Temple Square

I took Raeannen and Bailey to Temple Square last night to see my beautiful niece, Sarah, sing with her high school choir. They are really good! It was fun to give Sarah a quick hug before we headed out into the cold to enjoy the beauty around us. The little girls ran around holding hands and giggling, pointing out different colors and decorations. They also loved the huge tree in the JSMB. My camera battery was pretty much dead, so the pictures are a little fuzzy, but hey.... gotta have pictures, Right?

We went over to wish Grandma Doris a happy birthday and warm up with some hot cocoa and birthday cake. I have the best mother in the world. At least, she is perfect for me. She lifts me up when I am down and she delights in my good times. She is wise and thoughtful of our needs. She's cute and quirky, yet beautiful and admirable. She adores my husband and children and they adore her. She is our family angel and we are all so blessed to have her in our lives! Love ya Mom!!! Happy Birthday!

Tree hunting & Family nativity

We went up to Idaho to Cindy's this past weekend to have our McVey family Christmas party. Mike and Jenny drove up from happy valley and Mom and Brian from Centerville. Ben had to work and we really missed him. This is one of the times of year when I really wish my other 5 sister and brothers and their families lived closer. I miss them... a LOT! (I better start making some phone calls). We did the live nativity. Rae was Mary and Vincent was Joseph. We nixed the wisemen and so Jason, Wes and Spencer were all shepherds, with a darling sheep named Rachel. Emma and little Claire played the part of the angels. You can tell they were all so excited... (especially the boys...NOT). But it is nice that they do it for G'ma and the other adults. Great kids... not so great actors. :)
Christmas tree hunting was a different experience for me this year. I really missed trudging through the snow with my honey in search of our perfect tree. Cindy was a great partner... she found me a great little tree within an hour. I cut it down and dragged it back to the car (it wasn't too far off the road) and we enjoyed hot cocoa and watching Jedd play with the girls. The kids had a lot of fun with their best buddy cousins and we had a great visit. Now I just need to finish my math final tonight and we can get the tree up and decorated. It's about time!!!