~HAPPY HOLIDAYS~

Ohhhh.....the Anticipation! And like Thanksgiving dinner....it is over in a flash! We had a couple of wonderful family parties. The season would not be the same without getting together with the wonderful family we have. We are blessed to live close enough to be able to do this. How great it is to see how each little one in the family has grown. We even had a couple of new new babies at the party. What a blessing. Trevor and I took the kids to SLC to spend the night and view the lights around Temple Square. We thought we were being tricky and would skip the weekend and hit a weeknight. However, Monday night is probably busier in Utah than any other day of the week. Regardless of the many baby strollers that we had to dodge, we had a great time, had a great meal, swam in the hotel pool, and even did a little shopping. Christmas morning was, as usual, full of excitement and joy!

Again, we are blessed!

Our Kitty (Lucy...aka Meow Meow) LOVES her new bed. Surprisingly, she LOVED each one of her new toys in her little pink stocking. We were all amazed at how much SHE enjoyed Christmas morning...almost more than the kids.

She even got a Zhu Zhu pet....ugh, did I just admit that?

TAG had dance recital in Twin Falls. We all drove down and watched this wonderful Christmas performance that he and his friends put on. It was a nice way to add Christmas spirit to our Holiday Season.

Great Job TAGGART!

Our trip to Utah....

My Baby Girl is getting big....almost as tall, ugh fine.... Almost taller than me!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

From Our Family....to Yours!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a SAFE Holiday Season.

I...WE are very blessed, at this time,

with health, happiness, friendship, peace, and LOVE!

PICTURES...

Some favorite pictures of mine I've taken recently....

Trevor's Play

"Christmas Belles"...so sad if you missed it! Trevor was in a play a couple of years ago and they just finished with the "squequel" (sorry, I'm really excited for Alvin and the Chipmunks coming out on Christmas Day is it?) It was a very humorous play I have to admit. They did a great job. I'm very proud of him for fulfilling his obligations as "Justin, the Preacher Boy." I LOVED seeing him perform! Very talented, I must say!

His parents came down the second weekend and we thoroughly enjoyed what little time we had with them. We had a very fun, relaxing, special weekend with all. They even got to meet our new kitty!

Thanksgiving!

Oh my goodness...so behind. Thanksgiving this year was spent in Boise at Trevor's parents house. Something special about this year...his mom invited about five members of her ward that were single and without family around. Amidst the hustle and bustle of packing, planning, preparing, traveling, getting meals prepared, and eating...we seem to forget the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Being thankful for things we are "Blessed" with. Our health, our jobs, our talents, our friends, and HaVing Family around. It was such a neat experience, not only for myself, but to see our children grasp the concept of "sharing" the experience with others. I think you can "Cherish" what you have that much more if you realize not everyone is blessed to have "each other" so close. It was a very blessed Thanksgiving. The meal was wonderful. The company was wonderful. The experience was wonderful. I am so BLESSED! We are so BLESSED!

We went and saw "The Blind Side", which I LOVED and totally recommend. We also went to our last Boise State game of the year. We all bundled up and actually had a great time. It wasn't TOO cold at 8pm Friday night...Crazy, but worth it!

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