Christmas!

Brian and I went to Burley to celebrate Christmas. We stayed at my mom's house. The night we got into town we got to see our friends Scott, Joyanne and Cha and did our gift exchange. On Christmas eve we went to the Hurst's grandparents house for the yearly Christmas eve party. We ate some yummy food then there was a talent show. Unfortunatly I didn't have any talent to present but there were some good ones, including Cody who played the hermonica. Then Santa Clause came to visit and we all got the opportunity to sit on his lap. It was nice to be a part of such a wonderful family tradition. That night Brian and I hung out with his cousins Cody and Brandon. On Christmas morning I got Brian out of bed to open gifts. He totally surprised me by buying me a Wii...the only thing I asked Santa for! And I surprised him by buying him a hunting gun that he spotted way back in September and thought he would never see again. We spent the day making visits to Brian's parents, the Stoker grandparents and the Moralez grandparents and my dad. Then back over to my mom's where we spent the night playing the Wii with my mom, Gerald, Becky, Doug and Bree-zee. The rest of the weekend was great getting to relax and see family and friends :) We went bowling on Saturday night with Tyler, Joylnne, Braxton, Addison, Brad and his girlfriend Casey. Then we went over to Tyler and Joylnne's house and stayed until 3 in the morning playing cards. We didn't get much sleep on our vacation staying up late every night but we definately enjoyed it!

Sledding!

We took my cousins Rosa, Thomas and Emily sledding at Lake View park. It was thier first time and they had a lot of fun!

Christmas time!

Christmas time is such a joyful holiday! Brian and I enjoy the beautiful white snow falling and the sparkle of Christmas lights all around. It is a time to spend with loved ones and be reminded of what we are thankful for. It is a time to celebrate Jesus Christ and the love that is shown to us. It is a time when we get to think of others before ourselves. This is our first Christmas in our new home :)

Imagination...

Rosa stayed the night at our house last weekend. Brian and I were thinking about how when we were kids we would build forts so we thought it would be fun to build one with Rosa. We took our kitchen chairs and put a blanket over the top and piled pillows and blankets inside of it. We crawled in and Rosa...being a kid and all...had an imagination that ran wild. We pretended we were under attack by giant kitties, throwing gernades and shooting guns. Before that, Brian and Rosa were playing war and Brian was shooting a "Bazooca." Later on Rosa was running around the house shooting a "Kabooza." Haha...she got the word a little mixed up, but it made for a good laugh!

HaPpY bIrThDaY tHoMaS!

My cousin Thomas turned 7 years old on Dec. 5th. We celebrated with food, a cake made out of cupcakes and ice cream.

Thanksgiving!

For Thanksgiving this year we went down to Burley and spent time with family and friends. On Thanksgiving day we ate at my moms house then we ate again at Brian's parents. That night we visited my grandparents and dad and then we went over to Brian's aunt and uncle's house. So you can imagine how full our bellies were. Friday night a few of us stayed up playing cards until 3:30 in the morning. Saturday was spent catching up on sleep and sunday we headed back home.
It was a long four day weekend and we enjoyed every minute of it! We are so thankful for such a wonderful family and we are very blessed.