Ward Christmas Party.

The kids' table at the Ward party.  They loved sitting with their friends and feeling all grown up at their own special table!  The adults loved it too because we didn't have to worry about spills, messes or getting our kids to sit and eat!!!

The youth performed a dance after dinner and Olivia got in on the action!!

After the party, my friend Jandy volunteered to come over and take our family Christmas photo for us.  I had originally intended on taking a picture over Thanksgiving when we were up in Montana with the beautiful Bridger Mountains in the background but on the only available day that we had it was too cold!!  This picture came out cute though and the make-shift background covered our humongous TV so I was happy with that!

 I took this one of the Brady and Liv the next day to add to our holiday greeting card.

You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer.........and Zachary the other reindeer?

Auntie Nickie sent this adorable Christmas reindeer outfit and I'm glad that Zach and I had a photo shoot at 6 weeks because it no longer fits him at 8 weeks old!!!  He is SO MUCH FUN to take pictures with!!!  The other kids *drive me crazy* trying to get a good picture of them, but not Zach- he just SMILES away!!!

An early Christmas with Grammie and Grandpa Morgan.

We had an early Christmas with my parents the night before they left.  First we enjoyed a nice dinner and then we decorated the Christmas tree with Jim Naybors crooning in the background (Morgan family tradition!)  and decked out in our Santa Hats (Graf family tradition!)

Zachary always smiles when I take out the camera!  My mom captured one of these and I captured the other...too cute right!?!?

 Opening gifts:

THANKS MOM & DAD!!!! 

For a wonderful visit and for all of your help with the new baby!!!

Gingerbread house.

The kids made a gingerbread house with Grandpa Morgan and Daddy while Grammie and Grandpa were here visiting.  Daddy and Grandpa took care of the icing and construction while kiddos sampled and stuck candy on strategically!

Ta-Da!!!  The finished product!!!

 The proud builders!!!

Zachary's Blessing Day.

December 4th was Zachary's blessing day and we were so fortunate to have so much family there to show their love and support.  My Grammie and Grandpa Morgan (GG & Papa) drove cross country from Maine and stopped here "on their way" to Arizona, where they live during the winter months.  Grammie and Grandpa Morgan (my parents) were here from Maine, Grammie and Grandpa Graf (Chris' parents) were here from Burley, as well as Great Grandma Jones (Chris' grandma) and his sisters, Shawnae and Chelsae.  We also had my cousin, Ben and his wife, Rachel and our best friends, Quinn and Natalie Thibodeau with three of their girls, Kaytee, Lily and Ally.  It was a wonderful a wonderful day!

The men who stood in on the blessing circle:

Paul Morgan (maternal grandpa), Dan Graf (paternal grandpa), Chris Graf (Daddy), Ben Hubbard (2nd cousin), Owen Morgan (maternal great-grandfather) and Quinn Thibodeau (friend)

 The Grandfathers: Dan Graf, Own Morgan and Paul Morgan

 Our family with Grammie and Grandpa Morgan and GG & Papa Morgan

Our family with the Grafs and Great-Grandma Jones

 Our family with both sets of parents and two of Chris' sisters

4 generations on the Morgan side

With both Morgan grandparents

 Cousins Ben and Rachel

 Grammie Morgan

Telling stories to Grandpa Morgan!

Our adorable friend Kaytee

 Great-Grandma Jones and Grammie Graf

 Olivia snuggled by both Grammies!

For the luncheon I served Hawaiian Haystacks that were a big hit and a lot less work than the lasagna dinners I had done for the previous two kids' blessing day.

And dessert of course!  Brownies made by me and my friend Natalie (*thanks!!!*)

The adorable blessing outfit that Grammie and Grandpa Graf bought for Brady's blessing day that now Zachary got to wear!  Brady just couldn't believe thgat he was once so little that he fit into this outfit!  And it's a good thing that we didn't wait one more week for the blessing because Zachary almost didn't fit into it!  He is much chubbier than his big brother was!