beach and DISNEYLAND here we come!

after christmas we headed off to sunny california. spent some time at the beach. the kids loved that. ellie found a lot of sea shells to add to her collection. sarah and zac loved the waves hitting them and got soaking wet. it was cute. it was fun to have chad's mom and his brother and fam with us. we had a great time. the next day we all went to disneyland which really is a magical experience. everyone loved it. we got there at 8 am and didn't leave until 12 pm. what a fun experience for our family. we hope to go again soon.

christmas is joy

we celebrated jesus birth by acting out the manger scene. ellie was the heavenly angle zac was joseph sarah was mary cousins were the shepard and donkey. and the two wise guys in the back were chad and his brother. it was very fun. i hope the kids get the point to this story. i am very grateful for the saviour and what he went through and did for me and all of us. christmas is a great time of year to think about how much you love family and friends. thank you everyone for being a part of our lives. we love you and miss you all.

our christmas vacation

we got to go to arizona for christmas. it was very warm(compared to utah). we went to the park and on a little hike. it was great to see grandma b and pap ray. we miss them but i can see why they love it there (so warm and dry). later chad's brother and wife and kids came to join us right before christmas. it was so wonderful to see them. kids grow up so fast.