Vote for April!

My sister-in-law Missy nominated my amazing sister-in-law April to win a makeover from a blog called Seriously so Blessed. It's a pretty funny blog...check it out. Anyway, she is a finalist and we want her to win!!!! She sooooo deserves something like this. If you want to read about how wonderful she is you can go to her blog http://www.moremoodymiracles.blogspot.com/ or if you want to know more about her beautiful son you can go to his blog http://winkfromheaven.blogspot.com/. Either way, go to the first blog I listed and vote for her! You have until Thursday night, Jan. 29. I love you April!!!!!

Winter time

Darran finally got to make Eliza a snowman before all our snow was blown away.
Our house during the holidays. Thanks to my parents and Andy for helping put all the lights up! It looks even better with all the snow!

Welcome 2009!

This is an indication of how wild our New Years was! We spent New Years in Kellogg, Idaho with the Moody clan. This is how Eliza woke up one morning...despite the crazy hair that would indicate a crazy night she did extremely well for her first vacation!

Why is playing in snow so much fun when it's not in your own backyard? It was beautiful where we were and we didn't even mind when it snowed all day!

Eliza got a "snow suit" for Christmas...it was a little too big for her. Her arms and feet didn't even reach the parts made specifically to fit them!

All bundled up and ready to play! Have you ever seen A Christmas Story?

Eliza came outside for awhile and Darran even took her on a sled ride.

Taylor, Ethan, and Missy.

The house we stayed in was at the top of a S-shaped driveway. It ended up being the perfect hill for us to sled down! We had so much fun!

Eliza's first sled ride!

Christmas morning...

Christmas morning we opened presents at our house before heading over to Grandpa and Grandma Hague's. Eliza is ready!

She actually did really well at opening her presents. But after one or two we helped speed up the process!

Darran and his new Geo Trax airplane.

Christmas Day!

Opening presents on Christmas Day at Grandpa and Grandma's. And just like any little kid...the wrapping paper is even better than the actual present!

Talking with missionary Uncle Dallin serving in Brazil. It was the first time that he heard Eliza "talk" and his parents referred to as Grandpa and Grandma!

Grandpa and Grandma gave Eliza a jumper for Christmas. Daddy set it up and she gave it a try!

The traditional Moody picture with all her new things. She looks pretty happy...and we'll be sure to keep this picture to show her how spoiled she was...even as the oldest child!

Such an exciting day! Eliza was so tired after her first Christmas she couldn't even make it home from Grandpa and Grandma's, just down the road, without falling asleep!

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with the Moodys...getting VERY excited for the big day. We had dinner and then acted out the Nativity.

Darran and Alissa were Joseph and Mary...Eliza was baby Jesus!

Kaden and Eliza exchanged gifts...Kaden was very excited about what he gave "the baby!" And she loves it! Thanks K-K!

Plum tuckered out and ready for a good night's sleep before Santa arrives!

Christmas Eve...day!

Elayna, Lori, Dad, Andy, Julie

We decided to take advantage of the loads of snow we had and went sledding. At Dad's office there is a little hill...perfect for a not tooooo adventurous sledder. We went down his hill many times as Eliza and Grandma watched from the window. Cowabunga!

Andy, Elayna, Julie

Lori & Darran

Home for the Holidays

We were very excited to have family home for the holidays!
Elayna was home from BYU...as were Andy and Julie. We had lots of fun with them playing games, visiting, looking at lights, and eating lots of yummy food!