A Christmas Carol

Bryan and I went to his work Christmas Party last Saturday. I totally look forward to the "Protex" party every year. They have a tradition of renting out the "Hale Theatre" in Gilbert, and watching "The Christmas Carol". I could seriously watch this play over and over again and NEVER get tired of it! Have you all seen it? You know-the "Scrooge" play. Well, if you've never seen it at the Hale Theatre, I totally recommend going. This year was our third time, and I look forward to attending every year.

Favored Nation Band

My brother Thomas and his band "Favored Nation" recorded their first CD last Saturday! I think that Thomas is so talented, and I can only wish that I had half of the talent he has. Thomas wrote all of the songs, and he is the lead singer. I guess I'm just a proud sister! But, I think they sound AWESOME, especially for still being in High School.

I couldn't figure out how to put music in a blog post, so I just made the songs into video form with a picture and then uploaded them as a video.

Written in the Stars

Let Me Go

Wonderful World Of Harold

Rising Up

I'd love to hear what you think of Thomas' music. I totally love all his songs, but then again maybe I'm just biased.

To visit the "Favored Nation" website go HERE.

Mary Did You Know-Clay Aiken

This is a good reminder of what Christmas is all about!

Cousin Nativity

We went over to Grandma Margaret's house the other day, and the kids played dress-up and acted out the nativity. I thought that these pics were just too precious, and so I had to post them...

Lily and Emma took turns being Mary.


Tate made an adorable Joseph!

He was pretending to fight off the wolves with a staff to protect Baby Jesus!

Old Fashioned Pics

One of my friends belongs to a group called MOPS (Mother's Of Preschool Students). Anyways, MOPS recently held a fundraiser for Old Fashioned Pictures. They charged a small fee of $10 for a 10" x 13" pic. Fortunately, I was able to get this one FREE because they had some extra openings. Yeah!!!

When I went in to pick up my 10" x13", they had printed up 12 different 8"x10" pics of Tate in several different poses. They were ALL adorable! But, the package prices ran from $120 to over $300! Seriously, who pays that much for pictures? I almost asked them which dumpster they throw them in!

At least we got this one. And at least I was able to scan it into the computer without cutting any of him off.

A Baby for Christmas...

Tate woke up this morning and asked me "Mom, why you don't have a baby?" I told him that we will just have to pray harder. He said, "Not softly?" I told him that we have to pray like we mean it. He said, "Let's pray". We went into the Family Room and knelt down. He wanted to say the prayer and began, "Heavenly Father, I really really really want a baby", then he told him all the reasons why he wants one. When he finished, I asked him, "Is Heavenly Father going to give us a baby". He replied, "Yes". I said, "When?" He said confidently, "On the 25th". Then he started talking about a baby on the scooter that he's been asking for... and Santa bringing Mommy a baby for Christmas...

Seriously, how do you explain God's timing to a 3 year old? And then, how do you explain that when it does happen, it takes nine months. I love Tate's innocence and honesty! He's so special and I can totally learn from his Faith and confidence in what he asks for. Maybe he's right "we just need to pray a little harder-not softly".

Tate the Red Nosed Goof-Ball

This is Tate playing Rudolph.
I turned around and he had dipped his hotdog in the ketchup and put it one his nose like a stamp! He thought it was too cool.