the 3 year old niece

even though she's been a bit of a brat lately, there is something gratifying about walking in the door and having someone so excited to see you that her entire body goes into a convulsive dance as she screams, "Ahhhhh! Aunt Brookie! Aunt Brookie!"

Thanksgiving

this is a little late, but thanksgiving was excellent this year: relaxing, lots of family time, no fights, good food. other than the incredible loudness of a house with two 9 month olds and a 3 year old, it was pretty much perfect.

the namesake. she reminds me of a bear in this picture.

the fat one. eating. of course. (check out her chubby fingers! they crack me up)

my favorite way to see aelish these days

for Church Girl

i've been thinking about my hatred for choir music ever since we talked about your mom's cd. but then i listened to the Christmas devotional & liked the songs. and that is when i realized its not that i hate choirs, i just hate hymns.

happy holidays

i'm usually not one of those people who gets really into church, but i have to say, i quite enjoyed this year's Christmas devotional. President Uchtdorf's talk was my favorite. but then again, i've been slightly biased towards him ever since his wife & i went fudge shopping together at a Christmas market in Utah. true story.