Call Christmas Party and Primary Nativity Program

We hosted the Call (my) cousins who live in the SLC area, their families, and my Aunt Debbie for a Christmas party at our house this weekend.  It was rainy/snowy and chilly outside, but we were warm  and having fun inside eating Chili, veges, fruit, and desserts, visiting with each other, and exchanging white elephant gifts.  Fun times!  The next night we attended the annual Princeton Ward Nativity Program put on by the Primary.  Harrison played a shepherd and Emme played an angel.  The program was very enjoyable, and the kids did good in their roles!

First Presidency Christmas Devotional and Live Nativity

We got tickets to the First Presidency Christmas Devotional and had a nice evening there with Sam and Naomi.  The lights on Temple Square are pretty, and the Mormon Tabernacle choir sang beautifully during the program.  The night before, Stephen and Bella went shopping in the City Creek Center for a daddy date and took in the holiday festivities downtown.  And then a few days later, I took my YW group to a really cool live nativity that our neighborhood puts on, with real camels, sheep, hay, stable, and people (including an infant!).  It was 20 degrees outside, so discreet heat lamps, particularly around the"baby Jesus," were a necessity!

Decorating for Christmas as it Snows Outside!

We are not in Texas anymore!

Thanksgiving in St. George and Zion National Park

We headed to St. George for Thanksgiving and spent it with my mom and grandpa.  We drove through a snowstorm on the way down but once we got to St. George, the weather was great (which is why people often go to St. George in the winter).  We had a lovely Thanksgiving meal and went to Zion National Park (about an hour outside of St. George) on the day after Thanksgiving.  The park is beautiful.  We definitely want to go back and explore it some more!