Christmas Programs, Parties and Fun!

This past week has been a fun whirlwind of events for us. Brianna had her preschool Christmas program which was absolutely darling and hilarious at times! We had our annual ward Christmas party and Mark and I put on a neighbor Christmas Party at our house. I also went to my first Christmas Cookie Exchange party and ended up walking out with 10 different bags of cookies. This does not help me with my already growing body!! All in all we had a great week and look forward to heading up North for the Christmas Holidays!

Brianna posing in her one of her Christmas dresses!
















Brianna sitting with her preschool class getting prepped for their program!















Brianna doing her speaking part on the program.














Anna waiting for her turn to see Santa after the program was over!



















Brianna and her friend Kate after the program concluded!


















Mark and I had a neighbor Christmas Party at our house and these are the only 2 pictures I remembered to take!

Some of our friends playing the newlywed game, everyone ended up as friends despite many wrong answers!













Baby Matthew just hanging out at the party, look at those fat rosy red cheeks!













A couple of pictures at the Ward Christmas Party

Winter Time Fun!!

This past weekend we ventured up to Idaho for the Thanksgiving Weekend. It is always fun to escape to the country for the weekend and breath in that fresh "cold" Idaho air. While we were there I saw New Moon for a second time, went to the annual Elba Craft Fair and cut fresh Christmas Trees from Grandpa Udy's land. We had a great time! The following are pictures of the tree cutting activity!! Oh I also turned another year old!!

Brianna and her cousin Preston having fun in the snow!!















We got Brianna this new winter coat before leaving for Idaho and it was a good thing she had it!!














Brianna and her cousins sitting around the fire!














Some of the Udy family enjoying a picnic lunch on the mountain!














Brianna and Preston Huddling in a blanket trying to stay warm!















Mark's Mother requested a smaller Christmas Tree this year so her faithful son's went out and cut down one of the biggest trees on the mountain. This is a picture of The Clark Griswald Tree being loaded into the truck! I'm sure their Mother appreciated it!













The Tree was so big I thought it was going to tip over the truck and hit power lines!











We had a great Thanksgiving Weekend in the country!!