Always an Adventure

Our car broke down not once but twice on our way to Vegas.  The second time we broke down it was in a spot with no cell phone service.  Luckily we didn't have the kids with us, and luckily a sweet couple saw us walking down the interstate, pulled over and gave us a ride into town.  We had the car towed to a shop in Mesquite.  Hopefully someone will be able to fix it tomorrow.

Jenny came to the rescue and drove us the rest of the way to Vegas.  We made it for the 2nd half of the 2nd half of the Whitman game.  Grateful for good people who were willing to help.

Day 2:  waiting for it to get fixed so we can get on with life.

Hours later:  they installed a defective alternator so they had to go get another one and try again.  We got cozy on the sidewalk.  They don't have any kind of waiting area. 

My Handsome Little Date

Lego Ninjago movie 

Free Zoo Day

Q loves the gorillas

Reyn loves being in pictures

Shopping, Star Wars and Sewing

Star Wars in style 

Santa brought a sewing machine 

He Did It!

Ben came home from the gym this morning and recited the final paragraph of The Living Christ.  He did it, he memorized the whole thing!  Love him!

Snow Fort

The girls spent hours working on this sweet snow fort...

Merry Christmas

Before we went to bed we placed our "baby Jesus" in the spotlight so that the first thing the kids would see in the morning was Him.  We knew He would be forgotten as soon as we started opening gifts.  

The kids woke up sometime in the 5am hour to see what Santa had brought.  They let Ben and I sleep until 7:30, thank you kids!  The next several hours were filled with gift giving, cinnamon rolls, lots of treats, and every kid needing help setting up something they received.  Then it was time to clean up and get everything ready for Christmas dinner.  3 dinners here in 3 days, exhausting.   

At the end of the night sweet Qyntn brought me a present.  He had been working on it for days and had forgotten to give it to me.  He has the sweetest little heart.  Holly delivered me a thoughtful little note too.   It was a great way to end Christmas.