Happy Thanksgivmas!

This Thanksgiving was a wonderful time to be with family and reflect on all we have to be thankful for. It was also part Christmas as my parent's from California came and celebrated an early Christmas with us. We had a lot of yummy food, went to Temple Square in Salt Lake City, had a sleepover at the Crippen's, and much more family fun.

The reflecting pool has a nativity placed right in the middle... it is a beautiful place to be around Christmas. The lights weren't on yet, but it was still beautiful.

Inside the visitor's center... the girls found BUTTONS!!!!!

It was freezing, but we loved learning new things about the building of the temple and all of the personal sacrifices that the early saints made to construct it.

THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE CRIPPEN'S

My mom and I... aren't we cute.

I found a new way to be creative... pie reliefs, I did a Christmas snowman as well.

My brother Chris and his wife Sherelda, their son Josh, and a very satisfied Tino and I. :)

The excited cousins waiting for the food.

Grammy and Papa Crippen with the Hopoate family. We all lok forward to their visits... but my girls just adore them!

My mom made these adorable Christmas Nightgowns for the girls... as you can see, they loved them, and they love her.

We all slept over at the Crippen's home, because we never have gotten to do that since we live here in Utah with them. It was fun to hang out, watch movies, and play games.

Tyler and Samara... cutie cousins.

Nani, Kea, and Samara just being cute on the stairs.

Papa Stanta Claus

My sister sent up these cute apron sets for the girls... so we put them to use!

The finished Gingerbread Choo choo Train... and the proud creators.

We have so much to be thankful for... each other, our wonderful families, our great friends, a warm home, a free country, the true Church of Jesus Christ, and the opportunity to have another tomorrow as we try to become more like our Savior every day. We are truly blessed.