New Years

This year for new years once again I spent it with my family in Tucson. We had a great time and created many memories. We even got my 94 year old grandma to stay up and bring in the new year with us. Thanks for being such a great sport grandma. We once again tried to launch the hot air balloon, but it caught on fire and went up in a blaze of glory! Sarah and grandma put a lot of time and effort into getting all fixed up. I guess we will just have to build a new one for next year!

December 2009

So much happened in the month of December. I am not sure where to start! I guess we will start with my aunt and uncle coming home from their mission. They came and surprised my grandmother. I was a very sweet reunion. They spent a couple of days with my family and we had a great time with them.

The following weekend it was Christmas!!! In my family we have the tradition of the bell. "Santa" hides the bell on Christmas eve. And in order to open our gifts we have to find the bell. This in years pass has taken anywhere from 5 mins to 2 hours!!! If we want a clue we have to tell "Santa" that he is the best Santa ever. Which he is. It amazes me that even though we are all grown up this little game of finding the bell is still a VERY BIG DEAL! I do have to say that Santa did a great job this year. The picture tells all.
The bell and all its glory!

This year for Christmas my parents put a 50 dollar price limit. That work out to be about 10 dollars per person. I have to admit that Bryce's gift top them all. He gave us all rocket engines. He then helped up build our own rockets. They next day we launched them. We had so much fun. Bryce thanks for a great Christmas gift. To my other sibling, your gifts were awesome as well:)
That concludes 2009 and all its adventures! I am sure that 2010 will bring many more.