Saturday, December 31, 2011

Month of December...

We got a REAL Christmas tree...let the kids decorate it the way they wanted too...















Got neighborhood gifts delivered the first week of December...
We took family pictures for a Christmas card but never got them printed...I'll try harder next year... 




Rylan had his 3rd Grade Winter Sing...we worried about him getting knocked off the bleachers by the GIANT of a kid next to him...they sounded fantastic...

I spoke at the Angel Rememberance Ceremony in honor of those sweet little angels who fought Congenital Heart Disease.  I am so grateful to my friends who came to support, to the teenagers who sang "Silent Night" beautifully, my kids along with some friends and two other children who lost a little sister sang "Where Is Heaven?" and all the families and hospital staff whom I LOVE so much.  The night was full of LOVE and I could feel the ANGELS present...








We had a very fun Christmas party with family.  We ate delicious food, played games and had fun visiting and laughing together...



















Amberly was one of the Angels at the 11th Annual Christmas Dance Performance presented by Mesa High Christian Dance Company...it was absolutely beautiful and it made me cry (of course) she was amazing along with all the other dancers...

Shaylee had her 7th grade Christmas Choir Concert.  Sad to say it but the 7th graders sounded so much better than the 8th grade choir.  Great job Shaylee...
Amberly had her 1st Kindergarten Winter Sing.  It was crowded as always but very cute to watch.  She did great...


Christmas Day came and we were woken up at 6 am to open presents!  It was so much fun watching the kids cause Santa Claus wrapped everything this year.  We went to church at 9:00-10:00 and enjoyed a great meeting.  Right after church we headed over to the cemetery to wish our little girls a Merry Christmas too.  Keith washed the headstone and made it look just like new again.  It was a great day...I wish it could be on Sunday every year...









The year 2011 has been full of trials and heartache but we have seen many blessings come through all of it!  Happy New Year!!!