Catching up

We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday in Orem this year. Miraculously, the Provo area missed out on the blizzard that Logan and the rest of northern Utah received during Thanksgiving week. In Orem, it wasn't too cold and there was very little snow to speak of. Autumn got to see all of her cousins from both sides of her parents' families, except for new baby Molly who lives in Washington and cousin Julia who lives in Texas.

Autumn delighted in the ball pit. Each morning she would wake up and then race down the hall to go play in it. She watched Kloe climb in and out enough to figure it out for herself.

I don't have pictures of anyone eating, but we did a lot of that. Thanksgiving dinner was great. On Friday, we went to the Carl Bloch exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. It was a great way to start the Christmas season. Carl Bloch was a Danish artist who painted a lot of pictures of Christ's life. Here is the print of one of his paintings that hangs in my living room.

After the art exhibit, we met up with family to celebrate my sister Mandy getting her architecture license. We enjoyed lots of good food at Tucanos Brazilian Grill. Congratulations Mandy! In the same shopping area, we saw Santa and Autumn was a little shy but warmed up as Santa handed her a toy.

Jon and I got to have a date night so we went to theTimpanogos Temple. I wish we could go on more dates. We had a really nice time.

On the way home we passed a lot of Christmas lights. This particular home is about a block from Jon's parents' house.

We drove home on Saturday. Autumn really misses her cousins and the ball pit.

This week, Autumn has been searching for a nativity story costume. She discovered that she still fits in her blessing dress. So here is a sneak peek at the little angel.