Christmas this year was fun. Tyelar and Mckinzi got an MP3 player. Mckinzi also got a pottery wheel and an air hog helecopter. Ty got a new game and a cabbage patch doll. Then Miss Oakley got a game, a kitchen play set and an aqua mat. Jason and his son Brayden spent the night on Christmas Eve and opened presents with us christmas morning. It was really nice. My dad started off the morning by reading a few scriptures out of the Bible. It is a good tradition to start. It helps keep the true meaning of Christmas around. So easly you can forget our Savior and all that he has done for us at this time of year. Not to mention there are people who don't even know what Christmas is really about.

This year we did go to Temple Square to look at the lights. We rode the train downtown. It was a lot of fun...cold...but fun!

Tis the season....

I think I am ready for Christmas! I have decided this year I am only getting gifts for my kids. This year has kinda been a rough one with a lot of changes. Some good some bad but really I am happy with my life right now. I do need to say I have the best parents and awesome siblings, they all have really have helped me out a lot this year. Honestly without my family life would be sad.
Speaking of siblings, I need to mention Jordan and how proud of him I am. *tear* really that kid has gone through a lot this year too and he is on his way to becoming a new man. I hope that he continues to reach for the stars and achieve his goals.
So I quite my job at Marriott, three years I have been here and now it's time to move on. I have accepted a job at Westridge Academy doing night security. I am excited for the change and think that this will be good for me and my girls. It will allow me to get the girls up and off to school I will be home when they are home from school and if they need me during the day...I will be home, sleeping.. but home:) Who knows maybe I will be able to go back to school?
This time of year always seems so busy and stressful but honestly it is my most favorite time of the year!

Proud Parent

I just need to take a minute to say how much I love my girls. I am the luckiest mother in the world to have the girls I have! They make me so happy.

So Mckinzi was given the CEO (Chief Example to Others) award at her school. They are having an awards ceremony at her school tomorrow and her name will be displayed on her school web site. In addition, they will display her certificate in the office all this week.

I am so proud of her and hope that she continues to be a strong leader to her classmates, sisters, and hopefully cousins. Mckinzi is an awesome daughter and sister. I believe there is a reason why she is the oldest. I love you Mckinzi!

Let it snow!

So Saturday was the first major snow fall of the year. Boy did we get a lot of snow! The kids loved it. They went outside to play in it and grandpa followed. They tried to make a snowman but it did not really work out. It wouldnt roll into a ball, but they had fun with it anyway. They made a snowblob instead. It's cute!