Our Christmas Week

First off we headed down to the temple to see the lights.

They were beautiful, as always.
It always helps to start the season off right.
They always add a few new things each year but it's good to see some of the classics like the wisemen crossing the lawn. A favorite of mine.

Monday night we had Richards family over for dinner & we played the white elephant game.

One of the funniest gifts of the night was the 'booty bop'

modeled here by Jarrett. Hilarious!

Tatum stopped by with her dad before they headed out of town. Jaron & Tatum had drawn eachothers names so here they are exchanging their gifts.

She gave Jaron a lifting bar that hooks to your door frame. He loved it!

and he made her a stool & got her some petshop toys. She loved them!

On Christmas Eve we headed over to my parents for our traditional navajo tacos. They are delicous and something we always look forward to.

My grandparents joined us as well. It's always good to spend time with them.

Grandma Whipple with the boys.

I was remembering a funny story that got us all to laughing. I could hardly talk I was laughing so hard.

Here we go, a little better. My grandma, my mother & me.

Our crew. Trevon & his faces. Silly boy!

My parents

Christmas Eve, our nerds.

Excited to open gifts, Jaron handing them out.

Love those hugs! Jaron thanking Cam for his gift.

Camdon has been wanting a robe forever, his wishes came true.

and I am thrilled because I am getting new tile in the kitchen/hall/entry.

There is a funny story behind this Arizona 1912 shirt. It's a long one though so I won't be going into it.

Hope you all had a memorable Christmas. We sure did.

Ward Christmas Party

We attended our Ward Christmas Party a while back. The kids were asked to come dressed up as a character from The Nativity scene. So here is Camdon in his Shepherd outfit.

I was happy this night that the boys were all willing to take a picture (and it's pretty much a one shot deal so eyes closed or not this is it). This is a rare occasion these days so we'd better document it.
Trevon however is usually a little more co-operative. Love this kid!

Richard had already been down at the church for hours by the time we got there. The dessert that night was cobbler cooked in dutch ovens. It was the highlight of the evening. There was plenty of it & it was most enjoyable. Hope that you are enjoying this beautiful time of year.

Love those Wyatt kids!

My sister & her husband recently went on vacation to Mexico & her 3 little ones came to the valley. We loved every minute of it & had so much fun. My mom & dad had them for the most part, it's a pretty busy time for me workwise but we took them as often as we could.

Kamrielle sporting her cute new haircut. She loves these magnetix and I love that smile!
Carder with his truck.

Watching tv with the boys one afternoon & Carder zonked out.

Kamrielle was in Hannah Montana heaven with the television.

She must have been missing her mom & dad because she just kindof wandered over and climbed up to watch tv with Uncle Richard. So cute.

We train 'em young at our house. Haha.

Stealing some sugar from this sweet thing and it sure was tasty. I thought C.R. would be the hardest to watch just because of his age and he is crawling. However, he was the easiest. He is sooo sweet and sooo good.

Love & miss these cute boys!

LL, your kids loved these magnetix. Spent hours playing with them. Maybe you should think about them as a Christmas gift???

Oh and thanks for sharing your sweet children with us. We sure do love them.

HaPPy FaLL Ya'LL

This is my favorite piece of fall decor. Love the saying.

I love the colors of fall. There is something calming about them.

Made a cornucopia for myself & my sister in law this year. This one happens to be the one I gave her.

and now we are ready to enjoy this Thanksgiving season. We do have much to be grateful for including good friends & family.

A visit from Todd's family

My brother Todd & family were recently in town. Didn't get to see him a whole lot because he was really here for his "big 20 yr high school reunion". However, we did get spend Sunday evening with them. We enjoyed dinner & a card game & lots of visiting. It was very enjoyable as always just way too short.