December Shenanigans

CHURCH ACTIVITY

Ty and I had our last church boys activity this month. We made nativity wheels so they could tell the nativity story to their families. Then we made ginger bread houses! 

Sadly, this wasn't just our last activity of the year. We have been released, so Ty (ward clerk) no longer has 2 callings, and I was put in as primary secretary. I'm sad to see it end. I feel like I got a little gipped with Covid ending activities for a good year while I was an activity leader, but I'm excited for new adventures with my new calling. Jay joined us for the activity since the boys are very close to his age and he hasn't been having activities lately. Then the girls made houses with the leftovers after the boys were gone. Lily took so long that I didn't get a picture of hers until the next day and she wasn't there. She likes to take her time when it comes to works of art! 

RANDOM DECEMBER SHENANIGANS

We babysat Max (my parent's dog) while they were out of town this week. Only because Tyler was out of town. He is the preferred babysitter. Haha. But this dog is so funny when he sees an animal on the TV. He perks right up and gets all excited that there are friends on the TV! 

Ty got the blade on the 4 wheeler and fixed the headlights (none of them were working). Jay still likes to be held. He's getting too big but I still do it because one day I won't be able to anymore. :'( Grandma helped Crystal make sugar cookies for her upcoming Christmas party with friends. It was fun to see Grandma show her how to make cookies just like she taught me. I had to take a picture when the cat came and laid down on Jay on her own accord. She rarely goes to him on purpose! Jay and I were both shocked!

DECEMBER TRIP TO ST GEORGE

 Well much to Ty's dismay we took a trip to St George just to see a live nativity. In our defense it was supposed to be warm. I mean it was warmer than here but the weather changed after we made plans and it was actually pretty cold while we were there. Ty doesn't love driving and I love road trips so I thought it was fun and he thought we were all crazy. I'm glad he puts up with my craziness. The plus side was we finished another book in the Skyward series so that was fun! Haha. The kids had so much fun in the pools and playing with cousins! I think it was worth it, but honestly it's best to not mention it at all while Ty is in the room! Haha!

NOVEMBER

BAND CONCERT

Crystal had a band concert the beginning of the month. This is her second year playing trumpet and the entire band has made great improvements this year. They were almost fun to listen to this time. Haha. I love watching her continue to grow this talent of hers. It helps that she has great friends in the band too! 

BOYS ACTIVITIES

Ty and I are activity leaders in our church ward. This month we had a coding and a thankful activity. Both activities were tons of fun! We are going to miss them when the new year comes!

THANKSGIVING

I didn't take even one single picture of our Thanksgiving shenanigans. We had a friends' pie night Tuesday night, family pie night Wednesday night with my family, and Thanksgiving (and yes more dessert) with my parents, since Ty's parents are in Chile. My parents watched the kids for an hour or so while Ty and I checked out Cabela's black Friday sales. Nothing too crazy. We just didn't make it there earlier in the week and didn't want to fight crowds on Friday. All in all I think we had a good day!

JAY AND ANGEL

Angel doesn't love Jay ... in fact it's probably safe to say that she doesn't even like him. But every once in a while he scratches in just the right spot and she tolerates him for a short time. During those moments he generally begs me to take a picture for proof. Haha.

ANGEL AND I

I love this cat. I love her so so so much. But for reals. She is NOT helpful when I'm trying to work! When she decides it's time for her to sit on my lap, its time to empty the lap and let her sit there. Seriously, I often find myself literally fighting her for my own lap and I always fail. Haha. Doesn't matter if I'm working with my computer on my lap, or folding clothes, or more recently wrapping presents. If I can't do it with her on my lap then it doesn't need to be done. Haha. 

FALL LEAVES

We went to check on Grandma and Grandpa's house today and the kids found HEAVEN. They had so much fun in all the leaves. They were astounded at the amount of leaves on the ground. We took slowmo videos and everything jumping in leaves! 

VERY RANDOM PHOTOS

I was cleaning up this week and took pictures of a bunch of old photos and some newer ones just to make sure I don't lose them. Here they are!