Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we headed down to Kristen's in Lehi for a Christmas Eve Party. We decided to head down a little early and stop by Cabela's. The girls thought it was pretty fun to see all the animals......



I'm sure we're the only ones who've ever taken a shot like this - but we still thought it was pretty funny!



Kaycee with the Polar Bear and the "kitty" above it.



All the girls by the fish (p.s. it stunk)



Then off to Kristens.....OPENING PJ'S





Doing Dance Dance Revolution

Then off to Grandma and Grandpa Dall's


What a fun nite!!! The girls even all won at BINGO - wahoooo!

Lights at Temple Square

Since we had one night this month that wasn't occupied by parties or errand running, we spontaneously decided to head down to see the lights at Temple Square. We called Jeremy and Becca and they were nice enough to tag along with us. This above picture is Marlee screaming and throwing a fit all the way from Jeremy & Becca's house down to Crown Burger.
The following pictures are of our fabulous dinner (we're pretty much high class all the way). However, this should teach anyone to use our camera while hurriedly taking a 2 year old to the potty :) (Love you guys!)



After Crown Burger, we took a short, but COLD walk to Temple Square - We haven't been down there for a few years so it was nice, but still COLD!

The whole Fam


Marlee kissing her sister on the cheek - how sweet!

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cRaZy StOrM

Lindsay and I walked out of work yesterday to this site:

We thought it looked pretty cool, so we snagged a few pictures. Notice....NO snow on the ground!

It's a good thing we headed to our cars right after because the second I got in my car and shut the door, the hail started. That was the CrAzIeSt StOrM!!!
Here's my car after driving home - You thought I drove a green car? Nope! Yesterday it was WHITE!!!

And here's a picture of the backyard....Keep in mind this was literally 30 minutes after that first picture was taken! cRaZy!!

Mom and Me Day

Marlee and I spent a day together running "last minute" Christmas errands. As usual, we stopped for a gourmet lunch.......

This is her happy dance, since she got to pick where we ate! I've just been wanting to upload a video really bad, so enjoy!

Annual Christmas Lunch with the "Ladies"

Friday was the Annual Lunch with the Ladies - we can only do this once a year due to our overwhelmingly busy schedules. As you can see, I enjoyed a delightful crisp side salad with ranch dressing and a New York Style Cheese Pizza (I swear I didn't eat the whole thing!)

Here is everyone - see below for detailed descriptions

Left to Right:

Christina - She was lucky enough to have a break in her world tour to join us for lunch - she's a rock star ya know

Brooke - You can't see her hands under the table, but she's pretty much the most highly skilled heart surgeon in America!

Kathy - It was sooo exciting that she brought her Olympic Gold Medal for cycling for all of us to see!

Me - But I won't go into detail since I know you're all in awe of me :)

Laura - She got to rehearse her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize - way to go!

Jean - Imagine the luck! She was able to tell us all about her Pulitzer Prize Winning novel about her time in the Peace Corps. Oh and Jean is holding the youngest piano prodigy in the world! Can you believe she can play any of Beethoven's symphonies from memory?!?!?

Justin - On a break from shooting queer eye for the straight guy - Totally kidding he's married TO A GIRL, but his fashion line will be coming out soon - look for it at all your FINER department stores

Elaine - She just got back from touring the country - she has been doing stand-up comedy for 13 years now and is starring in her own one woman stage show. New York Times call it a MUST SEE!

Hannah - Well, she's ready to head out on maternity leave from her job as co-anchor of 60 Minutes. What will they do without her?

Staci - You may recognize her since she won the last season of America's Top Model. All the great ad agencies are knocking down her door!

Behind the lens - Lindsay - we were so lucky to have her since she's in demand with all the top gossip magazines. Yeah, all those pics of Britney Spears online - now you know who snagged those!

Thanks again for lunch "ladies" it was wonderful! Can't wait for next year!

ADULTS ONLY Christmas Lunch

All the Adults on my side (except Jen & James - because they were on a good will mission to South Africa) went to enjoy a "grown-up" lunch at Rodizio in Trolley Square. It was really good food (well most of it), and even better company :)

Kristen & Ian

Mom & Dad

Rachel & Riley

Dave & Andrea

A most delicious dessert!

Christmas Fun with the Dee's

We went out last night with our friends the Dee's. We decided to have a night out instead of exchanging presents this year!
First we went to see Santa & Mrs. Claus at the Harrisville Cabin




Bradee asked for a set of Encyclopedia Brittanica's since she is so studious and wants to further her education so she can live up to the high standards her parents have set.

Kaycee asked for some toes shoes so that she may try out for The Nutcracker with Ballet West. (okay, she asked for an i-pod, but same diffs right?!?!?)

Marlee asked for a scientific calculator so she can emmulate her dear Uncle Jeremy and figure out who will win The Biggest Loser. Oh and a CHOO CHOO train.

After our visit with the Jolly couple from the North Pole, we ventured to our gourmet dinner reservations - oh, but not before we ate the scrumptious cookies provided by Harrisville City.

That's right -- WENDY'S yum yum!

To cap off our evening of BLISS, we trekked out West to see the amazing choreographed lights of one Mr. Dave Horting. We can now have a wonderful Christmas with the spirit that exuded from this scene......
Can you hear the HALLELUJAH chorus??

After that we went home and read a wonderful Christmas Story - The Last Straw and went to bed with the feeling of love and peace that exists so frequently at our home.

Work Party

Dave and I attended the Annual Farr West City Christmas Party at the Lodge at Maddox. It was quite delightful - however I forgot to take a picture of my delectable dinner :) However, Lindsay and I built a gorgeous tower out of boxes of See's Chocolates that Mayor Papageorge was gracious enough to buy for everyone in attendance.

Finally Blogging after ALL this time

So, we've decided to start a family blog since we're pretty much the most wonderful family on the face of this b-e-a-u-tiful earth! You can check in on us at any time since I know you're all especially interested in our daily doings. - And for anyone who thinks I'm being completely serious right now, you don't know me very well :) PEACE!