Ice cream melts, flowers wilt, the leaves of autumn fall.
Sunsets fade, seasons change, and children don’t stay small.
Balloons pop, snowfalls stop— Do summers last? Never!
Weekends fly, today will die,
But …FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!
This Christmas was lots of fun! Michael is at that age where he was realizing that the presents was more than just the paper wrapped in the gift. He also enjoyed helping others unwrap their presents also. It was also fun because it was Jesse's first Christmas. He liked grabbing at paper the most; he really likes to grab at anything that is in arms reach. Christmas morning I walked down the stairs with Michael and I think he was surprised, for he didn't say much, to see all the presents under the tree with his trains going around the tree on the tracks. After unwrapping presents we had breakfast at our home with Chris' family, had to keep the tradition of chocolate gravy with biscuits on Christmas morning. Then later that day we went to Chris' parents house for dinner. When we got back home we decided to hurry and pack to surprise my family that night. We drove to Utah, got there around 9:30 p.m. and Michael was so excited to see everyone, he was asking for about a week to see his Oma and Opa. We had lots of fun down there and my sister let us know that she is expecting another little one! We're so excited for her!
While we were down there, besides spending time with my family, we went to The Aquarium in Sandy. Michael had a blast there seeing all the different kinds of animals that live in the water. He saw "Nemo" and "Dory" and sharks. When we were waiting for the sharks to come by the window of the shark tank, one swam (belly toward us) across the tank eye level to Michael. It scarred him so bad he was pushing himself back towards me and he was saying "I scared the shark."
This is such a cute video and wanted to share it! I hope we can all remember Christ this Christmas and make him a part of our celebration! P.S. My choir teacher from high school is in this clip, she sings with the choir! :)
Last night we went to the Festival of Trees and Michael was so excited to see Santa! When he got up to Santa's lap though he was acting all shy and bashful, it was cute. When asked what he wanted he said, "a green monster truck!" Michael's been a good boy this year so I think Santa will bring him one. Then today I showed Michael a snowflake I was getting ready to open and he says, "oh, my!" before I even open it. I love my boys!
This is Michael's tree that is in his room, he is so proud of it and wanted his Oma and Opa to see it! :)
We put up our Christmas tree and decorations! Michael liked putting the ornaments on the tree especially the ones of santa he would say, "it's Santa!" with a silly chuckle. Jesse even liked to stare at the tree and tried to reach for the lights! It was a very fun and exciting 1st Day of Christmas for us!
