Christmas Day

We had a couple surprises left on our doorstep over Christmas week and because of that, it has helped make this year's Christmas merrier and bright. This year the kids really got into the whole Santa thing and they were so excited to get presents. We made sure to try and teach them the whole reason for the season and even sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus on Christmas Eve and had birthday cake. It was such a treat to watch them open presents and see their smiling faces!!

Lauren's Blessing, Disneyland, and Temple Square Lights

The last two weeks have been busy spending time with family and friends. We drove out to CA after dealing with very cold Utah weather and looked forward to warmer and sunny skies. We even hit -18 degrees as we drove through central Utah!! While in CA, we blessed Lauren at my grandpa's house with my family present. She even wore the same blessing dress that I wore as a baby. It was really nice and even more special with my brothers and grandfather there to help with the blessing. We did the same thing for Brandon and Briana's blessing while in Texas a couple years ago for Christmas with all of Craig's family. We also spent a day at Disneyland to celebrate Craig's 40th birthday!! As soon as we got back to Utah, my dad came for a visit and we headed to Temple Square to see Christmas lights - in 23 degree weather!! It has been very cold here but I'm looking forward to spending Christmas here at home with lots of snow on the ground.

Blessing pictures

Disneyland pictures

Temple Square with Grandpa