Christmas Morning

We had a great Christmas this year. We went to San Diego again and had a great time enjoying one party after another. Santa did not dissapoint the boys this year...although some might question his rules for evaluating which kids get put on the good or naughty list. I guess Santa looks at the heart and knows their true intents! Anyways, Ben finally got the XBox 360 that he had been asking for 3 years...finally his wish came true. Lucas wanted a drum set, which Santa could only come up with an electronic one that would allow ear phones to be plugged in to block out the noise. Rachel got a baby with a stroller, high chair, and bassinet to help develop her natural motherly instincts!

We all had a great Christmas, especially as we were able to visit with so many family members. The kids have a great time just hanging out with their cousins. We had a couple of big family parties...one of them included close to 75 people with cousins and 2nd cousins. There was never a dull moment!

Christmas Card 09

Every year before Christmas, I somewhat dread the thought of doing Christmas cards and getting the perfect family picture, but for whatever reason, I continue on with the tradition each year. I guess I think that despite the trouble of getting the picture and sending out the cards, it's a good way to get a family picture each year for the sake of documenting our own family history. Anyways, this year I asked a kind and friendly neighbor who has interest in photography if she would be so kind as to take our picture. Since it turned out to be a snowy day, we just took a few shots in our house. Rachel was only cooporative for the first few shots, and then turned into the cute monster that she is, so we were lucky to get at least one good picture. Zac was kind of bummed though because we didn't realize until after, that his collar was not turned down the whole way...oh well! Here are a few of the out-takes....

And the winner.....

Glad to have it over and done with for another year!

Temple Square

The Monday before Christmas, we headed down to Temple Square with some friends and had quite the experience. We decided to take the train down since neither of us had ever ridden before (Zac was the only experienced rider since he occasionally rides to SLC for work). As it turns out, we weren't the only ones who decided to enjoy temple square for family night that night since there were crowds of people everywhere we went.... Front Runner, Trax, Crown Burger, and Temple Square! Anyways, despite the crowds and the way too cold temperatures, we had a great time and it was definately a night to remember.