Happy Holidays

Well, November flew by and before we knew it the holidays had arrived. This was our first Thanksgiving without family. We were sad to not be with them, but we had the next best thing, good friends. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Brooks and Spencer camped out in the living room the night before since we didn't have a big meal to prep for. Thanksgiving we made our traditional turkey hands and the day after Thanksgiving we got in plenty of Black Friday shopping. We even found Santa Claus!

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we took the kids and ventured up to New York City. We were supposed to spend the day with my cousins, but their kids got sick so we set out to tour the city on our own. We were crazy to do it, but the day actually turned out great! We only got lost a few times. We saw all the sights of New York, but I think the highlight of the day was the Charmin Store. It was a cozy place to hang out on a cold day, Spencer loved doing the Potty Dance, and it was nice to use a clean toilet in the middle of NYC! Benson was wrapped up most of the day, but you decide how much fun he really had by his facial expression below! After Thanksgiving weekend we had plenty to keep up in the holiday spirit: decorating the Christmas Tree, the ward party, Messiah concert, candy making, and our annual gingerbread party.

And among all the craziness Benson just gets bigger and keeps growing up. We started him on solids in December. From the look on his face you'd think he would love the new stuff, but we are still trying to get the hang of it all. He is 4 - 4 1/2 months old in these pictures.

Benson's Blessing

We enjoyed spending time with both of our families while we were in Utah. It was especially nice to have everyone around for Benson's baby blessing. It even worked out to have Great Grandma and Grandpa Tingey there from Washington. Here is a four generation picture: Garth, Kevin, Brooks, and Spencer & Benson