In DECEMBER we celebrated

The Rain

The rain is a treat here and I guess that Luke has never seen an umbrella before because he got biggest grin on his face when I handed one to him.

My Birth
We went to out for a fun Greek dinner and Uncle Micah was in town for babysitting duty while we went to Twilight of course.

An Early Christmas Present

Oooh, a wonderful, manly, purple kitchen set sent to us from Grandma Linda. Which he loves. We had been eyeing the pretty, red Costco one but this one keeps him entertained for a lot longer with all of the fun features like a blender. This is such a winner. Good buy Ma Linda.
My Utah B-Day Party
Amy and Micah made the cake. Boy was it ever to tasty and pretty. I am so craving a bite right now.For some reason they were watching a movie and snuggling like this. It was very sweet. I think that they missed each other.

Christmas Eve
Anthony the Shepard. (The font size is having a mind of its own and won't go back to small)The greatest Great-great-grandma in the world! Grandma Roselle is 96 and going strong. Wittier and funnier than ever. Her secret is lots of chocolate and coke. I need to do a whole post on her soon. I love her.
Luke getting nervous as Santa walks in.He was so cute. He waited and waited and waited for all of the millions of cousins and finally Santa said "well it's time for me to go now." Oh, no. His tiny present was hidden but we finally found it. He jumped on up with a little smirk on his face.

It looks like he is going to throw that worthless Winnie the Pooh but it is actually his most cherished toy still to this day. Good boy.

Christmas Morning

The Snow

Luke and my mom shoveling

Sledding with the Snows, Jordan, Camilla and Danny. This is was a hit with Luke. I was surprised that he liked the snow so much. Hence the many pictures and big smiles.
The brothers trying to do something? I guess pile on top of each other. There is Jordan flying off.

Jo and Co. Such cute newlyweds.

A New Year

Utah game. Dave loves this picture for obvious reasons- Utah game, Vranes jersey in the back, Luke grinning. I do not- pictures taken under you never are flattering. But, ending one year and celebrating a brand new year is always so exciting to me.

and last we celebrated Getting Home To The Sunshine