Busy Days!

My cute Grandma JeanAnne!

Dad, Neal and Grandpa Iund

Grandma Iund insisted Caleb get up and lead us in the music!

Pam, Randy, April and Doug

Chaden, Alex and Caleb

Kabrynna at her Polar Express party.

Julie, Cal and Jane

The rockstars!

Doug, Adam, Chet, Tiff, Ryker and Chaden

Doug, Adam and Chet

Well we have been quite busy! I am ready for it to slow down. I say that and then I will be complaining when I don't have much to do. So I guess I should relish in it for now. On Friday night we had Chet, Tiff, Adam and Julie and their little ones over for a night of Rock Band. Doug worked with Chet and Adam at I.D. Electric previously, and now they are reunited. It was so fun. We always had great times back in the day. We had a Christmas party for the Iund side last Saturday. It was really a good time and good eats (of course). It is so great to hang with family at the holidays. On Sunday I finally received a calling. I have been called as the 2nd counselor in the Primary. I am very excited to serve! It will be a great experience. I look forward to getting to know the sisters I will serve with and especially all of the children. Today, Kabrynna had a "Polar Express" day at school, and Chaden had a white elephant party, in which he forgot to mention that he needed a gift for. As I dropped off the gift for Chaden's teacher he informed me he needed a gift in 10 minutes. You gotta love kids! We are excited for Christmas day, and the week after. We are thrilled to see some faces we have not seen in a while and await their visit! We have had the most amazing outpouring of love since we have moved. Not just from our beloved friends in Arizona, (thank you to Shelley especially, who has been so wonderful to our family, we love you), but from people here who hardly know us. It has been amazing. Someone around us is doing the 12 days of Christmas for our family, and it has been the most enjoyable time! Everything they have done for each day has been centered on the family and on our Savior. It has truly touched our lives. I hope that this family may know of our love and gratitude for their sacrifice in enriching our life. We fully intend on using this for a family next year. We have had the most sweetest experiences happen in the last 2 weeks. We truly have felt so loved! It makes me remember the hand of the Lord in my life each day, and how many blessings we have. Sadly, I procrastinated and did not get cards out this year, so in lieu "We wish you all a very Merry Christmas! We hope you all have peace and joy in this holiday season." HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Holiday Fun

Chaden's sugar train

Mom Stephens, Doug and Shalene

Kabrynna, Dallin and Chaden on top of the plowed snow

Sheriff Dallin

Thanks for the AWESOME bag Tonya! I love it!

It says" Picked it out especially for you!"

The finished product in all its glory!

The proud owners of their first Frosty the Snowman

In the works

Kabrynna's finished train

Dallin- he doesn't smile normal anymore.

Cousins

It snowed and it snowed and it snowed! On the bright side it warmed up like 20 degrees. I love the snow if it brings me some warmth. On Sunday, we made a snowman with kids after church. They thought that was pretty cool. They mostly just thought it was fun to lick the snowman. On Saturday, we had our ward Christmas party. We had a breakfast which I loved. It was a great get together. We came home and waited for Santa to come by the house. He was sitting on top of the fire truck with the sirens blaring. Kabrynna and Dallin were so excited to get candy from him. Then we went to Grandma Stephens house and decorated rice krispie trains instead of gingerbread houses. My Mom is so crazy. A good crazy though! I guess I should add in how crazy Chelsee and Shalene are also. They made 23 trains out of rice krispies. Thank you to you girls! The kids (including Doug and I) had a great time. They turned out adorable and were very tasty too. On Sunday, we went back to Grandma Stephens house for birthday's and our Christmas exchange. Chaden received Star Wars figures, Kabrynna received a holiday barbie (her absolute favorite thing), and Dallin received a cowboy hat and his FIRST cap gun. That was a little scary, not the hat, the gun, but he loves it! He didn't want anything to do with the hat but I told him he couldn't use the gun if he didn't wear the hat. It was a fabulous time! It was so fun to be there with everyone this year! The next few weeks seem a little crazy, but it isn't crazy from shopping. We get to run like crazy to be with our family (minus 5 that are still in Arizona- we miss you guys!). It is a great season, and our blessings are so abundant! We live and lead a GREAT life!