The Joys of Christmas

For Christmas this year, we went to Venice and Glenwood. We arrived there on the 21st of December and returned home New Year's Day. We had a lot of fun and got to spend a lot of time with family. It was nice to come home though. While there, my brother's family was sick for the first part with the flu. Three days after Christmas I ended up with it. My dad, mom, and Shanelle got sick as well. Brax had a cold and luckily Branden didn't get sick. While there, we attended the Venice Ward Christmas party. It was quite entertaining. It was fun to see friends and enjoy the time with my whole family. We spent Christmas Eve with the Andersons. The kids acted out the nativity. We had dinner and opened presents with the family as well. Christmas Day we woke up and opened presents at my parents. Following that, we went to my grandma and grandpa Spencer's to have breakfast and open presents. Cara was sick Christmas day so we went to her house and visited her. After that we went to the Andersons and had lunch with the family. New Year's Eve Branden and I played games and hung out at the Anderson's with our friends Jared and Athena. Braxten and his Cowley cousins had a sleep over at Grandma's. We had a lot of fun while there!



We were all spoiled this year for Christmas. Brax got PJS (4 pr), a bike, movies (3), golf clubs, a plasma car, baseball target game, file folder games, clothes, Kung Zhu pets, and a Spongebob Snuggie. Branden got an Ipod Touch for work and play. I got a Shark Steam Mop, Ramona and Beezus, key pad for the garage, a necklace, and some lotion. We also got 4 cookbooks and a Family Home Evening Chart. We were all very spoiled by our loved ones. Besides gifts, we were blessed to have the time to spend with family. The times we spend with those we love are more valuable than any gift we may receive. Thanks everyone for a wonderful time.


New Year's Day we had the Spencer family Christmas party. It was fun to visit with most of my cousins and all my aunts and uncles. We ate lunch, opened our ornaments and got our home made chocolates from Grandpa and Grandma. This year it was held at the Venice school house. We talked, skated, and the kids rode whatever things they could find. After the party, we finished packing the car and headed home.




We have also been doing a little babysitting. Most of it has been for friends. One time was for a lady I didn't know. It was a 7 month old that was teething and he screamed for 2 hours. It made me wonder about having more children. I didn't have much patience for screaming and not being able to calm him. I am returning to the doctor on Wednesday. I'm sure I'll update after that appointment.