2014 Christmas

Christmas was great this year! It is so much more fun having kids for Christmas, McCall actually understood Christmas and was really excited to leave santa cookies. In the morning McCall thought it was so awesome that Santa actually came and brought some toys to her and Diesel. Santa must have known what we needed this year, because he brought the kids some toys for the basement since we are just about finished with it. McCall and Diesel both got their own bean bag chair. Diesel got an activity rug and cars for it, and McCall got a basketball hoop. Some of McCalls other favorite toys were her truck and trailor to haul farm animals with, her doll, and her lalaloopsy doll. Diesel loved his little farm truck that sings and makes farm animal noises (he will push it around and even make bbbrrroooom noises..its so cute), he also loved his little animals that have wheels that he can push around. Mark and I got new doors for the house, tile for the basement, and Mark got some new binoculars, and I got some much needed clothes.

We spent the Monday before Christmas at Gary and Ruths in Wendell...which worked out perfect because we had clear roads going and coming and then the day after we got back it was a bad storm. Gary and Ruth did an awesome job reminding everyone what Christmas truly is about. We got together for FHE with all the siblings that live around Wendell and each family read a scripture that described the Savior, it was really a neat experience. Then santa stopped by their house and brought everyone a present. We all got cereal! McCall was the first over to Santa when he walked in and she was the first over to his lap when he sat down.

I am so grateful for this simple, beautiful life of mine. Sometimes I get caught up in the worldly aspect of life, but when I stop and think about how blessed I am and how much happiness is brought to my life because of the gospel-I am overwhelmed with how much I have been blessed with.