Scones are the best!

Happy Birthday Jared!

Jared turned 11 this week.  He wanted to share a treat with his class on his birthday, so I brought in 3 cases of Sprite for him to give out.  That evening, we celebrated by eating his favorite dinner: homemade chicken soup and tatertots (not homemade). Instead of cake, Jared requested scones (the utah kind) topped with icecream and a candle.  He spent the evening playing computer games with a friend.

Enjoying the Season

Milk chocolate and white chocolate pretzels.

We've been trying to enjoy every moment of Christmas this year.  Because Kaitlin's schedule has been so busy we calendared several evenings just for our family to enjoy together.  We've made toffee, chocolate dipped pretzels, peppermint bark and pizzelles.

Ruth sang in her Christmas concert, which was very good.  Jared made blankets for the children's hospital and sang carols at school.  Kaitlin had several more madrigals performances. 

Ruth on 2nd row on right.

Today was our Christmas Program at church.  It went very well, and I couldn't be more happy with the way the choir sang and how everything came together.  As the conductor, I didn't make any mistakes I couldn't recover from. When it was all over, Kaitlin told me she was proud of me, so that made it all worth it.

I put on a brunch for some old friends. It's always a treat to visit with them.  And then we had my extended family Christmas party on Friday night.  It was great fun to get together with my siblings and their families, and my mother.

Kaitlin and her date, Ben.

Kaitlin didn't make it to the family Christmas party because she had a date that she had been anticipating since October.  The couples went down town and enjoyed all the festivities that are offered there.

The shopping is all done and all the presents are wrapped and sitting under the tree.  Our Christmas programs are done, for the most part, and all family events are over.  For the next few days we will focus on just enjoying Christmas together.