Thanksgiving Weekend with The Blairs

We had THE BEST weekend with my sister's family. After a yummy Thanksgiving dinner, we visited the beach, took pictures and watch football. Visiting and spending time with them has be the best gift.

Thanksgiving Day

The Blairs arrived this morning to share Thanksgiving with us. We were so happy to have them here. Our holidays have always been about family and spending time with our loved ones, and it has been hard for all of us not to have family closer. We are so, so thankful to have a crowd this year. Love you Blairs!

Christmas Time at Disneyland

Thanksgiving break gave us the chance to enjoy Christmas time at Disneyland. We made a stop by the Tower of Terror in CA Adventure. They have taken the outside sign off, and they are not playing the Twilight Zone clip anymore. But they're keeping it going these last weeks with a cute photo op outside. The picture is blurry, but we're keeping it for posterity. We talked the girls into our traditional Small World ride and a visit to Santa. I miss when they were little so, this was pretty sweet that they agreed. The decorations are just so beautiful and really put us in the spirit of the season.

Harry Potter World

Can we live in Harry Potter world? We love hanging out here. It's Thanksgiving break week, and today the older girls wore their warm and cozy Quidditch sweaters, and Jenna bought a house scarf. We rode the rides, had dinner at The Three Broomsticks, ran into my friend, Sarah, and picked up some yummy candy-- chocolate frogs, chocolate wands and peppermint candy--at Honeydukes. Can't wait to come back! Oh, and yes, that's Jenna setting a Quidditch ball so she can get her setting reps in.

Pictures with Judy

Judy worked her amazing magic again today, and we ended up with some really fun and beautiful family pictures for 2016. Thank you Judy! xoxoxoxoxoxo

Homework and Our Pup

Jenna is getting SLAMMED by homework! Her Accelerated Biology class is a huge part of that. So much homework. Jenna is a perfectionist too, and between that and her teacher's demands, things take a lot of time. This visual window project for cell structure took some time, but Jenna made it look amazing. Sariah comes and looks for us wherever we are, and often times she finds Jenna doing homework. Sweet pup.

An Official Driver

Newest driver in the house! Yes, she waiting a year, but she's finally OFFICIAL! 

Congratulations Heather! 

The Tabernacle of Moses

 The Tabernacle of Moses traveled from Murrieta to Fountain Valley this week. Each wards' youth was assigned a day to work for the Tabernacle tour hours. Heather spent time teaching about the outer covering of the temple as well as welcoming visitors. Jenna participated in the youth conference, but because of Heather's Youth Council leadership position, she had a prime role in the tours. We are so proud of the knowledge she has gained over this year about the Tabernacle. I learned a lot as well. Our community responded well, and many, many visitors came to hear the tour presentations.

It's November!

It's the month of Thanks! We started off celebrating Kelly's birthday on 11/9, and then attending our friend, Smith's, wedding to his new bride, Sara on 11/11. I wrote the following on Instagram on Kelly's birthday, "Happy Birthday to my superb husband! Kelly is one of the best men I have ever known. He is a partner in marriage, in parenting, in life. He is compassionate, selfless, funny, intelligent and most of all kind. If you know him, you know how awesome he is, and that there isn't enough we could ever say to express how amazing he is. When I married him, I suspected, but didn't really know, all of the many ways he would show what a stellar human being he is. Just can't say enough about him. Happy birthday to my one and only!"