For Family Home Evening we bought a little ginger bread house kit (which is the best invention ever). We, or I should say Matt and Amber, put it together last night. It was way cute. They were both totally in to it (as you can see by the pictures). I wish I could have taken a “before” and “after” shot from last night to tonight of the actual finished product. Half the candy is gone already, and NOT because of me (big surprise, I know!). Amber has enjoyed un-decorating (eating) it as much as decorating it!
Christmas is so fun this year. Amber freaks out at every Christmas song, at any Christmas lights, snow, candy canes, ANYTHING to do with Christmas. Turning on our lights each night is just as exciting as the night before. I went to Target the other day to do some Christmas shopping, and each isle she’d say “LOOK MOM, A …” She wants every toy possible (which is weird, she didn’t even notice toys about a month ago…funny how fast things change).
Thanksgiving was great, as always. It is my absolute favorite holiday. I love all the food (stuffing and pumpkin pie especially), but more importantly I love the long weekend, and the time spent together as a family.
(Emily & Issak-cousins of Amber)
Matt and I have a tradition that the Friday after Thanksgiving, we go up to the Uintas and chop down our Christmas tree. We’ve done it six out of the seven years we’ve been married (even last year at 38 weeks pregnant!). We spend the whole day looking for the perfect tree. It’s such a fun tradition; Libby loves it just as much as we do. She honestly knows when we are getting ready and gets so excited. This year was ten times easier that years in the past because there was NO snow! We drove right to the spot, when usually we’re hiking several miles in a day. It was way cold though, so we all stayed in the car while Matt & Libby chopped it down.
It was great. Saturday Matt went hunting with a friend. Matt wasn’t successful in getting a deer, but his friend was. They drove in his friends Hyundai Accent, and so the deer had to fit in this tiny little car. I laughed hysterically when they got back to our house, and there was this deer, sitting in the back of a tiny little Hyundai Accent. I had to include a photo. Sorry for all you anti-hunters, but rest assured he kills for the meat, not the antlers (as proven by his rack!).
6 comments:
Trisha that cracks me up! I can't stop laughing about the deer in the car! I'll have to show Dan he will love it but be bummed since he has had no time to go hunting this month.
Trish - Amber so looks so old in these pictures. I really can't get over it. All of a sudden she's a big kid. And a cutie for sure! What a fun tradition with the tree - I don't think that would fly with Mark though. That deer is hilarious.
That first picture makes me laugh so hard! Matt and Amber look like they are concentrating so hard. I can't believe how grown up Amber looks. I remember her as just a tiny little bundle.
Great tree, great gingerbread houses and of course Matt way to fit the dear in the back of the car. I guess it is a good thing you didn't get one. Where on earth would you have put it?! We did gingerbread houses too and Hayden mostly wanted to eat the old nasty candy we had saved to decorate the houses so I'm excited for the years to come were he will actually want to decorate with us. :)
Trish, I love all your pictures. What a cute little family. Ben is totally at the same stage as Amber - not wanting to nap and getting into EVERYTHING. Maybe we could lock them in a room together for two hours while we got things done. :) Oh, I love that you chopped down your own tree. Andy talked about doing that, but we ended up just getting one at Lowe's.
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