Visits from Santa

The kids had many visits from Santa this year. Santa came to the girls preschool and promised them a barbie horse and a doll house. Santa made a showing at Isaac's school party, he even brought his wife, Mrs. Clause. On Christmas Eve, Santa made a surprise visit to Grandpa and Grandma Reeve's house. He brought candy canes for all of the kids and told them to go to bed so he could come back later with their gifts. Grandpa Reeve even got to sit on Santa's lap, I wonder what he told Santa that he wanted.

Family Night

We went to Utah to visit my family for Christmas, it was so nice to see everyone. We also got to visit with Nick's family during the Larsen Family party. Spending time with our families makes us realize how much we miss all of you. These photos are at the temple in St. George, we went as a family to see the nativity, then we went to dinner. It was a rainy night (week for that matter!), but we bundled up and stayed warm.

Isaac's Christmas Program

I only took one pathetic picture of Isaac's 2nd grade Christmas program, but I've got it on video if anyone's interested. The other photo is of Isaac's buddies from class, they are such good kids. Isaac has been blessed to have buddies that look out for him at school. They are dressed as Who's from whoville.

Run, Run as fast as you can...

You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man. As you can see, the gingerbread house decorating went rather well. Isaac helped by accessorizing the roof, Sophia pitched in by decorating all of the windows, and Savannah did her part by eating frosting. The gingerbread house was on display for a few hours before Isaac started picking off small pieces of candy, and then just busted the roof off to enjoy the hard, stale gingerbread. What a fun family project.

Cute Hats

Aunt Venna Rae made these adorable hats, she made a handsome one for Isaac, but I couldn't get him to pose. I don't have the patience to crochet, so I'm glad she does. I'm sure they will get lots of use this winter, it has been bitter cold here. Thanks Aunt Venna Rae!

Family Photo Shoot

I finally convinced Nick it was time for family photos, he wasn't happy, but he consented. A very talented photographer, Carin Barnett followed our family around the park taking pictures of us. She was patient with us, and she got some great shots. I want to share a few of my favorites.

Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year in Midway with Nick's family. We stayed at a beautiful resort, the Zermatt(thanks to Lowell's discount), the kids had so much fun. Isaac's favorite part was eating bacon for breakfast, Sophia loved to swim every night, and Savannah was so happy when we got to ride the carousel(until she had to get off, then she kicked and screamed).






Thanksgiving dinner was delicious, but we all felt bad for Lowell(Nick's dad), because he was sick and couldn't enjoy it with us. Gidian taught Savannah how to put olives on her fingers, it was pretty cute. Sophia felt like such a big girl when she got to hold baby Elspeth, she is precious and tiny. We had a nice visit, and then it was time for the dreaded 6.5 hour drive home. We ran into some bad weather, but Nick did a great job getting us home.

Field Trip to the Fire Station

Today I got to go on a field trip with the girl's preschool class. There's a cute little boy named Ethan in the class, and his Dad is a firefighter, so he was kind enough to let us come to his station. The firemen were so kind and patient with the children. They let the kids shoot out a fire with a hose, climb all over the fire engines, meet Sparky, the mascot, and try on the fire clothing and hats. The kids were treated to plastic fireman hats and a goody bag full of great prizes. The girls had so much fun and learned a lot about the duties of a fireman.