December is always a blur, but this December tops the list! I wanted to remember every wonderful thing that happened, so here it goes.
SNOW
The snow fell and the kids LOVED it (well, mostly)!
Blake discovering that beautiful powdery stuff is COLD!
TAPSWe delivered the TAPS packages to our Survivor Families. When John passed away I was introduced to TAPS - Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. It is a support program for families who have lost military members. I contacted them to see if our church could make packages for the surviving families in Colorado. I opened the project up to our stake, and other wards wanted to participate. We made the packages at our Super Saturday Enrichment in October, and the other got me their packages in December. We boxed them all up and mailed out 28 packages a couple weeks before Christmas. It was incredible to see how many hearts opened up to these survivors they had never met.
Megan headed out the project with me.
Susan & Kelly wrapping gifts.Christmas Carriage Parade
I love living in Parker and enjoying all of their fun festivities. We went to the Christmas Parade just 3 minutes down the street from our house with Aunt Sandy and Uncle Art. It was chilly, but beautiful. Poor Trenton sat in the stroller the entire parade and threw up at the end, starting a chain of the stomach flu at our house. Sandy and Art were going to go to a concert with us that night, but decided that was enough :)! Poor Uncle Art did end up getting it, Kali threw up 11 times in 8 hours, Blake & Steve got it, but some how Heavenly Father heard my prayers and it did not touch me!
The gang at the parade (notice Trenton in the stroller).
The horses were beautiful!The Christmas Dinner
Our ward had an adults only, sit down dinner for our Christmas Party and our Bishop asked the Enrichment committee to help out with it. We figured 80-100 people would attend, but decided we needed a head count. 150 people RSVP'd yes! It was a beautiful night with dinner catered by Texas Roadhouse (thank you Prach's), each table decorated with china, and a four string quartet from the University of Denver. Stacey Selle gave up a good part of her December to help with the countless details (thank you, thank you, thank you!) , and we had lots of helping hands in the kitchen the night of. Our fabulous priests served dinner and I just loved watching these fine young men - they were regal!!!
The Welch's beautiful table - she used paper plates to decorate her table, smart girl!
Trying to figure out how to plate & serve salad & rolls to 150 people with the Hansens who gave up their night to help in the kitchen! Steve did not leave my side the entire night, even though yes, he had back surgery just 5 weeks earlier and about 20 people ordered him to lay down. It took him two days to recover.
Christmas Cookies
I love how my Trenton boy loves to cook with me. He couldn't wait to make Christmas cookies!
Trying to figure out how to plate & serve salad & rolls to 150 people with the Hansens who gave up their night to help in the kitchen! Steve did not leave my side the entire night, even though yes, he had back surgery just 5 weeks earlier and about 20 people ordered him to lay down. It took him two days to recover.Christmas Cookies
I love how my Trenton boy loves to cook with me. He couldn't wait to make Christmas cookies!
I love Christmas time! After the dinner party I had two twelve hour shifts at the hospital (and a big sigh of relief that we had survived December) ... & we were off to Utah!!!
2 comments:
I love Blake sitting in the bumbo next to the snow. Way to include him in the excitment!
What a fun month...and I'm so glad I got to see you for just a moment! You're awesome!!!
You definitely had a busy month. I think that you must be wonder woman. I don't know how you do it all. You did do a great job on the dinner. We were really happy to help, and we had a fun time doing it. I am glad you survived the month.
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