It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Kody asked me the other night why nobody, except Sophia, was updating their blog anymore. I tried to explain to him that December is full of many, many things that take up our time and sometimes other things have to be put aside for a time. If you are at all like our family, a night home during the month of December is a present itself.

We've been busy, but have had a great time doing so. Again, more for our family memories than anything else, here is a run down of our December.

Dec 1 - We attended Hayden's basketball game.

Dec 2 - USU vs BYU basketball game - always a great time!

Dec 4 - We went to SLC to see The Savior of The World musical at the Conference Center. A wonderful production about the Savior's birth and death. Much different that I expected (not really sure what I expected) but it was a great musical. Tyler was fascinated with the stage and all of the different things it could do - some parts raised, other parts raised, some parts went down, you get the idea. Tyler tried and tried to figure out how that all worked - glad he had that to entertain himself because he didn't find the play as enjoyable as Todd and I.

Dec 4 - Found out that my brother, Scott, was in a hospital in Las Vegas with a blood clot in his lung. He spent a few days in the hospital before be able to come home. We are so thankful that there wasn't a different outcome to this situation. He is doing better, still has some pain occasionally but is slowly getting back to normal.

Dec 5 - Tyler's basketball game. Emma's baptism and confirmation and a family dinner.

Dec 6 - Gentry's baby blessing.

Dec 7 - Kody, Tyler, and I went to Brooklyn and Sidney's piano recital. It was awesome to see those two cute girls share their talent with us.

Dec 8 - Tyler's Football Banquet at the Logan Golf & Country Club

Dec 9 - My work party at Iron Gate Grill

Dec 10 - Kody had a eye doctor appointment - thankfully he doesn't need glasses -- just needs to wash his eyes out better so the pores don't get clogged.

Dec 11 - Watched Scott's 6th grade team play basketball at 7.
Tyler played basketball at 8.
Kody played basketball at 9.

Dec 12 - Tyler played basketball at 9.
Kody played basketball at 10.
Kody played basketball at 11.
Tyler played basketball at 12.
Ate our lunch and watched Braxton play basketball at 1.
Tyler played basketball at 2.
Watched Scott's 6th grade team play basketball at 3.
Tyler played in the Championship Basketball Game at 4.

Yes -- we watched and played A LOT of basketball in less than 24 hours. We were supposed to go to the Aggie game that night but we were basketballed out -- and you know how much our family LOVES basketball and especially Aggie Basketball but we had had enough! Stayed home Saturday night and it felt wonderful!

Dec 16 - Tyler played basketball at 5:30 and 7:30 and I went with some friends from our ward on a limo ride -- such an adventure. The limo broke down and we had to wait for someone to come and give the battery a jump and then trade cars and then went back to Sophia's to watch a cute chick flick, The Holiday.

Dec 17 - Allred Jackson rented out the entire theatre for the Pickleville Christmas musical. We love Pickleville productions and it is always such a treat to attend them. You would think that this sports family doesn't have any other interests but I never have to beg or plead to go to a Pickleville Production. Pickleville has become a tradition in our family. Summer productions at Bear Lake and the Christmas production on campus.

It's been a few busy, busy weeks but all great memories!