Christmas

We were all kind of under the weather for Christmas this year. We stayed home Christmas Eve instead of going down to S.D. like we usually do. We ended up just hanging out all day with the girls playing games, short trip to the park for some fresh air, and snuggled up for a Christmas movie before bed. The girls let us sleep in until 8:30!!! Christmas morning. This is a record for us! We heard our door open then Corynn telling Alli, "Go wake Dad & Mom up and tell them you're hungry". After presents we headed down to S.D. to visit with family. The girls had fun as usual playing with all their cousins on both sides. I loved all the Mexican food Mom made. Hyrum must have played everyone in the house on his family's new Ping Pong table. Corynn asked me last night how long it was until Christmas again so she must have had a good one. So, another Christmas over and now its back to life as usual. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

This one is for you BREI!

I just want to give a shout out to one of my way cool neices Breianna who happens to be graduating at the top of her Nursing class tonight! Girl you ROCK! Now hurry on back here to AZ, we have a shortage of nurses you know! I really am proud of you girlie!

Concert, Santa, and more.

Thursday Hyrum and I started off this last weekend early with a concert that he had bought tickets to for my Birthday last month. I think Hyrum expected me to accept the tickets and invite someone for a girls night out. Nope I dragged him along and he was a very good sport. We saw Augustana(weird, but very good) Alanis Morrisette(not the scary,angry chick I thought her to be) and last but not least Sarah McLachlan who was fabulous I'll have you know! Friday we had our ward party and enjoyed great food and Santa. Santa had all of the kids sit down first and reminded them of the true meaning of Christmas. Then of course they sat on his lap and bombarded him with requests for every lead filled toy of every kind. Allison was first on his lap and just asked him for a candy cane that was sitting in a basket next to him. Corynn was next and asked him for one thing, and that thing is already hiding nicely in my closet...he,he. Anyhoo, Saturday was Hyrum's sister Sarah's baby shower which I had to miss due to the raging fever my Audra was running! I hate it when the doctor says its viral nothing you can do about it! Sorry Sarah! Hyrum worked saturday morning and then attended a missionary meeting that night(for one of his callings). It was a good meeting the mission president spoke to them. We tag teamed through church, he stayed home with the baby so I could go teach my lesson, then I flew home so he could go teach his lesson in Elder's quorum. Wheeeew. Weekend over! So is this lengthy post.

Thanksgiving

I managed to put my fork down long enough to snap a few pics. Corynn was running around the whole time with her cousins so I never did get her in any of them. We ate with Hyrum's family first and had a great time, then went (around the corner) to my parents house and had more food and played games with my mom and sisters. My dad and brothers took off to go hunting shortly after eating. Eventually we ended up back at my inlaws and played more games. Whew! I am very thankful for our two families! Hyrum and I feel that our girls have wonderful grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins!

Audra and cousin Dawson are very thankful for each other!


At Hyrum's house the missionaries came over and one played around with my camera and rather enjoyed taking pictures of Miranda...I mean Miranda holding Audra (wink,wink)


Allison and cousin Haley playing in the leaves.