Taylor family Christmas! I love the Cactus!
What do you do to "warm up" and kick off the Holiday season in Arizona? Well we took the opportunity to take the kids to the Mesa Temple (1 1/2 hours drive) to see the lights and listen to the music and festivities on the Temple ground (15 minute walk around the grounds - 20 minutes tops) It really was beautiful - but the drive - 3 hours for 20 minutes of "ooh's and ahh's? Well we had to do it once right?
Grandpa and Grandma Taylor were here, they have rented a spot in a RV park to park their 5th Wheel trailer - about 15 minutes from our house. It was so awesome to have them here and help us decorate our Christmas Tree this year! Good to know we weren't left alone in the desert, They made it feel like home. We love their visits and so glad that we get to see them regularly!
Dear Santa - All I want for Christmas is to get off your lap!
Our Ward Christmas party! Believe it or not, but this little activity knocked about 15 families in the ward out in a 2 week period! That's right boys and girls can you say "flu bug"? Here's how we figure it works... Ward party, activity - frosting sugar cookies, you were probably safe if you went directly to this activity, however if you choose to stand in line for Santa first, you were doomed! Some sweet infected child or children (same sick family perhaps?) double dipped in the frosting bowls, leaving their knives and germs behind for the unsuspecting "next guy". No body was the wiser - until the connection was made weeks later - it had us down - not pretty! BTW this is reason #2 as to why Dean has a hard time eating at Ward "Potluck" functions!
The kids leave their letters for Santa in their shoes - we find this quicker and easier than the US mail! Not to mention the little "goodie" left behind is like a receipt that Santa got your letter!
