Have you seen a nativity seen like this before?

We decided to take a trip to the North Pole to visit Mr. and Mrs. Clause and the elves. Hope you enjoy the photo shoot! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years from Young !

Almost there

the basketball game was fun, took my roommate brooke (see pic)

The winter formal, mom wanted a picture of.. here tis... i didn't have time to fix my hair bc i did my roommate (also named emily)'s make up and i must say she looked goooood! :)

so i thought i was in the clear for my math class i thought he told us that if our average in the class is higher than the final he wouldn't count the final but somehow that was a misinterpretation of the form chinese-english language he speaks.... the final DOES count and its worth 40% of our grade!!! and i haven't been studying like i needed to and i am overwhelmed....

The last post was in July?!

HEYYYY FAMILY!
que pasa? not much here in the southland, just getting ready to start taking my finals! I have so much to study it is crazy. but what makes it truly unbearable is that they are still trying to teach us new stuff!

Updates on me... I wont free tickets and t-shirts for a U of A basketball game the other night! pretty exciting.... um. yeah that's all thats happened lately... well its late gotta get moving, just thought drop a line!

Catching Crawdads with Grandpa

Cousins Camp 2009

Family Reunion

We had a terrific family reunion Father's Day weekend in Young. We took family pictures, played in the creek, and downed watermelon! It was super to have all of our children, spouses, and grandchildren together. It was hard to let Erin an Ken and family leave right after the weekend to head for Germany with the Air Force. As seen in the picture in front of our old black walnut tree, we have seven grandchildren with a new little guy expected to arrive in October. We are so thankful for the blessings of family!

It's on Erin

"The Three Little Pigs"

"Grandma, let's do a project!" (Emma)

"Okay, what would you like to try?" (Grandma)

"Let's do a puppet show." (Emma)

"That sounds great. I'll look for some materials." (Grandma)

And that is how our latest project started. Emma designed puppets for the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. Then she made the three houses: straw, sticks, and bricks. We cut up a left over box from Christmas and presto-change-o we had a puppet theatre. It was so adorable to hear Emma and Eli tell the story with the puppets for the rest of us to watch. Of course Ryder and Molly enjoyed the show and then they wanted to get involved too! We love projects!!!!

A Snowy Day

On my birthday, December 26, a beautiful snow blanketed Young and the surrounding forest. We headed out to enjoy the fluffy white stuff.
Left to right: David, Wendy, Emily, Ryder, Jeremy, Lisa and Amanda


Later that day, the Whites headed up to Young and stopped along the way to play along the Young Road.
Left to right: Jaime, Molly, Shane, Emma and Eli

Christmas in Osan, South Korea

All the way around to the other side of the world, the same Christmas star was seen as the Lancasters celebrated Christmas near the Osan AFB in South Korea. Mail order deliveries closed the gap between Arizona and Korea. Erin even sent us some unique Korean goodies to enjoy. Unfortunately, no one got very excited about the dried squid. But the candy and treats were a hit.

Santa Baby Seth on his first Christmas!

Erin and Seth all bundled up for a walk outside in freezing temperatures!