Sunday December 5

It’s been a nice Sunday. 

This evening we watched the first presidency Christmas message. 

Then we played Christmas charades.

It was Elsie’s idea to play and we had a fun time. 

We did CFM and spent time talking and laughing with each other. 

Got lots of fun pictures of sweet Winnie. 

One more week and we get to all be together again ❤️

 

Saturday December 4

I did a little bit of Christmas decorating today. 

But that’s pretty much all I did. 

Our furnace upstairs went out, so we had a guy come look at it, and he cups fix it for about the same price as getting a new one. 

So we have a new one coming on Monday.

Merry Christmas kids, you get heat 👍🏼

Dad went and conducted a baptism today. 

The kiddos did their laundry. 

This evening, Cassi went to a quincenera with her friend. 

And here at home we watched the documentary about the soccer players that got trapped in the Thailand cave. 

It was really good. 

But I got a bunch of super cute Winnie pictures throughout the day. 

She’s the best ever 💗

 

Friday December 3

The kids had no school today. 

Well, Elsie should have…..

But I was working on getting my Christmas card ordered and other stuff done.

So we will have to get a few things done tomorrow. 

Which is fine 👍🏼

Dad, with the help of cass and port, got my Christmas lights up!!!!!!

They make me so happy!!!!

It looks beauty!

I still need to add the trees to the front door and wreaths to the windows…. But it’s getting there. 

Elsie spent some time throwing a little fit about putting dishes away. 

She has been extra tired lately and that makes her body not tired and it makes it harder to understand what she’s saying. 

Hopefully she can make up some sleep this weekend. 

I got my booster shot today 👍🏼

Then we went out to dinner as a family and then stopped by the live nativity. 

It was a nice evening. 

Back at home, we watched “The Christ Child” together. 

I’m excited for this season!!!!!

And SO EXCITED for Winnie (and Madi and Logan) to come back here!!!!

 

Thursday December 2

It was another lovely day outside. 

I went for a good 7 mile run. 

All the kids has school. 

Dad is home….I like it so much more when he’s home ❤️

This evening, Cass and I went to the RS Christmas activity. 

It was a nice evening. 

Sweet Winnie, still cute, still growing, and I still miss her 💗

 

Wednesday December 1

Today was kind of a blah day for me….

I did get stuff done, but it was just one of those days. 

Sweet pictures of Winnie kept me smiling though ❤️

This evening for YW/YM the kids learned some dancing. 

They asked a few moms to come because we didn’t have enough girls for the boys. 

Port was assigned to a cute girl visiting.

All the kids were very awkward at first, but most of them loosened up 👍🏼

This cute girl and port had the same sense of rhythm….. like none!

But they were totally cute and he was having a lot of fun.

Then when he became my partner, all of the sudden he wasn’t having as much fun 😂😂

He faced with her another time, and then with another girl visiting and then at the end, Bishop had him save with his daughter who isn’t in YW yet 😊

It was a great activity and all the kids had a lot of fun, I think. 

 

Tuesday November 30

It was a beautiful sunrise this morning and a beautiful sunset this evening. 

And it also ended up being the day that Winnie laughed out loud!!!!

I’d say that a pretty perfect day ❤️

We did do school and I had a good run and then there was laundry and grocery shopping….. wrestling practice and then end of the night hot tubbing 😊

 

Monday November 29

It was a pretty boring day without little Winnie to cuddle!!!!

But I still got pictures, so that makes me happy!

Got back into the school routine.

Poor dad had to spend all day tearing the car apart so he could install a water pump 😞

The puppies love it when he’s outside and wait right by the door whenever he has to come in the house for something. 

Mater and Tonnie have become best friends. 

And Tonnie has settled down enough that Elsie will pet and scratch her. 

She’s been so hyper crazy before, Elsie has been kind of scared to get close!!!

But it’s going good 👍🏼

Dad has to go to work tomorrow. 

It has been so nice to have him home and chill with us!

I’ll miss him!!!

 

Sunday November 28

Well, the Swansons left home today. 

I sure miss sweet Winnie!!!!

It was so fun to have Madi and Logan here abs of course so great to have Winnie here!

They will be back in two weeks and start for two weeks and I’m so excited!!!!

Today it was Josh Gozart’s farewell, actually elder Gozart. 

He started at home MTC last week. 

He will do an amazing job. 

He’s a good kid and it will be fun to watch him grow on his mission. 

We just chilled after church. 

No one is ready or excited to get back to school….

But it will be good to get back into the routine of things!!!!