My New Favorite Christmas Book

So last night Shaun and I set a new record for our family--we had our fourth Family Home Evening in a row!!! We've been reading Christmas stories for the last couple of weeks and talking about our favorite Christmas memories. Last night we read "A Christmas Dress for Ellen." I couldn't even get through the story. I had to stop reading a dozen times so that I could pull myself together. I think it's one of the sweetest Christmas stories ever.

Making Plans

Shaun and I had our "Pre-Construction Meeting" on our new house today. We went through all of the choices that we made for colors and lighting and all of the rest. I really hope it turns out the way we're picturing it. Our house should be finished by June, but now that we've made the decision and are on our way I'm wishing we could move in tomorrow. I've posted a picture below of the granite we're using for our kitchen countertops.

And this is kind of what our kitchen cabinets will look like.

I won't bore you with anymore details, we'll just have to invite you over once we're all moved in! :)

My Husband, the Photographer

So Shaun had his last day of classes for the semester on Friday. Hip, hip, hooray! He needed an art credit for graduation so he took a digital photography class this last semester. He's actually turned out to be a really talented photographer (he won't brag about himself, so I'll do it for him). Anyway, here are a couple of my favorite photos.