The other day we were in the car talking about different blessings of the gospel. Rose asked, "How old do you have to be to get your PATRIOTIC blessing?" Bill and I laughed and then corrected her - PATRIARCHAL blessing is what you mean. It was the day before the inauguration, politics on the brain maybe?
I bought a beanie for Tate in anticipation for an upcoming skiing lesson. I had know idea it would stay on his head for the next 3 days straight, coming off only for bath time. One never knows the things kids will love?!
Can you believe it? On January 2nd the Utah Utes (#6) handily beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (#4) 31 to 17. My husband never questioned whether we would win, the rest of us were just hoping we wouldn't embarrass ourselves. We had a marvelous time in the Big Easy, enjoying the delicious food (especially the beignets - a donut specialty of N.O.), listening to the various street musicians play their smooth jazz, and especially shocking the entire college football nation!!! I love college football for exactly that reason - During any given game, with the right preparation and the right opportunity, any team can beat any other team. GO UTES!
On New Year's Eve we celebrated Trace's 13th birthday! I guess that makes me officially OLD. We are so grateful to have Trace in our family. It is so fun to watch him grow into himself and become a wonderful young man. As far as the gifts go, it was his Dad's idea to get him an electric guitar - isn't that just what every mother wants her teenage son to have?!
Bill broke out the box of wax lips he has for Scout Camp and we all hammed it up for the camera. Lots of laughs for everyone!
Christmas Eve my family came down to see a movie, have dinner, and make sugar cookies for Santa. The evening was a great success, the movies were good, the panninis(sp?) were delicious, and the cookies were spectacular! A special thank you to Aunt Lizzy for making the dough and Aunt Amanda for overseeing the cookie making.
We so enjoy our candy train tradition we have with our friends, The Mowers. It's always interesting to see how the kids choose to use their candy. We have found that the older the child, the amount of candy used increases exponentially!
After another perfect 12 - 0 season the Utah Utes busted the BCS. They are going to the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and we will be there to cheer them on! GO UTES!
As is tradition at our elementary school today was the Christmas Sing. Each grade performs 2 Christmas songs for all the parents in the gym. This year it was incredibly crowded. I got there 20 minutes early and was able to snag a seat on the back row. Taylor and Tate did great, they knew all the actions and words to their songs. We will be humming them for the rest of the day.
