Journey to Bethlehem

Our neighbors invited us to a neat Christmas event at a local Baptist church. It was bitter cold outside--but we bundled up and went. We "travelled" from Nazareth to Bethlehem through "robbers, paying taxes to Caesar, running into and talking with 3 wise men, having nowhere to sleep because the Inn was full", to ending up finding the stable where Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus were. It was really nicely done and obviously took a lot of work to put on. What an amazing experience to remind us of Christ's birth and the true events that inspired Christmas.

Turkey Shoot

The Bountiful Lions Club has been holding their annual Turkey Shoot for about 60 years. We ventured up there this year...and almost came home with a turkey. No, they don't shoot at turkeys (that's what I thought), they shoot at some things that randomly fly up in the air (I really don't know what it's called). Anyway, Johnny missed one out of six...so, no turkey! ( you get a turkey if you shoot six out of six). But, it was fun to watch!

Thanksgiving

The night before Thanksgiving we got together with my Uncle Don, Aunt Lynne and their family. Avery especially had fun playing with 3 girl cousins and Keeton. Thanksgiving Day we spent at my Mom and Dad's. We had a nice, relaxing day eating and playing games. It was so nice not to be travelling!

Disneyland w/ the fam

Try going with a group of 18 to Disneyland...wow! It's tough to all stay togehter--but we attempted, a few times. The weather was PERFECT, and we never really waited in any lines--take it from me, trial and error, FALL IS THE TIME TO GO TO DISNEYLAND!! What can I say, we love it :)

Fun with cousins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Avery loves spending time with her cousins and had a full week of fun with them in Newport Beach. We played at the pool, fed the Koi fish,went to Disneyland,went to Legoland, and just hung out and had a fabulous time.

Trick-or-Treat

We spent a week in So. Cal. and got to trick-or-treat in Newport Beach...can you say "fullsize and kingsize candybars"??!! ...not to mention Willy Wonka himself handing out full size WONKA bars! Avery's bag actually broke because it got overloaded :) Dylan, Sydnee and Avery loaded up--it was so much fun!

Halloween in So.Cal.

Well little miss Cinderella got to see the "real" Cinderella on Halloween day at Disneyland. That was pretty special for her. We went to Disneyland just for a few hours and then headed back to Newport Beach to trick-or-treat!