Aunt Raelene and Kimbel - HOLD ON!
Makenna - checking out the
snow...
Madison and Braden trying out the new sled
(compliments of Grandma D.)
Thank goodness for soft weeds at the bottom of the crazy hill!!!
FUN TIMES!
12.30.2008
Some Duffin Cousins!
WE LOVE DUFFINS! I know, I know we ARE duffins -- and love it! Our cousins Jessica, Jayson, Kendall, Kaitlyn, Londan and Lydia, and Eric & Heidi came from Smithfield on December 26 and stayed until the 27th. It was a party! Grandma and Raelene were here, too and Sharalyn and Matthew also joined us. There was lots of food and laughter and fun (even some rousing Wackee Six!) We miss you already!
12.27.2008
Merry Christmas!
Rockin' Christmas Eve
How lucky are we to have Grandma Duffin for Christmas?!?
I love Christmas!
Did I mention Christmas rocked?
12.23.2008
12.19.2008
Utah Drivers?!?!
Okay - first car crash OF MY LIFE!! Crazy snowstorm barrels through Utah - we get caught in it - being super careful. Come to a stop and WHAM!! a crazy car plows into us from behind. Smashed up my car - but we are all good. A little shaken - but good. Braden thinks he's gonna have nightmares, Raelene was calm and cool under pressure and Kelly's mom was super supportive through the THREE HOUR ordeal. I am happy to be home and want to say THANK YOU to Jared for braving the weather and rescuing us out on I-80. We even made the news... here is a little link for you to enjoy. The policeman (Chris Simmons) was WAY COOL and the smashed up car is the one that hit us and I swear my car looks WORSE than it does from the ksl shot... oh well, my head FEELS worse than the Yukon LOOKS!!
12.13.2008
12.12.2008
Why, Mom?
Sweet little Kimbel.... Last night we went as a family to the Forgotten Carols, in SLC. Amazing. Inspiring. Beautiful. Wow. I saw the show once about 20 years ago -- and I still LOVE it. Anyway, the girls were really impressed (Braden, not so much). We were walking out after it was over, Kimbel and I holding hands... She looks up with those killer blue eyes, "Mom, those songs were beautiful. Why were they forgotten?"
Oh, how I love that girl and all the innocence that comes with her!!
12.09.2008
Salt Lake Children's Choir
Makenna sang her little heart out on Saturday and Sunday evenings at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. She auditioned for the Salt Lake Children's Choir back in August and has been practicing since September for her "debut" performance. The choir truly sounded like angels... it was beautiful. I will post pictures of them soon... but here is a shot of the cathedral.
12.06.2008
Tooele Christmas Parade
12.03.2008
Temple Square at Christmastime!
I got to take some of the Beehives to Temple Square to see the lights and the nativity scenes (and cute YM..)
It was a beautiful winter night ~ the sights and sounds of Christmas definitely got me feeling the holiday spirit.
Loved it.
12.02.2008
Tree Time!
Off we headed to the tree farm ... in search of the perfect
Utah Christmas tree!
To Braden's delight - the tree farm was a
REAL farm with horses, cows, dogs and a BIG haystack!
Nothing like a good climb to the top of a haystack...
(my little country boy!)
The kids were LOTS of help decorating and singing and redecorating and laughing and being silly and redecorating and yup... tons of fun!
Ah... the shining moment ... ya gotta love Christmas.
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