The Best Parts

Thanksgiving is possibly my favorite holiday of the year, because there isn't the stress of Christmas, but you still get the good food and family.  Here are some of the highlights of this year's Thanksgiving holiday.

Every year my Dad gets us a table at the live auction at the Christmas Tree Jubilee.  I love it, mainly because I get to dress up in a fancy dress, eat fabulous food, and watch a bunch of rich guys spend lots of money.

I make a killer apple pie.  It was gone in two days between three people.

I made this for my Mom awhile back, and she used it this holiday.  I always feel great satisfaction when I see something I made being used.

My Grandma Alice got sealed in the temple to my Grandpa Bill on Saturday.  It was a great thing to witness.  Not all the family is here, and I can't name everyone, but here's a family picture afterwards.

Ian and Megan, my cousins.

Megan and me.  She loves princesses.  I tell you, I don't know what I'd do if I had a kid as obsessed with princesses as she is.  I entertained her for an hour or so at Thanksgiving, and she was all about princesses.  I was much more comfortable when we got to card games and I Spy.

My uncle Jeff, Aunt Katherine, and their kids.

So, here's to a great kickoff to the holiday season!

Photos of Recent Events

So, here's a couple of pictures that I took at the Harry Potter premiere of my cousin Bailey and me.

Then there's the Christmas tree pictures.  Now, don't go ugh right when you see the picture of the tree my dad bought.  Look at the pictures of the hand carved ornaments.  Those are what make the tree awesome.  Then, the other small tree I took pictures of is the one my mom and I decorated and my family donated to the Jubilee.

The Christmas Kickoff

First off, this blizzard that everyone was talking about, it wasn't really more than a bad snow storm.  I wouldn't call it a blizzard; it didn't last long in Ogden, anyways.  We went to the Christmas Tree Jubilee Gala/Live Auction tonight.  We being my family, the Jensens, my dad's secretary Julie Carpenter, and Ryan Taylor.  It was really fun; my dad ended up spending $4000 on a Christmas tree.  I'm pretty sure that my mom is still in shock over it, as am I.   60,000 some odd dollars (probably add a couple thousand or so to that number) was raised (to help children with disabilities) with donations and the live auction alone, not counting the dinner, the silent auction, or the boutique sales.

Yeah, that's really all for tonight.  When I figure out where my dad is going to put that tree, I'll have to post pictures of it.  All the ornaments are handmade--carved--and the tree is sort of a free-hanging thing.  It doesn't rotate, but it moves back and forth, type of thing.