Merry Christmas

This year has gone by so fast. So many happy memories. We just want to wish our family and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love,

Liz and Sam

Christmas Program

Sam did awesome at his Christmas program at his school. It was very nice as it was in the Sanctuary of the 1st Presbyterian Church. Here are some pics ...

And here is the after party... it was a lot of fun to be with the families from his class. What a great bunch of kids!

Christmas Get to Know Me

Christmas Get to Know me

1. wrapping paper or gift bags? I love wrapping paper so much fun to tear off ...

2. real or fake tree? Fake, fake and more fake. I love the ones that come pre-light how nice and easy to clean up is that?

3. when do you put up the tree? The day after Thanksgiving. It is a tradition that I love... turn in the christmas music eat leftovers and decorate

4. when do you take the tree down? January 1st (or 2nd depending on how tired I am from the night before festivities)

5. do you like eggnog? Not really but this woman at work puts 1/2 eggnog 1/2 sprite and I could at least stomach it...

6. favorite gift received as a child? There are so many favorites but probably one of my favorites was a giant teddy bear. That was awesome.

7. do you have a nativity scene? I have three actually, two breakables that Sam is not to touch and one little people one that Sam can play with all he wants

8. hardest person to buy for? PRobably my dad. I wish I could get him all the cool electronics and gadgets that men like but those are expesive, it is hard to find a cool man present that is cheap.

9. easiest person to buy for? Sam - kids are always easy

10. worst christmas gift you ever got? I can't actually think of the worst present, I don't think I have received a worst present ... lucky me.

11. mail or email christmas cards? both, I love to mail cards and receive them but I want to send to many that I email as well...

12. favorite christmas movie? Probably Christmas Story ... it is funny.

13. when do you start shopping for christmas? I like to start early last year I was completely done by December 1st, this year I haven't bought a thing... when am I going to do it!!! AHHHHH

14. have you ever recycled a christmas present? Nope

15. favorite thing to eat at christmas? fudge. I am not really a fudge person but this guy at work mades the best fudge ever. Honest, he should sell the stuff because it is GOOD.

16. clear lights or colored on the tree? I currently have clear lights but next year we are making the jump to colored

17. favorite christmas song? in the bleak midwinter. My good friend Mike Vance game me a cd with that song it many years ago and I still love it. Second (and the one I love to sing the most) Silent Night

18. travel at christmas or stay home? I hate to travel period so we are lucky that our family is mostly in Utah

19. can you name all of santa's reindeers? I just tried and I can't ... oh well...

20. angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. open the presents christmas eve or morning? We usually open one present on Christmas Eve and then the rest in the morning.

22. most annoying thing about this time of year? Cold. Wish I was visiting my friends in Australia about now...

23. what i love most about christmas? Everything, the lights, the love, the family, the joy, just the feeling in the air.

First real snow...

December 1st and we had our first real snow of the season. I am sure the ski resorts were excited, Sam was excited and I was just like really couldn't it just know in the mountains? But I ended up having a great day mostly because Sam was so full of joy at playing in the snow I almost didn't mind that I was freezing cold ... almost. Sam loves his camouflage coat and snow pants. He thinks he is pretty cool so I do too. Hope you are having a wonderful winter season. Looks like we are getting more snow today. Sam will be happy. The ski resorts will be happy. So I will force myself to be happy about it too. :)

Loves to you all...

NaNo Winner!!!

Well I did it. It was crazy and fun and I have a lot of work to do to make it even readable to friends and family but I learned a lot and had a great time.

Thanks for all your support!

NaNo Ho Ho Ho

Well I have two days to write more words that I would like (say about 6,000) but I think I can do it. Work has been crazy and life has been crazy and I took off the Thanksgiving weekend which I probably should not have done but I am still plugging ahead with it. I just have to write 3,000 a day ... I can do that :)

Thanks for all your support.

The Dog Lover

So we are driving past my parents house and Sam says let's stop and see the puppy and tell him that grandma and papa are not home and he gets very serious, almost crying says well who will take care of the puppy? We created a monster. On Thanksgiving we had a great time with Kipp, Kumi, Grandma, Papa and of course Ruby the puppy. We put up our Christmas tree and I am very happy. I think the tree is kind old and slightly worn but I think our decorations are beautiful so maybe after Christmas I will buy a new tree and then next year it will be perfect. Sam came in my room this morning and told me that he had a dream that Santa came and brought him lots of toys but that he forgot the pirate toy he wanted so he wants to write him a letter so her doesn't forget. So funny.

Sam's teacher called me last night to tell me this funny story. She was up on a stool putting Christmas stuff up and she slipped and fell off (now this isn't a high stood it is about 1 foot off the ground kid stood). And Sam started to laugh and she said Sam that isn't very nice I might have hurt myself. Sam said, "Sorry Miss Jeddah but come on, it was a little bit funny" and held his fingers out showing a little bit. She said it was so funny if she had been standing on the stood she would have fallen off again from laughing.

We are having a great start to the holiday season. Hope you are too.