No Place Like Home for the Holidays!

This year we stayed at home for Christmas. It was nice to have my parents & brother come for Christmas Eve and day. I have been busy baking pecan tassies, peanut butter cups and truffles. There is nothing like smelling the baked goods at home, visiting with neighbors & exchanging gifts during the holidays. I love Christmas time!!! The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went up Manti canyon and cut down our Christmas tree. It is a fun tradition Jeremy and I both have had from childhood. Christmas morning at our house.

My father made Brielle this beautiful rocking horse which looks just like the one he had as a child.

Brielle only had eyes for the kitchen Santa brought her. She didn't have any interest in the other gifts and toys until later that day.

We spent the morning playing with our gifts as well before heading to Grandma Kone's for lunch.

The holidays have been so nice, especially after our earlier events that week. It has been fun to visit with family, play games, eat yummy food and even have a white Christmas. We hope your Christmas was very Merry and that your New Year will be a good one!!

Spoken too Soon.

I guess I should have waited a few more weeks before posting on our blog that we were expecting. Last Monday I miscarried our little one. It was a really sad experience for Jeremy and I. You hear about them happening so often and you don't really think about the process until it happens to you. It has been my greatest trial in life so far. It is so hard to be pregnant one day and not the next. It is also amazing that you can love someone so much & not ever know them. I am thankful that it happened just before Christmas. I love Christmas time and it has really helped to heal. I am thankful that I have my beautiful daughter which has also helped me too. She brings Jeremy and I so much happiness. There is a sadness inside that will someday heal, but for now the only way to describe my feelings is I feel like I have been to a funeral of someone I loved so much and the sorrow is still hurting. Jeremy has been so strong during this time. He is my rock. It is good to know that we are an eternal family and someday we will have our baby again. Thank you to our family who have given us so much love & support.

So Much to be Thankful for!

I love this time of year! It is nice to reflect on the past months and realize how blessed we are. This past year has been a good one to our family. We are new home owners!! It was a big step for us, but we are happy with our decision to purchase the house I grew up in. It will be fun for me to always call this place home! Brielle is a fun, energetic, healthy, beautiful little girl who brings Jeremy and I so much joy! She has started into the "terrible two's" a little early and her temper has been a learning experience, but she is also very silly and loveable and we couldn't ask for a better child. This Thanksgiving we thought it would be fun for Brielle to share our news. Look closely.....If you can't read what it says, it reads "Big Sister!" We are very excited to have a new little one in our family! Brielle will be such a good big sister! I am due July 7th, but my Dr said he may deliver me the end of June. For the most part I am feeling fine. Though the ride to Manti Thanksgiving morning brought on a little quesiness. Feeling tired, not fitting in my jeans, and frequent trips to the restroom are about the only symptoms. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now it is only 22 days til Christmas!!! Yipee!!!