Computer is back, and the Holiday's were great!

Well, our computer is back, and I couldn't be more excited! I guess I must be an addicted blogger, because I have missed so much being able to see all of your cute blogs and the fun things going on in your lives! It also sucked not being able to check e-mail and every other necessary thing the internet provides to our lives. Wow, it's a technologically dependent world isn't it? Oh well, I love it.
First big news, Caleb and I finally closed on our house right before Christmas. Hooray! What a wonderful Christmas present. Thanks to Mom and Dad for all their love and patience, and kind giving. You are the best parents we could have asked for!
So Christmas came, and it was wonderful. But, before I go into the festivities of Christmas itself, I just want to say how grateful I am for this time of year and the chance it gives us all to stop and reflect on the life and love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am so grateful to him for his loving sacrifice, and for the life he gave so that we can return to be with Him, and with our families for all Eternity. I love my Savior.
Christmas Eve was spent with my Brother and Sister who live here in Idaho Falls with us. We had a nice big Christmas Eve dinner here at my house, and played games and opened presents to each other, and decorated Santa's cookies. It was great. And Santa loved the cookies so much he ate all but 1 and a 1/2! Stupid me was too involved in the excitement of it all to remember to take pictures. Oh well. Just know it was beautiful and wonderful. The best part was that SANTA CAME TO VISIT that night before Adi went to bed! I won't mention that the worst part was that he was my drunk neighbor, and falling up and down our stairs, cause hey...It was the thought that counted right?!
Christmas morning did not dissapoint either. Santa visited and brought with him a doll house for Adi. It was a huge hit, and so were the barbies to go in it.
Emersyn got a little stuffed lamb that is Heavenly soft from her "Grandma Boise". She loves it.
Adi also got a dress up trunk from Santa. It is full of all sorts of great dress up clothes, and she loves it and insits on Emi dressing up with her. It's cute.


In the trunk there is a wedding oufit. One day she put it on and said "I need a prince." She then went downstairs and said "Daddy, you be my prince?" It was cute. Then they got married. :) O don't have pictures of that. Just video.
Caleb and I had a real great time. Watching the girls, and sharing in their excitement was amazing! I love the spirit Christmas brings with it. It's the best.
After Christmas I got the chance to get together with some girls from High School. It was a blast. So fun to see everyone, and get caught up. I love these girls!
Then New Years night I got the chance to hang out with Beth and Chance, and their cute little one Bailey. She was being a rock star. After some hanging out with them we went to my Sister-in-law Ariana's house. All of Caleb's side of the family that lives here was there. It was a great time. The cousins all love each other so much, and we had a ball. We rocked out on Guitar Hero and ate way yummy goodies, and went wild.
Adi likes to rock out too!

The kids really enjoyed the air hockey table. Way too much fun! So much fun Adi felt the need to strip to her diaper I suppose!
`
Here is some pictures of my neice Taylor striking some poses. What a pill!



Ok, this is getting to be so incredibly long...you don't have to finish if you don't like, but here comes the best part...We blessed Emersyn this weekend. It was wonderful. We were going to do it Thanksgiving weekend, but some things happened that made it not work out, but we were able to plan it for this weekend, and it went perfectly. Caleb gave such an amazing blessing. He has such a way with words, and it was really beautiful. How grateful I am for a worthy husband who uses his priesthood. What a true blessing in my life. And yet the truest blessing continues to amaze me. The blessing of motherhood, and the wonderful joys and ups and downs that come with it. Heavenly Father has blessed me so immensely with these 2 wonderful girls I able to call my daughters. It was so fun to have most of my family here to share in this wonderful event with. We missed those of you who could not be here. Especially you Cory and Kristen as I know it is hard to live so far away and miss so many things. We can't wait to see you soon though.
Here are some pictures of the beautiful babe on her special day.
I love this picture! I couldn't have got those perfect smiles at a better time. This is Emersyn with My dad.






Well, thanks to all of those who made it through this increidble novel. I am sure it was completely inthralling, and you didn't want it to end:) Hope you are all having a HAPPY NEW YEAR!