We have much to be thankful for this year. Clint will be moving to wk at the Bountiful Temple in Jan. so the wonder about what will happen when the Ogden Temple closes is no longer a concern. We are happy with where we are although we miss being closer to more family. This year we are especially grateful to remember the birth of our Savior and all that He has done for us this year and every year. We are grateful for family and friends, a nice home and warmth.

Christmas Eve was spent at my parents house. We had yummy food and the kids had fun opening presents from GG and my parents. We exchanged gifts with each other and even did a short nativity while we told the Christmas story. My parents had LOTS of yummy treats to eat and we had fun talking and laughing. Santa even showed up. Conner was scared at first and when he finally realised who it was he exclaimed, "Santa!" as he ran up and hugged him.

Christmas morning Clint and I were woken up by our kids who were so excited to see if Santa bought them the pillow pets they had asked for. They were not disappointed and even Clint had some surprises for me.

It was a LONG great day.

When I was little I remember hearing about the Dickens Festival done in SLC. It always sounded so fun and I don't recall ever going. This year I noticed the add in the Sunday paper and quickly made plans to go. We went Sat after the Ward party and it was just as much fun as I thought it would be. They had vendors set up everywhere at the Utah state Fair Grounds. In two separate buildings they had Oliver and Scrooge playing as well as some chimney sweeps and Victorian dancers. In another part of the building they had a booth where the kids could dip candles and see Father Christmas. Conner asked for Thomas and Kaily asked for Pillow Pets. Conner was SO excited to see Santa. It was fun to see the excitement on his face! Corbin slept the whole time in a pack we brought for him, he enjoyed it too. Kaily liked seeing all the fun characters and the dancing. If she could have she would have sat at the stage all day just watching all the fun things, but her little brother wanted no part of that, he was more interested in the pretend swords and guns everywhere. It was a great time!

On our way home from Kaily's school yesterday she saw a lady on her porch talking on the phone while still in her PJ's. She made a comment on how something is illegal. I ignored her and we went to the store. While there we saw another lady in her jammies shopping. Kaily made a disgusted noise. I asked her what was wrong so she told me about the lady on her porch and pointed out the next lady shopping. She said that it was illegal for people to be out in public in their jammies. I explained to her that it really is not illegal. Her reply was this, "Well it should be!! People should get dressed before they leave their house and if they don't they should get a ticket or something." I should also mention that she doesn't like to go to Walmart for the same reason. I couldn't bring myself to tell her that I used to go out in my jammies.

My little boys are sick. Conner has something yucky that is like the flu, but we think it might be something different. Corbin has a little cough. It's nothing too serious, but they both have been sleeping a lot lately. They look so cute together, even though my heart breaks for them when they are like this.