A Christmas Carol

Cheyennes school activities kept us busy as well. She played the part of Martha in her Schools Production of a Christmas Carol. We also attended her Choir concert as well. This is one of the reasons I love living so close to them. As going to they kids' events are a lot easier.

City Lights on and a Visit With Santa Claus

Kollette and I took the two younger kids to see Santa at the City Lights on celebration. It was a little bit chilly this night but the kids had a great time.

Festival of Trees

December came with a whirl wind of must do activities. One of which included the Festival of Trees. Jared and I and my mom all went. Ireally enjoy walking around looking at all the different trees. I think I took pictures of every single one. I have post only a few though.

Gingerbread!

Mr & Mrs Santa

A Teddy Bear Christmas

Ronald McDonald

You're a mean on Mr Grinch!

A Nut Cracker Christmas. This one reminded me a lot if my dad

They have a section for door hangings as well

Lights Parade

After a full day spent braving the shopping crowds the dayafter Thanksgiving we all bundled up and went down town in Spanish Fork for the annual Lights Parade. We had a great time but camera died so these were the only two pictures I was able to get.

Oh Christmas Tree

I managed to have 4 days off from work over Thanksgiving so we thought we get in as much fun as we could. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving we joined my mom, Brian and family and Kacey and family in their search for that perfect Christmas tree. They had all gotten the permits several weeks earlier and this seemed like the perfect time.

Here we are arriving at one of the many spots that the searched. It had been snowing so the ground was covered and it was cold.

My mom led the search.

Ruby all bundled up

My mom found a swing some one had made and had to have a little fun, racing the kids to it.

She did allow the kids to take turns on it

Ruby was so good but got a little hungry and needed to be fed.

The kids really enjoyed playing in the snow but by the time all the trees were found they were cold and ready to go back to grandmas

Here Cheyenne is displaying one of the many different trees in the forest. Sad to say no one took this beauty home

My mom found the perfect tree and so began the task of cutting it down.

Everyone took turns cutting at it and alas it finally fell.

So with a heave and ho dogsled style Brian and Kacey managed to get it up the hill.

Kacey found the strength of 2 Grinches times 10... wait that was a different story.
Kacey proudly displays the tree he got for Ruby

Mush, mush..... Brian and family found their perfect tree

We really had a lot of fun despite the cold.

Happy Thanksgiving

Even though this year got off to a rocky start we really had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. It was hard as every 1st milestone will be. There were tears of sorrow as well as tears of laughter. Many stories of Thanksgivings gone by and even looking to the future. My mom did a wonderful job with the help of Kollette and the kids hosting this years Thanksgiving dinner in her living room. It is always a wonderful feeling when all of us can get together, watching the older kids play with the younger ones and catching up on each others lives.

Trying to organize chaos

She really loves her daddy and he adores her.

I hope every one had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and though it does only come once a year we should also take a moment and remember those things that we have in our lives to be Thankful for. Thank you all for being a part of my life, each an everyone of you mean a lot to me.

Thanksgiving Cards

I did manage to make and send out a few Thanksgiving cards this year. Normally I make and send cards for every holiday but this year has not been the best so I slacked a little. These are the 3 different ones that I made with the 1st and 2nd ones being the ones that were sent out to a few people. The last one was made just for my mom! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. Now it's on to Christmas cards and crafts. I will post pictures of our Thanksgiving this weekend.