Christmas 2010

We started off our Christmas celebrations this year, by putting together puzzles for Christmas Eve after a dinner that I slaved over, Papa Murphy's pizza. The kids put their puzzles together while we listened to some Christmas stories by O. Henry that Kevin had downloaded from Audible. Then the kids opened their sibling gifts and Kevin and I opened our gifts from the kids. Then we watched Christmas movies, read Luke 2, said family prayers and the kids went to bed.

Santa came early and then Kevin and I were able to have visions of sugarplums dance in our heads.

We've been able to compromise and get the kids to stay in bed until 7:00am. You'd think all these teenagers would WANT to sleep in, but the magic of Christmas morning is still alive at our house. At least for Jeffrey as the picture shows.

Kevin's sister Terri had us this year and she made us all our own personalized snuggies. With as cold as it is today I must say it's the perfect gift.

Thanks Terri.

Merry Christmas 2010

Horsley Christmas Party 2010

We had our Horsley Family Christmas party on Sunday Dec. 19th. We were able to celebrate Lydia's birthday as we celebrated Christmas together as a family.

We missed having John, Sherri, Nathan,David, Greg, Janice, Taylor and Morgan. We love you guys and miss having you with us when we're blessed to get together.

Thanks for opening your home to all of us Baldwins. I love our family.

London

Kevin went to London last week with his boss and all he got were these soso pictures. Guess next time I'll have to go with him and show him how it's done.

Christmas at the Hurst's

Kevin got home from London late last night so we decided to put christmas up this afternoon. I got new decorations for the tree at the after Christmas sales last year so it was fun to have new things to decorate this year.

I also buy a new Christmas toy every year to add to our collection. We've gotten quite a few to put under the tree until the presents come.

My favorite decorations are the nativities. It is the reason for the season after all.

Be near me Lord Jesus I ask thee to stay, close by me forever and love me I pray.

Follow the Prophet...in this there is safety and peace

Finally! Got the stuff I bought at the case lot sale put away. It really does make you feel safe and at peace to know you have followed the prophet and are prepared for what may come.

Christmas Concerts

Janna and Jeffrey had their Jr. High Choir Concert tonight. Both choirs did a fantastic job. I texted Amberly to tell her she would be proud of how well they did and she said she was on her way to HER choir concert. I wish we could have gone to support her. I'm glad she's enjoying college so much. Looking forward to having her home for the winter.

My first car accident

I was heading east on 300 N. in A.F. today, after getting Harry Potter tickets and a lady was at the stop sign on Center street headed south, but didn't see me and hit me on the drivers side. I saw her at the last second and tried to swerve, but it was too late. I spun around and stopped at about 160 degrees. Everyone was physically ok. The lady who hit me was pretty upset. I ended up driving her home when Amberly came to get me because she didn't have a ride and she was pretty teary. I kept trying to tell her it was o.k. and we were just grateful no one was hurt.

Sadie Hawkins

Cammie went to Sadie Hawkins last Saturday with a group of friends. Their theme was "Take me out to the ballgame." She went with a boy named Jake Hutchings. It seems like they had a great time.

Cammie and Jake

Breaking news...Cammie got her ACT score back today and she got a 27 on her first try. She's REALLY pleased with herself as she well should be. You rock Cammie!

Florida

Kevin had to go to Florida for work the week of fall break and I got to fly out a day later and meet him there. We were able to take a day and drive from Ft. Lauderdale to Key Largo to go diving. The weather was rainy that day, but cleared up on Friday. Kevin worked again friday so I spent the day enjoying the Florida sun at the beach just down from our hotel and by the beautiful pool at the small resort we stayed at. We had a wonderful time. I can't wait to travel with Kevin again.

View from the restaurant we ate breakfast at.

Happy Couple.

I had the beach almost to myself. It was wonderful because I'm not really into crowds.

Sweetest Girl

I'm totally going to brag here so if you don't like that please stop reading this post now.

Last night was a rough night. Jeffrey started throwing up around midnight. (Shouldn't a 14-year-old be able to make it to the toilet by now?) I had to leave to take Kevin to the airport a 3:45 AM so when I got back I curled back up in bed to catch a few more winks. I let Janna sleep in knowing that Jeffrey was sick, Cammie was at a math review and Kevin was at the airport and it would just be the two of us for breakfast. I woke her up and told her to get ready for school and I would get back up to eat with her in a half hour. When my alarm went off, I could hear her unloading the dishwasher and when I came out what did I find?

My sweet daughter had cleaned the kitchen and made a pretty breakfast for us to eat before she left for school. What a thoughtful girl. I love you Janna.

Busy Weekend

This past weekend was a busy one, but a good one too. It started Friday with Manila's 1st annual Mini-Marathon fund raiser. It was a great success. The course was 2.62 miles and we had about 500 runners. The students entered a shirt design contest and the winner's design was put on the shirts.

Here is the great 1st grade team that I get to work with this year.

Here I am finishing the race in 27:00 minutes. Not too bad.

Then I rushed home to get ready to go to Heber Valley Camp for the annual Horsley Reunion. It was so beautiful and so much fun to be with my family.

Hanging out around camp.

Doing the zipline.

Sunday we headed to Kevin's parent's house to celebrate the multitude of September birthdays. It was a great way to finish a weekend filled with family. I love our families.