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Christmas Parties

So Brock and I went to the Allen Christmas party tonight at my Aunt Brenda's house. It was a lot of fun! I brought my cello and my dad and me played Christmas songs- he played the trumpet. Usually every year the kids put on a "play" of Mary and Joseph and stuff... BUT this year my aunt decided that the "married people and older" were going to do it.

We decided that my Grandpa Allen would read from Luke 2, and every few versus we sang songs that had to do with what he was reading. So I played my cello to songs like, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, Far Far Away on Judea's plane, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World, and I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. Wow, it was so amazing and I couldn't hold back the tears. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day is my FAVORITE song and we all sang the first two verses while my Grandpa sang that last ones. I played my cello and it was amazing. I didn't really know the notes but it just came to me and somehow my fingers moved and it translated into the notes of the song. I felt so overwhelmed, and so happy. I love my families so much, life means so much to mean and I am so happy to belong to the true church of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for his sacrifice for me individually. I know he loves us all, and wants us all to return to live with him. What a wonderful plan of happiness we have. I know it is worth all the sacrifices we have to make to stay on the straight and narrow. This was one of the best Christmas parties i've been to with the Allen family. I love my Grandpa and Grandma- I was thinking about how he sealed Brock and I in the temple about 2 1/2 years ago... what a wonderful experience! I'm so excited to start a family (hopefully soon) and am thankful for this season.

Tomorrow we have the Champlin Family Christmas Party- wahoo! That will be way fun! Monday is the Roberts Family Party. Brock and I are going to be partied out!

Thank you everyone for your love and examples to me, what a wonderful life!!!

Howie's First Real Snow!

So this morning I took Brock to work and it was snowing, a few hours later it was snowing like crazy! There was about 4 inches outside, and Howie was doing his, 'i've held it so long and i've got to go' sit by the door move. So my sister, Nicole, and I bundled up and went out with him. Yeah I don't think snow is Howie's favorite right now, he was barely stepping out the front door. I threw him out into the "deep end" and he just seemed like- what is this stuff!!!??!

He eventually started walking around and exploring but I couldn't tell if he had already gone the bathroom. We went back inside, he has little snowballs stuck in his fur and his face was SO CUTE all covered in snowflakes! I loved it!

P.S. We went bowling last night, and I got 37 the first time and 60-something the next. Yeah bowling is my favorite sport...

Welcome Home Max!!

Well we all went to pick up Max today, Luke and Rick drove down with us to the airport. I can't describe how I felt while I was waiting.. it was nervous excitement to say the least! I've never welcomed a missionary home at the airport before (that I can remember) and it was an awesome experience. We all were a little teary eyed when Linda was finally holding her missionary again! I didn't take too many pictures, and the ones I did were a little blurry, but here they are!

We ended up waiting at the bottom of some stairs/escalators and it took FOREVER before we saw Max, Brock and I brought Howie too. Afterwards we went to Tepanyaki for dinner... always a treat to have your food diced and sliced in front of you! The chef guy made an onion volcano, and Brock and I both caught the shrimp he tossed to us. (me on the second try) and LUKE- aka MR Professional shrimp catcher, caught 3 in a row!

It was a lot of fun, I think my favorite part was just sitting at the Champlin's talking with the family and laughing about great things.

Go White Rhino.

Cool Blog

I found a blog that I thought was pretty cool: http://cedric-paris2e.blogspot.com/ also you should look at http://bancop617.blogspot.com/ to see cute pictures of Howie in his santa suit!

Thanksgiving Photos

So Brock and I went down to St George for Thanksgiving. It was so fun, and so delishous (sp?) Here are some pictures! We had alot of fun with Dylan and Trey!



Luke gave Trey a "broken arm"