My very good friend, Alycia, and her mom and sisters (Diana, Lindsay, and Anna) threw us a baby shower. We were very very spoiled. They went over the top with delicious homemade treats and made an adorable baby quilt. We love it! They are one of the most amazing families I know and I feel very blessed to count them among my friends. It was a very fun night! Thank You THANK YOU thank you for everything!
We had a fun evening setting up our tree and decorating for the holidays. Every year we've done a real tree--but this year we were boring and borrowed a little fake one. Not quite the same, but still fun. My family has a tradition that each person gets a new ornament every year. I LOVE unpacking them and thinking back on when I got them and the memories of that year. This little christmas tree made out of macaroni noodles, paint, and glitter is one of my very favorites. I made it in kindergarten. Growing up, I remember rolling my eyes when my mom made me hang it on the tree each year--but now it makes me smile everytime I see it. I also love nativity sets. We have started a small collection. And aren't those little santas the cutest thing you've ever seen? My mom made them and my dad made the frame--they are SO talented.
While we were decorating the tree we found some old letters in one of the boxes. Jake had a fun time reading through all the silly ones that my friends had written me in high school. One of our favorites was this one from Cami. (Sorry, Cami, if I freaked out when you borrowed something. haha...and I probably owe you a few of these too. Thanks for letting me borrow your stuff too :)
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We spent an evening last week walking around Temple Square. It was very chilly but the lights were beautiful!
On December 16, we got to pick up Brady, Dani, and Liam from the airport! We miss them so much and have been counting down the days until we got to see them. Liam is the funniest little boy I know--we were lucky enough to have the three of them to ourselves for one night. We hope these next couple of weeks go by slow. We will be eating up every minute. We sure love our family!
























