End of First Semester at BYU

Early Christmas in Provo! We did a gift exchange in my dorm. Kristen and I had each other, Sarah and Lindi had each other, and Carrie and Holly had each other.

We went to Temple Square with my ward. Holly drove us, and the traffic was horrible. It took forever to find a parking spot. We went to see the Joseph Smith movie and then looked at the lights. I love the Joseph Smith movie so much. It's amazing. I always leave it overcome with love for that man. The lights around Temple Square were beautiful too.

The moon was between the two spires. Of course, a picture can't capture it all. It was beautiful.

Sarah, me, Holly, and Kristin. Lindi and Carrie couldn't come.

It finally snowed in Utah!! I have been dying for snow. It hasn't felt like the holidays yet. The snow put me in the best mood when it came. This is my aunt's house the day is snowed.

For Family Home Evening, we took a tree to a family in Provo that needed one. We made ornaments and had treats.

We sang a song and Derek played for us.

Two days before I left for Alaska, Chris sent me these roses. They were gorgeous and they smelled so good! I love him :D.

Thanksgiving Week

I'm sorry that these are so late. I had to get pictures from Chris. This was Thanksgiving week. My brother's birthday was in October, but we had a cake for him the day we got there. My family was expecting us early Wednesday morning, but I ended up having no classes on Tuesday. So we left Monday night and got there Tuesday afternoon and surprised my family. My sister-in-law Britney, her baby Teaghan, Chris, and I drove 16 hours to Missouri.

Andrew

BriAnn

Emma

Ethan

Chris and his best friend, Teaghan. She absolutely loved him.

Britney and Teaghan

Aubre and Easton

My Grandparents

Easton. I met him for the first time this week.

BriAnn said that Emma was an animal.

The first night we were there, Britney, my mom, and I went to the store and left Chris with the baby. She fell asleep right away for him. He's a natural for sure.

My dad cleaning his chainsaw. He's a tree cutter so he does this quite often.

The first night there, Chris and I played Rock Band at Aubre's. I'm not quite sure what I was doing with my face.

The next morning, we were still so tired from driving all the night before. I slept in a bit and someone layed Teaghan next to me. I thought it was sweet.

THANKSGIVING DAY!

Teaghan's first Thanksgiving.

Ethan was trying to get toys out from under the entertainment center. I thought his tactic was cute.

My pie! My favorite thing to make on Thanksgiving is apple pie. I like to make use of the cookie cutters.

Thanksgiving was also Britney's birthday. So we had a cake with our pies.

My cat!! I have missed my baby so much at college. She is always at my side at home. At first, she would let me hold her unlike Chris, but seemed confused. I knew that she remembered me, but was unsure about what was going on. By the end of the week, she started following me around and looking for me more. The last night there, she waited for me in my bed and stayed while I layed down and fell asleep.

Friday night was Andrew's baptism :D I'm very proud of him. He has grown so much...he's becoming a little man.

Saturday morning, we went to lunch at the restaurant my brother-in-law Eran is a chef at. It was really good.

That afternoon, we headed home and drove through the night again. We got in Utah Sunday morning.

Here's a cute video of Chris talking to Emma. She's so adorable.

I loved being home! I have missed my family so much. I loved having 5 little kids around. It made me excited to have my own kids to have run around with their cousins. We missed my brother, Jeb a great deal this week. He is over seas in the Air Force. I am very happy that Britney and Chris came. It was wonderful to see everyone and be together. I won't be going home to Missouri for Christmas. I'm going home to Alaska. I will miss my family so much.