Festival of Lights

Derek, Emilee, Ashlee, Jaxon, & Jordan
Emilee, Ashlee, & Jaxon
Emilee & Mom
Jaxon, Jordan, Ashlee, & Emilee
Jordan & Derek

We decided to go see the Festival of Lights in Spanish Fork this year instead of Thanksgiving Point, and we really enjoyed it. The kids had great fun hanging out windows to check out all the pretty lights. We drove through twice because we liked it so much. Emilee kept saying "Ho Ho" whenever we passed a Santa. We especially liked the Nativity.

Christmas Cookie Party

Decorating the Trees

Wipe Out

Ashlee had so much fun sledding. Even though it was freezing, she was the first one on the hill and the last one off the hill. She didn't want to quit. After the rest of the kids left, she stayed to do more sledding with Uncle Joe, Aunt Celeste, and her Daddy. I stayed to take pictures and video. If you can't hear her on the video, as she is getting up, she says, "That was awesome!"

Santa

Hanging with the Big Boys

New Table and Chairs?

Emilee loves playing with her cousin, Abi's, little table and chair set. She doesn't technically have her own so I guess she decided to improvise.

She is using "Jungle Beat" drums for the gamecube as a chair, the box that holds our games and controllers as a table, and Wii Fit extensions (for the Wii Fit board) as plates. Pretty creative! I guess it's pretty obvious she has learned how to open the fridge. Uh-oh.

Jordan's Field Trip

Emilee and I joined Jordan on a field trip to Albertson's. I was actually very impressed with the presentation they had for the kids. They took us to different sections of the store, told the kids which food group the different foods fell into, had a chart about the food groups and had the kids repeat how many of each food group they should eat each day. They even gave them samples of healthy foods. It was pretty cool and the kids were very involved.

An Old Christmas Dress

Emilee loves her new dress from Ashlee's box. We even got her to wear the hat for a few minutes so we could get some pictures. She wouldn't wear it for long, though.

Jaxon Reading

One Saturday morning I went back to my room to see if Jordan was awake so I could make my bed and this is what I found.

Jordan's Birthday

So I am way behind and need to catch up on some things that happened in November. Jordan had his 5th birthday party and it was so much fun. It was the first time he had friends for a party and he loved it. He went with me to the party store and he chose to have a football party. (I think it's because he likes his brother, Jaxon, so much and Jaxon loves football.) He invited all boys and two pretty special girls. He insisted on having his cousin, Kayley, even though it was a boy party and of course Moriah was invited to come with Kayley, too. It was a great party and we all had lots of fun.

A Tribute to Elder Wirthlin

My heart was full of both sadness and joy this morning as I learned of Elder Wirthlin's passing. Joy for him as he is now able to be with his sweet wife again and with his Lord and Savior whom he has served so well. Sadness for all of us, as I am sure we will all miss his inspired messages. Over the last couple of years, Elder Wirthlin has become one of my favorite speakers in General Conference. He has made me laugh, cry, reflect, and ponder. His messages have been so full of love, compassion, and kindness. I am so grateful for those messages and the things I have learned from them. I will continually strive to apply his messages in my life and hopefully, someday, I will be successful. I truly loved Elder Wirthlin and he will be missed.