Merry Christmas, Part Deux

I'm so glad we were able to spend time with so many of those we love this holiday season and sad that we missed a few of you. We had a very excellent Christmas holiday, made even better by the knowledge that our offer on the house in Enoch was accepted! I just got word today that the appraisal is done and we might be able to close as soon as January 8th.

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with the Douglas' in Hurricane. It was wonderful to have Grandma Wood as well as Cec & Diane, Tommy & Hani, Jim & Jess, and Zack & Trevor. We watched Mr. Kruger's Christmas, read stories, sang songs, and just had a great time the night before Christmas.

Christmas morning Lincoln shocked us by being wide awake at 5:00 AM (which he never does), so we have to assume he realized it was Christmas. His big present was a Little Tikes pick-up truck just his size. We were are waiting with baited breath to see a big reaction, but in typical mellow Lincoln style he just stared at it for a minute and then casually sauntered over to take it for a spin. We know he liked it though, because he refused to get out of the truck, refused to open any other presents, and basically ignored the rest of us for the first couple of hours after he got it. It's definitely true love. He even goes so far as to include his truck when he makes the rounds with goodnight hugs & kisses. It's hysterical!

Nate & I had fun too... he got the new Call of Duty game he'd been drooling over and I got a beautiful cashmere sweater. More than anything though it was fun to enjoy Lincoln's reactions!!! After pigging out all day we heading to Parowan and did a family gift exchange there and then we headed to Cedar to go see Sherlock Holmes. It was great to be able to spend time with both our families.

We hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season as well!

Lincoln & Cousin Trevor watching Mr. Kruger's Christmas

Behold the Christmas bounty! This is all of Lincoln's stuff.

Back to the Future: An oldie, but a goodie!

What you lookin' at Willis??

Merry Christmas!

Lincoln learned a new phrase on the way to Grandma's house. He's a pretty cute kid, if I do say so myself.

Winter Wonderland

My brother Nate got married a year ago to a lovely gal Cynthia (you may remember a note of panic in a wedding cake post around that time) and I am so proud to say that they were sealed today as a family (including little Xander).

Any of you who know me know that I love to plan parties and I can be a bit of a theme Nazi when it gets right down to it. It should come as no surprise that I ended up being the unofficial wedding planner for the open house they opted to have in honor of the big event.

To set the stage, the theme was a winter wonderland (no blaring Christmas references or reindeer sweaters) with shades of blue, silver, and white. It was at my parents new house and was created by a team of highly skilled professionals (including my Dad & little bro) that I bossed around something fierce these last few days. It turned out lovely, if I do say so myself!

Here are some pictures:

The rumors are true...

...we've moved!

Just a few days after my vent we got the call that everything was finalized and we signed the papers that night. It's a huge relief, but we are totally homeless at the moment. We've been bouncing around (first at Nate's parents house and now at my parent's house) while we search for a new abode.

We've had a plethora of offers out on the table, but none of them have panned out (definitely not for lack of trying, let me tell you). Our top contender of the moment has been on our books since August and we still haven't received an answer to our offer because it's a short sale that has been delayed up the wazoo. The last we heard we *might* hear something before Christmas, but since we've been told "just another week" about 10 times, we aren't placing any bets.

Here's the lowdown of our number one pick of the moment: 3 bed/3 bath on a 1/2 acre with a detached shop and shed. It's fully landscaped and fenced and has a finished basement to boot. It's in Enoch, about a block from my sister's house, in a really family friendly, young area.

Here it is: (What do you think? Is it worth the wait?)