Christmas

We had a great Christmas with the Bishop side. Everyone was there and we especially loved seeing our Grossarth cousins after 6 months apart! The kids got along SO WELL this time- it was nice to see improvement in Lyla's ability to share with others. they loved making gingerbread men with Nana. They seriously spent an entire day making and decorating them all.

  

- Lyla was so excited for Santa to come so she could tell him that she wanted a Rapunzel doll.
                                        

 -I got to see Alyssa dance in the Nutcracker 3 times and she was amazing!! Lyla went twice and was memorized the whole time. She did many different parts, I was especially so excited to see her in the romantic Arabian couple dance- my very favorite of the whole show. She was gorgeous!

 -We did our traditional Christmas Eve ice skating. Lyla loved it some moments and hated it at other times, but she was a good sport.

- Lyla was so thrilled to play Mary when we acted out the nativity. 

 -Lyla went and saw baby Jesus laying in the bed of straw that she helped to fill by doing nice things for others

 -Paul went way overboard and got me an ipod- so unexpected!! I love it and Lyla and I use it all the time. We loved our time together and have so many great memories of all we did.

Thanksgiving - Park City

We spent a week in Park City over Thanksgiving. Daddy was out of town for the first few days of the week so the kids and I spent some time with Nana. We enjoyed walking around downtown.

                                     
Lyla went to the high school production of Cinderella with Cassidy and she was so excited to meet all of the princesses before the show!

Lyla's dance

Lyla's dance group performed one of their dances at half time of a high school basketball game this week. I wasn't sure if she would enjoy it or would turn and run when she saw all of the people, but she loved it! She was so excited all day and loved getting all dressed up. Here's a video- she's in the back.