Sean's Birthday

Today was Sean's 11th birthday. It is so amazing how quickly he has grown up. He's not the tiny baby that he was in the NICU, but now he's becoming a young man, and in a couple years; a teenager. It's a scary thought. :o)

This was when Sean was only 1 day old.

This is today. Isn't he such a handsome,
and cute young man?

Sean loves his Pokemon.

That sure was some good tasting cake.

Christmas

We had a great Christmas!! It wasn't big, we didn't get a ton of presents, but we had a great time being together as family. The kids sure loved the gifts that they did receive though.

Making Cookies

I decided to bake a whole bunch of sugar cookies for our neighbor gifts. They were Santa shaped, and I included frosting and other toppings so that our neighbors could decorate the cookies themselves. After I was done baking all the cookies, Alayna and Matthew decided that they wanted to make their own cookies using the leftover dough. They had so much fun doing this. Their cookies came out really well. They were very tasty.

Christmas Choir

The kids participated in their school's Christmas Choir this year. They practiced every Monday for 6 weeks for an hour and a half. It was a lot of work, and time, but it was so worth it. They performed tonight at the school for many parents.

Santa

Tonight we went to our Ward Christmas Party. It was a lot of fun! There was a ton of food, including a variety of desserts to choose from. While the kids were in line to see Santa, the adults played a game of Bingo. I won a small Care Bear's puzzle. Finally, after much waiting, the kids made it to Santa's lap.

Lots and Lots of Snow

We got over 8 inches of snow overnight. It was a pain to shovel the driveway, but the kids sure had fun playing in the yard.

Alayna's Baptism

Alayna was baptized today. It was a week later than the Stake Baptism Day because Jeff had drill last Saturday, but Alayna didn't mind waiting another week. She was so beautiful. Her face was so bright and she was so excited to be baptized and become a member of the Church. Here are some pictures that we took on her special day.

Alayna with her daddy, dressed in their
baptismal clothing, before the baptism.

After the baptism, Alayna changed into her very

pretty white dress. Here she is with Jeff and I.

This is Alayna with her Grandma and Grandpa Miller.

Here is Alayna with her Great Grandma and

Great Grandpa Burgener.