I Love to see the Temple...

Especially at Christmas time!

One year older...

My birthday was last week and as usual, it was my birth week that was celebrated! I had lots of dear friends who called, texted, took me to lunch and to dinner and even one who made me an amazing and delicious carmel apple cheesecake. This next week I will be spending more time at the gym and less time eating out, but it was fun while it lasted!
I should have taken more pictures, but I did get a few.
Friday night, we went to dinner at Bonsai with some of my good friends and my sisters. We had some good entertainment and I'm not talking about our chef, but the people we were with:)

Trevor really enjoyed singing happy birthday to me!

I am so lucky to have so many great friends who live so close to me. I wasn't at the time, but I'm glad now that our house didn't sell because I wouldn't have these amazing friends!
Heather, Jenny, me and Justi

The whole gang!

My mom had my family over on Sunday for dinner and gingerbread cake. This little guy is the best present I could ever ask for, even if he does look really mad in this picture!

Thank you to all of my friends and family who made my special day so special!

Deck the Halls!

We all ended up with a nasty stomach bug over Thanksgiving weekend. Since we were stuck at home, we pulled out the Christmas decorations and put up the tree. It was a nice distraction from the vomiting and other bodily fluids that we won't mention here. Yep, my kids are in their jammies and stayed in them all weekend! So glad to be back among the living!!!




Christmas with a toddler...Blake thinks all of the ornaments are balls and therefore must be thrown...The stockings have been removed from the fireplace because Blake likes to pull on them and I don't want him getting a concussion from our stocking holders....Presents under the tree...not happening this year, he has mastered wrapping paper and thinks it's great fun to unwrap presents! Maybe next year, but in the meantime, I'm loving watching him enjoy Christmas!