christmas eve

 

my parents did a great job making christmas eve special for the girls. 

i got some pics of it...but i can't capture how sweet they are, and how magical it was for them.

christmas cookies

nana invited us to make christmas cookies with her.  as you can see, minnie is quite the little baker.  she also does sings a pretty mean karaoke christmas song.  christmas traditions bring such warmth to the soul.

out of the mouths of babes

minnie is fun...well, all sorts of fun.  we have been going over the pictures of the apostles and prophets.  they have a page in the children's friend, so we just put it on the fridge and review who they are.  the other day at church after an older gentleman who was balding and had glasses said the closing prayer, minnie pointed at him and said, "look!  it's elder eyring!"

then, the other day during family home evening, we asked her what song she wanted to sing.  her response:  rocka pages, aka rock of ages   

i mean, i know i am her mom, so i am probably biased, but i'll say it anyway, she is a cute little rascal.

candlelight walk

chillin' at the candlelight walk

snowflake lights 

hope lighting up the streets

hope and i went to the candlelight walk with the sabey family the day after thanksgiving.  unfortunately, daddy and minnie had to stay home.  minnie had had a little too much excitement over the thanksgiving holiday and needed some down time at grandpa and grandma's house.  the candlelight is a fun littleton tradition where they light the christmas lights of downtown as santa rides on a float down the street and everyone follows. 

a joyful feast

happy thanksgiving, from our little turkey!

for the love of books

i absolutely adore the fact that my girls love books.  when i hear things like, "paper books will soon be a thing of the past" or e-books are the wave of the future" it almost knocks the wind out of me.  the thought of not being able to feel, smell and flip the pages of a book is mortifying to me.  there is something special about the the tactile experience of books.  i love what i learn from books.  I love how finishing a book makes me feel.  the experience provided by books is priceless in my mind.  in our humble little home, we will continue to experience books together...even when that experience is made up of pulling all the books off the shelf and happily sitting on a pile of them.  read on!

emotions

hope is not afraid to show her emotions.  

the irony is, when she does, it is the most funny 

and most heartbreaking thing that we've ever seen.