December 2010

Some of my high school friends met at my house and we had lunch together. Hannah Thomson, Heather Perkins, and Melissa Bringhurst came and visited on Dec 14. Hannah had her little baby Ryder with her. He was adorable. We ordered some Chinese, but they don't deliver, so Ryan was so nice and brought it to us. He's a sweetie. I had lots of fun catching up with my friends.

Dec 11, 2010
I had a dream about the baby last night. It was moving it's head back and forth, and I was putting my hand on it's head to feel it. Then it said, "That Mom?" (meaning, what's that, Mom?) I laughed and said, "My hand". Then I felt a small ridge, and said, "That baby?" and it said "My hand". Then I took a drink, and there was a loud rushing sound. "That mom?" "Water, I just took a drink." In the dream I was waiting for Ryan to come in. When he did, I told him about the dream. Then Ryan said, "Hi baby" and the baby said, "That mom?" Me-"That's Daddy" Baby- "Hi Daddy!!"

Naomi watched Katie and Elayna for me one day. I think I had a doctor's appointment. I guess they had a tea party with their cousin. Here are some pictures that Naomi sent me.



Katie:
Elayna:


We had so much snow on Dec 21! It was the last day of Preschool before the Christmas break. Katie got all ready, then I talked to the other ladies in the carpool, and found out they weren't going. Then someone was going to come pick Katie up, then they never showed up. Seems they actually couldn't get down our street because the road hadn't been plowed yet.
Ryan shoveled the driveway so he could go to work, but then realized that he couldn't get onto the street, because it hadn't been plowed yet. The 4X4 truck that is next door got stuck on the road in the snow. We had tons of snow!

Ryan shoveling driveway. It was up to his knees!

Can you see how much snow is on this tree? The snow fell fast, but it was big flakes, and there wasn't any wind, so it piled up on the limbs pretty high. You can see the chair is piled high with snow.


The next day, the girls wanted to go outside and play in the snow. The snow was so deep that Elayna couldn't walk. she had to crawl to get anywhere.


Then they found this "cave" under the table. They had fun playing under there.


I'm not sure why Elayna is wearing this, but I think it is so cute!


December is always a busy month, with Christmas performances. Ryan and I had the opportunity to participate in a performance written by Rob Gardner, and directed by my Dad, Craig Evans. It was called "He is Jesus Christ". It was a beautiful blend of music, pictures, and spoken word. The choir wasn't the focus, just the music for the pictures and the soloists. Ryan was the Pharisee soloist, and I was the Samaritan Woman soloist. We had lots of fun.

Later in December, we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert. David Archeletta and Michael York were the guest performers. It was a fun and cold evening, like every year. We really enjoy going to the performances with our family.

After Christmas, Mike's family was able to come spend some time at my parent's house. Mike and Kylie actually had to leave after about a week, but Kristine and the boys stayed for a week or so after that. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins. One day, the kids all played outside with Mike, in the snow. My parent's have a small hill in their backyard, and Mike made a little trail so the kids could slide down. I'm sure glad Mike stayed out there with them, and played. It was too cold for me, and Elayna came in after just a short while.

On Dec 23 we got an ultrasound of the baby. She's a girl!! We are excited to meet her. Here is a picture showing how agile she is. Maybe she will be a gymnast. (For those that don't look at ultrasound pictures very often, her head is on the bottom, and her legs are parallel with her head and neck.)



Some fun things the girls said:

I asked Katie-How long do I have to stay here?
Katie-For a couple of whiles

Grandma Paula told Katie to go to bed. Elayna asked "Shall Elayna too?"

Katie wasn't sure what to think of all this Santa Claus talk. She asked me once who put the stuff in the stockings? Was it Santa Claus, or maybe just the mom's put it in. She decided that it was the Mom's, but then the next day or two she was talking to someone else, and said something that meant she thought Santa Claus was real, so I don't know what she finally decided about Santa Claus.

It just amazes me when I stop and look at my girls. They are so beautiful!! I love them so much!
Katie:


Elayna: