Festival of Trees

Took the kids to the Festival of Trees in Sandy this evening. I could have stayed another hour, but Matt was hungry and grey was being a total turd.

They had hundreds of drees decorated to the nines and for sale, all the proceeds go to Primary Children's hospital. There was one tree that made me cry. Most of these trees were made in honor of someone who died, and a lot of the displays had a picture of the person who had passed. One tree was adorable and had a Care bears theme. Very colorful and cute as can be, in the display was a picture of the little girl it was made in memory of, a cute blonde little giorl who passed away the day before her third birthday. The idea of the milestone, just missed, of such a tiny little life, gone, the sadness her family must have felt and the feelings they have ahd to work through and also live with. Something about her passing just the day before
turning three...It was heartbreaking and it affected me.

My favorite tree was one done up in a ladybug theme, and the picture of the little girl it was made in memory of, had her wearing a Minnie Mouse polka dot dress and they had a sign by her picture that read "our little ladybug" and the tree was incredible loking, very creative and one of the coolest themed ones there, even though it also was associated with a little girl who will never know how many lives she touched in her short life. It was a really neat thing to attend and I am going to make it a tradition and go every year, but I will only bring those who will appreciate it and will want to linger. There were gingerbread houses and wreaths and all sorts of holiday crafts, but mostly- trees. Hundreds of incredible trees, and each with a story and connected to a life, gone too soon. Bittersweet, but beautiful.

Winners!

Greyson was an honorable mention, and Romy won first place in the Reflections contest.

I thought Grey's was the cooler of the two projects, but I was not one of the judges. What makes me the most proud of how the kids did is that my kids do almost every aspect of the projects by themselves.

So anyway- I am proud of Grey and Romy. It's the first trophy Romy has ever won and she was beaming.

It's Officially Christmas Season

Jingle all the Way, Parker.

Thanksgiving

I am Thankful for so many things, all of which I am too tired to list today.

One party down, three to go.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas cookies

Mirror in the Bathroom

You can't see his face, but it's only a cell phone picture snapped from last night- Matt and I went and saw The English Beat at The Depot.

What an interesting mix of people, most were our age and older, there were all sorts and one really fat lady who had to be about 45 took her shirt off and sported a lacy red bra until security made her get dressed. Matt and I danced & danced 6 feet from the stage until it was over, came home and crashed- we're officially old.

Sunday Dinners

Even though Zane looks like a moron and Grey was trying to hide-- having Sunday dinners every week after FHE is a good thing. This week it was BBQ chicken, salad, baked potatoes and pineapple upside down cake. Good stuff.

Matt

So cute. Even if he is dressed like Orville Reddenbacher.

Disney

First pic is of me and Tamara, this is the second time I have been out to dinner with her where I had to runout and puke,lol. Sorry Tam. I'm insane.

Second pic is Matt on the teacup ride. He does not enjoy spinning rides, but he'd rather spin than spend 10 minutes apart,lol. I love that about him.

The last one is the same picture everyone takes at the Disneyland entrance, not creative or clever, but

standard.

We had so so much fun, just what we needed after the crap we endured with last month.