the perfect snow

We had the perfect snow storm. It was very wet snow so Seth made himself a fort or barricade all by himself. It is pretty big for a little kid to make alone. Then the 3 little boys had fun destroying it.

So we think we can dance....

One of our favorite Family Home Evening activities is to have dance contests. Dane even gets into it. I know we look very funny, but it is a great time.

Our Christmas Tree-- Douglas

So I'm a little bit behind in posting about Christmas. We decorated our tree and Oliver named him Douglas because it is a Douglas Fir. Seth got the honor of putting the star on this year.

Jeff thinks I'm crazy

So I guess I was ready for Christmas because exactly 1 week before Christmas I ripped the wallpaper off our front entryway. It was peeling at the edges so badly that each time I passed by I'd rip a bit off. I was planning on doing the whole project right after Christmas. I guess the peeling was really getting to me. Now it looks so much better. I did a faux technique with venitian plaster to give the wall a textured look. It turned out different than I thought it would, but I really like it. It looks marble and is very smooth. Now the problem is I think it would be really cool up our staircase. However it takes three steps and is more time consuming, but wow it would look awesome. I'll let you know what I decide.

Step 1

Step 3-- Seth helping

I think you can see the final product in this pic.

Cherry Road Concert

Each year the third and fourth grades give a choral concert for Christmas. It is very sweet to hear all the kids singing together. The clips below show Bryant singing "Peace Like a River". You can't really see him in the clip-- Sorry.
Oliver's grade sang in Spanish, "Ay Ay Ay Ay" Both boys did great. The younger boys were very good but wiggly listeners. That is why the clips are a bit wiggly.

Ugly Sweater Party

We had a great time sporting our ugly sweaters. But alas we didn't win the ugliest. Is that good or bad?

it is official

It is official Jeff has a job in South Jordon, UT with South Valley ENT. He is very excited about the partners he'll be working with in the practice. The rest of us are excited to be close to family again.