Good Times

We had an awesome Christmas and New Years, thanks to our family and friends who made it so memorable. Thank you to everyone for wanting to be with us. We love you!

This Christmas was memorable to me for a number of reasons, but most of all because the Lord let us know, in a number of ways, that we will be taken care of. We were blessed in more ways than we even realize and we are so grateful for each person in our lives. We love each of you more than you know.

I think I received way more than I deserve. Chris got me a sewing machine! Now I don't have any excuses... time to sit myself down and learn. I'm excited. Anyone who wants to start a sewing class, let me know. I'm down. And by the way, I'm serious. Isn't it pretty?

We are so grateful we had money to spend on each other. Aside from the sewing machine (which was a huge surprise... it was a bit over our spending limit... actually a lot over...) this year was great because we thought of each other more than about spending money, and I loved it.

My family decided this year to write letters to each member of the family. Although nobody stuck to the "no gift giving" rule we set, we all did get letters from one another, and they were so fun to read! It was nice to sit and think about each person and why you love them - and to tell them in such a personal way. And it was even better to read them. Each letter held a different memory or joke that had happened at one time or another I had forgotten about. It was fun to sit and listen to everyone laugh as they read what was in their letters.

My brothers TJ and Taylor with Chris... looking tough (obviously).

Yeah, you probably shouldn't mess with them.

I didn't get any pictures from New Years Eve, but we went to a family's house in our ward. We had a blast! There was delicious food and we played games all night, laughing so hard it hurt. Thanks again to the Hallidays and the Sharps. You guys are awesome!