Temple Square Lights

Now that we are back in Utah, of course we couldn't miss out on visiting Temple Square and seeing the lovely Christmas lights, the life-sized nativity, and the Christus. It was so cold, but the kids didn't seem to notice. It was dad who was ready to pack it up.
Isn't this a beautiful picture of the Salt Lake Temple?

Our kids really loved the Christus. They just sat on the ground in front of it and stared. It is so beautiful and I could hardly get Emma to leave.

December's Happenings... a little bit late.

Madeline made this darling gingerbread house at preschool, and then munched on it pretty much every day for the rest of December. Nothing like stale royal icing.
Ryan performed as "Santa Claus" in a reader's theatre that his class put on. It was darling!

Both Ryan and Emma performed at the school Christmas concert. The French songs were beautiful!

We also met cousins and grandparents at Trolley Square in Salt Lake for a nice dinner together.

A good book...

is a must-have in January. I cannot be held accountable for the lack of blogging lately. I have Jane Eyre to blame. Pictures from our holidays and lovely life to come soon!

Merry Christmas 2009

The best laid plans... I found the perfect card for us and ordered our Christmas cards early this year. They were promised to be delivered to us by Dec. 16th... but the 16th passed, the 17th, the 18th, etc. Finally, the cards arrived on the 22nd! Needless to say, we mailed our cards late this year, so if you haven't gotten one yet, hold tight. It's on it's way! The good news is that

because of the mishap, I get my money back. I think they owe me money.

Roller Skating FHE

So, at our house, roller skating is one of those things that sounds so fun, but rarely is because we haven't gone enough and we are all falling all over the place.

Well this skating rink rocks because they let me push Madeline around in a jogging stroller when she got tired and the kids got to ride their scooters around when they were ready to get their skates off.

It was so super fun! And the kids are learning a lot. I think if we go a few more times, they will be able to go around pretty fast on their skates.

$9.17

As usual, we took a name off of an Angel Tree and were planning what presents we should buy for our little boy, when Ryan suddenly went to his room and came back with his savings and dumped it on the counter, announcing that he wanted to contribute all of it. I was totally impressed, as I, don't ever even come close to giving all that I have for another. Of course, this prompted the girls and they ran and got their money too. I can really learn a lot from my kids.

Crazy Hair Day at Edgemont

The kids always love crazy hair day, and I wonder how long it will be until they are too cool to participate. This year, Miss Emma got to have a pajama party in her class that day, so it was doubly fun.