Christmas morning was soo much fun with Jocelyn this year. Jocelyn opened all her presents-at the same time as Daddy-and helped Mommy open her presents. It was soo cute. I wish we had gotten pictures, but we got a really cute video. It's a bit long-almost 45 minutes- and probably wouldn't be wise to post on the blog, but a copy will be going to my parents, so if you live in Houston, feel free to call for a viewing. If you live here and want to see it, give me a call.
After a morning of orange rolls and general present "oohing and aahing", we had my in-laws over for dinner. As some of you may know, I attempted this when Thane and I were first married. For those of you who don't know, let me tell you, it was a disaster. I had to stick the turkey back in the oven three times before it was fully cooked. Then I had to call my father for tips on how to make gravy and whilst making said gravy, the container some how exploded and made a huge stain on my shirt. Thankfully, this year wasn't so bad. The gravy wasn't great-I'm thinking of doing canned next time-and the skin only got crispy on one side-again, after having to call my father for tips on how to get it crispy in the first place. (Wow, I seem to write novels, don't I?)
Today, Jocelyn and I went out to make a snowman. We had attempted this last week, but she got cold and was cranky, so we came inside before we were finished. The next day, we went out to finish it and saw that the neighbor kids had finished it for us. So, I decided that Jocelyn and I needed to make a completed snowman. She participated this time-which was much more fun than last week. Below are pictures of the first snowman and the second one. We used leaves from a nearby bush to complete #2 snowman's face, which gives him a slightly Oriental look.
Saturday Thane and I took Jocelyn to a huge hill by the Provo Temple. My mother in law gave us a sled and we wanted to try it out. Thane took her down once then I took her down once. After twice down, Jocelyn was ready to call it a day. I also posted pictures from that adventure below as well.
After a morning of orange rolls and general present "oohing and aahing", we had my in-laws over for dinner. As some of you may know, I attempted this when Thane and I were first married. For those of you who don't know, let me tell you, it was a disaster. I had to stick the turkey back in the oven three times before it was fully cooked. Then I had to call my father for tips on how to make gravy and whilst making said gravy, the container some how exploded and made a huge stain on my shirt. Thankfully, this year wasn't so bad. The gravy wasn't great-I'm thinking of doing canned next time-and the skin only got crispy on one side-again, after having to call my father for tips on how to get it crispy in the first place. (Wow, I seem to write novels, don't I?)
Today, Jocelyn and I went out to make a snowman. We had attempted this last week, but she got cold and was cranky, so we came inside before we were finished. The next day, we went out to finish it and saw that the neighbor kids had finished it for us. So, I decided that Jocelyn and I needed to make a completed snowman. She participated this time-which was much more fun than last week. Below are pictures of the first snowman and the second one. We used leaves from a nearby bush to complete #2 snowman's face, which gives him a slightly Oriental look.
Saturday Thane and I took Jocelyn to a huge hill by the Provo Temple. My mother in law gave us a sled and we wanted to try it out. Thane took her down once then I took her down once. After twice down, Jocelyn was ready to call it a day. I also posted pictures from that adventure below as well.
"Cheese!"
Sledding with Daddy
The sled wasn't the sturdiest one, so it was hard to hold on to.
