Phew!! It is over. I love Christmas but it is always chaotic. This year we got to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my family. It is true though that 13 grand kids in one house for any prolonged amount of time is CRAZY!! The kids and I were the last ones to leave last night and Dad had gone to bed at 7pm. He said he could just not fight it anymore. :) We wore him out. It was great to see Sam we never see each other. Christmas miracle--Lorri and I even got along. :)
I am continuously in awe of how much my Father in Heaven blesses us. So many people around us love us. From the tree and the vacuum left on the doorstep to the many other countless acts of service rendered to us. Thank you to all that participated in it. While it is true that Heavenly Father will not take away our trials He WILL and does help lighten the load.
The children have had a great vacation thus far. We especially love to pull the tube around the block with the car!! At one point we had all of the cousins here doing it with us. It was a blast.
I truly with all my heart hope that all of you have had a great holiday season and I love each of you. Thank you for all you do!!!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Visiting Santa!
Our ward had a great Christmas breakfast where there was a "special visitor" on last Saturday the 13th. I don't know who planned an activity for 8am on a Saturday, but seriously someone should have a talk with that person! :) We all had fun. Rebekah would not leave Santa alone. She was leaning on his knee when he was talking to the other kids. Then she got on the stage behind him and was petting his hair. Funny.
Unfortunately Courtney was not able to go with us. Her Aunt had to take her to see the doctor. She has an infection in 2 of her pin sites and that was the only time that he could see her. She did get to see Santa on our latest trip to Portland. Thursday we went up there the airline delays were unreal!! Everything is going great with her leg and we will be done lengthening the day after Christmas. We just have to let the new bone harden. It was great news!!!
Unfortunately Courtney was not able to go with us. Her Aunt had to take her to see the doctor. She has an infection in 2 of her pin sites and that was the only time that he could see her. She did get to see Santa on our latest trip to Portland. Thursday we went up there the airline delays were unreal!! Everything is going great with her leg and we will be done lengthening the day after Christmas. We just have to let the new bone harden. It was great news!!!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Holly's Birthday
Tonight we had a family birthday party for Holly. She is 7!! This afternoon she thought that would exclude her from having to take a nap. I told her sorry, you have to take them until your 8. Then I will tell her that she will have to wait till she is 9. LOL I don't think she will fall for it but hey it is worth a try.
Sam and his kids got to come. It was great to see them. I certainly don't get to see my brother often enough!!! Grandma and Grandpa Eckhart both came also. Aunt Lorri had sick kids and so she just stopped by to give a gift. While the kids played (and I am sure destroyed) in the bedrooms us adults enjoyed the First Presidency Christmas Devotional on the internet. That was really nice!! Again we had a great evening where no one was fighting just a night filled with love!! I love it!!
She got some fun gifts. She got Pixos and a Bug's Life jewelry box from mom. A Princess comforter from Grandma and Grandpa will used well tonight. At the moment there is a massive tea party going on with the set she got from Aunt Lorri. Uncle Sam's gift was the gas he spent to come and that was just as good as anything else.:) It was a great birthday!!
About the cake, as hard as I tried to make this "her birthday" and not mix it with Christmas she choose this cake. She even wanted all the lights up for her birthday.
Sam and his kids got to come. It was great to see them. I certainly don't get to see my brother often enough!!! Grandma and Grandpa Eckhart both came also. Aunt Lorri had sick kids and so she just stopped by to give a gift. While the kids played (and I am sure destroyed) in the bedrooms us adults enjoyed the First Presidency Christmas Devotional on the internet. That was really nice!! Again we had a great evening where no one was fighting just a night filled with love!! I love it!!
She got some fun gifts. She got Pixos and a Bug's Life jewelry box from mom. A Princess comforter from Grandma and Grandpa will used well tonight. At the moment there is a massive tea party going on with the set she got from Aunt Lorri. Uncle Sam's gift was the gas he spent to come and that was just as good as anything else.:) It was a great birthday!!
About the cake, as hard as I tried to make this "her birthday" and not mix it with Christmas she choose this cake. She even wanted all the lights up for her birthday.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Funny little blurb
Today we were driving around town and we passed some policemen. Jaycee all of a sudden said I am going to be a cop when I grow up. Rebekah said, well I am going to be tinkerbell. I had to laugh at the innocence of youth. Wouldn't it be great if life were that easy. :)
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
NEWSFLASH!! The uniforms are in!!!
Nicole is finally fulfilling her dream. Ever since she was in first grade she has wanted to be a cheerleader. She has endlessly made up cheers and dances to the count of 8. It has been very common for us to see her teaching them to her friends and the neighborhood. Even this past summer she was teaching the neighborhood kids to do cheers.
Now she is a Kuna Middle School cheerleader!!!! She even has the uniform to prove it. Here are a few pictures of her in it. I would take one and she would say just one more. And as Rebekah would put it and then two more so it is three. Her poses were endless.
I am very proud of her and extremely happy for her too. You go girl!!!!
Now she is a Kuna Middle School cheerleader!!!! She even has the uniform to prove it. Here are a few pictures of her in it. I would take one and she would say just one more. And as Rebekah would put it and then two more so it is three. Her poses were endless.
I am very proud of her and extremely happy for her too. You go girl!!!!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Traditions, we love 'em!
Thanksgiving went really well this year. We went to my sister Lorri's house to eat dinner and then we spent 2 nights there. Her husband had gone hunting in Northern Idaho and she didn't really want to be alone. The only thing missing for dinner was my brother Sam and his family. They went to his wife's family this year. All in all it went smoothly.
A few years ago the kids and I started a tradition that on Thanksgiving night we make gingerbread houses and watch a Christmas movie we have not seen. It was so busy at Lorri's that we did not get to our gingerbread houses until Saturday night but we did watch a movie. It was called "Snow". It was a very cute movie about a man who had inherited the job of Santa from his father and then he lost a reindeer. He had to figure out how to get him back after he ends up in a zoo. It was fun for everyone!
The best part was Saturday night!! The kids and I made our gingerbread houses. This year we included a train, 3 houses, and a tree. We had SO much fun. We laughed so hard. Nicole and Holly were in charge of the train. They struggled keeping it together. It was very funny. As you can see in the pictures soon to follow. Grant and I started a house together and Grant kind of took over. He did a great job. Courtney and Jaycee did another one of the houses. It was hard to reach both sides of their house without moving around so one side definitely got favored over the other. :) Amber and Rebekah did the tree. Once they could stop laughing and get focused it turned out really cute. Surprise surprise, this year I got to do a house all by myself. It was fun!! I love to do things on the kids level. The best part? No one was fighting, no one's feelings were hurt, and we laughed a lot!!
I love this time of year, as many of you know. I love the decorating, I love the family time, I love the traditions, I love the music, most of all I love that we can take the opportunity and share the Savior with people who we might not otherwise get to. I hope that all of us can keep Him in mind during the mad rush to celebrate the way the world does. There is so much to celebrate!!!
A few years ago the kids and I started a tradition that on Thanksgiving night we make gingerbread houses and watch a Christmas movie we have not seen. It was so busy at Lorri's that we did not get to our gingerbread houses until Saturday night but we did watch a movie. It was called "Snow". It was a very cute movie about a man who had inherited the job of Santa from his father and then he lost a reindeer. He had to figure out how to get him back after he ends up in a zoo. It was fun for everyone!
The best part was Saturday night!! The kids and I made our gingerbread houses. This year we included a train, 3 houses, and a tree. We had SO much fun. We laughed so hard. Nicole and Holly were in charge of the train. They struggled keeping it together. It was very funny. As you can see in the pictures soon to follow. Grant and I started a house together and Grant kind of took over. He did a great job. Courtney and Jaycee did another one of the houses. It was hard to reach both sides of their house without moving around so one side definitely got favored over the other. :) Amber and Rebekah did the tree. Once they could stop laughing and get focused it turned out really cute. Surprise surprise, this year I got to do a house all by myself. It was fun!! I love to do things on the kids level. The best part? No one was fighting, no one's feelings were hurt, and we laughed a lot!!
I love this time of year, as many of you know. I love the decorating, I love the family time, I love the traditions, I love the music, most of all I love that we can take the opportunity and share the Savior with people who we might not otherwise get to. I hope that all of us can keep Him in mind during the mad rush to celebrate the way the world does. There is so much to celebrate!!!
Jaycee's creation
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving Jaycee's kindergarten class had their feast. First they had to make their party attire. The girls got bonnets, pasta necklaces, and really cool bracelets with many shapes on them. She got to take the carrots. It was so exciting for her. When she came home she wanted me to take a picture for the blog. They now love to pose for the blog. Well, except Amber. She still hates to have her picture taken.
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