December

Why do all my kids have longer eyelashes than me?!! ;-)

 Jack struck me as being so big sitting there next to Josh like that on his knees.

Brandon's work (athletic department) Christmas party. Cosmo Claus was there!

We went to the Beauty and the Beast musical at the Midway town hall. (Ashley accompanied them during their rehearsals so there was a vested interest.) Before the musical was a Princess Party that Emma and her cousin Eva went to. They wore princess dresses, had a snack, and danced with Belle.

Jack came over to play in the snow and build a snowman with the kids. 

We went to Las Vegas the Tuesday before the Vegas bowl game (BYU vs Utah) since Brandon had to go for work and we wanted to go and party. It was a lot of fun. We stayed in the Hard Rock hotel and there was a hospitality room (a night club turned into a hang-out room) for all BYU athletes and athletic department employees and families with a ton of huge tvs, games to play, BYU creamery ice cream, rice krispie treats, tons of snacks, tons of drinks, where we went a lot to grab a snack or drink or hang out. It was awesome. There was a heated outdoor pool Brandon took the kids to a few times. When Brandon was working, we'd spend the mornings eating breakfast and just hanging out in the hotel room- Jack and I napped (we didn't get the best sleep) and Emma and Josh watched tv. I took the kids to the children's park in town square a couple times to play. We spent an evening as a family on the strip, got to see a few fountain shows, and rode the train. We went to the pep rally Friday night on Fremont Street. It was a fun adventure. I drove back home by myself with the kids Saturday morning and Brandon rode on the bus home after the game so he got home pretty late that night.