Month in Review

Here are some random happenings this past month.

KOREA

We started out the month with Byron going to Korea for 6 days. While in Korea he was able to tour the DMZ zone which is the border between North and South Korea. Other than the FREEZING temperatures, Byron loved going on his tour and learning more about the amazing country of Korea. As always, we are always so excited to have him back. The kids love to hover over him as he goes through his suitcase. He brought back some fun gifts and treats for us all. One of the biggest hits were some chocolate and cream filled cakes.

This picture was taken out his hotel window - look at how many lanes there are on this street. I counted 7 on one side - pretty incredible!

Here is the Mongolian BBQ that Byron couldn't say enough about - he said the food was SO GOOD!

Byron was able to go on a tour of the border between North and South Korea. Part of the tour was going down the 3rd tunnel. After the country was split apart, the people in North Korea would try anything they could to get out. There were many of these tunnels found that would go over the border into South Korea. The 3rd tunnel was the deepest tunnel they found. It is 240 feet below ground. The green part on the picture below is the tunnel the people in South Korea had to dig in order to find this 3rd tunnel. I know I would have felt too claustrophobic to be able to go down into the tunnel. Byron said that he had to wear a hard hat and hit his head a few times on the tour. Pretty cool opportunity he took to see the sights of Korea.
Above are the chocolate cakes Byron brought back. Bradley couldn't get enough of them.
Byron brought back these ties for Johnathan & Tanner.

Here is Byron with the kids all crowded around him.

I am so glad to have my husband back:).

SCHOOL

Johnathan was able to create a pulley invention with very little help from Byron or I for his class. He was so cute about this project. He has memorized his Wolf book for Scouts and when we were deciding what he would do he knew just where to turn for help. He ran, grabbed his Scout book and knew what page to turn to. He was so motivated with this project. I was able to go into the classroom and see all of the different inventions. I love being able to see them at school - watching them interact with their teacher and classmates.

Parker and Carter with their wonderful kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Cullimore. She is such an amazing teacher. One thing I love about her class is that when a child is misbehaving, she sends them back to their office (or chair) to sit. Instead of verbally abusing the child she believes that actions speak louder than words. I LOVE THAT!!! Only AMAZING people can handle the job of being teachers and I am so thankful for so many who sacrifice so much to make a difference in the lives of my children.

Recently Carter & Parker had their 100 day of school celebration. They were able to make a poster with 100 things on it. Carter made an adorable snowman and Parker created a beautiful nature scene.

CARTER

Carter received a guitar for Christmas and has decided that he wants to write songs. I love watching him carry around his guitar singing songs that he has made up while strumming away on the strings. With this kind of determination, I'm sure he will be a great guitar player some day.


BECKS 4TH SUNDAY GET-TOGETHER

We always look forward to being with family every 4th Sunday for dinner and a short lesson. Here are some fun pictures taken on that night. Camille is holding her new cousin, Timothy. He is so adorable! She is a baby magnet. Bradley wasn't sure about his new cousin. I'm sure one day they will be great friends.We also celebrated Michael's birthday while we were together and enjoyed some awesome entertainment by a friend of Michael's. Bradley tried on one of the many hats this man would perform in and looked too cute!

DRAPER TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE

On Saturday, February 7th, we had the awesome opportunity to go through the open house for the Draper Temple. Camille had a YW activity that morning, so unfortunately she wasn't able to go with us. Our tour was scheduled for 8:20 a.m. We arrived at a church building to watch a short 10 minutes video and then boarded the bus to go to the temple. We were so glad we went at such an early time because we didn't experience any crowds at all. After we got off the bus at the temple, we had to walk through about 7 different tents to get to the temple entrance. It was nice to be able to walk through all the tents without having to wait in long lines. The temple is GORGEOUS! Byron & I loved being able to talk with the kids about everything they saw. Carter & Parker on the bus.
Byron and Johnathan(above) and Bradley & Tanner (below) while on the bus.

Johnathan, Tanner, Carter & Parker walking through the tents before entering the temple.
We had such a great time and look forward to going through the open house for the Oquirrh Mountain temple in the summer.