Snow! Snow! Snow! Snow! Snoooooow!

For those of you who have seen the classic movie "White Christmas" the above title should be sung rather than read. It snowed 2-3 inches in Saint George this past week! It usually snows in Saint George at least once a year but it is usually just a dusting of snow and it melts quickly. The County School District closed all the schools for the day and there were quite a few wrecks on the roads. Those of us from Northern Utah were kind of chuckling that they closed the schools over 3 inches of snow. The kids in our neighborhood were having a ball and everyone was out throwing snowballs and building snowmen. I loved it because it makes it feel more Christmas like. Las Vegas also got hit by the storm and it was reported as the worst winter storm in Las Vegas History.



Our family photo on the Sunday before Christmas. I laugh at this picture because we look so calm and put together but earlier I was ready to pull my hair out because Brianna was being difficult and we were late for Church! But Merry Christmas from the family none the less!!



Brianna is obsessed with presents under our tree and she frequently asks if she can open one. Christmas will not come soon enough!!



Many of you may recognize this creepy little Elf. He belonged to my Grandma Johnson. When I was a little girl we would go to Grandma Johnson's every Christmas Eve. This Elf would always be sitting on a small end table with blue Christmas Lights behind him. One Christmas Eve Kenny and Kathy told me he was watching me and would come alive on Christmas Eve Night. Thus this Elf would really creep me out and I always thought I could see his beady little eyes move as he watched me. When Grandma Johnson moved from her Tremonton house she was going to throw out the Elf and I asked her if I could have him. I am now carrying on the Creepy Elf tradition and told Brianna the other day when she was whining and throwing a fit that the Elf was watching her and now she is very leery of him also. Hey if a creepy little Elf can help me out when my kid is crying I'll keep him around!!



Creepy Elf keeping watch over the presents!!

Thanksgiving Fun!

What a busy week we have had! We ran around all week doing all kinds of activities that it is impossible to cover them all but here are the main ones! Peggy, Roger and Mckell came in from San Francisco Saturday. My Mom came in from Brigham City on Sunday and Kathy Kam and Family came on Wednesday.

The first event we ventured out to was the Jubilee of Trees. This is Saint George's version of the festival of trees. The trees are decorated so beautifully and it really gets you into the Christmas Spirit.



This Cindrella Tree would have been Anna's favorite, she loves anything Princess and calls her self Princess Anna now.



I loved this one with the fireplace and all.



We thought of Matt and Cindy when we saw this Disney Tree!



The Grinch Tree was a big hit also!



Thanksgiving was a good day we feasted in fine fashion and then escaped to the movies and watched the newly released movie "Twilight" Many hours were spent reading the twilight books and discussing different ideas and theories!

Mom getting the Turkey prepped and cooking! Mom and Peggy did most of the cooking for our delicious meal!



The table is set and ready for our feast!



I took Mom and Kam, Kathy and family to Zion's Park for the day. It was a beautiful Fall day. We had a fun hike and ate a picnic lunch near Zion's Lodge. On the way home we stopped in Grafton an old haunted, abandoned ghost town.

Anna resting for just a moment! She loved the hike and seemed excited and curious about everything around her!! It was fun to see nature through her eyes!



The Klitgaard Family on the trail heading for the emerald pools!



Mark and Anna stop for a photo op!



I caught Brianna and Keaton holding hands as they strolled across the lawn near Zion's Lodge.




Karlee looking cute posing on a very large rock



Keaton and Anna hanging out on the rock outside my house.



Mckell caught these picture of Keaton and Brianna at one of the local parks that we went to. These pictures make me laugh!

Family Picture Day

We took advantage of having Mckell and her very nice camera and decided to get some pictures of Brianna and also a family picture. There is a really nice subdivision called Stone Cliff just 10 minutes from our house where we took the pictures. The entry way of this subdivision has some beautiful scenery with trees and waterfalls.