Christmas and New Years!

Better late than never, right? The reason for my tardiness in posting is because I've been trying to figure out my new camera! My parents bought us a camera for Christmas and I'm so excited about it. It's a Nikon coolpix with 8 megapixls and it came with a photo printer and 12 photo classes to go and learn more about the camera/picture taking! I can't wait to really learn about some of the settings so that my pictures will be amazing :)









Christmas was so much fun for us. We opened presents with my family Christmas morning. Santa definately found us and was very good to us all. I was SO excited to give Brittney her first dolly and a stroller to push her in, and she absolutely loves it! After she opened it, she didn't want anymore presents to open! I was very excited about one other gift from my sweet husband...my first dining table and 4 matching chairs! Yes, we have gone all these years with TV trays, not really by my choice! It was a fun surprise and I was touched he would do that for me. What a good guy I've got! We spent the rest of the day with my family since Jason's family was in Show Low. Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without my Grandma's yummy buffet. Pretty much we hang out and play games and EAT! It was a good day! That Friday, as part of our Christmas, my parents treated me, my 2 grandmas and my little bro and sis to see Annie at Gammage. It was such a cute show! The little girl who played Annie was pretty amazing. Everyone was so talented. That was a fun treat! (I wanted to take a picture, but aparently, that is frowned upon!) That night we had Christmas with the Packers. We were very spoiled there too and Brittney got some DARLING outfits and fun toys. Then of course we played Rock Band to our hearts' content! So fun!

The only bad part of the week was having the flu on Sunday. YUCK! Thankfully, it was only the 24 hour bug. New Years Eve was spent at Packers, playing Rock Band (we are kinda hooked!) and Monopoly. We made a big to do at midnight with bubbly, cute hats and poppers. Brittney wasn't too sure about all the fuss! We loved sleeping in the next day and then went to my Grandma's for homemade noodles, another great tradition in the family. It was fun to get together and watch some football and play more games and eat more food :)

All in all, we had a GREAT week! We are so thankful for our families and for their kindness and generosity! I love being so close by so we can see them often. Brittney adores each of her grandparents and aunts and uncles, and they are so good to her. They do so much for us and I hope they know how much they are loved and appreciated.

I am so grateful for the Christmas season. I love the warm, peaceful feeling I get when I hear the Nativity story and sing Christmas carols. I am in awe and wonder at the humble circumstances in which our Savior was born. I love the general feeling of kindness and giving that seems to enter every person's heart and just wish that could last through the whole year. I guess that is part of what makes this season so special. I always get a little sad right about this time of year, since there is such a build up to Christmas, but I am looking forward to 2008 and the things it has in store for us. I have been so blessed and I love my little family!