Christmas in Washington

 This year we got to spend Christmas in Washington at my parents house. It was a quite Christmas for my parents with only Marshall and I, along with my sister Betsy and her family. There are usually three times as many times people at their house for Christmas as there was this year, but as sad as it was that we had family missing it was a nice change of pace. Marshall and I were stuck in Rexburg last year all alone. And to spare you my pathetic whining and desperation we will just say that it was one of my rougher holidays. So, it was absolutely wonderful to be with family this year. I loved every minute of playing Disney headbands with Ella(even if we did play 50 times in a matter of days), watching Marshall fall head over heels in love with our niece Soffie, playing the adult version of headbands with Dave(you just had to be there), having little visitors come into our bedroom bright and early most mornings just to say hi, being able to see my sister Trina and niece Talia even if it was only for an extremely short amount of time, and lastly sitting around with my family almost every night just talking about absolutely everything. It just doesn't get much better than family and Christmas!

 

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A Simple Snow Globe Tutorial

I have been seeing these adorable handmade snow globes everywhere, and I just couldn't resist making them. I kind of made it up as went, but I think they turned out pretty well. Hope you guys enjoy!

What You Will Need

jar, good strong glue(I like E-6000), fake snow, christmas figurine(I chose the deer),

 decorative ribbon(optional)

The adorable deer I used

Then you are going to glue the figurine of your choice to the lid of the jar. If your figurine is short you can put it on something to raise it. I used some layers of styrofoam. 

Put a little bit of fake snow in the jar, and then screw the lid of the jar onto the jar.

I made one with a fake tree as well. I think they look really cute side by side. 

Christmas in Salt Lake Take 2

Marshall and I have made it a tradition to take a day trip down to Salt Lake to look at the Christmas lights on temple square every year. It was a fun filled day with Christmas shopping, sushi for dinner, and then Christmas lights. It always amazes me how many lights they put on every single tree. It is just absolutely beautiful. I have to say the best part of the whole night though was a group of about twenty or so seven year old girls singing Christmas carols as they walked through the Joseph Smith Building. It was one of the most precious things I have seen and heard in awhile. 

Oh Christmas

Marshall and I have been anticipating putting up our Christmas Decorations for about the last month and a half. Yes, we are one of those people who do not give Thanksgiving all the attention it deserves(or think it deserves). It was so much fun putting up our tree together while we listened to Christmas music and drank eggnog. There is just something magical about Christmas, and is truly the best time of the year!

SLC

   

            A couple weekends ago Marshall and I went down to Salt Lake for the day just to get away, and go see the Christmas decorations and lights on Temple Square. It was a freezing day, but we made the most of it. We went on a  tour of the LDS Conference Center, and that building is amazing. Then we went and had some sushi at Marshall's favorite place(and he ate way more than he should have lol). Then we were of to the mall and did a little bit of shopping, but at this point are feet were killing us from walking everywhere so we went and sat in the Joseph Smith Memorial building for awhile. In the Joseph Smith building they had one of the biggest Christmas trees I had ever seen and it was beautiful. Lastly, it was finally dark enough to go and see all the lights. They were stunning and there was every color you could think off. All in all yes it was a quick trip, but completely worth it.