Merry Christmas Y'All!

Do I dare admit to everyone that I took all of our Christmas stuff down today??!! Yes, I guess I am a Scrooge this year! It has been in the 60's all week. Christmas day was bright & sunny. I am trying hard not to complain, but this is my very FIRST year EVER not at home in Utah with family. I know it sounds pathetic, but to me, Christmas is all about being with family, and yes, I do have my own little family, but I am all about "The More the Merrier!" So enough of my complaining! I do love this time of year and despite the fact that we couldn't be home with the snow, we still managed to have a good time with our little kids. Kiley was on call Christmas day, so we made some arrangements with Santa & he was able to come to our house a day early. We woke up Christmas Eve morning & enjoyed watching the kids open up their gifts. I think they were most excited when they saw the deodorant in their stockings! They love to use Kiley's, so he thought it would be good to give them their own! We were lazy all morning and then took the kids to see Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was actually a really cute movie. Afterward we decided to go to dinner. We played games for a while and then it was bedtime. Kiley was gone to the hospital first thing on Christmas morning. I packed up the kids and headed up to our good friends, the Platt's house for a nummy Christmas dinner. It was a beautiful day so we took all the kids to the park to play. Sure didn't seem like Christmas at all. Oh well. Kiley was off yesterday, so we took the kids to Sea World. It was a lot of fun! Teagen & Brayden both won stuffed Shamu's. Teagen won a huge one & Brayden won a cute little one. Kiley is on call for New Year's Eve, so it will be just another day. What would the world be like if we didn't have Doctor's??? Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to Y'all!

Can You Believe Christmas is ALMOST Here!?

Where has the time gone!? I feel like I am treading water & getting no where these days! I can't believe Christmas is just 2 weeks away. I am really not ready. BUT I don't think we will even be celebrating Christmas or Christmas Eve on the 24th & 25th. Kiley will be starting up ICU on Sunday & will most likely be on call for those 2 days. I thought I could get past it with out the boys even getting it, but Teagen told me today that Christmas is on the 25th & when he wakes up that morning, Santa will have already come. So, I am not quite sure how we are going to work that because I really want Kiley to be here to celebrate & to see the kiddos opening their gifts.

I am hoping to get my Christmas cards out tomorrow. I really wanted to get them out last week, but I have been waiting for ever to get my pictures back from Costco. I just got them this afternoon, so I should be getting them out SOON!

I really have good intentions of trying to keep this blog up to date, but I think that until life slows down, it will be hit & miss for me! The pics are from decorating our little Charlie Brown tree a few weeks ago. We let the boys go to town with the ornaments. I have been really good & haven't even changed it around. I figure it's for them & they like it the way it is!

This week is a busy one for us. I am hosting book club this month at my house. We decided that since it is the holidays, we are all taking the MEYER-BRIGGS personality test & we'll all discuss our different personalities & we are also having a children's book exchange. I think it will be lots of fun! We also have a couple of Anesthesia parties this weekend to go to. Should be fun!

We hope you all are enjoying the holidays!!

PS- I was just released as Mia Maid Advisor at church & put in as 2nd Counselor in the YW's. If you have any suggestions for activities, send them my way!