O Holy Night

 We went to our ward Christmas party and it was so nice. I was amazed at how well it was decorated. The tables were all lite with candles and the manger scene was beautiful.They performed the Nativity Story and sang songs through out the telling.We have some talented people in our ward.

 They also prepared a nice dinner of ham, rolls, cheesy potatoes, green salads rolls and of course dessert.

We all had an enjoyable evening and we are so grateful to all who put in so much effort in preparing such a wonderful evening. It truly portrayed the true spirit of Christmas, being family and friends and remembering the birth of Christ.

 After the ward Christmas Party we decided to make some rice krispy treats. Lincoln is my little helper. He loves to help me make dinner and wash the dishes.

 Talan and I had a hard time keeping the marshmallows from sticking to our fingers, but we finally got them formed into balls.

 Jason and I ready to decorate our Rice Krispy Ornaments.

 Enough sugar on that counter to kill us all.

 The boys and their ordainment.

Now it is time to snuggle up, watch Spiderman and enjoys our treats. Is there a better way to spend a cold, snowy winter night. I don't think so.

It was a cold and snowy day so Talan and I decided to do a craft project. We chose to make snowflakes out of Popsicle sticks.

We had a great time gluing and painting. Talan always wants to help me no matter what I am doing.

 

We hung it on our front door.I think that they turned out so cute.

It was time for our annual trip to see the Festival of Lights with Grandma and Grandpa Christensen. Talan is ready with his binoculars and his snuggie.

Lincoln having fun wearing cousin Brayden's hat.

All three boys were so excited to see the lights.

 

It is such a fun tradition to all pile in Grandma and Grandpa's car and listen to Christmas Music while driving through the lights.

 Who was more excited, Jason or the boys. Lol

 The lights were so pretty shining through the snow. We have not had snow for the last couple of years so it was so pretty to see them shining through it.

 Lincoln was back and forth over the seat. He couldn't decided if it was better with mom and dad or the boys.

 

Tons of lights, we always drive through twice.

 Jason and Lincoln giving me their best growl.

 We even got to see the big guy.

 Every year we stop and get ice cream. Most people would stop for hot chocolate but not us.

 Kady and Malena.

 Brayden and Talan trying to decide what kind of ice cream to choose.

 Love the face Talan.

 Of course the boys had to sit with their favorite cousin Malena.

All the boys wanted to sit on Malena's lap. They sure do love her.
I love this time of year because there are so many fun activities to do with your friends and family. We never get done all the things that we want to but we still have a good time trying.

Count Down

 The last couple of years we have went over to Grandma and Grandpa Christensen's to make Christmas Count Downs with cousin Brayden.

 Jody and Brayden working on their Santa Count Down.

 We all had a fun time making our count downs and snacking on cookies. Even if the glue label lied and said that it only took 5 minutes to dry.

 What a sweet moment, Mother and Son crafting together.

 Our cute finished Count Downs.

We will see if the boys can resist the temptation of not eating all the chocolates in one day. Christmas can't come fast enough for them.

Tis the Season

Well now that Thanksgiving is over it is time to start getting ready for Christmas. Talan was so excited to put up his tree in his room.

Jason and Talan picking out what decorations should be put on the tree. I let the boys decorate their trees however they want them. No input from mom.

Talan's finished tree. It turned out so good.

We haven't had Christmas lights on our house for years. But now that Jason is out of school I was not letting him get out of putting them up. Talan was excited to help his dad string the lights.

After all the lights were up we bundled up and got ready to go to the Spanish Fork Light parade.

On our way to the parade we noticed Mrs Peeps hanging from our tree. It appears that Mrs Peeps must have parachuted out of Santa's sleigh and got stuck in our tree.

It is always so exciting when Mrs Peeps arrives at our house.

Talan still doesn't exactly like Mrs Peeps. He is still a little fearful of her. This is as close as he would get to her and every night he tells us to make sure that his door is shut tight.

Linx loves Mrs Peeps. He wanted to give her a piggy back ride.

Talan didn't want Mrs Peeps to lose any magic so Jason had to use tongs to get her in the house.

After an exciting day we finally made it to the Light Parade. Linx was so tired that he took a little nap while waiting for it to start.

All bundled up but still having fun.

Lincoln would read us all the flyers that were passed out during the parade.

Just the boys.

The whole gang! It was cold but we still had fun. Every year the Spanish Fork Light parade means that Christmas is coming. I love this time of year and love to spend it with my friends and loved ones.

Thanksgiving

Talan had a busy week at school this week. They had a Thanksgiving feast and made lots of fun crafts. Talan made this nice display with all the Thanksgiving crafts he made.

Lincoln didn't want a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, he just wanted some Coco Puffs.

This year I did the cooking and we had grandma and grandpa Jones over to join us.

 

These were my Thanksgiving helpers. They are also my biggest blessings.

 

Grandma and Lincoln waiting to dig in.

With Talan and Lincoln at the table it was not a formal affair but we sure had a good time. Never a dull moment with the boys around.

 

Talan thought I did a pretty good job making Thanksgiving dinner. He was most excited to have his Cherry 7-up that he picked out.

Grandma and Grandpa brought over a couple of fun board games to play. So after dinner we played games the rest of the afternoon. My boys love to spend time with grandma and grandpa.

Jason had been working on the Christmas light timer earlier in the day, so he told Talan to see if he could magically turn on the lamp. Talan tried it and it and it came on. Talan must be magic or it was just that Jason had the remote but we didn't tell him. He spent the whole day showing everyone his new magic trick. We had a great Thanksgiving and were very blessed to spend it with those we love.

First Snow of the Season

We got our first big snow storm of the season and Talan could not wait to play in the newly fallen snow. This snow storm was early and the trees still had their leaves so Talan and Jason went out to shake the snow out of them.

Then he helped his Dad clean all the snow off of his truck.

After all the work was done it was time for some fun.

I have to admit the boys made a pretty cute snowman. Our snowman only lasted a few day because it warmed up and he was gone.

Tooth Fairy Time

Talan lost his first tooth on Thursday November 8, 2012. He came running in from the bus saying that his tooth was bleeding. It was a little bit but I didn't think it was quite ready to come out. Jason was sick at work and asked if we would run him up some medicine. While we were at Wilson Audio Talan showed his dad that his tooth was bleeding. Jason talked Talan into just pulling it out. So Talan lost his first tooth in the parking lot at Wilson Audio. He was so excited.

 

He seems too little to be losing his teeth. 

Talan was so excited for the Tooth Fairy to come and leave some money, but he felt bad that Grandma and Grandpa Jones didn't get to see his tooth. After much thought of what to do we decided to leave the tooth fairy a note and ask her if she would please leave the tooth so he could show his grandma and grandpa.

Just a little after mid-night Talan came running in our room crying. When we finally got him calmed down enough to talk he said that the Tooth Fairy had not come. I told him he better go turn on  his light and look around his room. He headed off for his room and then Jason and I could hear a gasp. We both knew that the Tooth Fairy and not forgotten Talan. He came running in to show us what he had found.

The Tooth Fairy not only left money but some teeth rotting candy. What kind of Tooth Fairy stops and our house? Talan was so excited I think he showed everyone who would stop and look. The magic of being a kid.