Today the kids and I went into Moses Lake with the intentions of going ice skating.  We changed our minds and decided to go to the movies instead so that we can invite friends to go ice skating with us another day.  We saw Yogi Bear in 3D.  When we got to the theater we only had 5 minutes before the movie started so we hurried inside and bought nachos to snack on.  It was lunch time and we were hungry but waited until after the movie to get lunch.  We had Taco del Mar after the movie and then headed home.  It was a fun day.

Christmas Eve

Christmas was great this year.  Grandma and Grandpa Sedgwick arrived on the 23rd.  We had fun with them that evening and we were all excited for the next day.  The next morning, we got up at 5 am and drove to the Ronald McDonald house to make breakfast for the people that were staying there.  We had a crepe bar with all sorts of different toppings for them to choose from.  We were there from 8 am to 11 am and fed 3 families with 3 people each.  The numbers were a bit disappointing but we still felt like the trip was worth it.  Dad and Grandpa left for home and the rest of us took Kale up the highway a few more miles so that he could get his Zoom Dog fixed.  Zoom Dog's heart quit beating and he needed surgery to get it fixed.  While we were at the mall, Grandma decided that she wanted to buy everyone new hats. They all chose the kind with ear flaps and braided yarn.  We were a little late leaving the mall and didn't quite have enough time to go home before the Jenks family party so we met Dad and Grandpa in Basin City.  We had dinner with the Jenks family at Great-Grandma and Grandpa Jenks' house and then watched a short video that Michael Christensen had put together for the ward Christmas party at the Elementary school.  We headed home at about 5.  We still had to make our last 12-days-of-Christmas delivery and reveal ourselves to the Cervin family.  The kids were let down when they discovered that Mrs. Clause had not visited our house while we were at the Jenks family party.

When we got to Cervin's house, Kai and Seila took the last delivery and the puzzle with the message to look out the front door again up to the poarch.  From the van we watched Juan open the door and get the present.  Then he walked around, looking for the secret family.  Once he went back inside, we all quietly ran up to their front poarch and waited.  After about 5 minutes, Natalie opened the front door and we about knocked her socks off when we started singing " We wish you a merry Christmas".  The whole Cervin family came to the door with big grins on their faces.  We had big grins too.  It was so much fun.  They invited us in and we traded stories.  They knew it was us just because they thought that would be something that we would do.  After visiting for a few minutes, we invited them for breakfast the next morning and left.  When we got home, we were surprised to find that Mrs. Santa Clause had visited while we were gone. So, the kids all put their new long fleece nightgowns (or robes) on and we visited and played until it was time for bed.

I hope everyone is enjoying this Chistmas season!  We have been so busy every day but doing things that keep us pointed toward the Savior and serving more than we thought we even could!  So busy but loving every minute of it!

Videos for the Grandma's to watch our piano recital on the 19th:

 

Justin's new head injury.

Yesterday Justin thought he would do a little icicle control at the warehouse so that no one would get hurt. He pulled off the first icicle without any problems. He pulled the second one, it fell and fit his head and the next thing he knew he was on the ground. He saw stars but did not loose conciousness. We had to go in for 5 stitches. This morning he went back to work and found the culprit.