But I did want to post about our week last week. On Sunday (the day after Christmas) we got a doorbell ring at a random time in the afternoon. Nobody ever comes over and they never ring the doorbell. Well, I never expected that my Dad and Debbie were about to walk through the door! They drove all the way up from Arizona to surprise us! It was so fun to see them. We got to do Christmas all over again and the girls had a great time re-acquainting themselves with them. It's been a while since the girls have seen either one of them so it was way fun!
While they were here, we got to do some really fun things! Avo Mike (that's grandpa in Portuguese) spent Monday afternoon and night here while Debbie went to visit some friends in Clearfield. He was so great to watch movies with the kids while I finished some projects and then stayed with them during quiet time so I could go do some Christmas returns/exchanges.
On Tuesday, he took Siobhan to do some birthday shopping while I ran some errands with Will and Audrey then lunch at Panda Express (which Audrey affectionately refers to as 'Polar Express'). Later that evening, after we reconnected with Debbie, they took our family to Tucanos (a Brazilian steak house) which is always a treat. Siobhan ate 20 chicken hearts. No, you read that correctly, 20 chicken hearts along with all the other meat they brought around. While she ate the other stuff, she just kept asking them to bring her more chicken hearts. We were going to go see the lights at temple square, but Mr. Will had had it by then, so we headed home to put the kids to bed.
I felt bad that on Weds. a big snowstorm hit! Like a huge storm! So we weren't able to spend as much time together as Dad and Debbie needed to head back down to Provo before it all made the roads bad.
On Thursday, I had a doctor appointment and they were gracious enough to come up in the morning to stay with the kids. And since my car hadn't been dug out of the snow, Dad took me to the appointment which was awesome! I hate shoveling and cleaning off my car especially when there's like a foot of snow and it's freezing with more snow falling. It definitely made my life easier. They also made us dinner that night which was a big treat not only because the food was great, but also because I didn't have to make it! Score! The kids ate it and everything so it must have been awesome!
On Friday, Carson took the day off of work so we got some projects done then Dad and Debbie came up in the late afternoon. We were invited to small party with all of Carson's old roommates so We went down to Alpine, while Debbie and Dad went to dinner and to see the temple lights. Then we got home, put the kids down, and they stayed to sit with the kids while we went and celebrated New Years. It was such a treat because Carson and I have never spent New Years Eve out anywhere and we rarely make it to midnight as it is! It was so great of Dad and Debbie to giv eup their New Years Eve so we could go enjoy ours!
On Saturday night we were finally able to make it to the temple all together to see the lights! They were beautiful as always, but it was *really* cold! We spent about 45 minutes looking around before the kids had had it. I wish we could have stayed there longer, but it was fun see what we were able and a great way to wrap up the holiday season. Also a great way to spend our last night with D&D!
The time of their visit was a great! I've had a lot of people in the ward taking the kids a few days a week to relieve my stress a little bit, but of course I didn't want to inconvenience people during the holidays. What a blessing in disguise to have Dad and Debbie come when they did and they were so great to spend so much time with the kids so that I could get stuff done or even just take a nap. Such a huge help! And going through all the days that we spent together makes it seem like the week went by so fast (which it did). But we had so much fun and the kids had a great time! Every morning when they woke up, the first thing out of their mouths was, 'When are Avo Mike and Debbie coming over?'
I so much appreciate that they were willing to drive all the way up here especially on Christmas day and the day after to come and help us out! Hopefully, we'll get to see them again sooner rather than later!
The kids with Avo Mike and Debbie on their last night in town. for some reason, I didn't take any pictures while they were here (I'm so mad at myself!) but I did this cute one with all the kids.
The kids with Avo Mike and Debbie on their last night in town. for some reason, I didn't take any pictures while they were here (I'm so mad at myself!) but I did this cute one with all the kids.Thanks again Dad and Debbie!
Santa loves all the treats we left for him. Especially the peanut butter cups and the cranberry orange bread!
Our kiddos are still young enough that they don't wake up at the you-know-what-crack of dawn on Christmas. We actually had to wake them up cause we were so excited! Here is Siobhan digging into her stocking!
It wouldn't be christmas without a scantily clad barbie now would it?
My Edward Cullen New Moon jammies! Unfortunately, they were too small and we had to exchange them. But I had them in time for New Years.
Audrey wearing her crown and earrings that Mr. Will gave her having a tea party.
