Dickson Family Christmas Party

We had our Dickson Family Christmas Party on the day after Christmas
Rich Gang

Bettinson Gang - all of them !!  For the first time in 4 years they are together at Christmas :) 

Dickson Gang - everyone but Abby who was not feeling well:( 

Rich Gang
We had a great time playing the "Quarters" game and Pictionary. 
Bexlee won one of the Quarter games !!! Yeah !! 

Two old elves...............

Two OLDER elves :)
Thanks to Mom and Dad for giving us such a wonderful family !   

We had a great time - Click here to view the Christmas video and look for a surprise at the end !! 

 

Misc. December and Christmas........

Cash is still loving Preschool 

Cam finished her semester at college, and has a 5 week vacation before it starts up again ! 

Christmas fun 

 

Bright is LOVING her Marco Polo app

And I enjoy getting notifications on it and seeing her cute face :) 

Thatch and Pays on Christmas Day
We had the family over to exchange gifts and eat the usual funeral potatoes and ham.  Sorry I didn't get any more pictures than this. 

Dog tending continues.............

New shelves, new bed, newly pained room........... Yeah !!!!! 

CJ had her 40th birthday !!! Zac went all out with a candy bar card :) 

New dog wash all put together and installed.

Thatch and Santa at the Rich Family party at the Porterville Church 

Christmas Day at the Rich Ranch 

Thatcher's new shelving to hold all of his legos.
This boy is LEGO obsessed !! 

Christmas Adam......... Jump and Luminaria

Annette and I ready to JUMP !!! 

Bettinson Bunch (we met them at...............)

Luminaria !!!
What a wonderful experience, and thank you so much to Erika for providing tickets and food !!
She and Aaron had volunteered there for the past 4 years, and it comes with "perks".
We had such a fun THREE HOURS (can't believe we were there from 6-9 pm - it didn't feel like it) walking around the magical lights.  It wasn't too cold, and it was just the BEST.  

Click here for the short video to see our adventures. 

 

Wrestling continues..........

 Tagg competed in the Wasatch Duels on the 13-14th  He's been sick, and didn't do too well.

Here is a match that he handled the kid great - Click here to view

The next week (Dec 19-20)  They went to the Reno tournament.
Tagg won 1 match, and lost 2.  Click here to see the action

I crocheted a bunch of hot pads ! 

December Burn

We burned the burn pile on December 9th
Click here for a video 

 

Ironman Duels in Fillmore

Why can't I ever get the grump to smile :)
At least Zac and Tagg are smiling :)
Tagg went 6 wins and 3 losses at the Ironman tournament.
The first day he was down with 2 wins and 3 losses.  He had been sick all week, and still wasn't feeling the best. The second day he came back with a vengeance, and won all 4 ! 
9 matches in two days gives a lot of mat time, which is good. 

Check out his matches below
Match #1 here
Match #2 here
Match #3 here
Match #4 here
Match #5 here
Match #6 here
Match #7 here
Match #8 here
Match #9 here

 

Arizona Family Fun in Utah

Manda, Bren and Cash came to Utah on the Monday before Thanksgiving, and left on the Tuesday after.  It was a wonderful busy crazy 8 days.  We had a great time building a snowman, and having Thanksgiving Dinner, and a sleepover, and a movie, and a lazy day, and visiting Great Grandparents, and going to the Aquarium in SLC with Erika.  

Click here to see some of our fun time ! 

 

Sleepover and Fun times in the Jeep !

We usually have a sleepover on Thanksgiving night.  This year Bright, Bex, and Cash were the only takers.  The next morning we met Landon and Kacey and Payson and Bentley at the Megaplex to see Moana 2 !  So much fun !!
Click here to see fun times at Grandma's

Thatcher and Tagg went with Zac to Moab the day after Thanksgiving.

 

Click here to see their adventure 

Bentley is THREE

This little one is THREE years old.  She is such a sweet little girl, and we love to see her grow.  

Here is a cute video - We love you Bentley :) 

 

Thanksgiving at the Rich Ranch 2024

We had a wonderful day.............. Thanks to Bren for this beautiful picture.
Click here to view our day of thanks

 

Snow Day for our Arizona Boy

We had such a fun day before Thanksgiving. The snow was JUST RIGHT, and the sun was shinning, and it was the first time Bren and Cash had ever played in the snow ! 
Click here for a fun video of our day :) 

 

High School Wrestling has started !

CJ is in charge of videoing the wrestlers - that's a big job. 

 

Here's the high school team - can you spot Tagg? 
He has wrestled two matches, here is one with North Summit, and here is another with Ridgeline.  Spoiler alert !  He won both !! 

Back row:  Krew Galbraith (out with injury received during semi-final football game), Drew Korth, Ryler Jorgenson, Sim Wardell, and Joe Belinski
Middle Row Standing:  Max Holtry, ______ Wardell (I think), Dillon Peterson, Sam Woolsey, Tyson Pace, Skyler Crowther, Trey Larsen, Brigham Thackery (I think)
Middle Row sitting:  Chase Allen, Tagg Rich, Luke Woolsey, Dylan Pentz, _____ Pentz (I think), _____ Galbraith
Front Row:  ______Cadena, Gabe Toone,  ?, ?, ?, Carter Wardell, ?

Day before Thanksgiving is always fun ! 
They had a good breakfast, but didn't hike to the "M" because of the snow.  They went up around the cemetery, and the older wrestlers were paired with the little league wrestlers, to get to know them better.  Such a great idea ! 

Thatcher got thumped on at the Weber tournament, but he's a trooper ! 
Click here to watch his great effort 

Grandpa gives good advice :) 

State Champions !

Boy was it a great time - Morgan won !!

Proud Grandpa and Dad

Zac, Tagg, Ryan and Jace Nye
DEFENSE !!!!!

Be sure and click here to watch a great recap of Tagg's game.
He did so well. We are so happy for his accomplishments. 

 

Racing again ! Zac competes in Snow Canyon Half Marathon

We drove down with Zac and Thatcher on Friday before the big State Championship game (Saturday), and stayed over night so that Zac could be up early to run the race. 

13.1 miles - and he did it in 1 1/2 hours - Great accomplishment. 

Rog, Thatch, and Zac (picking up his packet the night before.

Click here to see his finsih 

Wrestling starts !

Thatcher competed in the Will Pentz Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, November 9th.  It's going to be an exciting year !  We are really looking forward to it. 

Click here to see his matches