Snow Fun

Dec.22, 2008
Bailee finally got to play in the snow for a bit, and she enjoyed herself.

Catching snowflakes on her tounge....

Standing in the snow with her boots.....

A neighbor asked her if she'd made a snow angel yet. Of course, she didn't know what that was. I tried to explain it, finally I just laid her down in the snow and moved her arms and legs back and forth. She thought it was fun for a minute. Then she wanted up, and well...she hasn't wanted to "be a snow angel" since.

Some more pics from Christmas

Luke downloaded the pictures to the computer today. I just hadn't got to it yet, but I thought I'd share some of the favorites.

The tea set! Bailee was thrilled when she opened it. She couldn't wait to get the packaging off and start playing.

She loves to put everything in the microwave, especially the chocolate.

Opening Mr. Potato Head. What interesting creations she's come up with!

Finally, meet Gussy. Grammy and Grampy created a cute puppy dog at Build-A-Bear in New York. She is darling, and Bailee loves her. Especially since she can't see her 'big Gus' everyday.

Simplify and Enjoy

I've been thinking a lot about goals for the new year. What do I want to happen, where do I want to be, what do I want to accomplish?? I've written down my list and I really am going to work on them every day. I usually get discouraged when setting goals, because I feel like I'm setting my self up for disappointment. But I read a really, really simple statement recently and it finally hit me. In the October 2008 New Era and then again in the Brand New Year celebration video, Sister Elaine S. Dalton challenged the Youth to do 3 things. One of which was reading the Book of Mormon for 5 minutes per day, and then she said "If you miss a day, just start again." I don't know why, after all these years, that had never clicked. I always had the attitude that if I missed a day I hadn't met my goal and it was over. Duh! Just start again. So even though I've made a really good list of things to work on this year....and for life....I know that I'll slip up and it's ok because I can start again. After re-reading my list and thinking about the goals that I've set, I've also come to the conclusion that there are many areas of my life that I just need to simplify. I have a tendency to make things harder and more time consuming than they need to be. So at the top of my list I am writing the words "Simplify" and "EnJOY".

Santa's Visit

Santa dropped by our house before we headed down to Grammy and Grampy's. Bailee was so funny going downstairs to see what he brought. It was so cute when she saw her kitchen. "Ahhhhhhh For me?? A Kitchen?" She was super fun to watch going through her stocking and opening her other presents. All she had been asking for was a 'tea party like Kinley's', so Luke and I pulled through on that one. We saved it for last, and she couldn't have been more pleased. It was hard to get her to leave her fun new toys to head out to Nevada.

Esplin Family Christmas Party

We went to the Esplin Family Christmas party on the 22nd of January. It was actually the first one that I've been too. As is the case at all Esplin family events....the food was great, the company was better, and the entertainment is hard to beat.

First up....a round of "The 12 Days of Christmas, Hawaiian Style". Bailee got to hold the "Big Fat Pig" sign. I had never heard this version before...

Bailee and Luke also participated in the re-enactment of the Nativity. Bailee was an Angel...


Bailee said to me..."Mom, that is the biggest magic wand I've ever seen!"
...and Luke was one of the Wisemen. I didn't get a shot of him ridding in on the camel.

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