Final Page count 2008

  My final page count for 2008

Drumroll please...

56 books for a total of...

21,340 pages!!!

This does not include subscriptions to Parents magazine, the Ensign, and The Reader's Digest which I read cover to cover almost every month.  It was fun to keep track of my pages this year and I am surprised at the number!  Its something I love to do and I've had lots of practice! I don't have much time to read with three kids running around. And I don't stay up late- I need my sleep! This year Michael wants me to keep track of the amount of money I spend on books each year also. But I think I will forget to do that. ;)

It was a "Merry" Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas. We are thankful for friends, family, faith, and all of the things in life that we get to enjoy. We are very blessed.

Christmas outfits

An early Christmas present

A couple weeks ago I gave the kids an early Christmas present. A kitten! Her name is Sophie. Samantha tortured her for the first day and I thought I would have to give her away- Samantha, not the cat. :) But she has calmed down a little bit and believe it or not, the cat loves her. Ashley and Taylor were SO excited to get a cat and have been great with her.

Christmas Festivities

Every year we decorate Gingerbread Houses. This year I bought a kit and the house was already assembled-so GREAT!!! 

Ashley and Taylor were very intent on making their pattern for the roof

Not sure what was going on here!

As usual, there was lots of candy sneaking going on

Samantha decorated her own gingerbread snowman. She made sure to lick, or take a bite out of every piece of candy as she put it on. I think she was pretty proud of it.

My new tree and un-traditional decorations-UPDATED

My beautiful new angels- aren't they perfect!!!

And we moved the tree! :)

Its my favorite color, what can I say?

Yay! Only 23 more days!!!