Thank you for being such a good example to us all ...
(You can scroll down to the bottom of the page to stop the music)
Also, My friend, Elise Soukup, writes for Newsweek and this is an article she wrote on the future of the church.
Yesterday was Shae's birthday. We weren't able to go to the party but we were kind of dissapointed to hear that she only nibbled at her cake ... we were hoping she would put her face in it. Shae is the cutist little girl, she's loves to say hi, dance to grandma's loud music, pull funny faces at the camera and is bravely walking from one standing object to the next. We loved seeing her at Christmas and we can't wait till we get to see her again. Each time we see her she has grown and her little personality is more developed. We can't wait for the day when she will get to talk to us over the phone. We love you Shae!!
I know Christmas and New Year's have already come and gone and I'm way behind on the posting but I'm starting my new year's resolutions a little late this year, so lets hope I can do better. After going home and talking with family and friends I realized that a lot of you check our blog you just never comment. So I will try to do a better job for all of you silent stalkers out there.
Our Christmas was wonderful. Jason turned in his last final the day before we left so on Friday we were able to enjoy the lights of the city before we headed out of town. After a long day of flying (remind me never to book a flight with layovers again) we arrived in Utah to a beautiful winter wonderland. Last year when we went home there was no snow and I felt a little cheated. It snows in New York but after the fifty million cabs drive through it it just doesn't look as nice. So this year I was so happy to see Utah the way it should be at Christmas.
We spent Christmas eve and Christmas day going back and forth between families. We are so grateful they all live so close so we can enjoy the special day with everyone. The highlights of Christmas this year was watching Shea open all of her presents from grandpa and grandma (3/4 of the presents under the tree were hers), the Wii was a HUGE hit and worth the pain of having to lug it from NY to Utah and back again and Nicole and Josh's wedding. Unfortunately we had a little scare when grandpa Larry had a heart attack the day after Nicole's wedding but we were all so glad that we were able to be there for him and happy to hear that the recovery is going well.
Now I know the real reason everyone checks the blog is to see the pictures and this year I took a bunch ... enjoy!!
Grandpa and Shea
Shea pulling a funny face while riding her new zebra
The boys playing a mean game of Wii Tennis (Trevor was the champion)
Mitch and Griffin being rockstars
Nicole and Josh after they just came out of the temple
The Twins
The McKnights
Jason's family
The whole family
The girls
The boys
Sisters
Temple Square
Grandpa and Shea again
Shea's smiles
Ricky rocking out
