Winter has been wondrous!
I sat down and realized how long it's been since I've posted, and going through pictures I realized WHY it's been so long! This December we've been......
watching the first snowfall, and catching snowflakes on our tongues,
watching Ellie sing in her Preschool Christmas program (with her cousin Belle),
and with the Primary at the Ward Christmas Party,
feeding Trevor dozens of bottles (and keeping him from eating anything he finds on the floor),
Christmas partying, caroling, shopping,
having cousin play days and sleep overs (in this case, fingernails ended up painted in "Christmas stripes" by request),
watching our drumming brothers in Christmas Concerts (Lolly's brother Nate with the UVSC Jazz Band, Rob's brother Danny with the Orchestra at Temple Square when performing with the King Singers- our brothers rock the house- literally),
spending time with and seeing off Rob's little brother Brian on his mission to New York, New York (our brothers rock in more ways then one!)
enjoying our Trevor's new tricks, snuggles, and goofy grins (after over a week of intense practice, he mastered clapping today!)
visiting Santa for a Christmas Wish (all Ellie wants is Make-up, and Ryan wants candy. At least their easy to please!).
welcoming two new cousins into the world and into our families,
the gorgeous, little Clara Soulier
and the handsome, hunk Seth Christensen,
(we are so grateful you are here safe and sound!),
piling pillows around Trevor (just take a guess who did this one...),
surprising Rob with an early Christmas present- a weekend 'get-a-way' snow shoeing into his Grandpa's Cabin,
going to the "Festival of Trees" with our buddies
Ashlee and Jon Harris (and kids Hunter and Hanah) we love you guys!,
playing in the snow, again and again...
watching an Angel making a Snow angel,
building a snowman and the kids and naming him "Robert" after daddy, (I'm not sure what made him resemble daddy? Maybe the goofy grin.),
Gingerbread houses! I think we've made them (and eaten them) at least three times now.
spending the week of Thanksgiving with the Soulier family in condos up at Snowbird,
Ice-skating at the condo with Rob's parents (thanks again!),
going to the Gateway Children's Museum with the Soulier family,
being guest Weather reporters:
"You got it right folks, bundle up! It's cold out there!" (for the Gateway Museum:),
Playing games together at the condo and spending time with Uncle Brian before his mission,
Hot tubing at the condo on a super cold day (mm-mm),
"Where's Trevor? Oh! he climbed in the oven drawer, of course, why didn't I look in there?"
and drinking gallons of hot chocolate.
I think I may have just won an award for the longest post, or at least the longest run-on sentence. ;)
What a wonder it has been, and it's been wonderful to be by family and in the winter (most the time, as long as my toes stay warm) this Christmas season.
We have much to be grateful for. :)
