Christmas and New Year

Christmas and New Years came and went so fast it almost seems like a dream now.  We just love Christmas!

This Christmas was a little different for us.  David's parents are serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada.  We were able to visit them for Christmas.   David's sister Michelle and her family also were able to go to Las Vegas as well.  It was a very memorable Christmas.  We loved every minute of it. We did not want to come home. 

 

Here we are with David's parents, and his sister and their family, all dressed up for church.   

I am so excited to have a little girl to dress up.  For years I have made things for the "Members of the Uncle David Club" and have loved it, but it was really special for me this year to be able to make something for my little girl.  This is the Christmas dress I made Clarissa.  She seemed to like it. 

 

 In the afternoon,we visited "The Strip"  and saw a few of the attractions there.

 

Clarissa was a good sport in her stroller as it was fairly cold.  I was a little surprised at how cold it was.  I was hoping it would have been a little warmer as I don't like the cold, but at least it was warmer than at home in Utah. 

In the evening we acted out the Christmas Nativity with the kids.  David's mom has made these adorable sheep outfits for the kids.  The kids were so adorable in them that I just couldn't get enough of them.  It was a very precious moment that we won't soon forget.  It really brought in the Christmas Spirit to act out the Nativity.

 

 

 

  

 

And then we had to say goodbye....ahhhh!  We were so sad to leave but we had such a wonderful time.  On the way  home we stopped at the mission office where David's parents serve and got a tour of the place.  It was really neat to see where they serve and what they do.  We are proud of them but we can't wait to have them home again as we miss them a lot.

 

We arrived home safely only to discover a "white Christmas" at home.  It had snowed a lot while we were gone.  It was really pretty to come home to a beautiful snow covered house and yard as when we lef,t it was brown and not so pretty.  David was so excited about the snow he took Clarissa out in it to play. They both had fun.

 

The holidays were great except shortly after Christmas all three of us got the flu.  It was miserable.  On New Years Eve all three of us were on the couch with high fevers moaning.  We were a sight for soar eyes.  We didn't know who could take care of who.  Thank goodness we are feeling better now.