Christmas '08

I had a wonderful Christmas this year. It was definately weird not having Shel there, but I am positive that she had just as much fun as we did! :) On Christmas morning we woke up and opened gifts. It's fun watching Christmas from little eyes. That is the most fun part, now, just watching Emma light up everytime she opens a gift from Santa! I loved it. After that, I went out to the twins house and had breakfast with them and gave them their presents. It was fun to hang out with them for a little while, too! Those kids are just so darn cute! I love them to death! Then I came home and we had dinner (prime rib...mmmmmmm) and then Larry and Amber came over and we played games! It was a lot of fun... even if I do have a few bruises from that darn game! :)

Here were a few pics from Christmas Eve:







Pictures with Chloe and Carter! Car Car did NOT want his picture taken with me... I must have looked extra scary that day! haha:







The Fam on Christmas Day:

My lil' Sis....

Well... the day has finally come, and I wish I could say it was easier than I thought it would be. Quite the opposite, actually. Shel got set apart as a missionary last night, and I couldn't keep my eyes dry for even a minute! This week has been one of the hardest of my life, and I'm not even the one leaving! :) Shelby will make a great missionary, and I am so jealous that she gets to go out there and have all of these life changing experienes. I will sure miss her here at home, though, that's for sure. She is such a great example to not only me, but everyone around her. She can put a smile on anyone's face. I am just hoping the time flies by.... I got to spend some time with Shel this last week before she left, and here are some of the pics:



Our friend Jesse came up from Bear Lake and went to Olive Garden with Shel, Emma, and I. We had a blast!





LaCinda came up on Saturday and hung out with us... we are such picture takers when we are all together!






We went to the USU hockey game... what a blast. I had never been to one before, and I ended up loving it! Especially the fights! haha







And here are the pictures of the day before Shel left. We got to hang out all day, which I am SOOO grateful for. The last two with Shel, Emma, and I are from right before she got set apart. :) I sure will miss you Shel... you're my lil' sis, and my best friend! Good luck!

More where that came from....

Here are some more of our fam pics! :) They all turned out so cute! :) I wanted to post all 300 of them! I guess you'll just have to come see them all in person!







We did individuals, too... they turned out the best I think!