December

Dec 1

Drawing names for Christmas via Facebook Messenger

Dec 6th 

Rockwell's Blessing

(I missed the first few sentences)

"...That you may stand up for what is right and what is virtuous and all things that the church holds to be important. 

We bless you that you will one day receive the priesthood, that you will honor it and that you will never take it for granted. That you may use it to bless those throughout your life. That you will serve a mission weather it be foreign or domestic. Weather you learn a new language or speak your native tongue that you may bless those and never take it for granted.  

We bless you that you may stand up for those that need you. That you may be a friend to those that don't have any. That you will stand up to bully's and help make friends for others. 

We bless you that you may someday enter the temple with a beautiful young woman and one day start your own family. 

Rockwell, we hope that you know how much your mother and I love you. That this life has so many blessings for you and that you may receive everything that your Father in Heaven has in store for you.

Rockwell we give you this blessing and anything else that your Father In Heaven seems fit to give you in this life and we say these things in the name..."

Rock and some of his cousins

Austin & Rock - hard to believe that was Austin's blessing outfit

So exhausted after his blessing...

2nd Annual "Whoville" Dinner

James carving the "roast beast"

 

Cameron & Harper coloring 

Stole this off of social media from Rock's Aunt Tayten

Dec 7th

James getting a thank you from the cast of Little Women 

Dec 9th

Rock getting his harness for his hip dysplasia: 

Christmas dinner with my MoM's 

Dec 10th 

Dec 11th 

Alex sent me this because he knew I'd love it - him in this SRT gear:

I was actually on my way to NC to see them...

Dec 12th

Alex showing me his corporal course certificate 

Pais with new little doggie from Grandma Wendy

63 degrees and walking around to check out Christmas lights 

Candid shot of this little family - Kayla's reading to Pais and Alex is giving Kay a foot massage. 

December 14th 

Rock loves to be in his wrap and sleeps very soundly:

December 15th

Christmas pictures from Harp and Blake daycare:

Dec 16th

Harper's first dance recital

Parents only

I was one sad grandma

But luckily Cameron got a great video for me to see

Dec 18th 

Dec 20th 

Dec 20th

Rock's first Christmas Story & Chinese Food Night 

Dec 21st 

Dec 23rd

Our Covid Christmas Card

Dec 24th
Alex sent these to me for Christmas - yes, I cried.

 

But this Facetime made me laugh! 

Christmas Eve Covid Style

We were all in "houses" by masks:

We played Minute To Win It Games and earned points for our houses

And James sent me this candid shot...

Party's over, Santa has come - dogs are exhausted (and yes, no ornaments on the tree - we had a painting project going on until Dec 23rd 10 pm and just didn't decorate much this year!) 

Christmas Day in Gunnison 

Christmas Day in Midway Park NC

Christmas Day in Riverton

Christmas Day in Murray 

Going to Grandma Nan's for lunch 

Back at our house for sibling gifts:

And cousin gifts:

And gifts from our children:

And gifts from my Harp and Blake 

Scavenger hunt from Utah to NC and then opening gifts from parents. I didn't get any pictures of Alex and family on the phone - but they were with us. 

Trying out his new fryer from Kayla

Dec 26th

Gingerbread Houses - but our house was very broken and no amount of icing was going to hold it together:

So Harp just decorated the flat pieces:

Stole this off of social media of Austin and his friends this holiday season 

Dec 29th

Getting sisters input on Austin's new jeans 

(They said - nah - but he liked them and so do I - I picked them out!) 

Dec 30th

Harper lost her first tooth!

New Years Eve

James was asleep near me, Gassman's were out for the count and Ry was reading stories to her Tick Tock fans. 

Woohoo! 

Ry posted this on her year end wrap up and it looks like a long time ago - look at baby Pais but I don't have a copy so I took a screen shot - I'm guessing this was when they were home for Pais's blessing?