Adding more junk to your pre existing junk. Aka, Christmas!

 

 

Amazon saved my trash this year!

I think I bought all but 2 gifts off of that wonderful website.

The week before Christmas mind you.

I was sweating bullets that everything would make it in time, and they did!

 

I love the presents under the tree picture.

 

 

Santa leaves his presents on the "fireplace".

 



 

Tearing into their Santa gifts.

Oh, it's so exciting!!

Lindi didn't carb load the night before the big day so she had to fuel

with a banana while opening her gift:)

 

 

And they all got what they asked for.

A remote control car.

That broke the same day.

I returned it but never got another one:/

He never asked about it so that was awesome! 

 

 A penny board for Lane.

Maybe next year he will ask for a long board and we will have

every kind of board there is!

 

A baby for Lindi.

She has turned into a little mama.

SO responsible making sure that baby is fed and happy:)

 

Rusty is not excited at all about getting his very own small legos.

And I am excited I don't have to hear fighting over him playing with Lanes anymore!

 

 

 After a couple of hours of them playing we gathered for more presents at Grammy and Papas.

With 18 kids it becomes pure chaos!

 

 

Are you my father?

 

 

 Playing with new balls and toys outside for a bit.

 

 

I can never get a good family picture on Christmas.

I always say, next year!

 

 

The following day we spent with my family.

We went on a hayride out in Lehi at DeWitt Stables.

It was our gift to my parents this year.

 

 

 

 

We made s'mores then had dinner at Gecko Grill!

Falalalala, la la la LA!

 

 

Pre Christmas things

 

 

 

Shinning Star preschool is proud to present the class of 2014-15 in their

Christmas Spectacular!!

(it was the exact same performance as last year, but oh how special they feel while they are

up there)

 

 

Shake those bells like what ya mama gave ya!

 

 

My only child not afraid of Santa Clause

 Rusty with his best friend, Evelyn!



 

Lane had his Winter concert.

Always on the top row, that tall boy!

Grandma is always so good to come and support!

Christopher and Jael came from Utah for Christmas!

We had a great lunch at Ned's.

It just hits the spot sometimes. I swear their rootbeer is the

best on the planet!

 

When we went out to the car we found the passenger tire flat!

Thank goodness I had Christopher with me or else I would have been in a real

pickle! He called Jael who had an air pump in their car. He aired it enough for me to head to

Gunnels to get it fixed.

 

While Lindi and I waited he took the boys to play at the park for the afternoon.

He is such a fun uncle!

Lindi got a kick out of Frosty the tireman:)

 

Super last minute I decided to go see the lights down at the temple.

We must live in Arizona if Lane is kicking it in shorts. Really we didn't

even need jackets but its just part of the tradition. Walking around feeling all bundled up. A huge difference than those poor peeps in Salt Lake with chattering teeth in 10 degree weather!

Shoot, we even hit up DQ for blizzards afterwards!

Hot chocolate smocholate.





 

 Miss Lindi got a hold of the chocolate covered peppermint Joe Joe's while

I was trying to get a flower arrangement made.

They really are that good though! My mouth looks the same.

Actually more like my teeth, dang braces.

 

Ward Christmas party.

We had a waffle breakfast with other stations in different classrooms

for the kids to rotate to. This one they decorated sugar cookies and got to sit on

Santa's lap!

 

We had to drag Lane over for the group picture.

 He high tailed it out of there the second we took the picture.

Lindi obviously liked old Jolly St. Nick!

This is her nursery teacher. She was fine until she sat down then

arched back and kicking took over!

 

 

Thanks Rusty for being our cooperative child!

 Christmas Eve we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory with the Holmes!

After stuffing our faces with dinner and 5 cheesecakes for dessert we were

 surprised when our waitress carried over our bill and said an anonymous person put

$100 towards our bill! Utter shock and gratitude took over!

Such a great Christmas surprise.

People are so nice.



 We went home to tuck little children into their beds for sugar plums to start

dancing in their heads! But wait, no cookies for Santa?

How about some chocolate Cheerios, M&M's, nuts, and pretzels!

Santa's stomach needs a variety:)

And Lanes note... my favorite.

 



Christmas card 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

The one time Elsa almost went to the slammer

 

This is sort of embarrassing yet comical.

My sister-in-law Melinda asked Breanna and I to dress up for their family

Christmas party that was Frozen themed.

The idea was for us to surprise the little kids by knocking on the door and play a few a games with them.

Let me just state that we were a fraction of the fun they had planned.

They had a guy come spray SNOW in their backyard!

Makes any party I throw look super puny.

 

I thought it would be fun to have Marcie come do my makeup .

She took my picture before I hopped in the truck to meet up with Anna

and build snowmen with surprised little kiddos!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then trouble hit!

When I saw the flashing lights I screamed, NOT AGAIN!!

Remember, I broke the law a month prior and got my first speeding ticket.

Then I realized I was in FULL costume, no where near Halloween time, and embarrassment sank in.

In disbelief I started pulling out my wallet from my purse and thinking this cant be happening to me!

Then I got a glimpse in my side mirror of the officer walking up to me with a big smirk on his face.

 



It was Austin, hahaha!!!!

Marcie, the little stinker.

After she took my picture she text Austin wondering where he was

because he just got on duty and his police station is in our neighborhood.

Apparently he saw the truck drive by right as he was pulling out onto the streets and followed me a

little bit until he saw the first opportunity to bust me.

 



 

He had me get out to take a picture with his cop car in the background

and the looks on peoples faces as they drove by were priceless!!

 

It was the best prank ever!

 

And what a fun time we had at the party!

Once my heart rate slowed down:)