Christmas Eve

On Christmas eve we usualy have acouple traditions that we keep. The first one is our "fancy" Christmas dinner. This is when I bring out my Christmas china and crystal gobblets. The girls put on their dresses and the boys at least combed their hair. We all use our best manners and everything. It's a lot of fun and something we look forward to. This year for our first course we had rolls and green salad. For the main course we ate hame, potatoes and carrots. For dessert we had chocolate pie and we drank sparlky grapejuice.

 

The second Christmas Eve tradition is new pj's. The kids get excited that they get to open one present. Mom and dad get new socks. And then we read the Christmas story. Of course the children we so excited for Christmas and found it pretty hard to fall asleep.

 

Isaac's Birthday He's 10

We just got home from a dinner date with Isaac. He wanted to have a nice dinner. So he got Mahi Mahi a white firm fish dish with frenchfries and cooked veggies.
I asked him some random questions tonight and these were his answers.

Pet Peeve: when the girls leave a mess
Favorite color: Red
Fav. Song: Celebrate, and Get Away by Mitchell Musso
Fav. Sport: Baseball & Basketball
Fav toothpaste: the normal kind
Fav. Flower: "Are you kidding me!"
Fav. Ice Cream: Oreo Shake from DQ
Fav. Holiday: Christmas
Fav. Food: Pizza cheese and Pepperoni
Fav. Book: Animal Encyclopedia
Fav. Smell: hand sanitizer
Fav. TV show: Pair of Kings
Fav. fastfood restraurant: DQ
Messy or clean: Clean
Board Game or Viedo Game: Cabellas Dangerous Hunts 2 and Sorry Sliders
Fav childhood toy: dinosaurs
Last movie you saw: Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Shipwrecks
Biggest Fear: Loosing things
Trait you love about yourself: I'm good and sports and video games
Fav. Season: summer
Last thing that made you laugh: Thinking about Fred the Movie
Nicest thing anyone has ever done 4 you:
I couldn't live without- (starts to cry because I'm trying to talk him out of the Bearded Dragon idea.)
My fav. outfit includes-shorts and a T-Shirt
I would love to visit: Lake Powell
I wish I could meet: Mitchel Musso
Happiest moment in my life - "I don't know?"
My dream job:?? (He refuses to answer still on the dragon thing.)
Ever been in love: "Heck No!"
Before I go to bed I- brush my teeth
Fav. city: St. George
Day of the week: Thursdays because I don't have to do very much stuff after school
Hugs or kisses: none
Dogs or Cats: dog
Sweet or sour: sweet

Christmas Card

Fire

On Thursday December 15th, vandals set our church building on fire. The most severe damage was done on the south end of the building which consists of the primary room and classrooms upstairs as well as a few offices. Two teenage kids were arrested a few days later. It was so sad to see the pictures of the blackened interior. Sunday we met in another building where we will continue to meet until our building is repaired.

Marker Christmas

We moved the Marker Christmas party up a couple weeks to accommodate having the Williams family there with us. Friday afternoon we got together at the Garden's retirement home and put on a short program for the residents there. Many of the grandchildren had a musical number prepared. We sang carols and passed out candy canes.
We had our usual Marker family dinner and sing-along. The children enjoyed playing with each other. Uncle Kevin taught the boys "Marker Ball" a game he made up. They had a great time together playing all sorts of games including "Ninja", Risk, Killer Bunnies, and Cranium. The ornament theme this year was music. We sang songs, shared a scripture and story. All the kids were excited about the big sleep over at grandmas house and watched the Polar Express.
Saturday morning, after breakfast we gathered around the tree for our gift giving. In the afternoon the adults went to see Sherlock Holmes in the theater. On the way home we drove around the park to see all the Christmas lights and houses.

Christmas Carols

This year we had a few friends over at our house to sing Christmas carols. We just had hot chocolate and a few other treats. It was so much fun.

Light Parade and Santa

We made it to the light parade for the first time since we moved here. It was short and sweet. The kids were excited to go visit with Santa and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. The city had hot cocoa and dounuts for us all and the line went really fast. It was a lot of fun. When we came home Khora said, Santa is so nice. He will bring you what ever you want, except skunks, they are too stinky! Apparently Khora is wishing for a hamster. Don't know what brought that on but there you go. Isaac wanted a snowboard and a baseball bat, Jacob, mindflex and a mit, Afton told him a bunny. Bonnie did really well for her first meeting with the big harry guy. He reached out his hands for her and she went right to him. So cute.