Sunday, January 12, 2014
little did you know
1. I don't like walking around in bare or stocking feet. So, I usually wear slippers. I still have and even recently been caught wearing old bunny slippers from my junior high days.
2. I have some mad taco rolling, floral bow making and Excel skills left over from old high school jobs.
3. When I pierced my ears for the first time at age 25, the technician thought I was there to pierce the ears my four month old baby girl, who ironically 10 years later has no desire to pierce her ears.
4. I love fog, I find it very romantic.
5. When we were dating I made a pro's and con's list for Jotham. On the top of that con list was the fact that he owned an Inspector Gadget jacket and thought it was the height of fashion. Almost 16 years later, my 13 year old son found that very jacket and declared it to be very cool.
6. I have a secret, guilty pleasure involving a spoon and an unhealthy amount of peanut butter and honey mixed together in a bowl.
7. I am NOT a good driver and that beat up old van parked crooked in the lot is probably me. There is a very valid and real reason I don't drive a nice car.
8. I make my bed almost every day.
9. I still aspire to be a waitress and work as a bank teller - its on the bucket list.
10. I actually do have a cell phone and you are welcome to call me on it, or even text me. But the chances of me actually seeing your text, hearing it ring or even listening to your message is slim at best and a big fat zero is more realistic. Its usually sitting at the bottom of my purse dead.
Ha, so, there you go, ten things you probably didn't know about me and I didn't even comment on anybodies facebook status, although I admit I did enjoy them all.
2. I have some mad taco rolling, floral bow making and Excel skills left over from old high school jobs.
3. When I pierced my ears for the first time at age 25, the technician thought I was there to pierce the ears my four month old baby girl, who ironically 10 years later has no desire to pierce her ears.
4. I love fog, I find it very romantic.
5. When we were dating I made a pro's and con's list for Jotham. On the top of that con list was the fact that he owned an Inspector Gadget jacket and thought it was the height of fashion. Almost 16 years later, my 13 year old son found that very jacket and declared it to be very cool.
6. I have a secret, guilty pleasure involving a spoon and an unhealthy amount of peanut butter and honey mixed together in a bowl.
7. I am NOT a good driver and that beat up old van parked crooked in the lot is probably me. There is a very valid and real reason I don't drive a nice car.
8. I make my bed almost every day.
9. I still aspire to be a waitress and work as a bank teller - its on the bucket list.
10. I actually do have a cell phone and you are welcome to call me on it, or even text me. But the chances of me actually seeing your text, hearing it ring or even listening to your message is slim at best and a big fat zero is more realistic. Its usually sitting at the bottom of my purse dead.
Ha, so, there you go, ten things you probably didn't know about me and I didn't even comment on anybodies facebook status, although I admit I did enjoy them all.
Back to Bethlehem
This year our ward hosted a Back to Bethlehem dinner. The kids had so much fun dressing up for the ward party, they wore their pillowcase tunics for days following, running around playing as biblical children.
So, I debated whether or not we should do it again as a family, but the kids convinced me and I went ahead and bought all the food. But then, it seemed like December was just slipping through my fingers and we'd repeatedly plan to do it only to have something else come up. Finally the weekend before Christmas we'd come home late from something and everyone was tired and hungry and I didn't know what to fix for dinner, so as I perused the freezer looking for something quick to fix, my eyes lighted upon the fish I'd bought for the Bethlehem dinner and I realized it takes only 12 minutes to cook swai. 30 minutes later, I had a mediterranean feast set up in the living room and we sat and talked of Christ and the true meaning of Christmas. And I was able to put the stress of the day and bustle of the season away and enjoy the good news of the Gospel as I shared it with my family.
So, I debated whether or not we should do it again as a family, but the kids convinced me and I went ahead and bought all the food. But then, it seemed like December was just slipping through my fingers and we'd repeatedly plan to do it only to have something else come up. Finally the weekend before Christmas we'd come home late from something and everyone was tired and hungry and I didn't know what to fix for dinner, so as I perused the freezer looking for something quick to fix, my eyes lighted upon the fish I'd bought for the Bethlehem dinner and I realized it takes only 12 minutes to cook swai. 30 minutes later, I had a mediterranean feast set up in the living room and we sat and talked of Christ and the true meaning of Christmas. And I was able to put the stress of the day and bustle of the season away and enjoy the good news of the Gospel as I shared it with my family.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Christmas Celebrations
We were bless to have Grandma and Grandpa Hatch join us for Christmas, they even slept over!
Christmas Eve dinner changed a little this year. Our tukey wasn't thawed so it didn't get cooked and it wasn't even missed, too many other yummy foods to eat. Never more will I worry about it.
The Christmas Story is never a very reverent event at our house, I wonder why?
Another appearance by King Hairy-od:
The Narrator:
In the beginning, Gavin insisted on being a soldier but we couldn't really recall any Roman soldiers in the Bethlehem story, so in the end we talked him into being a shepherd with Hannah.
The Angel and the Shepherds:
Mary and Joseph:
Gavin was so cute Christmas eve, full of anticipation as only a two year old can.
We usually do christmas eve gifts, but nobody needed PJ's this year so we opted for pillow cases, plain white pillow cases. Yeah, I know, the kids were disappointed too. Until Jotham brought out the pillows that went with them. Uh, hem...and the pillow fight that ensued! Good times!
It never ceases to amaze me christmas morning how we can go from this:
to this in about 20 minutes or less:
Santa brought Gavin a roller coaster, as seen in the above photos
but I don't seem to have one of him with it...sad.
Hollie received an 18" doll and matching outfit.
Mark received Skylanders and a wiggle car:
Hannah was pleased with her DSi that she'd been saving for:
Hyrum is looking forward to spring when he'll be able to try out his rock climbing gear
Jotham tried to make it more exciting Christmas morning by making him
try on his harness to see if it would support him. Of course like father like son:
For some reason, Jotham thinks we are going to start hiking a lot more.
And this picture just makes me laugh... out loud:
Christmas 2013 was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
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