Flying wheelchair vs small car...

This is the after math of what a wheelchair on the freeway did to our car after a semi ran over it.  Large pieces of metal came flying at our car and pretty much put dents, scratches, gashes and chipped paint in about the whole front and side of the car.  I was so frustrated when it happened, but the police officer reminded me that no one was hurt and that cars can be fixed.  He said I was lucky that the windshield didn't break and that I was okay.   

I took the car to get washed to assess all the damages, but the owner of the car wash said he would not wash it because all the hood paint would lift off.   Sniff..Sniff..

This is the hole in the hood...

..the busted head light.

It was estimated that there is over $5,000 dollars worth of damage and a week in the repair shop. (good thing for auto insurance)  Just a reminder that a interstate is not the place to leave large objects laying around for people to cause stress in their life!  Tie down and secure your stuff people!

Christmas Gatherings

 

 

The first of the month started with our Ward party.  Then, the next week we had a dinner visit with Aunt Tracy and we opened fun gifts from her recent travels.  We had a great visit!

The snow is here..

The snow is here..Is it here to stay for Christmas?  Most of the state of Utah got dumped with the white stuff this past weekend.  I always love a good snow storm, but can do without making the drive to the hospital in the stuff.  I was lucky enough to drive through the craziest storm ever.  Hopefully I don't have to do that again. (I can only hope)

 

The kids were excited for the snow piles in front of our house again. 

They couldn't wait to get their snow gear on and hit the snow.

I couldn't resist..

I couldn't resist this cute snowman doughnut. It made me smile!
Happy Holidays!
 

Our new tree...

This was the year that we also got a real fake Christmas tree (if that is even a term 'real fake').  We have had our cute craft tree that I got with my Sister in Law like 13 years ago at a huge Black Friday Sale at Michaels in Boise.

Here it is..Slim, multi-color lights and the perfect size for its space in our house.

We kept our elf themed tree...candy, santa, toys and elves on the tree.

Ashlynn holding our Elf of the Shelf story.

Our Elf on the Shelf Buddy is in place for his first night out of his box.  Ashlynn couldn't wait to get him out.   

Last leg

This chair has made it through 14 years, 4 moves and several fix-it operations.  We have been wanting to replace the chair for a while so we ended up using our Christmas money from Tom and Frankie to get a new one. 

The arms have fell off a few times..

Matt did some metal work to hold the support in the bottom.  The poor chair has been bandaid long enough.

Here is the new chair!  Leather, not too bulky, reclines, comfy and the best part is that it swivels around.  It is perfect!  We love the new chair and all our family can enjoy it.

Thanksgiving Fun with family

Tom and Frankie stopped in on their way to St. George a few days before Thanksgiving.  We enjoyed a yummy dinner at Joy Luck with them and Craig's family.

They surprised us with fun gifts!  Syd is loving her new socks!

A fun picture..Matt and Ashlynn with Carter in the background. 
The last picture is what was in the box.

 

New jewelry...Grandma has great taste!

Tre, Ashlynn and Sam.

I love this wood carved star nativity! 
So simple but beautiful and fit perfectly on my lamp.

We loved the visit from them!