More in DECEMBER

Mom texted Michael that he needed to buy me this button up from a fancy place and that it would be my new favorite. It is! Thanks mom. 

Silva Injury Law Christmas party at Hilmar Cheese this year. We had the sweetest Santa. He had such a great laugh & was just so sweet & jolly.  Everyone loved him. 

Albert turned the ticketed gifts for each employee into a white elephant game which was really fun to watch & I was grateful not to be a part of it;) Albert was also the caller of the game for kids Simon says. Noelle was in the final 3 and they had to break the tie by picking a number between one and ten. She did not win but all of the kids had a good time. It was cozy and low lit and just a perfect low key, happy party with great food! Michael talked a little bit about the business & named Aymee as employee of the year. She was so happy & grateful.  The girls had fun with Londyn & I was happy to leave with a few poinsettias;) 

ELF SHENANIGANS 

 

Soph and Brett took the girls to our ward breakfast party because I had one too many parties that day:) 

Crafted two wreaths with Sophia this year;) Pinecones this summer and this “anthro dupe” this Christmas. LOVE them both. 

Presents FOR Lils and FROM Lils ❤❤❤

A year of GNOMES. 

WE LOVE OUR BOY COUSINS! 

Around the house funsies…💚

 

SIA’S 7TH BIRTHDAY😍

 

 

 

Before Christmas PURGE

SUGAR AND SNOWFLAKES WITH TIA SOPHIA

Christmas #1

Christmas #2

CHRISTMAS EVE

The girls planned a whole program for us. Sooooo much better than any Elim performance on the hard bleachers😋 They performed the upbeat version of Partridge and a Pear Tree, If I Were a Shepherd (that they had just performed in church), they did a 3rd dance that included us if we wanted to and Noelle had learned Silent Night in sign language. So sweet. They also had a table set up with gingerbread cookies, egg nog, carrots, almonds and sparkling cider for our 5 minute intermission:) 

The aftermath dishes cleaned:) 

Christmas DIA💚💛

NOELLE IS NINE!

Stockings first this year… 

Christmas with Silva side over zoom because we had sickie girls

Sia’s favorite … skateboard😄

Happiest mess day

Note to self: I HAVE gotten better at handling this. 

This is how I help Sia lego. . . Rainbow it all!!

My kitty got a good tree & he LOVES it. Yay!

Noelle got a bike!

Gwinna’s main one was makeup 

💙Noelle setups

Fun Disney game from Great Grandma

And a pile of books for ME❤❤❤❤

Christmas morning was emotional. Michael decided we should say things we love about the birthday girl Noelle but then he ended up doing Sia too and just went to everyone after that. It was sweet. Then Gwinna had a funny stand up routine about us all & Noelle followed & Sia said very sincere things she loves about each of us too:) Of course I just wrote down a few things so I could speak:

Gwinna- compassionate, hilarious, enthusiastic, creative 

Noelle- caring, loving, helpful, peacemaker 

Sia- hilarious, full of joy, hard working, thoughtful gift giver 

Dad- enthusiasm for life, humor, love for God, constant desire to improve 

At our early celebration of Christmas:

“This is the dream of my life!”

Mom upon opening clapper light from Brett ❤️🎄