First Christmas

Finn got to spend his first Christmas in St. George with my side of the family. It was so much fun! We left at 11 on Christmas Eve night and pulled in to my parent's driveway at 6 am on Christmas morning. It was a long drive, but Finn slept for almost the entire drive. We had a great Christmas morning (pics of that are on Blake's phone and my sister's camera since all of our stuff was still in the car when we started opening presents). Either way, we had a fantastic time! Finn enjoyed his first Christmas. He really loved spending time with his big cousins...he couldn't get enough of them and they all had such a blast playing with them! My mom made a delicious Christmas dinner (which Finn also loved) and we all had a fun week of playing Wii and just hanging out!

We also had the chance to take some family pictures. This was so much fun to get all the boys together and try to organize them for some good pics!

I love Braxton's serious face in this picture. He's getting so big like his older cousins!

Finn had such a blast with his cousins! Here he is playing with Tyson and Braxton.

You gotta love Ben's little guys...Braxton and Caleb. Just look at those cheeks and devious looks!

Such a cute picture of the 5 boys with their Little Gramma and Big Papa.

I LOVE this picture!!

There are not words to express how I feel about this little boy! I could just look at this picture all day long!

We hope you had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

P.S. Blake and I just celebrated our 6 year Anniversary! Yikes! I can't believe it's been that long!!!

Blessed

It's always so easy to concentrate on the frustrating things in life or the things that don't always go our way. So, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the many GOOD things I have.

It's been a tough year with going back to work when I really didn't want to, but it has turned out to be a blessing in a way. I have a great group of kids this year, including some hilarious boys who have tried to help me with my dance skills. Then, once they see me try to demonstrate what they've taught me, they beg me to never dance again. If you're trying to picture these dance moves, google search "The Jerk Dance" and "Swag Surfin" then picture me attempting the moves and you'll understand.

Also, we have 2 incredible people watching our little guy. Andrea (Finny's aunt) watches him twice a week and a friend of mine, who lives right by my school, watches him the other days. He loves, loves, loves these two ladies and has such a blast when he's with them.

In addition, I have a great husband who simply adores his son. He made him a great Christmas stocking and takes such wonderful care of him. We have been so blessed to have this little guy in our life. Just looking at this perfect, cute, fat face makes me smile!!!



I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! I can't wait to celebrate with my family and see Finn enjoy his first Christmas morning!!