Christmas Songs

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White Christmas

The weatherman said we were only going to get rain the last two days, so imagine our surprise when we woke up to 18 inches of snow!! We have been dumped on here in little Spanish Fork and it just keeps coming. These pictures don't do it justice. I spent an hour and a half shoveling our driveway this morning and now every part of my body aches. I am not leaving the house today, considering the garbage truck and the FedEx truck got stuck on our street. We are having a snow day....lots of Christmas stories and movies. Adam wants to go make a snow angel, but I am afraid he would sink in this much snow and I wouldn't be able to find him. It literally comes up to almost his waist! At least we will have a white Christmas!

Adam loves cars....we all know this. Lately, he has been learning street signs pretty much all on his own. If he finds a speed limit sign, he tells us how fast we can go, he'll tell us if we can't make a u-turn, or to watch out for deer, or no turning right or left on certain streets. He is pretty good at figuring out what most of the signs mean. Last week he saw a sign that looked like the one above and had us dying of laughter when he announced, "No writing P's on the road!". We'll have to work on that one.

Moments...

I just wanted to share some random moments from the past couple of weeks. My kids would live in the water if I let them! They are both such fish!

A couple of Sunday's ago Tessa refused to take a nap. About 15 minutes later I found her like this.....

Adam has decided that he wants to make his own sandwiches. He loves peanut butter and banana sandwiches and I didn't know he was making one this particular day. He insists using a fork to spread peanut butter is easier than a knife.

We need to practice a bit......

Tessa has become quite opinionated about what "pretties" go in her hair. Lately, she wants every barrette she owns in her hair at the same time. I actually had some lady stop me in the store last week and ask me if that was Tessa's idea or mine. I think that even on my worst dressed day you would be able to tell that this was not my idea.

Temple Square

Last night we bundled everybody up and went to Temple Square to look at all of the beautiful lights. We had such a fun evening together. Christmas is so magical!

The kids loved the lions on the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. They attracted a crowd while showing off their scary lion faces. It was pretty funny.

They have several nativity sets from different parts of the world.

I love all the luminaries. They remind me of sweet Bishop Harris.

Today is my sweet Grandma's birthday. She should still be here...sometimes things really are not fair! I miss her so much! I don't feel like I have ever really let myself mourn her death...honestly I am afraid to. I hate going to her house now. It just isn't the same without hearing her giggle or hearing her slippers on the kitchen floor as she came out to greet us. I miss her cards and phone calls. She has always been my biggest cheerleader. I hate that she won't get to see my children and never got to meet Tessa. She would have loved Tess!

One comforting thing is that I do have a testimony of the Gospel. I know I will see her again someday and somehow, that makes my heart ache just a little less.

Thank you Grandma for your love and encouragement. Thank you for your sweet, quiet example. Thank you for teaching me that no matter what happens, I have the power to make a better life for myself and those I love. Thank you for teaching me the importance of being a strong and independent woman. Your legacy will live on for generations!

I love and miss you so much!
Happy Birthday!

A Visit To Santa

Adam and Tessa got to see someone special today! They were so excited and told him everything they had written on their lists. It was super cute to watch!