This is...Us. (series) Enjoying the holidays.

This is...us. On Christmas Eve. First we eat soup. Second. We Build houses. Third. We watch the kids open pj's. Fourth. We go to bed.

This is... Breks and Hp buidling a beauty, while Ella smiles for the camera.

This is...Britt and Brig trying to reconstruct their collapsed home.

This is..Clint. Building a flat roofed house.

This is...mom and Amy building a masterpiece.

This is....Katy. She was the judge this year of the gingerbread house making. Who's house she craweled to first= winner.

This is...Brekyn in the corner of the pic. Jumping for joy because she, ella and hp's house was the winner of the 2009 year!

This is...Britt, Brig, and Ella posing with their new pj's. Delivered by the elves.

This is Katy excited about her new pj's. And because it is Christmas Eve.

Christmas EVE!

Just arrived home from Disney's Christmas Carol.

A Christmasy Feel Good movie.

Loved it. Well- I loved the part I was awake for.

Don't know what it is with me and movies- the lights go out and my eyes want to do the same thing.

Annual Nativity Party.

Brekyn. Last min. Decided she wanted to be an angel. Not Mary.

Britt was standing next to me.

I handed her baby Jesus.

Told her to walk out when they called her part.

She smiled and was the best Mary I've ever seen.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Pictures of our soup eating and gingerbread making coming laterrrr!

Words from our Prophet about this special time of year

go here.

We Spent Yesterday morning. Outside. On the Trampoline. In PJ's. With no shoes or socks. Gotta love AZ December weather.

Static. Plus Hair. Equals= Static-y Hair


Enjoy your Christmas Sunday...
The Christmas Program...
And this talk.

Sitting on Santa's Lap

Last night. En route from a reunion party to a ice skating party...we met two jolly people.We sat on his lap.

Telling Santa our wish list.

Santa and his wifey sit outside every night til Christmas.

Take your kids!

He is the real deal.

Sunday's Shin-dig

Amy- maybe we can trade hair for the day. I would like some dark, curly locks. And you can have my brown, not straight-but not curly- still trying to figure out what to do with it hair.

This girl. I tell you- might be my favorite. Just look at her!

Brigham- You are a clone of your father. In every way!

I called mother and invited her over for dinner. Then I kindly asked if she could make my favorite cake. The one that is really hard to make. She said yes. And then she told me why she thinks it is my favorite. One ingredient. Orange Liquor. Maybe not all of it cooks out...leaving a mormon girl's first choice of cake- Hummingbird!

Talia's Birthday: December 13th. Can you see her new birthday head band she is sporting. From the Nordi's!

Thank You!

The Birthday run down. Hour by Hour.
7 am to 11 pm.
7-1 pm studied. It was awesome.
1 pm left for school.
Upon leaving found a box on the table.
Wrapped pretty. With a bow. And a card. For Me!
Found these lovely things inside.

2 pm. Arrive at school to take the final.
Get nervous and I need to use the bathroom.
Out the door and pass Therese. She hands me this bag..and wishes me glad tidings.

I know you were probably thinking something else was inside.

Remember. I'm single.

5 pm finish test.

Drive home.

Talk to Brittney on cellular device.

In deep convo.

Miss my 202 exit!

Get stuck in traffic on 60.

Talk to Britt and listen to Jim Brickman play piano tunes.

She and he both calm my nerves.

645 arrive home.

7 pm Family Home Evening at church.

Stephanie bakes me this cake.

Sings happy birthday..

And even lets me blow out candles.

And then if that is not enough. She treats me to my favorite yogurt.

That girl. I tell you what!

10 pm. Home Sweet Home.

Found these plus signs on door step.

From a secret source.

10:10 pm see a red note on the kitchen table telling me to look in the freezer.

Where I find this.

Lastly, on the table was this book.

Shipped from my sister in Utah.

Wrapped ever so nicely.

She knows I love anything from the DB.

Thank you. Really. The best birthday I've ever known.

My friends tell me I say that about everything..but this time I'm serious.

I loved the phone calls. The texts. Even the Facebook Birthday wishes.

All of them.

With lots and lots of LOVE,
Holly Noel!

Twenty Seven

Another Year...

p.s. Don't you love my new plaid scarf??? I know. It is pretty cute. And stylish!

I got a plaid shirt from the Anthro- from the brother. It is just as cute.