I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenck's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirl under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

A Christmas Party!

Anthony's sister Belinda had a Christmas Party! Grandma & Grandpa Vick came up, as well as David & Lisa and all their girls! Even Ian flew was able to fly in from Texas and be there. (He had been visiting Catie) We all had a lot of fun and ate way tooooo much! Belinda provided a ham, little quiche's, egg rolls, rolls, and punch. Anthony and I brought a turkey, banana bread, rice crispy treats, and cream puffs! There was soooo much food! And it all tasted so good! Belinda also made a trifle in Nanna Vick's memory! After eating we played games and Grandma got all of the little girls to sing Christmas songs around the piano. While we were there Hailey found out that Belinda has kittens, and while we were cooking, Grandma piped in, 'Where's Hailey?' None of us had seen her in a while. Then Belinda gasped and ran out to the garage, where the kittens stay, and sure enough! She was in there trying with all of her might to catch on of them. I knew I'd never get her in the house until she got to hold them, so I grabbed one for her and tried to teach her to hold them without choking them. Someday we'll have to get her one of her own! By the time we all left we were so tired we could hardly wiggle! Thanks Belinda! We had so much fun being with cousins and getting to see everyone again!


5 comments:

kate said...

Hailey is so freaking cute! What a doll.

So you only have 2 weeks!!! Holy moly! :)

Elder Larkin said...

Hahahah! I'm laughing so hard. I can just see her trying to hold one of the kittens around the neck!
Bryce likes it when I dress up in nothing but high heels too. She's just pracicing! LOL

Glitzy Glass said...

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Always, Forever, NO MATTER WHAT said...

How funny. I'm laughing at Hailey, and Cindy's remark. It looks like you guy's had a great time. Merry Chrostmas.

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