are all grown up. And yes we all looked like the Red Neck Family.

Brady To Cool

He didn't want to join the Red Neck Gang

Ben & Brady Playing The PS3

SANTA CAME EARLY FOR BRETT

Santa didn't realize that Brett is in Mexico this year and delivered his present early.
A NEW CAR
So Brett we will take good care of it while you are gone and wont put too many miles on it.

BUILDING A CASTLE WITH LAYNEE

MOTHER INLAW DID IT

Dawn has never been the one to wear PINK, well look at what I got her to put on and she decide that it wasn't to bad and that she liked it. I knew that she would look good in pink. GO GIRL

Laynee Came For A Visit

Bobbie came down to go to the temple with a friend, so Del and I had the privilege of watching her. The first thing she said to the both of us was " I Love You Grandma & Grandpa". She then wanted us to watch a movie with her. After dinner we took her for a ride around town to see all the Christmas lights. After that we stopped at the grocery store to get some milk. Before we got to the checkout she convinced grandpa to buy her a barbie ball, doll & a pair of boots. It is pretty easy to spoil grand kids, especially when they say please grandpa. The three of us had a great evening together. We look forward to Christmas when we will have more time together. It is going to be lost's of fun watching her open presents.

PICTURES FOR BRETT

Brett: I hope that these pictures make you very grateful that you are in Mexico and not at home. You can share them with other's that maybe don't understand what cold means. Brady, Shad & Madison went and drove around to take these pictures for you. There is on of grandma Sommerfeldt's house, aunt Marcene Pontarollo, don Sudeo's and our house as well as the temple. I hope that they don't make you home sick for the cold.

BRADY & SHAD NELSON

On Monday morning we woke up to snow. After school that day Shad phoned over and asked Brady to pull him around on his snow board. Everything went ok until Shad took a spill and landed on his bottom. He was sore for a couple of day's but he his back to normal again. I don't know who had more fun Brady or Shad!

BRETT'S LETTER DEC. 1/08

Man sometimes we hear things that make us wonder and to think about what we are doing in life and what we need to make our life’s better to be ready to return to our heavenly father. We just have to remember that blessings come after our trials of faith. This life is a test and we will always be tempted because that is how we show our dedication to the lord and how we show our faith in him and his son. Satan is always trying to get us to fall so we can become miserable like him. I have been reading in a bunch of different books this week and something that stuck out to me is that the same war that was fought in heaven in still going on today. Satan is still trying to get a grasp on our hearts and lead us down and away from our savior and his gospel. We cannot fall into those temptations and let him gain power over us.
I have been thinking a lot about what I was going to write this week and I haven’t been able to think of anything. As I sit in this hard seat and type on this sticky keyboard all I can really think of is that we need to do as the lord told us to do and consider the lilies. We need to love life and everything that is in it. We need to always remember that everything we have and everything that we see was created by the lord and we need to thank him for everything that we have. We need to focus on the things that are important to us and the things that we will take with us after we pass away. Those things are the covenants that we make with our lord while we are on this earth, our knowledge that includes both temporal and spiritual, but most of all the most important thing that we take with us and that we can have for eternity is our families. I hope everyday that someday I will be able to be with the father with my family that I will have some day and with the family that I have right now. I love you all and I hope that all of you will do the things necessary in this life so that we can all live together in the life after this. I hope all of you know what you have to do to obtain this great gift that our lord has given to us and if you don’t, then you need to ask those people in the church that do. This is our time to do what we know we need to do. Don’t waste it, so when that day comes we won’t have any regrets. I promise that it will be a lot better if we do the things that are necessary.
Well know for a little about our week, not much happened but we baptized a little girl that was 12. She has a great family and we are helping them become active in the church again, all we need to do now is get the girls dad to feel the spirit and to be baptized. It has been pretty hot this week though and im wishing that it will start to cool down a little but I don’t think that it will happen. Well I love you all and thanks for everything. Until next week. Elder Beazer

BIRTHDAY FLOWERS

Flowers from Brooklyn & Travis

Great Son

Brady is at home with me for a few day's so he is putting up Christmas lights while Del is away at convention this week. What a great son. I know that Del will really appreciate it as he hates to get up on a ladder.

BRADY PUTTING UP LIGHTS

Crazy Dog

GIZMO NEW PLACE

Gizmo has discovered a new place to hide out, under the Christmas tree.