Christmas 2013

 We had some snow this year, and saw some beautiful lights.

We were all together for Christmas Eve with Jon's family.

Christmas day with my family.  Deiana loves to play with her little cousin Ceci.

 

We had a very nice holiday season, now on to a New Year!

State Champion!!!

We had the great pleasure of attending the State Gymnastics Meet, where Deiana earned the privilege of competing.  Deiana, Aunt Susie, and I made the trip.  It was nice to have another adult along for moral support.  What should have been a four hour drive at the most, was a 9 hour nightmare!  A big storm with snow and ice made the mountain roads horrible.  Stop and go traffic with many semi trucks and trailers off the road.  We took the truck (which I hate to drive on a nice day) so we really had no problems, but is was very stressful.  Deiana was in the last group to compete so the return trip the text day was totally in the dark and took "just" 7 hours to complete. 

Now for the good part....Deiana did great.  Her floor routine was her best this year, and she got first place, and a state champion title!  She said it was the best moment of her life.  That made the whole trip worth it.  Here are all the pictures from the award winning routine.  Way to go Deiana!  We are so proud of you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Card

I took many pictures trying to get a good one for our Christmas Card.  They turned out okay.  I didn't have access to the boys to get them in one, so I kept holding out.

 

 

 

 

I gave up and did a collage, since so new pictures of the boys.  Next year I will start earlier!

Getting ready for Christmas

Part of our Christmas fun is cutting down the tree.  (Honestly if we didn't have a young one I might get an artificial tree)  Living in the "country" there are many tree farms nearby.  This year Jordan gave us a coupon for a free tree courtesy of his employer, so it was even better.
We have had very nice, but cold weather.  See, Deiana actually does own a coat, even though she seldom wears one.  I think it is rebellion for all those years of being over-bundled as a toddler!