Wicked!!

Our friends the Markhams had some extra tickets to the play Wicked.....they called us the day before to see if we wanted to go.....let me think....ummm...YES! I have been begging Travis to take me for a few months and the opportunity came at the perfect time. The play was awesome and the voices were INCREDIBLE!

We headed to LA and grabbed dinner then went into Hollywood to the Pantages Theatre, it was such a great night!  Afterwards we waited for the 2 lead parts to come out so we could get our pictures with them!

AWESOME NIGHT!

The actress for Elphaba...the Wicked Witch of the West(she was green in the play)! She had the best voice!

The actress for Galinda the Good Witch!

Pretend City

Over the break we went to a place called Pretend City down in Irvine. It is this whole little city for kids to pretend and play.  It was so cute, my kids loved it.

Luke

 Mail Man

 Fire Fighter

 Police Man

Drew

 Fire Fighter

 Pulling money from the ATM machine.

Kamryn

 On stage as a Princess!

 Watering a Garden

 Cafe Cook...she made me lunch!

Kennedy

 Running a 911 call center......not sure how excited she is about this?

Brynn loved it too (Just didn't get any pictures)!

Afterward we grabbed pizza and ate on a bluff over the beach!  The weatherwas perfect at the high 70's!

Lunch Time

 Kamryn had a sad face because there was fog rolling in and getting closer to us. She later told me she was scared of getting lost in the fog!

Merry Christmas 2011

Christmas morning was on Sunday this year.....so since we have 9am church we made the kids wait to open their gifts till we were home.  Then we would have no interruptions. I have never seen my kids head to the car that fast after "Amen." was said!

 Brynn's favorite gift was a Beach Cruiser!

 Kennedy's favorite gift was a Pink Scooter!

 Luke's favorite gift was the "Green Machine" (it spins in circles).

 Drew's favorite gift was a set of Power Rangers.

Kamryn's favorite gift was the My Little Pony Shutterfly!

Had a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Eve

We have started a fun new tradtion last year.  We go bowling on Christmas Eve Day as a family.

 We bowled a couple games and had pizza, it was a fun time. I think I got the lowest score out of anyone.....even Kamryn:/

Here is the ginger bread house the kids decorated.....

Later that night we had Clint and his family over for Christmas Eve dinner, a video on Christ's Birth, and a present exchange.  Love this night!

Christmas Card 2011

Salisbury Summary 2011

Travis still balances a busy  life as a business owner and Bishop. We were able to get away on a trip to Spain, we loved seeing another part of the world.

Meredith  keeps the house ticking like clockwork, and loves working with the Young Women's.

Brynn 12yrs.  started junior high this year and is working on the student council and runs the lunch time activities.

Kennedy 10yrs. is happy to have her ears pierced and begs for a gourmet breakfast every morning.

Luke 8yrs. got baptized this year and lives for throwing the football before school every morning with dad.

Drew 6yrs.  is enjoying "big kid" school and is concerned he will never lose a tooth, and will smile with baby teeth forever.

Kamryn 3yrs.  loves her little pre-school group and finds safety in mom (since the older kids randomly scare her with a pig mask)

We think of you often and cherish the memories we have made with you!

Anniversary of 14yrs!

Travis and I celebrated our 14yr anniversary this year. We slipped away for a night and did some Christmas shopping at Victoria Gardens, which is a really nice out door mall. We went to the movies and saw the new Mission Impossible on an IMAX screen, which was crazy because you felt like you were doing some of the stunts. We then enjoyed a yummy dinner at Lucille's.....headed to our hotel and were asleep by 9pm.  That either means we are over scheduled or getting old! Either way it felt great! Loved the gift of "PEACE" this year for a night!

Ward Christmas Party

We had a fun ward Christmas party this year. Dinner , a band, and a visit from Santa!

 Kamryn was scared when she first saw Santa, but when I mentioned that she gets a candy cane when she sits on his lap, she suddenly changed her mind about him.

 Drew & Santa

Kennedy & Santa

I couldn't get Luke (too cool) or Brynn (too embarrassed) to sit on his lap!

Christmas Baking

So for Christmas this year Sherri got all the girls matching Christmas aprons, they each have our name on them. Such a cute idea!

 Grandma Salisbury & Kamryn in their matching aprons.

 Time for some Christmas goodies.  We turned up the Christmas music and started baking. The girls had fun decorating the cookies, while I had fun sneaking bites of cookie dough!

Christmas Programs

It's that time of year where all the kids have their Christmas musicals.........

Drew singing Rudolf

Drew with his teach Mrs. Kerr who we adore!

 Kennedy's school musical(above)

Kennedy singing with the activity day girls(below)

Ariana's Wedding

Travis's little sister got married on Dec 10th in the Columbia River Temple.  We flew in and there was freezing fog, making it difficult for the plane to land. After some prayers, the plane landed.  It was 22 degrees out and all the tree's looked like this, it was cold, but beautiful!

 Travis went out with his brothers while they did a bit of duck hunting.

Waiting outside the Temple for the Bride and Groom!

  Mr. & Mrs. Clyde

 All of Travis brothers and sisters were here!

 Look at all those brothers!

 Brynn holding the bouquet....dreaming of her big day!

The cousin of the groom is Spencer Hadley who plays football for BYU.  Luke had to get a shot with him.

Our family outside the temple.

 A full wedding day can wipe you out......

The reception night......

 Cutting the cake.....it was sooo good!

 Kennedy and Brynn

I am so grateful we took the whole family up there.  It was such a special day with such a special feeling, I am so happy my kids were able to feel that and be apart of this day. I know this day left a strong impression on all their little spirits!