Temple Square

Last night we went to Temple Square to look at the Christmas lights! It was SO FUN. We have made it a tradition for about the past 2 years at Christmas to plan a night and go. First we have dinner at The Lion House and then we walk over to Temple Square to enjoy all the beautiful lights. Since Sydney is only 9 months, we figured she would'nt do very well going all over the place, plus it's too cold for her, so Mom baby-sat for us. Thanks, Mom...sorry you weren't able to come.
Anyway, Dad, Mark, Grandpa and Elizabeth and I had a great time.
In line at The Lion House we saw my cousin Miquelle and her husband. So, we talked to them while we were waiting.
Then we walked over to the lights. Elizabeth usually loves this part. She was on such a high! She was excited about everything. I bundled her up with a sweater, her Old Navy coat that's super-warm, her scarf, her mittens and another extra warm hat. She looked so cute!
These pictures don't show the vivid colors of the lights very well. There were so many pretty lights. Candles all over the Reflecting Pool. And of course Elizabeth is beautiful in every picture.
Thanks for the fun time, Dad!

Christmas 2007

Here's the rest of my pictures from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
My FAVORITE pictures have already been posted below. I couldn't wait to show off my girls!
The rest of the fun is right here. Enjoy...there's a lot!
I need to say how great it was to see my Uncle Dean, Aunt Kathy, and my cousin Lindsay and her husband, Aaron and their new baby girl, Daylynn! She is precious.
I'm so glad they were able to come here from California to spend Christmas.

Santa's Little Helper

We had a wonderful Christmas 2007!
Sydney had a great 1st Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

New Van and 9 months

I know it's a weird post title.
So, here's my new van. I LOVE it!
Then here's a cute picture of Sydney.
She's 9 months!

Our Gingerbread House

I just had to show off our little gingerbread house that Elizabeth and I put together and decorated. Isn't it beautiful? We had so much fun!

Breakfast with Santa

We had a great time at Breakfast with Santa this year!
It's the first year with our 2 girls.
Hogle Zoo put on a really cool atmosphere. There were people coming around with fun animals for everyone to look at and touch and learn about. We got to see a ferret, a snake, a bearded dragon and an oppossom.(..not sure how to spell that)
Anyway, the breakfast was yummy and Elizabeth had a fun time. We made an ornament in the craft room that was cute.
Then after we ate, we went over to Santa and got our picture taken. The girls were so cute with him. Sydney couldn't take her eyes off him! Elizabeth asked for a My Melody doll (she's Hello Kitty's friend) and she asked for a stuffed animal toy for Sydney.
Then Mrs. Claus was having storytime. She read How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Which, by the way, is Elizabeth's FAVORITE thing right now! We watch the little cartoon movie all the time. It's very cute and I really like it a lot, too.
Not the Jim Carrey one, the real one. It's much better.
So, it was a good time and I hope you like the pics even if a few are kinda dark. :)

Little Elf

I'm so excited that this is Sydney's first Christmas. And this is her first Christmas ornament. I thought it was just perfect for her.
She loves all the lights and the Christmas tree. Everywhere we go, she loves to just stare at the decorations and take everything in.
Next Saturday is our Breakfast With Santa. We started doing the tradition 2 years ago. Now Sydney will be a part of it. For the last 2 years, we've done it at The Grand America hotel. This year I thought we'd go a little more casual and probably more our style and go to the zoo! We are members at the zoo and so I thought why not take advantage of it.
When I heard it's indoors and they have crafts for kids, I was like "Ok, that's it! We're going to the zoo!" Should be fun.

The Snowlady

This is Elizabeth's snowman that she made with Grandpa.
She's very cute and Elizabeth was very proud of her. She kept looking out the window and checking on her. It was FREEZING when we made her, but well worth the memory we now have. Can't wait to make more...and snow angels!

Festival of Trees

Last week I went on a fieldtrip with my class to the Festival of Trees.
Here's a few pics.
It was very fun. The kids had a great time!