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The kids are coming to town

We are so excited to have Dylan, Makenzee and Wyatt come for Christmas! I will have joy on Christmas morning to watch the little ones open the presents. It will also be Xander's first Christmas and I am glad that they are here to share it with him.

Now that I have figured out how to post some video....I thought I would share this one in honor of Wyatt. He is about 3 years old in this video and now he will be 5 in January.

This just shows what a crazy, fun kid he is! Here are the top 5 things I love about Wyatt:

1. His laugh...He has such a contagious laugh.
2. His love for animals. Since I remember him he has loved dogs and cats.
3. His love for TRAINS! I have never seen someone so obsessed with one thing!
4. His cute personality and endless amount of Energy!
5. His helpful attitude. Laundry and dishes he is my buddy and helper when he is here!

xander's laugh

Ornaments

My friend and visiting teaching partner had a really fun Ornament Exchange Party!  Everyone brought one wrapped ornament and we passed them around and ate food and talked.  It was cool.  Come to think of it she is really cool.  She also planned the Witches Night Out party.  I am really lucky that I was put with her when I moved into the ward.  Because I get invited to her fun parties.  

I received this really precious Noah's Ark ornament. 

And So......

Tonight as I was sitting on the couch and looking at my Sister Tiffany's blog..I thought about Ornaments.  I love them.   Every since I was a little girl I loved the ornaments.  

I remember making up stories about each of them and playing with them.

So I thought I would highlight a few from my tree.

My tree has no theme...

It is a mish mash hodge podge of what I have and what I have "borrowed"  from dear sweet Mama Jannet!  

I bought this ornament this year!  I love butterflies and I found it in Silver which is the main color on my tree.

I am a "nerd"  I met my husband on the internet and my screen name was "Mariposa" which is butterfly in Spanish.

Jeremy's screen name was "baetis" which is some type of Mayfly. (It has to do with fishing)

I don't have a representation of that on my tree.  So the butterfly will just have to represent the both of us. Because I really don't want a mayfly on my tree.  No offense to Jeremy, I just think it would probably be ugly since it is something that buzzes around bodies of water waiting to be snatched up by a fish.  

This is a "Borrowed"  ornament.  I remember fondly hanging it up many times over the years at Mama Jannet's.  Jeremy thinks it is ugly but I love it.  I think maybe Tiffany or Jeff made it.  So thanks guys!

This is another one of those "borrowed"  ornaments.  A little boy in a bed.  I played with these fondly many times as a little girl.  It was the night before christmas and this little boy was so excited to wake up on Christmas morning!

I love my "borrowed" ornaments because they remind me of my childhood christmas's that I have loved over the years.

I was such a blessed little girl to always have a good christmas.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Christmas Tree

Oh Christmas Tree!  

You make me so very HAPPY!

Xander loves You just as much as he loves his Bears!

I did not put him here.  He somehow wiggled and kicked his little body over so he could check this tree out!

Of course the things that could possibly cause pain are the coolest!

Someone Kidnapped Xander!!!

And put him in this Sketchers ad?

Jeremy thinks it looks like the little dude...

What do you think?

The day the cousins got together

All these beautiful people are related to me!

(Double click on the picture if you want to see them up close)

I have hugged and snuggled all of them since birth. 

Except for the little guy on top...

who is my own

I am known as there aunt

starting at 14 years old I have been in charge of them at one point or another.

Some for a week

Some for a day

and some for an hour 

Thanks to all their parents who are my brothers and sisters

for letting me practice 

So I could be the perfect Mom for the little guy who was asleep

during the cousin picture!

Little Bear is under the weather

On Wednesday my little bear went to the Doctors and received his second round of immunizations.

The first time there was no side effects. (I thought it would be the same again but no!)

Thursday he did not wake up the same.  No big smile for Dad and No running his legs like he is in a Spin Class

My bear has a fever.

My bear will just lay on the bed and doze in and out of sleep.

When he is awake he will only kick the Left leg the right one is too sore.

I hope my little bear feels better soon.

(I miss his giggle)

The Doll

It was a GIRL party but baby boys were there!

An American Girl party put on the day before Thanksgiving!

He is a DOLL isn't HE!

(we won't show him this when he is older)

Yummy Treats

and the sweetest girls ever!

not all pictured but all adored by 

their Aunt Nichole