December 2009

December was a good month! Definitely a little more busy than I would've liked, but still good.

Some of our top ten from December:

1. Joe Graduated!!!

2.Dave and Michelle came home from school!

3.We got to see Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

4.We finished our family room. It's functional!

5.Bella learned to shake her booty! Priceless!

6.David got engaged and gave us an excuse to go to Yosemite this Spring!

7.We got to build a snowman! 6 1/ ft. tall mind you!

8.Playing silly games with friends and family!

9.Bella blowing kisses ( they're still wonderfuleven if I got pieces of chicken nugget with them)

10. Having our very own house to decorate for Christmas!

Now that it's a new year and Joe is done with school, we have endless opportunities ahead of us. It's a little daunting but very exciting. We're looking forward to making up for all the missed quality time as a family. We've already planned lots of hikes and outdoor adventures for this spring and summer. One of them including camping for 2 days in southern France! I can't wait! 

Christmas was a blast. I love watching the kids get all excited. We were able to treasure up some great memories. I'm grateful for Joe's dad and his Christmas FHE. It was such a sweet reminder of the reason we celebrate. I was asked sing to "O Holy Night" for our Christmas sacrament meeting. It was such a great experience. I don't mean the fact that people got to hear me sing.  I was very humbled that day. I had been stressed out all month over silly things. I felt like we were so caught up in all the "things" surrounding Christmas and that we weren't focusing on the real reasons. As I was sitting on the stands waiting to sing. I got really nervous...I started to pray and what I prayed for was quite different from the plea I had thought of pleading. All I could think to say was "just let me sing the message" As I was singing I felt the spirit so strongly and barely made it through the second verse without bawling. I made it to my last note and stood up there and bawled. I think that was the first time I ever really paid any attention to the meaning behind the words. It was the best Christmas present ever.

Can you tell she's so ready to open her presents!?!?!

I'm learning to share!

Nope, nevermind!

Trying to catch snowflakes!

Her favorite place to read a book! She will go all the way to her room pick a book and cralw all the way, with book in hand to this spot!

Joe with his man toy he got for Christmas! Now I can enslave him to do projects for me! Bwahahahahaha!

Christmas Eve!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!