A few gems from my iPhone camera

All it took was one little cold snap with a light snow and we were in the Christmas spirit!  We made hot chocolate, lit a fire, got in our jammies and spent the afternoon cozying up together.  I have no problem with cold weather ... it means Christmas is coming!

Good thing Elle's nails don't really look like this, but her spelling of pedicure alone might win her a trip to the nail salon.  Cracks me up.

Notice anything different about Haley??  No braces, baby!

Nana came to visit at Halloween time.  These grandkids couldn't love her any more if they tried.

We need to visit Temple Square more often.  Elle was definitely moved by this amazing room.

Had a fun get-together with some of Mike's high school friends.  I adore all of their amazing wives, too.  It's always interesting to me to see where life takes people.  We ladies talked over dinner (yes, we did sit guys at one end, girls at the other -- we laughed at ourselves but it made for fun conversation) about jobs, testimonies, raising great kids who sometimes struggle with very, very hard things, financial ups & downs...  Love these great people.

Turning 15 meant that Christian could officially get his learner's driver's permit.  He studied up with a great neighbor who taught driver's ed for years and then passed the test with flying colors!


Then he drove me to lunch. :)  Look out Bountiful!