Matthew's Primary Talk

Matthew was asked to give a primary talk this week. Amy helped Matthew write the talk and he decided what he wanted to talk about. He did a great job and even Ryan listened. Here is a video of him reading his talk after church.

Temple Square

We went to see the lights this weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Tuft and the Andrew cousins. It was pretty cold, but we had a great time (aside from getting separated once or twice).

The temple looked so pretty with the lights and a small covering of fog.



Matthew said his favorite part was the Nativity and the Christus statue.

Ryan liked everything. When asked what color of lights was his favorite he responded, "Blue, green , red, pink, purple, orange...." Glad he liked it!

Zachary wasn't quite sure what to make of the whole thing. I think he would have liked to get down and run around, but he was too bundled up to move.

Afterward we went to IHOP for some hot chocolate and pancakes. The kids had a great time with their cousins, but I didn't bring the camera in, so no pictures. It is finally starting to feel like Christmas. Are there really only 5 days to go?

New phone number and address

We have our a new phone number and our new address. We want to share it with our friends and family, just not the rest of the Internet. So if you would like the new info, give us a call at our old number...it will forward for two more days. Or send us an email or make a comment below.

Firsts

We've had a lot of firsts lately. The big news is we spent the first night in our new home recently! After selling our first home we finally found a new place to live. We are still trying to get things organized and put away, but we are making progress. It has been fun to put together a brand new place and the boys have LOVED exploring.

Our first time at church had some new moments as well. While in sacrament meeting Matthew leaned over to me and told me he was nervous about the new church. I asked him why and he said he was expecting orange lights to be along the sides of the chapel. (?) I told him there was nothing to worry about and that he was going to have fun in his new Primary class. I could tell I wasn't convincing him, so I tried to think of something else to say. I happened to glance up at the pulpit and knew I had my answer. "Matthew," I whispered, "there may not be any orange lights, but there are pink seats on the stand." He looked up and with a huge grin on his face said, "Pink is my favorite color." I knew we would be okay.

A little later on we sang "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." Ryan had the hymn book open and was singing along in his own little way. All of a sudden he perked up and said, "Hey, that's the Charlie Brown song!" That's the first time Charlie Brown has been mentioned at church. I knew Ryan was going to like it here too. But I think we may need to work a little more on the meanings behind the songs.

We are excited for all new things that will come our way, especially our first Christmas! Here is a picture of the boys with the Christmas tree and our first fireplace. (Ornaments soon to come!) I think it is adorable, but of course I'm extremely biased.

We also want to send out a special thank you to everyone who helped us move. We have been very blessed by your service. Thank you.

Christmas Lights and Santa

For Family Home Evening, we went to the "Fantasy at the Bay" Christmas display in Willard. We were able to drive around in our warm car and see the fun Christmas displays. The lights were nice and the kids loved it - especially the ones that looked like dinosaurs. After the lights we got in line to see Santa...and waited for two minutes...awesome! Santa was very kind and unlike last year our kids were excited to see him.

Santa asked Matthew if he listened to his parents, if he went to bed on time and if he was good. Matthew said yes (mostly true). Matthew told Santa that he wanted Lego Star Wars and Lego Space Police.
Santa asked Ryan if he was good...he said yes. Ryan asked for some cars games and some toys.
Zach, wasn't quite sure what to think of Santa.In the end, Zach wasn't a fan of Santa. Look at that sad face.
After visiting with Santa, candy canes were eaten, the Christmas spirit was felt, and an amazing battle on the Lego Star Wars video game was played! Isn't Christmas Fun!