Christmas 2012

We had a good Christmas this year.  We stayed home (last year we were in Colorado).  On the 23rd I sang in the choir at church- I LOVE singing Christmas music, and we have a great choir director this year.  Then I also sang "Mary let me hold her baby" in Relief Society.  I had never heard the song before being asked to sing it.  It's a really pretty song from Michael McLean's Forgotten Carols.  That evening Shyler and my sister Kassie played and sang Christmas songs with Shyler's guitar teacher Arlaine at a rest home in Springville.  They did a great job!  Shyler sang, "Dear Santa have you had the measles" it was adorable!  Kassie sang "Winter Moon".  and then we all sang along to some carols they played.
Christmas Eve was a great night with all my family at Mom and Dad's.  A great dinner, conversation and a night of games.  The kids all opened their pajamas and cousin gifts.  I was so excited- Kelli gave me a yoga block and yoga towel! Yoga starts again at the gym tomorrow (they took a break last week with the Holiday). I can't wait!
Christmas morning I was up by 7:00am as my family snoozed away... I ran over to mom's to grab some things I forgot and the whole house was up and unwrapping there!  I went home just in time for Shyler to come up the stairs.. I told  her to go wake her brother.. I couldn't wait any longer :)
Shyler got her iPod touch from Santa and Easton received a few new DS games.  They loved them.  They also got clothes, legos, and other misc. things they wanted.  I got a BlendTech Total Blender that I've been wanting forever!! Cole got golf stuff, NFL jerseys, and clothes.  It was a nice morning.
After presents we headed over to Cole's parents for breakfast and more presents!  We were all spoiled this year!  We had a really nice time with them and ate way too much yummy food!  His grandma makes homemade candy every year and I ate way too much!
I realized I did not take enough pictures and I need to be better about this! Perhaps now that I'm blogging again, I'll remember to snap some pictures!

Journaling memories

I have hardly blogged at all in 2012! One of my new year's resolutions is to do this much better! I just read back through some of my first posts, and it is just such a great way to journal!  Think of everything i haven't captured this last year!!!

We lost our Grandpa Fuzz (Garn Mecham) this year, January 7, 2012.  We miss him so much!

With Cole at a Family BBQ in 2011

At our Wedding in 2001

Holding Shyler in 2003

At Shantel & Bones' Wedding

This weekend we also lost another loved one, Cole's uncle Lance Mecham.  Lance was a good man and he will be missed by everyone.

Lance Mecham

Lance was there for my first deer and helped me drag it up the HUGE hill!

2013 will be a time for reflection.  A year to evaluate what's important and to strengthen my faith and what I believe in.  I look forward to growing and learning great things.



Our trip to Belize!

Cole and I were fortunate enough to get to go on vacation in Belize with my coworkers in March.  It was amazing!!!!!!  Here are some pictures.

On the dock at our resort

The view from our balcony

The seating area in our room

The kitchen area of our room

The bedroom

The view from the beach side of the resort

Cole driving our golf cart- We stayed on Ambergris Caye island, and the only cars allowed are a few vans that serve as taxis...everyone else drives golf carts, bikes, motorcycles or walks.

Looking back at the resort from their dock

Having fun with the golf carts before dinner

Photo on the boat taken with our water camera

Heading out to snorkel

Snorkeling

Cole's dumb mask wouldn't seal...he had a heck of a time...

Cute turtle

The turtle swam up for air

After snorkeling we took the boat over to Shark Ray Alley and we jumped in and swam with sharks and rays!

They put food in that tube, so they come in close to feed

This is our guide Alphonse...he was awesome!  Cole held a shark too, but I wasn't in the water yet to get a pic :(

Alphonse holding a sting ray up for everyone to touch

Flying to Belize City to take a shuttle to Mayan Ruins

In the van to the Ruins

We passed a bunch of cemetaries like this.

Taking a barge across the river

The Ruins were amazing!!

Getting all our safety gear on to zipline through the jungle canopy!

Headed back to Ambergris Caye after a long day at the Ruins, Ziplining and Cave Tubing

From the little plane....

Belize was AMAZING! If you get a chance to go- don't pass it up!!

Shyler has way too much fun playing on my iPad...

yes, the gum went back in her mouth.

Ok- we have fun too...