Winter Wonderland

We have been sleeping in our warm house

Bundling up to keep warm when going outside

Going on a sleigh ride

It is official it now looks like a winter wonderland. We have had a break from the now today but there is a huge storm that is suppose to be coming in tomorrow. I don't remember the last time we have had storm after storm leaving do much snow on the ground. Above are some of our winter pictures.

Casey's Lyrics

For anyone who knows Casey he likes to sing the wrong lyrics with songs. No one is quite sure if this is accidental or not. Either way now this now one of his favorite YouTube videos

Thank Heaven for Wonderful Husbands and Sweet Babies

I honestly can"t believe I am posting about this but since most of you will know anyway I might as well. Now that I am a stay at home mom I really try to save money where I can. So last night I thought I would trim my bangs. No big deal I have done it once before and it wasn't all that hard. Well, this time was different. My bangs were uneven and kept getting shorter and shorter. Well now they are mostly even and short. I normally don't get to upset about my hair but last night I was not very happy. I thought I might as well have tattooed dork on my forehead. I vowed to wear a hat anytime I went outside and most of the time when I was inside. I could not help but be a little vain and think of all the parities and pictures that would be taken soon. There I would be with my too short bangs. This way everyone could see I was a dork and have pictures to remember it forever. First thing today I was set and ready yo go buy a new hat. I figured that I would need a new one since I was going to be wearing one all the time. Well, I woke up and it was snowing and continued to snow through the afternoon. This only delayed my hat buying need, I was still determined to go and get a new hat. In the meantime I put Zach down for a nap and began to work on my lesson for Sunday. The young wommens presidency decided to have the advisors do a Christmas lesson rather than one from the manual. I wanted to focus my lesson on the real meaning and importance of Christmas. This got me thinking. Before I could even get half way done Zach woke up and was crying and I went to go get him. As I looked at him in his crib he immediately stopped crying, smiled and got really excited to see me as he always does. It made he stop and think of the importance of not only Christmas but life in general. Zach doesn't even know his mom looks silly he just loves me for who I am. Last night Casey kept telling me it wasn't a big deal and he loved me and thought that I still looked beautiful that my bangs were just a little shorter. As I thought about this it made me so grateful for all that I have. I have the gospel in my life that allows me to be with my wonderful husband and sweet baby forever. I still may be wearing a hat the next time that you see me but now when I look at myself in the mirror I see soemthing diffrent. I don't see "I am a dork" tatooed on my forehead I am simply reminded that my family loves me even when I do silly things, and that there are much more important things than bangs, the way you look, presents or so many of the other things that we get wrapped up in. I am so very grateful for the blessings in my life and this time of year that I have to remember the birth of my Savior.

Thanksgiving Fun

Christmas couldn't be complete without a visit to Santa. Santa will defiantly be coming to our house because Zach has been good all year.
The last night we were there we went out to the Tuacahn. In December they put on a live Nativity/play. The grounds we also had a bunch of lights. They have an amazing theater out there I recommended anyone who can make it to St. George to check it out
Zach with Aunt Kim and Uncle Scott.
Zach with Great Grandma Johnson on Thanksgiving.

I think that this was the first time any of us saw Sadie smile. Who would have thought that being buried could me so much fun. It was so cute she loved it and whenever there was a hole being dug she would try and climb into it.
Me, Brooklyn and Zach
Here a pictures from a hike in Snow Canyon. No worries no snow the weather was great! Above is Casey with Ty.
For Thanksgiving our family headed to sunny St. George. All of my dad's side of the family meet there for the occasion. Our family had a great time and Zach loved meeting family members. Above is a picture of Zach sleeping in his baby carrier. There is a great park near my parents house, while his cousins enjoyed playing on the playground equipment Zach decided to take a nap. He looked as though he was really enjoying soaking up the sun.