Christmas Eve is probably my favorite day of the year, thanks to my dad. We had a delicious dinner, acted out the nativity, opened some presents, and did the annual strip-down race to get our new pajamas on.
My mom bought all the little girls these skirts. They are so pretty!
The Virgin River is usually just a little lazy river that runs through town. A few days before Christmas it went crazy. It was wiping out all kinds of stuff (luckily no houses) and it was truly amazing to watch. It turned into crazy rapids. I stood on a bike path with my kids and the rapids were lapping at the edge of the cement. As long as it didn't hurt anyone, it was really fun.
It gets a little crazy (especially around the stove).
I can't believe how fast the time flies- and I can hardly believe I have a six year old.
She chose to take a few friends to Fiesta Fun. They played on the toys, they loved the arcades, they ate pizza, opened presents, and even got to ride the cars.
Shaersti was pretty determined to invite a few friends from school. It was really odd to call oms I didn't know and ask if their kids could come to Fiesta Fun with us. Then I was nervous about what kids she would choose. I was really happy when the kids that came were fabulous kids. It was so much fun to watch them play together.
Shaersti is 6 going on 13. She is so smart and understands things that amaze me. She helps around the house so much and is an amazing big sister. She makes friends easily and loves to play with them. She is in kindergarten and loves every minute of it and her teacher loves her. She is a self-proclaimed tomboy and won't have anything to do with "girl" stuff. She loves playing outside more than anything, but she also loves dogs and watching movies. She is growing up so fast and we love her so much.
Jeff was a great sport and got murdered in the middle of the game. He had a super outgoing character (that he played so well) and then he suddenly couldn't talk for the rest of the night.
Here are a few of the fun costumes.
I remember being in these little programs, and certainly watching my brothers in them... but my own kid? It's amazing how fast life just carries on. It was so fun to watch Shaersti perform.
In November we had Linda come stay with us for 8 days. Linda is my cousin who lives with Grandma Sandra. Grandma went to Hawaii for a week and we got to take Linda. It's always a little scary to have someone come into your home for that long but it turned out to be a pleasure. My girls loved having her here so much. She slept in Shaersti's room and the girls were excited to see her every morning. They would sit on the table and talk to her the whole time she ate and they loved when she read books to them. They were sad the day she went home (and we think she was a little bit, too). Thanks for sharing your week with us, Linda!
