The month of December seemed to fly by in a whirlwind and we were not home for most of it! It began with Matt at home and Abby, Lily and I in Washington. We drove back with my sister and parents from Thanksgiving in Cali.
The visit was too short, but better than nothing!
The visit was too short, but better than nothing!
Grandma Karen and Lily at my parents home in Washington.
One of my Mom's favorite things to do is attend the temple (even though that is a difficult thing for her to do now). So in celebration of her birthday, a bunch of her close friends all went to the temple together on December 2nd. It was really special and afterwards we ate some yummy food we brought in the cafeteria.
Before the girls and I flew out at SeaTac, we all stopped and ate at Claim Jumper....fried zucchini--yum!
Abby and I made a quick trip to Arizona in December and we stayed at Natalie's house again--I hope they don't get tired of our quick visits! Since Matt was finished with the semester he got the opportunity to spend good Daddy-daughter time with Lily. We all had a great time. Below Natalie dressed Abby up as a pirate one night!
December 7th the Young Women went to a nursing home and caroled to the people who lived there. They had a wonderful time and brightened up the lives of all they encountered.
I love working with them.
Cute picture of Lily in her Bumbo seat.
We did a crazy thing on Friday and Saturday, December 9th and 1oth.....we shopped for and bought a van--yikes! We finally decided on one we'd seen at the beginning that wasn't even on our list. We bought a 2010 Honda Odyssey. We read up, asked people, and drove in many vans and felt this was by far the best deal. The DVD player, leather seats and heated front seats are amazing. We are so happy with our purchase.
December 14th dance--Abby rocking out to a song called "Chicken Chow Mein."
Abby loves to entertain Lily. Abby is Lily's favorite person as you can clearly see.
One more fun event had to get crammed into the little time we were home--hence a December piano recital! My students were fantastic and showed so much progress.
I am so proud to be their teacher. More progress to come!
Now on to a Christmas post!
One of my Mom's favorite things to do is attend the temple (even though that is a difficult thing for her to do now). So in celebration of her birthday, a bunch of her close friends all went to the temple together on December 2nd. It was really special and afterwards we ate some yummy food we brought in the cafeteria.
Before the girls and I flew out at SeaTac, we all stopped and ate at Claim Jumper....fried zucchini--yum!
Abby and I made a quick trip to Arizona in December and we stayed at Natalie's house again--I hope they don't get tired of our quick visits! Since Matt was finished with the semester he got the opportunity to spend good Daddy-daughter time with Lily. We all had a great time. Below Natalie dressed Abby up as a pirate one night!
December 7th the Young Women went to a nursing home and caroled to the people who lived there. They had a wonderful time and brightened up the lives of all they encountered.I love working with them.
Cute picture of Lily in her Bumbo seat.
We did a crazy thing on Friday and Saturday, December 9th and 1oth.....we shopped for and bought a van--yikes! We finally decided on one we'd seen at the beginning that wasn't even on our list. We bought a 2010 Honda Odyssey. We read up, asked people, and drove in many vans and felt this was by far the best deal. The DVD player, leather seats and heated front seats are amazing. We are so happy with our purchase.
December 14th dance--Abby rocking out to a song called "Chicken Chow Mein."
Abby loves to entertain Lily. Abby is Lily's favorite person as you can clearly see.
One more fun event had to get crammed into the little time we were home--hence a December piano recital! My students were fantastic and showed so much progress.I am so proud to be their teacher. More progress to come!
Now on to a Christmas post!
