And the rest of the pics....

I really couldn't be happier with the way these turned out.  I can't stop looking at them.  Didn't she get the kids so perfectly?  I don't know how she does it. 

Family Pictures 2011

I just got these pictures back this last week, and I am so happy to be able to post them.  Once again I was able to get Mackenzie Scott, a neighbor and friend to take them for me.  I had booked this session a whole year ago, because she is just that good, and that busy.  I think she is well worth the wait and all the money, by the beautiful pictures she is able to capture.  Stay tuned though, tomorrow I will be getting a copy of the individuals and the rest of the pictures she took that day.  She is telling me that they are turning out very cute and I have to believe her...

This one is probably my favorite and I will tell you why, I just wish you could see Emmi's face more.  I love Keaton's smile, I think he is so handsome here.  I love Jack's little scowly face, that we see quite a bit at home, and of course Sam's big dimples and toothless grin.  I also love this of Chad because I have a thing for the wrinkles around his eyes when he smiles and this shows them perfectly. 

This is my second favorite.  You can't beat all the kids smiling at the camera.  My little Emmi looks beautiful here, and Jack's smile makes me happy.

What do you think?  What one/ones should I put on my walls?

Christmas Dance Recital

Emmi's Christmas dance recital was yesterday, held in my mother-in-law's dance studio.  I was so proud of her. 

She was one lucky girl because she got to have me, her daddy, and her Great-Grandparents there to watch her, as well as her dance teachers (her Grandma and aunt Kristin). Chad even asked Emmi after the recital if he could take her out for ice cream.  I think she was feeling really loved. 

   

Here she is in "Jingle Bells."

Christmas Party!

Our primary presidency asked the parents to volunteer some children for a little nativity at the Ward Christmas Party.  I volunteered my 3, not think that they would probably use all 3, but they did.  They even asked Chad to be the narrator, and he did an excellent job.  My mother-in-law let me borrow some costumes and it turned out cute.  Keaton was the angel Gabriel, here appearing to sweet little Mary.

Emmi was also an angel.

And Sam was a wise man. 

After dinner and the nativity, Santa arrived!  We had a long wait, but eventually my three oldest got a chance to tell Santa what they wanted.

Recently we had one of the best family nights ever.  We took a short ride over to Salem pond and drove around the beautifully lit up water.  They had these fun trees scattered all over the pond, and all the houses nearby were lit up too.  Then we drove up to Spanish Fork and drove through the golf course, which they also had decorated.  They even have a radio channel that you tune in to that is all holiday music.  The kids liked it enough that they wanted to drive through it again, but we said next year.  Then we stopped to get some hot chocolate that I heard was awesome, but we all ended up with ice cream instead.