Some good memories from Christmas:

• The whole family rolling on the ground laughing during a game.
• Zach getting a bike from Santa and exclaiming, "I love my new bike!" He is exponentially getting better and now cruises around the island in the kitchen at full speed. He wears a helmet for all those times he steers into the countertop.


• Running around the neighborhood collecting my Christmas Eve dinner that was cooking in my neighbors' ovens.


• Always having people around to play games with. The fun ones this time around: Time's Up, Carcassone, Small World, and Puerto Rico.


• Zach's cousin telling him not to be scared during a sleepover because "you have us".


• Bucket brigading the presents from upstairs to downstairs and hearing the grunting as people passed them down the stairs.


• Zach saying he wanted birthday cake for Christmas because it was Jesus' birthday.


• Halle having a chili potato for the first time and now refusing to drink formula. She is her father's daughter.


• Zach telling me that he wants to always wear his pajamas. We lived in them over the holiday and now Zach thinks that's the norm.


• Laughing with my SILs during Girl's Night and being grateful to have married into such a wonderful family.


• Zach rubbing my head and telling me I'm a good girl.

'tis the season

As Thanksgiving is a week past and it is December, I feel like I would be slow if I posted about the holiday now. Know that we had a wonderful time. If you're really that interested, check out my sister's blog to find out what we did. Just pay no attention to the section about BYU winning the football game - we are not affiliated with them. On a side note, the past couple months Zach has been randomly yelling, "Go BYU!" Brandon was disturbed because neither of us are BYU fans. We found out recently that his nursery leader taught it to him and he practices the chant every week - wonderful... We are currently working to unbrainwash him.

I love the Christmas season. The Christmas decorations are up (and keep getting put back up daily because of 3-year-old hands). We dance nightly to Christmas music and Zach and Halle both love it - Brandon also doesn't mind practicing his moves. Zach practices his dance moves outside by the road with only a shirt and underoos on and then sneaks back inside without my knowledge (my neighbor informed me of this). Halle eats our presents and I often find pieces of wrapping paper in her mouth. Packages arrive daily and Zach thinks every one is for him and that the picture of the FedEx truck on the box means there is a similar-looking toy truck instead (he's been a very disappointed boy lately). Ah... good times.

Here's some pictures from the last couple days:

Dancing with Daddy

Brandon and Zach getting ready to decorate. Zach was adamant that the Santa hats were worn.

Halle cleaning my floor. She eats everything within reach.

Zach playing in the leaves