New Year's Eve 2015

We didn't have much going on this New Years Eve. We came back from Cheyenne before New Years cause we had a performance of Savior of the World. The Manuels and my parents went to Boston and they weren't back yet. We decided to go downtown have dinner and just hang out till midnight. We went to a concert at the tabernacle and heard Dallyn Bayles who played Joseph in Savior of the World.

They invited all of the previous full time missionaries up front and we had to send Jenner.

We walked around the visitor's centers and watched the family presentation. We were glad to have Jenner and Carina with us!

It was cold but we were all together and we were having lots of fun!

When we came home we did steel wool fireworks. Jenner showed us how to do them. And these pictures don't do them justice but it looks awesome!!!

Welcome 2016

Gracie's 9th Birthday

9 years old! Time is going way too fast and my baby is growing up! This year with the Star Wars craze Gracie became obsessed with BB8 from the movie. She got a BB8 suitcase from Santa and then we had to make her a BB8 cake for her birthday.

We got to celebrate her birthday with all her Cheyenne cousins. This doesn't happen often but it's fun!

Happy Birthday cute Gracie! We are so glad to have you in our family!

We also got to celebrate back home a week later.

Christmas in Cheyenne

We haven't been to Cheyenne for Christmas in a while but this year Jef and his family was going to be there along with everyone else so we decided to go. Because of Savior of the World we weren't able to go until Dec. 24 and we had to come back before new year's but it was so fun to be able to go and spend time with everyone there.

We made paches before going so that we could have them for Christmas Eve.

After dinner we all went to the basement and opened presents. It was crazy and chaotic with all the kids but it was so fun and just as I remember it when all our kids were little.

We love grandma and grandpa and we are grateful for all that they do for us!!! They are great examples Christlike love!

Santa

Waiting to come up and see what Santa brought...

Gracie got a BB8 suitcase from Santa

Only four kids but we were anxiously waiting for Hermana Sidney to call us. That was the best present ever in my book!

It was pure joy to see Sidney and to see her so happy! She is enjoying her mission so much! She is always so positive and it makes me so happy to know that she is happy!

This family picture will have to do for this year.

Right after Sidney we got to talk to Elder Trevar serving in Brazil.

The girls playing Headbands game

We all got to go on a wagon ride through all of these lights. It was soooo cold but fun and we even got hot chocolate afterwards!

All of us went to see Star Wars together! Fun times!!!

Coming back home! We had a fun week!!!

Thanksgiving

We had a fun Thanksgiving with lots of family. It doesn't get better than that! Tron & Lara came down from Idaho, we had the Manuel's, my parents, Jenner, Leonora and Eric, and us (minus Sidney).

Looks pretty comfy! Zildy is probably looking at the Black Friday or Brown Thursday sales.

Lots of yummy food.

The kids/teens table.

The singles table.

The married tables.

So the ward missionaries had a lofty idea to "Fill the Manger". We put together lots of service projects like serving the homeless, collecting blankets for a youth center, and giving bags of food to an elementary school. We did all of these acts of service and then encouraged members of our ward to do their own acts of service also. Everytime someone did an act of service they would put a straw in the manger. We first made small mangers for every family in the ward, painted them and passed them out. We also put together this big manger that was put at a corner central to the ward. It was an awesome project. We did not think we would be able to reach the goal for the elementary school but slowly and surely we did. Our ward is just amazing! 

Cee Ryle had his wisdom teeth taken out on black Friday. He doesn't care about shopping anyways!

Our thankful wall!!!

I know we are so silly. We had to send a picture to Sidney.

At City Creek after Savior of the World

We also went to the Family History Center. They have a new area where you can find out all kinds of fun and interesting facts about your name, family, etc.