a quick trip

Jason and I made a quick trip to Riverton this weekend. We have been planning a trip to the Oquirr Mountain Temple for quite some time now, and we finally went. We have been looking forward to this trip for a while. Jason and I both were very excited when Friday finally came. We hurried down to the temple on Friday night and had an enjoyable experience there. That is one beautiful temple!

This trip was great because we went to the temple, and we got to visit with FAMILY! Rob and Kelsie were so nice to let us just drop in and stay the night. Those two are awesome. When we arrived, Kelsie just happened to be pulling scookies out of the oven, and we visited until we were all yawning and readying for bed. They were very good to us and we are so grateful that they let us sleep at their house.

The next morning, Jason and I were greeted by three cute little girls at the top of the stairs. We had a wonderful breakfast with them (that Jason is still talking about). And, we played a stimulating game of Zingo! with the twins. Emi and Lizzie are pros at the game.

While we were playing, I was talking to Rob and Kelsie and making faces at Alisa and I wasn't paying too much attention to the game. I didn't really think those girls would notice, because Jason was playing with them, but they did. Emi kept asking me, "Umm...when are you going to sit down?" and "Could you sit down now?" A while later, I was still not paying close attention to the happenings of the game, and Lizzie began to just play for me. Thanks for helping me out, Lizzie. Next time, I will be more focused on the game.

I was also taking pictures of them and they didn't want to just be in the photo. They wanted to take the photo. So, these are the highlights of the pictures that they took of us. They giggled at Jason's funny faces and asked to take more and more pictures of him (I guess I'm not that fun to take a picture of). Yes, there is a picture of my mid section. Emi took it. Who needs to see my face??We left shortly after we played our games. On our way home, we stopped at Brandon and Jenn's house and visited for a while. I actually think that we surprised them. While we were there, we saw another cute little girl. We had a nice visit with them as well.
It was quick trip, but it was great!

Christmas in Review Part 2

This year, Jason and I celebrated our Christmas a day early. On Christmas Eve, Jason and I opened our presents from each other and found that Santa had filled our stockings. He must have known that Jason and I would be out of town that night. Jason bought me a beautiful pearl necklace and some clothing items that I have been asking for. Isn't he wonderful? I gave Jason a drill and circular saw that he has been wanting for quite some time. Now, I can put him to work. Great. It was a perfect Christmas Eve morning.

Please excuse the crazy-looking morning pictures below. I look absolutely lovely in the morning.

Then, it was off to Burley to celebrate. We got to Burley and spent that afternoon with family. Jason and I even went to the church and played some ball. If I remember right, I won each game...actually Jason LET me win. On Christmas Eve night, Grandpa Morley read the Christmas story from the Bible. Although this year he gave the "shortened version." Afterwards, the girls went downstairs to wrap presents. There was wrapping paper, tape, and boxes everywhere. I guess the girls get together and do this every year. It's a fun tradition. Then, we played games and watched movies late into the night.On Christmas morning, we woke up and found ourselves opening more gifts. Jason and I got cloths, a dutch oven, some books, and home decorations. We were seriously so spoiled! That day we played new games. I read almost half of one of my books (I love it--more to come on the book later). Jason played ball with his brother-in-law at the church (it's more of a competition than when playing with me). We also watch new movies and enjoyed each other's company. It was a fun weekend to be with family and celebrate Christmas.