{first place}

Just in case I forgot to mention it, Gabby placed FIRST for photography in the 2008 reflections contest at her school. This was the winning photo... Way to go Gab!!

{ChRIstMAs tiMe}

{ChRIstMAs}

We had a wonderful Christmas, I cant believe it came and went so fast!! My Dad was here from California, we had a really nice visit with him and while he was here of course he did all the cooking which was fine by me because he is a genius in the kitchen. Christmas Eve he and my Mom helped the kids build a gingerbread house, before the rest of my family came over for dinner and a gift exchange. We also played "scene it, the movie addition" Lance and I usually smoke everyone in that game but this time Heather, Jay and Bry's team won {the cheaters team... hehehe} next morning the kids were up bright and early checkin' out their loot! I love this picture of Gabby with her "tiger beat" magazine {she got it in her stocking and has already hung up her Jonas Brothers posters that came in it} Christmas Day we went over to Lance's parents house for a little while but didn't stay for dinner because my Dad was whippin' us up another fabulous meal. {we had Ham Christmas eve and Turkey Christmas day, we had plenty of meat from both leftover for sandwiches and my Dad used the turkey carcase to make Turkey Soup
and i will be using the ham bone to make Black Eyed Peas... I'm tellin ya, it's all about the leftovers!}

{hOlidAy CaNDy}

My friend Donna and I took our girls up to our friend Tuesdees house in Cedar City for a day of candy making, luckily by the time we got there she had a lot of the stuff started, there were sugar cookies, white chocolate popcorn, caramels, truffles, homemade snickers bars, these peanut butter balls that have a name... but sorry, i forgot it. and of course Tuesdee's pumpkin roll, I swear her pumpkin roll is to die for!! {I have somehow managed to get like three off her this year, and if I have it my way I'm going for a fourth..hehehe} By the way Shannon, I want to know if you let your kids have any of that candy or if it went straight in the trash like their Halloween candy?

Cedar has snow...who knew?

those were supposed to be snowflakes... but who cares, they were delish!!

We ended the day by going to see a Christmas Choir, it was nice but I mostly just love hanging out with my girls! We really missed you Shannon, Love your guts!!