Christmas and New Years

Well, I am late updating my blog about Christmas and New Year. It was great this year. Daniel, my little one really reminded me about the Savior's birth more this season than in the past. I am so grateful I had a knowledgable doctor to assist me and also sanitary precautions taken at all costs. I am so very blessed to have two healthy children, save a cold here and there.

This month started with Sarah's play. She was a baby angel in "The Best Christmas Pagaent Ever." She was, may I add, the cutest baby angel too. Even when she came on to the stage at the wrong times and walked straight into the middle of the stage front and center. It was meant to be, Sarah is an actress. She was also an angel in the Harris Christmas Nativity Pagaent as well. She was adorable then as well. I suppose she just can't help being so darn cute.

Daniel was baby Jesus in the Nativity. He was fine until all the other kids decided to touch him and try and hold him. Well, Momma stepped in and took him out of the manager. No baby holdin' that night. Most of the kids had runny noses and were coughing too. Not something I wanted Daniel to catch. But, he was a very adorable and content (for about 1 minute before the kids began touching him) baby Jesus.

I gave a talk in church the week before Christmas about the Savior's birth. It was a wonderful experience researching about the Savior's birth. I also sang in the chior as well. It was the perfect thing to set me into the Christmas mood.

Santa came this year too. Sarah was so excited. She kept telling everyone, the entire month of December, that Santa was bringing her a jewlery box. Well, Santa delivered Christmas morning and Sarah got a pink musical jewlery box, the very one she wanted.

Daniel was visted by Santa as well. He got several toys ready for him to play with as soon as he's old enough. He was so cute Christmas morning.

After opening gifts we headed to SL to be with Jordan's family. Lynette had a heart attack mid December and had been in the hospital since then. She wasn't released from the hospital till two days after Christmas, so we celebrated there with her. We also went to her apartment and celebrated there with the kids and with Jordan's grandma, Opal. It was nice being able to visit his family. Since moving to Logan we don't see them as often, but we cherished the time we were able to see them often. And, I have to admit, it is great being home in Logan again. Even if it feels like Sibera.

Justin and Lindsey, my brother and his wife, came up from Arizona for the New Years. It was great being able to spend time with them too. We had a fun New Years party with really dumb white elephant gifts. But hey, that's what a white elephant is...a dumb gift.

We were able to go sledding too. Not that it warmed up or anything, but it was a lot of fun. Especially when Jon and Mike both flew off the hill, off the jump, and tumbled down the mountain side. Classic. Sarah had a fun time too, although she wouldn't go down with me. She only would go down with Liz, Abby, and Aiden. All well, at least she went.

Overall, a great Christmas and New Year.