CHRISTMAS 2011

Lets get this party started shall we?

December wrap up.

Thank goodness.  I mean really.  

One of these years, I really am going to slow down

and enjoy the magic simplicity of this holiday.

But today.  Today I feel good to say 

GOOD RIDDANCE DECEMBER

DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YA!

Here is the rundown of our month as it unfolded..

Our Auntie Taylor came home from BYU Hawaii for a Christmas visit!!

Me, Tate, and Devy picked her up from the airport (late)

with monkeybread (cold)

honking and hanging out the windows screaming the whole way down the airport driveway thingy.

(tacky)

And then, our cute lil fam went and spent some time at the temple.

It was very lovely.

And at times irreverent.

Tatum and Jack were playing 

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROPES.

We got crazy that night.

While the temple at Christmas is so beautiful

I much prefer a quiet Sunday afternoon, when you can take time to read all there is to read

and see all there is to see, and be able to drink in the spirit the of those sacred grounds 

without having to share it with one bajillion people.

Just my opinion.

PS. 

 A handwarmer to the nose is a brilliant idea that prolongs cold nights of Christmas light perusing.

(see tatum)

Later in the week we headed to Cedar to spend some time with our family there.

Santa surprised us at our family Christmas party.

He was a huge hit.  

5 out of 5 of our family babies totally dug him. (lie)

Payton and McCoy are not pictured because their encounter with Santa was faster than my shutter

But we still had a good time. 

Left to Right

McCoy, Jeni, Franki, and Hadleigh

Grandpa Larry Grandpa Steven (even sober people have got to love the hat. Ya?) Grandma Kay.

 Mir.  

I try hard not to post pictures of Miranda on my blog.

She is so homely that I don't want other people to feel bad for me for having such a sorry sister.

(lie)

Beacham Crew.

(minus a some Jason babes (sad), some texans (sad), a granny (sad)
and for sure some that I have forgotten. (sad))

But all in all

A really great time!!

Christmas Morning!!

.Tatum Kay.

. Jack Ryan.

3 joyful pictures.

1. I Pad 2.  (what are your favorite apps?) 

2. The biggest Christmas tree EVER!! (and my Mamas cute Christmas head)

3. Homely Mir eating Christmas breakfast.  (who has such a tiny waist, and plump rump?) Brat.

JackJack Kisses. (sweet for me, painful for Mir)

(and the HUGE brand new freckle on my hairline. Thanks pregnancy) (gross)

Last but certainly not least! 

Beaver Christmas! (hi Mel!!)

Beaver aminals. (!!)

Beaver foodies (delish!)

Beaver family! (love)

Beaver poses (precious?) 

And and and. Beaver stockings. (Ryan's favorite)

Ya.  precious. 

All of it.

Well.

There ya go.

Our Christmas in pictures.

Except for all of the pictures that I didn't take because I always forget my camera.

(sorry Logan fam.  I love you guys just as much!)

And for the books.

Don't start writing about your magical Christmas blog while watching Greys Anatomy.

Because your keyboard will get all soggy and snotty and you simply will not be able to go on.

It is my own little Christmas miracle that Meridith and Derek made up, and got Zola back though.

I was gettin worried.

Onward and Upward.

Bring on 2012

(but let's skip over the world ending this year. K?)