Temple Square Lights

Christmas night we drove up to Crystal's place in a snow storm.  Glad Harold and Crystal was driving.  Friday we rode the Trax up to see the Christmas lights on Temple Square.  We were not prepared for how cold it was.  We walked for awhile and then went into the mall or stores to get warm.  Crystal got some great pictures.  Here is a few I took.

 Sunday we headed back to John's to go to church with them.  We got to see Daniel pass the Sacrament since he turned 12 on Dec. 15th.  They ordained him right after his birthday so he could go to the temple to do baptisms with the Young Men and Young Women.  He loved it.

Christmas 2014

We decided to spend Christmas with John's family and Crystal this year.  We went over a day earlier than planned so we could stop in and see Kenny and Melanie.  Had a great visit with them.  Christmas Eve we got a motel room in Springville to spend the night along with Crystal.  We decided we needed our beauty rest :)  Christmas Eve and Christmas we spent with John and Pam's family.  Pam cooked all day Wednesday and then Thursday shared cooking duties with John.  Pam made 6 pies that were absolutely fabulous and then made several different kinds of cookies along with pumpkin rolls.  Our waist lines will never be the same.  Pam had us all organized for the evening.  We made gingerbread houses, had dancing in the dark with glo sticks, and then the kids acted out the Nativity while John read the story out of the Bible and Book of Mormon.  We laughed so hard watching the kids dance.  Levi has moves that rival John Travolta in Stayin' Alive.

Christmas Day, John fixed a huge breakfast of homemade biscuits and eggs.  Pam was trying to keep the kids organized as they opened presents but that lasted for about two presents and the free for all was on.  It snowed all Christmas Day so we did get our White Christmas.

Pam got everyone pajamas and socks.  The kids also wrote out their testimonies on a piece of paper and then drew a picture on the back for us to put in our keepsake journal at home.  Here are a few pictures.

Shannon playing a game with John Jr

 Pam cooking big time.  Yum

 John, Levi, Caleb, Ryan, and Daniel playing Angry Birds Transformers

 Gingerbread houses 

 Crystal and kids showing off their new p.j.s

 Harold trying to style for Christmas

 Found John Jr. asleep in the box

 Snow fun

 Shannon building a snow cave

Thanks John and Pam for a great Christmas!