White Christmas

We had Christmas Eve at Aunt Tammy's with the family. Then the kids opened their annual Christmas jammies. Group pictureSnow day

We were lucky and got a White Christmas. Probably a 1st in 5 years.

Christmas Lights

Tonight we braved the cold and headed out with hot chocolate to look at Christmas lights. We took Sam, Morgan, and Gavin. It was an interesting ride with lots of entertainment from Sam and Gavin. This house, out by the mall, is one of the best.

No More Please

This has to be the last one. Tonight we went to church where the laurels and priest do an annual gingerbread making. One person didn't show up so Gavin was really excited to make another one. I'm totally done. He had fun again. I think he would never get tired of making gingerbread houses.

Cory and Uncle Kevin working on one.

Gingerbread House

Gavin insisted we do another gingerbread house. This will be his 3rd. I hope we are done. He was very excited.

More Snow

I had to post these pictures from this morning. Especially for the Californians. Gavin was upset because school wasn't delayed. Aztec is on a delay and Durango schools are canceled today. If it keeps up look for snowman making pictures later.

Morning of Snow

This morning we woke to a blanket of snow. This picture was taken after church, so some of the snow had melted. It was really pretty to see all the white, except for sliding to church on the ice.

More Gingerbread

We did another gingerbread house at my sister's. I don't know what it is about the CA houses, but they don't stay together. The kids had fun, though.

A little tree trimming.

Gavin posing as Ed Grimley. Does anyone remember that character?

California Adventure

We went on another round at the resort. I am soooo dead. Not as young as I used to be. Gavin had a blast, which made it all worth it. We went to Disneyland in the morning to ride some rides again before heading over to CA Adventure. We hung out in the morning time by ourselves and then met up later with the fam. It wasn't very crowded so we got to go on rides many times with no lines.

Having fun in Bug's Land
Posing with Bob Parr aka Mr. Incredible

Gingerbread House

Gavin and I went to San Diego to visit family there and they were making a gingebread house. It was fun and the kids got into it until the end.

Then there was an earthquake, the roof fell in, and they abandoned the house.

Disneyland

Gavin and I went to California to have fun, visit and especially go to Disneyland. They transform the park for Christmastime. It is really magical. You have to go at this time if you get the chance. We went early in the morning and then my sister's family and my dad met us there later. 14 hours and still going!

Small world is way better than in the pictures. I could stand there and stare at it for a long time.

Christmas Decorations

I love decorating for Christmas too. It brings back happy memories of growing up. I have way too much stuff for this holiday also. I need more room for us to co habitate with the decorations. My collection of snowmen. (some don't fit on there anymore)

Still Thankful

I never finished my thankful list for the month. There are soooo many things I am thankful for that it is hard to narrow down sometimes. So here is my rest of the month.

22. Nature - I took this picture one morning when I noticed the color coming thru the window. It was sunrise (which I hardly see because it happens before I get up) but was thankful on this morning to see how beautiful a sunrise can be.

23. Astronomy - This is a picture of the moon and Jupiter and Venus. I don't know how many noticed this, but it was really cool to see the planets next to the moon. My picture isn't so great because the apature stayed open too long to hold still, but it was still neat. It looks like the moon has a face.
24. Holy Ghost - I'm thankful we all have the opportunity to be baptised and receive the blessings from this. Hopefully Gavin will be thankful for this too.

25. Being a mom - I can't think of anything greater than being a mom. I'm so thankful that I could have this experience with Gavin.

26. Food - I'm thankful for all the food we are blessed to have. I like it way too much.

27. Thanksgiving - It is great to have occasions to gather as family and friends and enjoy all the experiences whether good or bad.