Christmas 2014 Came and Went

So over the 2014 holiday season

I really let everyone down, mostly myself!

I forgot to take any pictures!

Seriously!

I am posting ALL of the pictures I took in December.

This is when I was driving to work on December 3rd.

I thought it was beautiful!

 This little gem was taken on the 5th and is of

the lobby at work, all set up for our party.

 At least this one contains loved ones.

Audrey, Karen, Courtney, and Paige joined Mark and I for

the First Presidency Christmas Devotional.

 The Tabernacle decked out for the devotional.

 I took this of one of the nativity sets displayed

in the JSMB - this one if from Italy - 

and I took it for Paige!

 Then finally on the 11th we bought

 and decorated our tree.

 Then Courtney did "the pose" with the finished product.

 Then on the 12th we attended the Tabernacle

Choir Christmas Concert.

 I pretended to want a picture of the family

but I really was taking this of the people seated next to Paige.

I took this to show Carolyn (my office mate)

that we sat right next to her brother.

 

 These are of Big Bird directing the Choir.

 Just trying to get a good one.

 This is of all the performers with the choir

but it isn't easy to see anything!

 Then we got to go meet Mayvis and see Jentri and her cute little family!

 Somewhere around the 15th we finally decorated the house

and I took this to show Paige we had accomplished this fete!

 This is a picture of our Christmas Eve dinner table.

Wouldn't it be so much better with the people?

 This is on Christmas day. My dear friend Peggy

made these and sent them to us for Christmas. 

I wanted this picture to post on Facebook so Peggy could see

that they arrived safely and are loved!

 This is Mark

 and this is Paige

playing with their new Spirograph.

 This supposed to be of my darling ring that Paige

gave me for Christmas - it has a C and a P on it.

It's kind of like a mothers ring for me!

When I look at this picture though all I see is my ugly

old dry wrinkled hand. But I figured, hey, it probably

isn't going to get any prettier so . . .

 Here is a picture of Mom from Christmas.

She is playing Free Cell.

 Here are the girls using Paige's new

gel nail kit.

 Here is Mark napping in his new PJ's.

 This beautiful composition is some app on my

Christmas present - iPad. I took the last 4 pictures just to 

try out my new iPad camera.

 Then it was New Year's Eve

 at The Old Spaghetti Factory.

With some fun family:

Mark and Linda, Lynn, Priscilla, and the four of us!

I feel so bad that I didn't take any pictures of the family parties, 

the opening of the gifts, the gifts after the opening, or anything.

I am happy to have the few pictures I do though!

It was a great holiday and 2015 is going to be a wonderful year!

Thankful in St. George!

We were lucky enough to have the condo

over Thanksgiving this year!

The day before Thanksgiving we had some fun visitors.

Amber, Aren, Cael, Jake, and Scott

Amber, Cael, Jake and Grandma

 Cousins!

 

Silly - Paige, Amber, and Courtney

 

Sillier still - Cael and the girls

And Ben

 We promptly put him - and everyone else - 

to work making pies! 

 

 Here is Mom setting the table on Thursday.

 Ticket to Ride is a Thanksgiving must.

Paige's celery family.

 Ben performing surgery on the rolls.

 Chef Courtney and her green beans

and Mark - probably cleaning.

 Then it was time to eat!

 Paige, Ben and Courtney 

 Jennifer - from South Africa - experiencing

her first Thanksgiving ever!

 The best part was our 6 pies for 7 people. 

Isn't this the cutest?

(photo cred bennyptweets)

 The weather was wonderful.

Snow Canyon was as spectacular as usual.

 The Nativity and temple lights were great.

And we got to enjoy them with more Woods!

   Mikaela, Mercedes, Madison, Courtney and Paige

My cool cat kids enjoying the Dixie Bowl.

I was busy having so much fun I didn't take enough pictures!

No pictured but those who joined in the fun over the weekend:

Tony, Cyndi, Mackenzie, Amelia, and Ace - and of course me.

Pumpkins and stuff

 Halloween 2014!

 We carved.

 Mark hollowed. 

 End product

Mark, Courtney, Lisa

Paige could not join us. :-(

 

For Halloween we had a work of art and a pineapple! 

 Then there was an accident in my oven!

Luckily the plastic came up in two pieces.

Mark thinks he is pretty funny - and I do too!

And it has been really cold

especially when you are sitting outside

watching people play football.