We so Fancy

Yay for more visitors! This last week my brother Rick and his sweet wife Melissa came to see us here in Florida. The weather was beautiful and we had so much fun together. We spent lots of time at the beach, spent a day in Miami, took an airboat tour in the everglades, shopped, and ate lots of yummy food. Thanks so much for visiting. We love you guys. Here are some pics from our time together.

I love General Conference. Such wonderful weekends of learning and growing. I found these packets a year ago and have really enjoyed using them while watching conference. It helps you to pay attention and remember what was spoken about. I recommend going to these two sites to download and share with your friends. Looking forward to a wonderful, uplifting weekend. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Adult Conference Packet Children's Conference Packet

My heart is breaking for this small, poor nation and the horrible tragedy that has hit them. I have many wonderful Haitian students so this has really affected me personally. What a humble, kind people. Haiti is much closer to the U.S. than most people realize. We have a large Haitian population in South Florida. If you can spare  even just $10, please donate to the American Red Cross by texting 'Haiti' to 90999 or add it to your tithes and offerings tomorrow specified for the Haiti Relief Fund. I feel at a loss and wish there was something more I could do, but every little bit helps.

Oh, dear woofy, this is what happens when you run full force into a tree. You get stabbed by a tree branch and then to prevent you from licking your wounds, you get this attractive clown costume. We are making our vet very wealthy due to Roxy's frequent injuries. (Broken tail, broken toe, chipped tooth, fell on her head, and the latest stabbing injury to name a few). It's a good thing we love you, because you are one expensive dog!  

So you'll remember last year, my neighbors put up this very interesting nativity in the front yard complete with Santa Claus overlooking the manger scene. This year, they spent many hours setting it up again. My dad looks at it and says, "Where is baby Jesus?" How strange. Was he stolen or lost, maybe broken? It is kind of necessary to have Jesus in the manger scene. Well, lo and behold, my dad walks outside Christmas day, and miracle, there was Jesus. He had been born! I guess my neighbors were just trying to be accurate. Just ignore Santa.

We were so happy and excited to have my parents come visit us for Christmas. We had a great time. We did so many fun things... The Holiday Boat Show- so cool. We saw an awesome parade of people's boats all decorated for Christmas. It beats looking at house Christmas lights any day! We did lots of shopping. Here is Dad in Miami Beach. We also have the largest outlet mall in the U.S. by us that we spent a day shopping at. Took the Miami Beach Star Island tour. Shows all the exclusive star's homes and gives you a beautiful view of the city. Beautiful Miami skyline Went down to the Keys for a day. Saw Key Largo and Islamorada. Had key lime pie at a Cuban restaurant (naturally?!?) It was good! Had fun doing a couple "traditional" Christmas things like decorating a Gingerbread house. Spent Christmas Day at the beach. Mike and Dad trying out the new football. Relaxing on the beach. Christmas Florida style.