What a Wonderful Christmas

We had a wonderful WHITE Christmas! It was a busy day with lots of fun! We didn't get a chance to see Jared's parents because a TREMENDOUS storm was supposed to come. I felt bad that we didn't get out there. We did wake up to about 8 inches of snow! How wonderful to be snowed in! We hope everyone else had a great day.

I didn't get to posting pictures and things of the last few days of Christmas for Jared so I will just post here what happened.

ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, Jared's true love gave to him, ten Lords-a-leapin'. After the Lords get done leapin', this is what they use for their sore muscles. (I left hime some muscle cream.)

ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, Jared's true love gave to him, eleven pipers piping. Here is your very own harmonica to join in with the pipers. (I actually didn't do this one. This day was busy and I missed the store to get him a harmonica. Horrible me!)

ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, Jared's true love gave to him, twelve drummers drumming. No drummers, I thought he could use some quiet time so he just got some yummy sugar cookies to enjoy.

On the Ninth Day of Christmas

Jared's true love gave to him, 9 ladies dancing.


Well, these are the canes the ladies used to walk home after dancing all night.

On the Eighth Day of Christmas

Jared's true love gave to him, 8 maids a milking.


That is just TOO many girls, so I hoped that a game of Old "MAID" and a "MILK" chocolate bar would do instead.

On the Seventh Day of Christmas

Jared's true love gave to him, 7 swans a swimming.

Since all the swans have flown south for the winter, Jared will just have to use the ducks as targets.

On the Sixth Day of Christmas

Jared's true love gave to him, 6 geese a laying.


I didn't want messy geese around my house, so Jared got the geese's eggs.

On the Fifth Day of Christmas

Jared's true love gave to him, 5 GOLD RINGS.


I couldn't afford the rings, so these had to do for his fingers.

On the Fourth Day of Christmas

Jared's true love gave to him, 4 calling birds...

Well, I couldn't find the calling birds, but they left 4 "wonderful" notes for Jared before they flew off.

On the Third Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me...


3 cans of Chicken Noodle soup courtesy of the 3 French Hens!

My Little Girlies

My mom bought the girls these super cute dresses. I wanted to wait until next Sunday for them to wear to church, but Kylee just wouldn't have it. I got lots of comments on them at church.

On the Second Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me. . .

Two dove ice cream bars

On the First Day of Christmas

My True Love gave to me....


A cartridge and some pear candy!

Family Pictures 2008

We finally got our family pictures taken. Jared's friend took them for us. The day we took our pictures, it was FREEZING! In some of the pictures you can see the girls have red little noses. I think they turned out pretty well. I was nervous because the girls were so ornery and did not want to have their pictures taken.

Kylee

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My Little Dancers

At Kylee's last dance recital, her teacher gave her a CD off the songs from her dance class. It has been really fun to listen to. Jayce gets into the dancing too. She went to dance class enough that she knows the songs herself! Here is some cute videos that I have taken over the last couple of days. (You might want to turn off the music at the bottom of our blog.)

Jump Down Turn Around


Shoo Fly


5 Little Monkeys


I'm A Little Teapot

Jeffs' Family Party

Saturday night we had the "Jeffs' Family Christmas Party." I have been wanting to plan a party for my dad's side of the family. His brothers and their families. We just don't see each other as much as we need to! I have also been working on my personal progress for Young Women's and decided in September to conquer 2 birds with one stone. I would plan a party for the family and do it as one of my 10 hour projects. I think that I did spend 10 hours getting this party ready. I decided that we would do a "Service Auction." Auctions are so fun!! The idea was that each person over the age of 12 years offered a service that they would be willing to do for someone else. Here are the services that were provided:

Fishing trip
Boating trip
Marginally satisfactory hunting trip with dog
Shooting excursion
Homemade dinner and dessert
Thanksgiving Advent Calendar
Christmas Advent Calendar
Oil Change
cookies
Christmas jammies (you provide material)
Home movies to DVD with music
Knitted dish rags
Car detailing
Babysitting
Making/catering fancy Chinese dinner
Name on blocks
2 hours of manual labor
Motorcycle/dirtbike this summer while he is in Hong Kong
Washing someone's car inside and out
Snowmobiling trip
Snowshoeing trip (lunch included)
Pedicure

Eyebrow wax

Eyelash tint
Pizza and movie night at Jeffs Theater
Computer scrapbooking (you provide your digital pictures)
Date night with Danny and Taush, dessert and movie included
Birthday cake

Backpacking overnighter in Uintahs

4 Wheeling trip

Everyone was so great and offered so much! I felt like the auction was a hit! There were a couple (snowmobiling, babysitting) that went without any bidding really. People just offered their $250.00 to start off. It was a great night. We had a simple dinner of hamburgers and hot dogs and brownies and ice cream. We did have a hot chocolate buffet. It wouldn't be a Christmas party that I planned without hot chocolate! As you will remember, I am a hot chocolate buff! We had 4 different flavors and had them going in the CocoLatte machines. If you don't have one of these, you need one!! It is great! I will even froth your hot chocolate!

Anyway, we had a great time! We had some people missing at the party, but I am hoping that we can make this a tradition and do it every year! Jared and I came away with the 4 wheeling trip, a strawberry pie, and 1 dozen cookies. I didn't really tell him what I wanted and forgot by the end! Oh well! The cookies and pie are delicious!