BYU Fans Congregate

We had the funnest time last night getting together, eating and watching BYU win the Pioneer Bowl! Dan and his girlfriend Ashley, his roommate Lance and Ashley's sister Madi joined us along with my Dad and Mom and Brad and the boys. (Christine was busy assembling some Christmas gifts and we missed her!) It was a great game and the end was especially nail biting. Scott had given up on our team, but I knew from past experience that you never underestimate the Cougars. They have pulled some incredible saves to win some great games and needless to say; it would have been hard to swallow if BYU would have lost since U of U won their bowl game. We are so proud We all are true blue!

The Things We Do For The People We Love!

Okay, there are those people who love animals and there are those who don't. My mom is one of those that just tolerates our pets. She hates dogs licking her, sniffing her, breathing on her, etc. My cute niece Nikell commented to her one time, "I bet you used to like dogs when you were younger". Well my mom came over the other day and asked me to take a picture of her with Griffin, our dog, for a gift she was doing for my niece Amoray. Needless to say I was shocked. So this picture has to be apprecited. I don't think Amoray will appreciate the lengths her Grandmother went to, to create a wonderful gift for her Christmas!

A New Christmas Tradition

Right now I am working three jobs, worked on two birthdays, Christmas and all it's trimmings, and a special gift for my siblings. I was feeling a little frustrated with the season and needed some cheering up. I saw a gingerbread kit at Costco and thought it would be so much fun to put it together with Carter. One night we got together and decorated his house. As expected he ate most of the frosting and candy, but we had a great time. He was so cute, after we would finish each section he would exclaim, "oh, it's perfect"! I am already looking forward to doing it with him and Easton next year.

Birthday's, Birthday's, Birthday's!

Well we just celebrated Jason and Scott's birthdays on December 9. Jason is 17 and Scott, well let's just say that he is very close to the big 5 0! We have a tradition of opening up present first thing in the morning. It seemed really different this year to only have Jason in our bed for the morning birthday celebration. We really missed Dan being there down under the covers pretending that he is conscious of what is going on. I don't know if I will be able to deal with it when there are no more kids to wake up to on their birthdays!

A Christmas First

Every Christmas I do the shopping for everyone and everything alone. This year Scott said he would help me out. Last Saturday was the big day. We not only have Christmas but Scott and Jason's birthdays are on December 9th, so we had some birthday shopping to do also. We were only shopping for a mere three hours and he commented on how much energy this kind of shopping takes. He was noticing that most of the men at the mall had a dazed look on their face and was proud that he had lasted three hours and was only minimally effected. I was pleasantly surprised and pleased that he realized how much work I put into getting the right presents for everyone on our list. It is a challenge that I love to meet every year to find just the right thing that will put a smile on everyone's face. I was overjoyed to have some company this year.