We had a Merry Christmas!

In lieu of a huge Christmas post, I leave you with this lovely picture of all of us in our matching pj's made by me and of course Shelia (the sewing machine). We had a great Christmas-- kids were thrilled with their gifts, we got to stay warm and dry in our house while the snow covered the ground, no fighting , etc. etc. Hope yours was great as well!

Mery Christmas!

I will post pictures and stories soon, but I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to all my friends and family! Also, Tristan won the OMSH coloring contest! Go look! http://www.ohmystinkinheck.com/ He's pretty excited!



Have a fun and relaxing day with your families!



LOVE YA!

Seeing Santa

Last night we had our Ward Party. We had a really good dinner (we could have roast beef, ham, or turkery, or all 3) and mashed potatoes and gravy and lots of yummy desserts to choose from. The Primary did a lovely Nativity play and then Santa came! It was the first time we have seen him this year. All the kids sat on his lap.


Not too old yet!

I'm changing my whole list ha ha ha!

I want to stay little forever (wait, that's what mom wants, not me!)

Thoughtfully contemplating the universe as we wait in line.

Oh my gosh, I am so grumpy

"All I want to do is sit on the couch and not do anything at all." That is a quote from Tristan, and I agree wholeheartedly! I have so much to do tonight and I am soooo tired. The kids at school are just plain crazy and today was exhausting! I am so ready to take a break! Hurray for Christmas (or I guess I should say Winter) vacation! 2 weeks off. YAY!

Sharing the Christmas Spirit

Tonight was the kids' school Christmas program. It was really a good one. They combined the classes so there were 4 songs performed. Just right! The kids all did great and lots of friends and family came to see them all. They performed in the church that is right next door to the school because our school gym is too small for an audience.

For your viewing pleasure:
Anna's group sings "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer"

Connor's group sings:

"I Want a Hippopotomus for Christmas" (warning, this is a bit longish because I recorded the whole entire song)

Tristan's group sings:

"Mistletoe Song" (it has a different title, but I don't know it)

Cousin Party!

Hold on to your hats!! This post has lots and lots of pictures! We hosted a cousin party on Saturday and had so much fun! We decorated "gingerbread" houses with yummy candy, opened our gifts of books from each other, and played played played! Everyone had a good time! We had all the cousins except Jack and JT, we really missed you guys! Enjoy the pictures, I think I got everyone at least once. (please forgive the lack of captions and the weird organization--it's late and I wanted to get this up tonight).

Merry Christmas! We Love You!!!!

Things I like Saturday (or wednesday.....) and other good things.

I would like to introduce you to my new friend Shelia. Shelia was a Birthday/Anniversary/Christmas gift. My birthday was on Friday.

I love Shelia. She has helped me sew things already. My last machine (never even had a name, sad) worked well, but he was OLD. Stopped sewing backwards and then stopped winding the bobbin. It was time for a new friend.

I feel a bit spoiled at this gift. But I have a feeling it will last me a good long time. I'm excited for all the new things we will learn together. Also: being able to backtack. It's awesome!

So Friday was my birthday. I am proudly 34 years old. I used to think that was starting to get old. I don't feel old yet so I guess I was wrong. I had a great day. I did have to work, but that's ok. One of the students I work with has the same birthday, so we celebrated. I brought treats. Then that night Chris and I went out to eat at Little America at the Steakhouse there. It was soooooooo good. Definitely a special occasion type restaurant for sure!

I feel like I've learned a lot in my old age. I'm learning how not to care about what people think. I've learned that stressing and worrying about things doesn't help. I'm much more calm. I've learned that even though I'm a wife and a mom and a daughter; I'm also a woman. One who is smart and creative, one who has good ideas and is fun to be around. I like that I can do things that make a difference.