"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Gordon B. Hinckley

Nov 30, 2012

Elf on the shelf

My sister and her family had our name for Christmas this year and they did the 12 days of Christmas for us. On day 1 they gave us an Elf on the shelf!! The kids absolutely loved it!! They sure love their Aunt Katie and cousin Kolby, they randomly pop in to visit is all the time and we love it!!DSC_0112DSC_0113DSC_0114DSC_0115DSC_0116DSC_0117DSC_0119DSC_0120DSC_0121DSC_0122DSC_0125DSC_0126DSC_0128

Talking on the phone

This little basinet/rocker thing is what Raegan has been sleeping in for almost 6 months months. I wrap her up tight and turn the mobile on and she watched the mobile and then falls asleep. she seriously is the best sleeper in the world! She never cries when I lay her down, only when she is awake and she has been patient long enough and wants me to come get her. On this day I had put her down to sleep for her nap and when she woke up I could her her getting all excited, I went in to check on her and Jaxon had put this toy phone up to her ear. Her hands were wrapped in her blanket so she couldn’t move it, it was so funny that I had to take a picture.DSC_0106

Nov 26, 2012

Mommy and Raegan

I love to sit on the couch and hold Raegan, she is so sweet and so snuggly! I love moment like this.DSC_8770

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Nov 25, 2012

Putting up the Christmas Tree

What kid doesn’t love putting up the Christmas tree and all the Christmas decorations? My kids love it!! We decided to put the tree up before the went back to school after Thanksgiving break and it was so fun! It’s  a lot of work to out up and then take down but it is nice to be able to enjoy it for a month. Christmastime is my favorite! We gave the kids their new Christmas ornaments for the year and they loved them. Ornaments have been a tradition since I was a little girl and I have tried to keep it going, so much fun!DSC_9575DSC_9577DSC_9578DSC_9579DSC_9580DSC_9583DSC_9584DSC_9585DSC_9586DSC_9587DSC_9589DSC_9595DSC_9608DSC_9612-2DSC_9614DSC_9617DSC_9618DSC_9619DSC_9623DSC_9628DSC_9630DSC_9634DSC_9636DSC_9637

Nov 24, 2012

A memorable trip to Utah

The day after Thanksgiving we decided to head to Utah to have some fun with the kids. It was so cold but we still managed to have a lot of fun. We went to temple square to see the beautiful lights, we went to Park City to ride the snow slides, we went to Heber City to ride the Polar express train, we saw Santa at his lantern and we swam in the pool at the Hotel!! We had a blast! A trip to remember for sure, lots of good memories and it was a lot better than going shopping on black Friday that’s for sure!!DSC_8637DSC_8638DSC_8639DSC_8642DSC_8644DSC_8645DSC_8646DSC_8647DSC_8648DSC_8650DSC_8655DSC_8656DSC_8657DSC_8658DSC_8660DSC_8661DSC_8662DSC_8663DSC_8664DSC_8666481866_4547237971367_1207647613_nDSC_8667DSC_8669DSC_8671DSC_8672DSC_8673DSC_8674DSC_8675DSC_8676DSC_8677DSC_8679DSC_8680DSC_8682DSC_8684DSC_8687DSC_8688DSC_8691DSC_8695DSC_8697

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