I had the best day today: December 2010

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Santa is coming to town!

Okay so this Christmas was really special. Bobby and Sarah are living with us so we got to share it with the little girls. I have never been so excited to write Santa a letter, or to leave out cookies and carrots for the reindeer's. I felt like I was 5 again. Tucking them into bed was so exciting... I couldn't wait for the sun to come up. Sophie kept asking what time Santa was coming, and Chloe knew that she had to fall asleep for him to get there. Opening presents was hilarious. Chloe got Sophie a Justin Bieber shirt, and it blew he little 3 year old mind. As soon as she unwrapped it, she folded it and ran in her room and put it safely in the dresser... Then came out to open the rest of the presents. Later she put it on, and it was like a 13 year old was walking around. Way to funny. That night the missionaries came over and we played games and just had a lovely Christmas together. Oh yeah.... WE TALKED TO ELDER ROCK, who is doing fantastic. It was a perfect Christmas day.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas EVE

Every year we spend Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa's. I don't think any of us stop laughing when we are together. Plus we had Taylor's boyfriend over this year... it was quite the night. And the viewing of the Thanksgiving video. Can you say party? Because that is what it was.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Temple Lights!

A TRADITION

Every year my family gets together to for dinner and then we go to the Temple and look at all the lights. This has been going on forever, and is such a fun catch-up time. The Miller's came to dinner this year with us. It was everyone I wanted to see at one dinner. I have to admit though, this year there was SO much going on... I hardly even ate. And the kids were EVERYwhere. The poor waiters..... ;D

Thursday, December 16, 2010

I might be famous.

So at my school most tests are taken in the testing center. And during finals week it is CRAZY in there! Online you can go and look at "testing center line conditions". And it shows you a currently view of the line. My roommates at home took a picture of me in line. :]

Monday, December 13, 2010

Goodbye for the semester!

So our closing social for church was outside our apartment. Bishop Reed also owns Reed's Dairy. This happens to be a wonderful blessing for us. It means everytime we have a ward get together, there is icecream! So this particular night Hailey, Meg, Michelle, Kels and I (my roommates) all went out to eat. So extremely fun. Then we came home for icecream.

Brother Harris gave us WAY to much icecream, we never complained. And Bishop Reed gave our apartment a bunch of gallons of his famous chocolate milk!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Ugly Sweater Party

We looked awesome!

[notice my WINK!]

We built a ginger cracker manger

We may have eaten to much sugar?

Monday, December 6, 2010

Thanksgiving.

Had to wait to post this until the Premier!!
Enjoy :D
p.s. I just love my family.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Fast Sunday Dinner

We went to Hailey's house for our Sunday dinner and watched the First Presidency Christmas Fireside. It was a lovely visit. I just love her parents, and the fact she has a library in her house. That is the coolest thing I have ever seen, hands down.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Get out your tape,

Christmas time is HERE!

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I had the best day today