Sammy's Christmas Spirit

Sammy's nickname is Charmer and it is so fitting. She is so full of fun and so happy!

This is Sammy with the first snow fall of the year. It snowed before Thanksgiving and it really put her in the Christmas spirit. Sammy is a Senior in High school and since this is her last Christmas as a child she has been determined to make the most of it. So prior to Thanksgiving our house was decked out for the holidays and Sammy began The Holiday Bucket List.

 This is her chart. She makes me laugh. Out load most of the time.

 I don't know what I would do without my Charmer. She is my sunshine.

 Yes she made a chain to count down the days until Christmas.

 She made amazing snowflake and hung them from the ceiling. Her room is magical. 

I love to go up and lay on her bed with her and enjoy the 

Christmas spirit and of course laugh at all the cleaver funny things she says.

 Her tree. She gathered photos from Christmas past and they were her ornaments. 

It was so fun to see how she has grown over the years and the fun memories.

 More snowflakes! Could that be friends on in the background? 

 More decorations. The photos don't do her room justice. It is quiet amazing!

 The first snow fall of the year. Sammy I am so grateful to you for your spirit and love that you bring to our home. Especially this year. Our family would be lost without your fun and Christmas spirit. You are one of a kind. I love you Charms. Merry Christmas and I hope that all your Holiday Bucket list wishes happen and that your last Christmas as a child is one to remember.

Here is Sammy's Holiday Bucket List

 

-Ginger Bread House Conteset

-Go on temple square date..( See the lights, get hot chocolate)

-Get a picture with santa

-Be a part of a sub for santa activity

-Make a christmas music playlist

-Play the white elephant game

-Host a christmas party

-Go sledding

-Go to soilders hallow

-Go see the play "The Best Christmas Pagent Ever"

-Do as much wrapping as possible!

- Decorate my room with paper snowflakes and lights!

- Watch ALL holiday movies!

-Make ALL holiday treats.

-Make gingerbread men

-Go on a drive to see all of the lights.. while listening to christmas music.

-Build a snowman and a snow fort

- Do the twelve days of christmas to somebody

-Do something nice for someone every day starting in november.( big or small)

- Write everything I am thankful for in my journal

-Watch all of the Thanksgiving/Christmas friends episodes

-Write grattitude letters to people who have helped me this year.

- Go and see a live nativity

- Do a christmas theme scavanger hunt!

-Go christmas shopping at the mall and get a pepermint ice storm!

- Go ice skating in an outdoor arena

-Go christmas caroling

A Homemade Christmas

Kinsey wanted to do a homemade or thoughtful christmas this year.

She made Neil a photo collage of his foundation and the JR Richards concert event.

Neil loved it and hung it up right away!

Kinsey also made me a homemade thoughtful gift.

She took different photos that looked like letters.

One said LOVE and the other said FAMILY.

Then she added some other photos of the family to it.

It was a really special present and it meant a lot that she took the time and effort on our gifts.

Christmas with the Flash 2009

We went shopping as a family to help with The Flash Christmas.

The Flash is giving Christmas to 96 families in need this Christmas.

Neil and Aaron (using his Spanish) called families to find out their needs.

Kinsey and Sammy were master shoppers.

It is so fun and rewarding to give service and most of all to spend time together as a family.

Look at all the shopping carts!

Holiday Wrap-Up

I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season. 

We sure did and I enjoyed every minute of the time I had with my family.

I haven't done that many up loads and so here is my catch up...

We had a nice Christmas Eve Dinner. 

Prime Rib, Baked Potatoes & homemade rolls.

I am so grateful for so many blessings. 

Having my children all home is the best.

We played lots of games. My favorite. 

I got a new game Wits & Wagers. 

Its a really fun game. We played it many times and everyone liked it.

We played Rock Band a few hundred times. 

Everyone is getting so good. 

Just call us The Warners!

Neil is the pro at the drums. He is so fun to watch.

We got new P.J.'s and had lots of fun, laughing and spending time together.

We got presents that we wanted so much.

And some surprises.

We had stockings full of fun and traditions.

We got lots of sleep, had warm fires and yummy food.

We gave presents to those we love.

We were grateful to have Aaron with us this year.

Look at the cool warrior he brought to us from Mexico.

We had friends come and have to go. (Sorry Sammy)

Max was the present Kinsey gave Sammy but he was sick.

Hopefully soon Sammy will get a new friend.

We enjoyed the snow and went sledding several times.

And we gave Service. Which was the most fun of all.

Ginger Bread Houses

The girls love to put together ginger bread houses. They want to have them every year. 

They especially like to have contests to see who can make the best house.

Aaron and Grandma

Kinsey hard at work.

Tykie sure loves his Grandma.

Kinsey, Sammy and Neil's house. They claim they were the winners.

Aaron, Grandma and my house. 

Neil traded teams when the other house was broken.

I went and fixed the other house and he came to the girl team.

This is a fun tradition even though we usually just throw them away.

We have so much junk food around. 

Sledding Fun!

We got some tubes today and tried forever to blow them up. Kinsey finally blew one of the tubes up with her mouth and Aaron and I went to the tire store and got the other one blown up.

We went up by the Provo temple to the "Bowl"

It snowed for a little while but we had a great time.

Well until I was forced to get on the tube. If you know me you know I am a huge whimp. I hate going fast, heights, danger of any kind. I always think I am going to be killed or hurt really badly. So I own this title of whimp. But I also give in to peer pressure. 

So here I am on the tube.

Look at my brave face. (I am faking it) 

So kinsey and I start to slide and Neil of course pushes us and directs our tube right over the jump. We hit the jump and go flying and pop goes the tube. 

Ok not only am I freaked out because we were going so fast and hit air. 

Now I am humiliated because the tube got a hole in it.

The kids said it's because it had too much air in it-(this is the tube we had pumped up at the gas station) That was sweet of them but still humiliating for me. I did feel a little better when we saw someone else with the same tube and there's was popped too. 

The two cutest boys in the world. I love you fellas!!!

Neil is always the biggest kid of all. He is so much fun.

Since we were down to one tube. They got creative and all went on one tube.

Kinsey and Aaron.

Charmer and her Pops.

Kook and T.

We had a great day today as a family. 

I love family time and I especially love that all my family is together.