Week in Rexburg...

Scott and I went to Rexburg after church on December 28th for Kacie's birthday and New Year's.   It was a bummer that Wade was sick.  Kacie and I took him to the doctor on Monday and found out he had a bad ear infection.  For Kacie's birthday, we went to Tandoori Oven, which is an Indian food restaurant.  Scott fell in love with it, so we had to go again later in our trip.  It felt weird not having Brady with us this time, but he wanted to stay for the Double V Reunion.  I loved all the Wade snuggles while he was sick, but I ended up getting sick on New Year's Eve.  It was bound to happen with Wade coughing and sneezing on me. haha!  We were planning on going home on the 2nd, but stayed another day since I didn't feel up to traveling.  I want a redo.  Once Wade started feeling better, I wasn't feeling well, so I missed out on some of the fun eating-out adventures.  It was nice to spend time with their family.  I didn't take many pictures on this trip.

 

Double V Reunion...

Looks like another great Double V Reunion.

 

President Jeffrey R. Holland Passes...

President Jeffery R. Holland passed away on December 27th.  I'm so sad we won't be able to hear him give his witness of Jesus Christ anymore.  He was my favorite apostle.  He will be greatly missed!

These are some of my favorite quotes.

 

Christmas 2025...

I loved this quote from my almost daily scripture study.

I got Brandon on Christmas Eve.  We had a small dinner with Mom and Dad.  Sterling Johnston made us some tri-tip that we had with some baked potatoes.  We then watched the 1st Christmas, narrated by Kevin Cosner.  It was a nice, quiet evening.  Brandon was in bed by 9:00 and slept till 9:00am.

Brandon loved his new NBA hats, plus he got the sweatshirt, socks, and of course, Coke and chocolate.  Grandpa & Grandma got him a new coat.

We got this balance bike for Wade for his birthday, plus the TikTok toy pictures below with his Dad.  It is a switchboard with lots of lights, switches, and buttons to push.  We hope he likes it.  For Christmas, we gave him a cute truck book with his name in it.  We also gave him a ball-drop toy and some monster trucks that light up, and when you push them down, they can take off on their own.  We gave Kacie and Cole a nutribullet, a digital organizer (Jolene also gave them one), socks, a sweater, a candle warmer with a candle, and Cole a Mountain Ops sweatshirt.  Brady got a new computer, a sweatshirt, and Reece's Pieces.

I got Scott some new church shoes and an Echo Dot alarm clock.  He gave me a beautiful white sweater with an under t-shirt plus a cute necklace called the Tribe.  It had the cute quote that came with it.  Cole and Kacie gave me the puzzle pictured below, plus a "T" necklace and a Carhart bag.  I loved it all!  They gave Scott a bunch of Mountain Ops stuff which he loved too!

On December 23rd, we had our traditional Joseph Smith party with some cousins, and Scott stole this ugly Dog statue from the white elephant gift exchange.  It was pretty funny how much he loved it.

Our best gift ever is this little guy...He brings so much joy to our family!

I took Brandon home around noon.  I was so happy that Brandon was so much better than at Thanksgiving.  We then went to Ron and Stacie's for Christmas dinner.   It was delicious, and the gift exchange was fun.

Brady was so cute and sent this Christmas card to Ward in the mail.  I love it!