Merry Christmas, December 25, 2011

 Larsens

 Gillespies

 Grandpa and Grandma Bellows

 Hortons

 Gillespies

Christmas Lights

 Kelly, Deah, and I went to the festival of trees on December 3rd. We ran into the Hortons and decided to join them on a trip to temple square. Here are Marcus, Quincey, and Caleb on Trax.

I took some fun pictures of the Hortons. I am so glad we ran into them.

 Deah was hesitant to come because she did not have a coat that matched. Needless to say we talked her into it.

 Kris and Michelle came up for family night on December 5th and we enjoyed another trip on the train and the beautiful Christmas lights!

 Claire was dressed nice and warm and Josh had an awesome hat!

 We had fun with the giant nutcracker in the Joseph Smith Building...

 ...and took great pictures in front of the tree!

Kris has a great love for the ZCMI windows that have not been decorated for many years but this year Kris found one with some "great" decoration! I have a great family!!!!!

Rocky Mountain Thanksgiving!

 We enjoyed a beautiful thanksgiving with the Lecheminants in Parker, Colorado

 Julie prepared so many great foods during our trip, even though Jeff got the credit!

 The weather was 65 degrees on thanksgiving day so we enjoyed the beautiful day in the park with the kids.

 Julie completely out did herself with an amazing thanksgiving dinner and with help from her little helper!

 Dad and Mom gave into the tryptophan more than once on the trip. 

 The kids came and enjoyed the pool at the hotel.

 Trey planned a white elephant party while we were there. He gave Dad, his Grandpa, snakes! Grandpa does NOT like snakes!

What an amazing vacation with amazing food and incredible family! We love the Lecheminants!

Temple Grandin

 I had an interesting opportunity this week to drive Temple Grandin to Logan, Utah as part of my work at the Disability Law Center. She is an amazing scientist that designed more humane slaughter houses for cattle. She has autism and is a wonderful advocate for being your best self. A movie about her life was made by HBO, starring Claire Daines, it is well worth watching! 

It was interesting to have the opportunity to talk to her one on one and I learned she does 100 sit-ups everyday. This is 99 more than I can do! I am grateful for unforgettable experiences. 

Here is her website: http://www.templegrandin.com/

Kerri's halloween Party

 Kerri threw her annual Halloween party on October 30th. We enjoyed some very creative dishes and

 ... even better costumes!

 Dad handed out candy and the kids had a ball!

Witch Festival

 The girls and I went to the Witch Festival at Gardner Village,

 We had a great time and Deah met her dream guy, well something like that.

It was a lot of fun, but there were a ton of people there!

They did some fun set ups with Witches, I loved Witchy Poo!

Cole's Baptism

 Cole was baptized on October 8th! I can't believe he is actually old enough to be baptized and I am so glad I could be there to celebrate this special day with him.

We had a luncheon afterwards. There was candy on each table. As you can see, Josh creatively placed all the candy on his table in his pocket. Very smart!

Fun pictures with Kaitlyn, Alaria, and Saige. What a fun day! Congrats Cole!