Some of my favorite things

1. My hero that is serving and protecting our family and this country

2. Technology that helps me feel connected to my hero

3. My three sweet kiddos that keep me busy and make me smile

4. Family and friends that take care of me, keep me company and make me laugh

5. My down slipper boots from REI (thanks mom)

6. My super cute hats I got for my birthday

7. My warm mittens

8. My soft and warm scarf

9. The sights, sounds and smells of Christmas

10. Being with family for Christmas!!

Videoteleconference

This past Saturday at Bill's company Christmas party we had the opportunity to do a video teleconference with Bill. It was so great seeing him!! We had so much fun laughing and joking and for the ten minutes we had it felt like we were all together again and that was amazing.

Here are the kids hanging out and waiting for our turn.

Here's Bill!! A little puffy eyed as it was like 6:30 in the morning for him =)

Here's Bill doing what he does best...being silly and making us laugh!! I miss that so much!!

And here are the kids with Daddy! It was such a great time!! Hope we get to do it again soon!!

Thanksgiving Fun

For Thanksgiving this year, my mom and dad rented a house in Las Vegas where my brother Aaron lives and my whole family all met there and spent the week together. It was so much fun! Some of the highlights of the trip are pictured above. The pool was the kids' favorite of course and they spent at least half of every day in it! We went to the Hoover Dam, saw the fountains at the Belagio and walked through some of the casinos. Playing Quelf was another favorite...we laughed SOOOOO hard! And then Thanksgiving dinner with my sister-in-laws family and just spending time together tops off the list of highlights. It was a really fun time and so nice to be with family. It was a little bittersweet not having Bill there but we did get to talk to him and Skype with him so that was nice. It was a really great Thanksgiving week...thanks everyone!! I love my family =)