Tonight at approximately 9:00 my little brother Mckay got home from his mission in Thailand. He looked so different, but the same. It's really weird! We went to my parents house afterwards and just talked and laughed... and ate of course! It will take some getting used to him being there, just hanging out. At least for the two weeks he is here before he leaves for BYU. It is fun nonetheless.
*note I just posted this and I guess it is not "today" anymore... so I guess yesterday he got home :)
More or Less Bryan's ..... More about the kids, Less about the parents
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
24 Questions of Christmas
I got this in an email (thanks Jill) and thought I would give my answers here instead of forwarding the email.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bag? Wrapping paper-I love trying to decorate them so even I don't want to open them!
2. Real tree or artificial? Fake all the way... Easier, cheaper (in the long run) and I don't even like the evergreen smell anyway (isn't that the ONLY reason you get a real tree?!)
3. When do you put up your tree? I try to do it the day after Thanksgiving, this year it was a week after.
4. When do you take down your tree? When I was growing up we took it down on New Year's Day... now that I am married I wait for Tommy to take it down...so Valentine's Day or so.
5. Do you like eggnog? LOVE IT! But I "water" it down with skim milk... it is a little too thick by itself! Try hot cocoa with a little-YUMMY!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A doll house my dad built that mimicked our own house; same carpet, paint and wallpaper. It even had drawers to store all my dolls and accessories. I am sad we gave it away when I was "too old" for barbies.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes. I got a unique one at JoAnn's last year. It is a simple one with Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus, and the star. I would like to collect more though.
8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad
9. Easiest person to buy for? Tommy and my mom. Tommy is not picky and totally predictable and my mom likes anything and everything!
10. Worst Christmas gift you've ever received? a sander... just kidding! I loved it...bring on the appliances and power tools!
11. Mail or Email Christmas cards? Mail, it is more work but more personal too. And who doesn't like getting mail!?!
12. Favorite Christmas movie? All of the ones I have seen! I love Christmas movies! White Christmas if I had to pick...
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas ? I usually start with a gift or two in Sept or Aug and finish mid December.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Christmas ornaments at my brother's yearly ornament exchange!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Anything and everything. Tommy tried telling me today I didn't want homemade carmels...he's crazy. My favorite thing is egg nog though, probably because it is seasonal.
16. White or colored lights? White
17. Favorite Christmas song? Love them all, but right now: Breath of Heaven (Mary's song) by Amy Grant - goes really well with the nativity movie the church puts out.
18. Traveling for Christmas or stay home? All I've ever done is "stay home". And have any of you watched Home Alone?! Trouble!
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? You know dasher, and dancer, and prancer and vixon. You know comet and cupid and dawner and blizten. But do you recall I think I have named them all... :)
20. Angel or Star on top of tree? I would usually say star but we have a really nice and simple gold angel on ours, so, ANGEL!
21. Open presents Christmas Eve or Morning? Christmas morning. Then my dad still makes us a great homemade breakfast. And one present the night before.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Rude people because they are in a hurry.
23. Favorite Holiday Traditions? Christmas "story time" and your favorite box of cereal all to yourself! (Reeses Puffs all the way!)
24. What I love most about Christmas? Being with my family and remembering my Savior.
I've never tagged anyone before... so anyone who reads this is tagged! (Jill your off the
hook!) Merry Christmas Everyone!
Monday, December 10, 2007
a'MAIZE'ing Day
So I haven't posted anything in a while... sorry to all who have been waiting! This was the week before Halloween. Tommy, Graham and I went to a corn maze way up north. The last time I went was two days before Graham was born (trying to induce myself! - didn't work).
Me and Graham in the Hay Maze. He had so much fun running around!
There was a wooden train the kids could play on. Graham had so much fun!
Graham loved "riding" (actually being pushed on) the tricycle! They kept going around and around the course.
Me and Graham in the Hay Maze. He had so much fun running around!
There was a wooden train the kids could play on. Graham had so much fun!
Graham loved "riding" (actually being pushed on) the tricycle! They kept going around and around the course.
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