Christmas

Our Christmas was great this year. We had it at our house and Jeff's parents came. It was a quick trip which is sad but we are just glad we had family! We had lots of fun, food, games!

Jeff's Grandma started a tradition of making everyone's stockings and that tradition has carried down. So this year I finally got my act together and made these. When I say 'made' all I did was add the fabric on the top and the felt characters. I bought the stockings at a Pottery Barn outlet in Utah for fifty cents and had to cover the tops because they were embroidered.

I think I may add some stick arms...maybe next year.

Our ward party brings Santa Clause and he is amazing! I love the look on Whitney's face!

We saw Santa again at the library with our cousins, so fun!

Whitney playing with some Christmas presents.

Jeff loving his new pajamas. :) I saw these and HAD to get them for him, I mean come on he looks good! :)

Jeff got a 'free' I-touch when he got his Mac for school. At first I told him to sell it I won't use it because well, I am usually listening to my kids not the radio. :) BUT this last year it has come in VERY handy. Plug in those headphones and Morgan will sit and watch a movie anywhere! LOVE IT! :) We take it to church and it helps us get through Sacrament (she plays games during church she isn't watching movies!) This is her sporting one of her new princess dresses she got for Christmas...she wears it everyday and swaps it out with other dresses...multiple time a day.

I know I am prejudiced but these girls are just cute!

Christmas dresses...

Jeff was in charge of his Christmas work party and we did a white elephant and his poor secretary got a pretty 'awesome' gift. She was trying to bribe someone into swapping gifts with her. Smart lady.

Best Christmas gifts I could ever ask for. :)

She is getting to big to fast. :(

Enjoying some chicken nuggets.

We went bowling a week or two ago and Morgan really enjoyed it. She kicked my bum.

I don't know what it is but I feel like every time there is a treat in our living room Whitney finds it. This time it was fudge that was SO good (thanks Mel!) Oh well, I guess this way I didn't eat it all!

She found some more treats...seriously this girl!

Last but not least this guy. :) I don't think I ever posted this picture at Halloween. Who couldn't love this face! He really is such a wonderful Husband and Dad and Friend. Just thought I would remind him how much I love him and am so grateful he is stuck with me for eternity! :) Love you!

We really had a great Christmas and so far we are off to a great new year!

Thanksgiving

It is about time I posted about our Thanksgiving! We got together with my ENTIRE family for Thanksgiving! We haven't all been together in almost five years!!! We had SOOO much fun! We went to Riverton Wyoming and stayed at my brothers house. We played games (the newlywed game...so fun but it was kind of sad that the newest married couple won!) we ate A LOT, talked, went on a hike, toured the town, went swimming, had a talent show, watched the BYU/UTAH game, played with beads, exchanged Christmas gifts and just enjoyed being together. The only thing I didn't do was take enough pictures, but here are a few:

All the grandkids! (17)

We hiked to this crazy river that goes through those caves and ends up on the other side of the road!

The whole family. :)

Family love.

Grandma and Grandpa with all the grand kids

The three two year olds.

Three things I am SO thankful for!!

Aw, tender moment with Uncle Bart!

Watching the BYU/Utah Game!!!

Grandma and Grandpa handing out Christmas gifts to the grand kids.

For the last three years my Mom (and Dad) have been working on a history book of my Mom side of the family and they finished it right in time for Christmas!!! It is over 500 pages! I am so proud of them for doing this! What an amazing gift! I am so grateful for their hard work, what an amazing thing to have my families life stories all right at my fingertips!
Thanks Mom and Dad!

On the way home we stopped at Martin's Cove. It was so neat to be there. It had an amazing spirit there. We weren't able to walk to the actual cove but we stopped in at the visitors center. The missionary that was there spoke of the sacredness of the cove. What a special experience.

There are so many things I am thankful for this year I could go on and on but I am so thankful for the gospel in my life, my wonderful husband, my sweet kids, all of my family, a good job, and great friends. :)

We are truly blessed.

Halloween

I enjoy Halloween more now that I have kids than I EVER have. It is so fun to watch Morgan pretend and watch her get so excited. She was Cinderella this year and for months before I swear any one she talked to she would tell them that she was going to be Cinderella and they she would ask them what they were going to be and if they didn't know she would give them suggestions. Such a funny girl.

Morgan got this kit from her Grandma for her birthday, she had a great time decorating her spooky crispy house.

Morgan pretending to be Princess Cinderella. I made her dress and it is a little big but I guess that gives her room to grow right?

She walked around all night at our ward trunk or treat in these shoes...she is definitely a girl!

Whitney on the other hand wasn't very excited to dress up this year!

Jeff and I went to a Halloween party this year and well, I got so excited putting everyone else's costume together that I forgot about mine. So I ran to Old Navy and grabbed this sweater. (all Halloween stuff was $2!)

Jeff's costume was great, although when we were walking around people we didn't know probably thought he wasn't dressed up! In fact when we went to pick up our girls from my brothers house my little nephew asked my Sister in law who "he" was! :)

A few days before Halloween we got dumped on! I think we got almost two feet of snow! This was just the first day of the snow! (a week later though most of it was melted! I LOVE Colorado snow storms!)

Whitney didn't love playing in the snow but whenever we did go outside she would stick her tongue out to try and catch some snowflakes.

Morgan LOVED playing in the snow (despite the look on her face) and making snow angels. It was a fun week!