Sunday was the best day ever. Scott was able to get some tickets to the spoken word and the Christmas Program. He could only get four so Jackson was a sweetie and let the girls go with us while he stayed home with Sierra.

The program was amazing and I think I'm now a big fan of Natalie Cole. Her voice was beautiful.
I especially loved her voice when she sang "The Holly and the Ivy". the absolute best part was at the end when Pres. Monson thanked her for coming and told her "We are so proud of you" then gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek. It brought tears to her eyes as well as ours. THEN they had her and the other guest turn to the choir and they sang "God be with you til we meet again". She broke into tears. It was just so moving. She thanked the church and said how wonderful everyone had been to her and her staff and it was one of the best experiences of her life. wow. She is the coolest.

After we went to brunch at Little America. Soooo good. The girls loved it.














A visit from Santa while we ate. He loved Noelle's red and green bands around her braces.
































I love this gingerbread house at the Hotel.

Thanksgiving!

We were supposed to go to Ken and Shan's house for Thanksgiving but Jackson came down with strep. We were worried he would give it to everyone even though he had started antibiotics, we debated going or staying. We thought Scott's parents were not going because they were getting over colds, and then we thought Ken and Shan were going to her parents instead. Long story short we ended up getting everything we needed the day before and as I was deep into preparing dinner Darlene called (Scott's mom) saying no, everything is still on and to come up. *sigh* Too late. Oh well. It would have been nice to be with everyone for dinner but this was ok too.












Ash helping with the stuffing.












Goofing off with Halloween costumes while bringing up the Christmas decorations.












Mmmm, potatoes.












Sweet potatoes with lots of butter, brown sugar and
marshmallows. YUM!!












Turkey!













So strange to just have the six of us for Thanksgiving. It was quiet but still wonderful. It would have been nice to have our parents there.












Sierra the silly.