Presents for Jesus.

A couple of years ago we started the tradition of doing Christ-like things everyday for Jesus that we had pre-written down on slips of paper, when we complete the day if did a good job we put the paper in a star box that on Christmas Eve we put under the tree for Jesus. It’s been  a good way to focus more on others and the Savior as the Christmas season rolls along.

Today I enjoyed spending the morning helping Liberty complete her gift that day.

As it snowed outside we cozied up with paper, glue and scissors to write a thank you note to Liberty’s wonderful Nursery Leader, Sister Price. She worked hard mastering cutting and gluing and slowly a snowman thank you card emerged from her hard work.

Inside her card she had me write, “Sister Price, I love you. I love Nursery. I love you again. Liberty” – I thanked Don the other day, yet again, for making it possible for me to stay home so I can have these precious moments. Who would of thought that a morning of glue, paper, and my 3 year old could bring me such…joy.

We ended our creative mess by bundling up and heading out to deliver her card. I love that tonight when we are placing our papers in the star that she will experience the satisfaction of having done something difficult for her but meaningful.

It’s time to catch-up with favorite pictures.

In September we took a ride up Payson Canyon and had a wonderful time.

Then the camera was placed on the shelf for the rest of September as our family experienced the loss of Don’s mom, Kathleen and shortly after my grandpa, Pappaw and the weight of Don being called as the bishop of our ward... It was a heavy month and we welcomed the lightness of Bizzie’s Birthday and Halloween.

Cake and presents with Grandma Martha.

Going to the zoo – our absolute favorites were the river otters, the seals and the bengal tigers!

We ended the day eating at The Garden and enjoying Temple Square.

Getting Creative with the Cricut…

Two very different takes on what a pirate looks like…

Making spider pretzels for Bizzie’s First Grade Halloween Party!

Meeting Mitt at the ward Trunk o’ Treat!

Then came the first snow fall which was absolutely beautiful but was so wet and heavy that we lost lots of major branches to our trees. Our  High Priests and many other wonderful men in our ward were examples yet again of christlike service and traveled through the ward cleaning up the mess – have I already mentioned what an amazing ward we live in?! Anyway, with the mess of course came glorious, perfect sledding snow and the kids took advantage of it all day long!

Eli was willing to become a popsicle before he would complain of being cold, needless to say – he was upset when i made him come in early…

Big sister and little brother sledding.

Bizzie and Liberty getting ready for take-off!  

During Thanksgiving break Autumn and her friend worked hard on their Egyptian Fair Project and did an amazing job!

Which brings us to the Christmas Season! We got a beautiful tree at Sunrock’s Tree lot and christened the tree “Joe.”

Don received a lot of “encouragement” if not “help” with setting up Joe in the house…

As i went through my pictures i noticed a lot of gaps of major events and realized how much we have started to use Don’s Iphone for pictures instead of the regular camera. So maybe once I receive those I’ll do a second installment of “catch-up.'”