MERRY CHRISTMAS!

THE REES'

CHRISTMAS DAY 2007

Today was a good day. Dave ended up getting home in time to watch the kids enjoy Christmas morning. The kids had a great time and I think Santa treated them quite nicely. After the morning chaos I made breakfast with a few new recipes I collected from family and then off to packing for Mexico I went. Needless to say, my Christmas day was far from relaxing. I packed and did laundry from sun up to sun down. I hate to admit it but I had a hard time just enjoying Christmas this year. It was a little lonely on Christmas Eve knowing all of my family was together in Utah and not having Dave home made it a little harder. Hopefully next year will be a little less stressful and that we can sit together as a family and really enjoy the traditions and blessings of the Holiday season.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Tonight didn't go quite as planned. Dave ended up getting called out to go fly and it really kind of put a damper on the Holiday. Luckily my friend Ginger had invited us over for Christmas Eve. It was a good night with good friends, great food, and even a visit from Santa Claus (courtesy of Bro. New). One of the best parts of the night was that the kids went right to bed and gave Mommy an evening full of peace and quiet. I caught up on all of my TVO and called it a night.

CHRISTMAS SUNDAY

With today being the Sunday before Christmas I decided I needed to wake up, get the kids ready, and get to church on time so we wouldn't miss out on any of the Christmas program. We were on time and we did get to listen to the beautiful sounds of the choir and the sweet Christmas story presented. In Young Women's today I had the chance of listening the our wonderful girl's share their own talents and Christmas stories that they had been practicing throughout the month. All in all it was a good day and a great start to a wonderful week ahead.

SUGAR GLIDERS

We took the crazy task of hitting the mall on Friday. It was insane and tested Daddy's patience to the max. The one positive part of the day other than purchasing the Enchanted soundtrack was meeting these little "Play Pets". These little guys (Sugar Gliders) were in the middle of the mall and of course my kids now just have to have one. It's going to take a lot to talk me into this one though. I'll at least think about it. I haven't had a pet in a long time so it's going to be a big change for me when it happens. It will happen though..........one day!

CARSON'S CLASS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Today was Carson's class Christmas party. They had a ton of fun and ate enough sugar to get them through the holidays. Carson has a fun group of kids in his class. It's kind of the "Melting Pot" of second grade. They have a little Indian girl, Chinese girl and boy, a Russian girl, a Greek girl, and a little girl from Guatemala. I think it's pretty neat that Carson gets the chance to learn about other little children from around the world and their different cultures. They celebrated their Christmas party by eating pizza, playing Christmas Bingo, unwrapping candy with gloves on, and sharing gifts with one another. It's off to Christmas break we go, and no school until the New Year. Yippee for Mommy:)!

A GIRL'S NIGHT OUT!

I've heard lots of cute things about Enchanted through family, friends, and fellow bloggers so I decided to take Cara out for a Mommy-Daughter night and finally see this movie. Cara loved it and I have to admit it kept my attention too. Who can complain about watching "McDreamy" for a couple of hours, right? Really though, I thought it was cute and my Mom told me that the actress who plays Giselle is (was?) actually Mormon. WOW, those Mormon's are sure talented. All in all, Cara and I had a good time and I just might have to buy the soundtrack to this one.