Santa Claus showed up at our ward Christmas party on Dec. 8th and the kids loved him! I was unsure how Ash would respond to a strange guy with a beard but I think all our books about Santa helped. Both kids sat on Santa's lap and Emily told Santa what she and Ashley wanted, 'Polly Pockets'. Both girls will be getting the same so there is less fighting.
Our Christmas travels are underway and we are having fun. We left Utah to Arizona on the 13th and had a great trip. Uncle Garrett got home from his mission to Iowa and he got to meet Ashley for the first time. Emily was very young when he left so she didn't remember him and they also needed to get reacquainted. We went to a Bedford family reunion party on the 15th and had a fun time reuniting with Maegan's cousins and their kids. They called the reunion 'Winter Olympics' and the day was filled with fun and games. Emily, Garrett, Wesley and Grandpa David all won medals for different events. Fun times. We heard Garrett's homecoming talk, which was excellent. Emily threw-up in the middle of church all over mom and Grandpa which made for a really memorable day.
We left from Arizona to Texas on the 18th and have had more fun with the kid's cousins.
