A day off

Saturday J gave me the whole day off. From everything. Child care, chores, cooking, etc. It was wonderful and I tried my best to do absolutely nothing productive.

First, I slept in until 10 am. Then I went on a run. All by myself. Then I made my debut solo movie going adventure and saw the show Australia. It was pretty good and I have to say that seeing it alone wasn't all that bad. I ate my In-N-Out and was perfectly happy. After the show I did a little shopping and then ended the day by reading magazines in the library for 2 hours. It was fabulous to have a break from responsibility and I think that a day off was one of my best Christmas presents ever! Thanks J, I owe you one.

Ridiculous

The other day I took the girls out for a walk and had on: a t-shirt, a long sleeve shirt, a sweatshirt, a down vest, gloves, a hat, pants, two pairs of socks and my running shoes.

The weather: overcast and 61 degrees.

Our baby is 1!

Ellie had her first birthday last Wednesday and we celebrated in style the weekend before with her grandparents, aunt, and uncle....(s) :) and on her actual birthday going to the park and riding the carousel. She loved opening her gifts (with a lot of help from Lauren) and devoured her birthday cake. I cannot even imagine our family without Ellie and am so grateful for the sweet, funny, patient, independent, and loving daughter that she is.

2nd annual polar bear plunge

We started a great tradition last Thanksgiving called the polar bear plunge where we jump in our unheated pool before Thanksgiving dinner. Last year I couldn't participate, being 9 months pregnant, but this year I took my turn off the board for the 2nd annual plunge and can attest that the water is more than a little bit nippy. It was FREEZING, but oh so fun. Thanks to Dad, Matt, Doug, and Jen for participating!

Stock up

Recent activities include:

planning, shopping for, and making Thanksgiving dinner

a 4 day visit from my fabulous in-laws

planning for Primary 2009

hosting a BYU football party

visit to Mesa

and making stockings to hang from our fireplace



I think they turned out great. And I have just enough matching fabric left to make 2.5 more!