O' Christmas Tree

We made a quick transfer to Christmas by Friday. Friday night we went and saw the HUGE Christmas tree at the District official lighting. In classic Vegas fashion it was accompanied by some good pyrotechnics. There were lots of people which meant that we ended up with Kai and Rori on our shoulders for better viewing but it was pretty neat. Then Saturday night we got our Christmas tree all set up and decorated. It is fun to see the lights and be greeted by its smell when you walk in. I've switched the radios to Christmas music, we've been putting the fireplace to use, and the weather has been contributing by being in a cool spell. We're getting excited for the holidays!

Thanksgiving 2010

Grandma, Grandpa, and Whitney came to visit us for Thanksgiving. We hadn't seen them since August so we were super excited to have them. We had a great time and got to do lots of fun things with them like visiting some of our favorite restaurants, doing some shopping, lots of playing and chasing games, making some holiday projects, kid show and football watching, going to see the movie Tangled, and on and on! Grandma and I even went and volunteered at Kai's classroom Thanksgiving Feast while Grandpa watched Whitney and Rori one day. Our Thanksgiving meal was yummy and we enjoyed sharing some of our new favorite dishes with them. We were all sad to see them go but it sure is nice to have them come visit. Thanks for making the trip!








*Rori is not in these Santa pictures per her strong request to not get near the big guy in the red suit. Thus, Kai had lots of time to get in his serious and detailed requests.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Yesterday was Lance's official birthday. Kai did a great job keeping everyone informed that it was his Dad's birthday- including people like the grocery store cashier. We took him some lunch and cheesecake at work and then made him dinner and a cake for home. Kai put himself in charge of the cake decorating and worked very hard on his masterpiece. It ended up being pretty yummy! Hope you had a good birhthday L!

Philadelphia Trip

Lance and I spent this last long weekend in Philadelphia. He was attending a Legal History conference there with one of his professors. We had a free flight voucher that we needed to use by the end of the month so we decided to have me join him. It was fun to get away and spend a little time celebrating his birthday.

This was the first time we had left both kids overnight ever and I think we did quite well. Lance's Mom and Dad came down and watched them here in Vegas for us which was so nice. They seemed to have had a blast and did all sorts of things that we have yet to do here.

Here are a few pictures of us exploring the historical sites in Philadelphia taken with Lance's cell phone:

Our 1st Trip Back

We headed back to SLC for the first time since we moved over long Veteran's Day weekend. We were super excited for this trip and it was great. We stopped in Cedar City for a dinner break on the way there and got excited by the rush of cold air and snowflakes falling. The kids did well on the drive- thank you DVD's!

In Salt lake there was still a little color on some of the trees and there were hints of winter coming soon in the cool air and snow on the Mountains. It was strange to have some moments where we felt like we hadn't been gone at all. We had been a little nervous about the trip making us homesick and it did make our hearts long to be back there, but we also left feeling that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing for right now.

We had a great time seeing family and friends and are already looking forward to our next trip back.

Cousin Loving:






Working on Christmas Crafts with Grandma:




Kai and Mom's Walk Around the Neighborhood: (Daddy was studying and Rori was napping)







Fort Building with the Wilkinson's:




On the Way Out with Their Grandma Candy Bags: