Berky loving Grandpa's jerky

Papa Brent pulling out the shrimp for the great seafood feast! Yummy!

Getting ready to chow down

Aub, Jas and Berk

I really feel like I was just doing this post from last year! Time has just been a complete blur for me this year!! We have had one heck of a year, we have had quite a few challenges, but have grown closer as a family and through it all, truly have been blessed by our family and good friends.
Christmas was so great this year, so much fun, and we were given so much! This is just some of the fun times we had. I love this time of year and really get kinda melancholy when it's all said and done. I love the time we have with family and friends, I love Christmas cards,I love to shop, I love to party, I love white elephants, I love the music, I love to give to my neighbors, I love to bake, but most of all I love the time we have to truly reflect on our savior. Every year it helps me to come closer to him. And I really think that's why I hate to see it all end. I love the feelings more than anything!
This year I really hope to do better on a lot of things. I want to be a better mom, be better at paying my tithing, budget better and get out of debt. Become closer to my Heavenly Father, be better about family home evening, and really try to not beat my husband so badly!! :)( Nah, that one is kinda fun, and most the time he deserves it!)
Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!