We spent New Years Eve up in Parowan, playing in the snow on the four wheelers. We had a blast, Grammy watched Jackson while we were out in the snow and this is how we found them when we came back, it was so cute, them napping together. For New Years Eve we went to Milts restaurant up Cedar Mountain with Uncle George and Aunt JoEllen. Then came back and played board games-- Happy New Year!
Christmas Day was so much fun and very tiring. Jackson and daddy took several naps throughout the day. Especially after opening all of his gifts. We spent Christmas morning in our house opening Jacksons presents from santa, and then opened presents with Joeys family in the main house, and ate breakfast. Then off to Grammy, Papa, Nana, & Papa Greats house to spend the rest of the day.
This year for Christmas Eve it was little different. Normally we feed the homeless in the afternoon and then have pizza afterwards that evening, but we had to do that a couple of days earlier cause Emily had to work in the daytime on Christmas Eve up in St. George and would miss it. As it turns out though Joey and I were sick in bed on the day they did all of this so we missed out. Thats okay though cause we were feeling much before by the real Christmas Eve. So, on Christmas Eve we had a $5 gift exchange party with the Motts, ate pizza, and boxed on the wii. Then that evening we went to my families house so my dad could read the Christmas story to the boys.
Our very first Christmas card!
I am so excited about my new stocking holder this year. I got the idea from Pottery Barn Kids magazine, and did my own for a lot cheaper. I got my vintage ski's from an antique store in Utah, painted them and did my own letters from JoAnns. We did order Jacksons stocking from PB kids though cause it matched the stockings we already had for Joey and I. I am so happy with the way it turned out.
Jackson in his cute Christmas jammies!
Some of our Christmas decorations
Here is our Christmas tree with Jackson chillin next to it along with Meg.
As a lot of you know I am a dental hygienist and the dentist that I work for always does something really nice for us girls around Christmas time. Last year he sent us to the Green Valley Ranch spa for the day and a nice dinner at Hanks steak house. This year he included me in the festivities even though I am still on maternity leave, I was so excited. He took us to dinner and this restaurant called Fukuda where they make Japanese food on the grill at your table. Then after dinner he took us to see the show at the Mirage called LOVE. LOVE, Cirque du Soleil celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles through their timeless, original recordings. It was an amazing show, we all had a very good time. Here is the pretty cool part about my night though. We were standing in line before the show and I looked behind me and I saw Tony Hawk, well I thought it was him but I wasn't sure. So Chaz, my coworker and I talked Ruth the other Hygienist I work with to go ask him if he was indeed Tony Hawk and sure enough he was. So we took a picture with him, and of course my eyes are closed in the picture. He was really nice and laid back, he had quite a bit of gray hair too, crazy! Joey said he is like 40+ years. So, that was my eventful evening, pretty cool huh?
