Kason kissing Eden's hand better
Playing in the cupboard, favorite pastime
Jay and I
Stomp Rocket at the park
Christmas Nativity
I have written missionaries and that pretty much sums up what's been going on so I am going to copay and paste by date what we have written the past month and catch up.
Dec 8th
Happy December! I bet its getting really cold there. It dropped quite a few degrees here and rained this week. I had a great birthday and Jay
gave me a shopping spree, so Audrey helped me find a bunch of cute
clothes.I got a great Mom got me some Nikkan insoles to try out so i am excited for
that. I am so grateful for family, that they are close by and that they
are my best friends. Alisha had a beautiful reception and looks so
happy. Great week!
Dec 16th
Here at our house we just keep rollin and rollin. Here is a cute
occurrence at our house that happens at least daily the boys will be
playing and get jealous of the toys the other one and then the one that
had the toy gets mad and hits his brother, when this happens then the
one that gets hit gets sad and says hugs and they hug and make up its
hilarious. The other day we were wondering how much the kids have grown
in the last four months since we last measured them and all three have
grown at least an inch and they are going through clothes like it
nobodys business. We are looking forward to Christmas time and all there
is to do at that time we went to the lights at the temple the other day
and it is fun to be there and see the beauty of that place. We are
excited for the new Gilbert temple to be dedicated and if anyone is
coming for that you can crash at our house we would love to have you.
That is about all we have for now just enjoying life and making the most
of what we have It is a Wonderful Life.
Dec 22nd
Well this week we have been enjoying each other and seeing
Christmas lgihts, the Temple, Christian Dance with Breanna and Kendall
and good 'ol Christmas movies.
Sometimes its easy to get wrapped up the commercial aspects
of things. We just have to re-focus each day and make what matters most
count. Christ needs to be the center of our lives every day, not just at
Christmas time. I was thinking the other day why Christmas seems
magical and why it feels so different if I am already trying to make
Christ the center of my life every other day. I realized that I think
its because most of the world starts to feel that way too, but it
doesn't last. People are a little nicer, serve more, give gifts, smile
more during December and then the rest of the year it goes away. But for
one month everyone is more united and everyone celebrates Christ, even
if they don't completely realize it.
I am so grateful for my savior. I love Him. I watched some really good little video clips from
lds.org.
I will link them if you can watch those. Anyway, each year I reevaluate
my heart and how much I really gave to Him. I can always do more, be
kinder, more giving, find more ways to serve. That's the goal. To strive
each day to do as He would and Give Him our hearts.
Jay-The week is already here it is crazy to think that already this week is
Christmas when I was a kid it seemed like it would take forever and
never get here this is already t-minus two days. We are ready for it
though we have all our shopping done and Eden knows I think all of her
gifts so that is a bummer but we told her to still act surprised. We
have been able to watch a couple of good Christmas movies the usual ones
Elf, White Christmas, last night we watched the Polar Express so I
still want to watch Its a Wonderful Life and we will be good. We have
gone to the temple to see the lights a couple of times so that has been
fun. Yesterday at Breakfast Eden asked me what I wanted for Christmas
and I said happiness, she said that is not a gift something like a
soccer ball (that is what she wants) and then I said well is that the
reason for Christmas is just to get presents? and she didnt really know
what to say and so I talked to her about the celebration of Jesus birth
and that is why we are celebrating this season and also the gift of His
life. I just thought that was a cool little teaching opportunity that we
had. We have been reading all month the passages in the New Testament
about the birth of Christ and so she has been hearing about it all
month.
Dec 31st
We dressedt the kids up in
their new outfits today. They love singing at church and during one song
both the boys were leaving the music and belting out the song even
though they didn't know how to sing it. Eden is very excited for sending
she gets to start that class next week. We are going to have a party
with Laura and her kids and Dan for New Years Eve Eve . So that should
be fun. I love you a whole bunch! Have a great week. here are pictures of the kids in their Sunday best, sporting their
jammies, Eden getting hurt and Treyden giving her a hug, and then
Treyden kissing her finger better.
Jan 6th
Its been a great day. I always like fast Sundays. I feel renewed,
usually. And I needed it after all the sugar I have eaten this past
month. Anyway, on to a new year, great goals, positive outlook, cleanse
and work outs. Hurray for the new year!
We are so excited for the new Temple and we have reservations
already. Although, I did get reservations the day after they started and
most of the days were already gone! Except for the mornings only on
weekdays. Wow they filled up fast. But we are excited to share with
neighbors and friends.
We had a good week. Jay had his first Saturday off yesterday and it
was so fun!. We got some good things done, he went to a meeting, did
some homework, the kids got a nap, and then we were going to go to the
desert to ride go-karts and an invention Preston made that we call a
Go-quad(cause he used a quad and a Go-kart to make it). Anyway it ended
up that the desert didn't work out so we took them to the inner-stake
center and rode around the parking lot. It was so fun, and the Go-Quad
is so fast. It shifts into gears and it was a blast. Eden loved riding
on the go-carts, and I love the Go-quad. I think I love going fast and
anything that gives me a little adrenaline rush. Pictures are attached.
Also, Eden graduated nursery today and they had a little graduation. She
LOVES Sunbeams, but misses nursery a little. She enjoyed playing with
her brothers.
Eden's graduation from Nursery
Kason waking up Treyden at dinner
Kason-loves the swing
Treyden
Hangin out in their new chairs watching go-karts
The Go-Quad, so fun!
We had a blast riding these
Sunday best, so cute!
Happy New Year!!!!!!
Think they can drive yet?
She had fun riding these with an adult helper
