Merry Christmas 2012

 Merry Christmas 2012

This year I made the kids their own photo book from the previous year. I plan on making it a tradition.

 The kids anxiously waiting to come down the stairs on Christmas morning. Drew had a bloody nose that night, he thinks an reindeer kicked him in the nose (thanks to Uncle Clint).

 

 Kids Favorite Gifts

 Brynn(13 1/2 yrs)- Cell Phone

 Kennedy(11 1/2yrs)- Fashion Designer Kits & a giant bag of tootsie rolls

 Luke(9 1/2 yrs)- BB Gun & an electric helicopter

 Drew(7 yrs)- his basketball high tops, and a soccer ball.

Kamryn (4 3/4yrs)- Her new Cinderella Princess Bike

Christmas Eve

 We kept up our family tradition and went bowling on Christmas Eve.  The kids look forward to this every year.

 The girls were on a team and the boys were on a team.  In our first game, Kamryn was the winner out of the girls.....pretty sad!

 Chowing on Pizza!

 I am assuming Travis wanted a picture of this, because it was in our camera:)

 That night we went over to the Brown's and watched Silent Night Video and had a message.  Then we exchanged Christmas gifts with each other.  The boys got matching jackets from Aunt Paige, they love them!

The Girls

Kennedy got a purse, & Brynn got the mustache shirt she is wearing (What's with the mustache trend? My girls love them.)

Christmas Lights

Ewells, Salisbury's, & Wilson's

A few family's got together and walked around a neighborhood that is DECKED out in lights for Christmas.  The even sold cotton candy, churros, & hot chocolate in the street.  The lights were amazing, the pictures don't do it justice!

 The parents of the crazy crowd of kids.  It was a fun night, with fun company!

Drew's Christmas Performance

Drew in front and Pearce in the middle back

This was Drew's dress rehearsal for his Christmas Program for school.  I was going to be gone at my RS Christmas Dinner during his real performance....So he was dressed a bit nicer that night:)

 They sang We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and Feliz Navidad

 Paige and I are team room mom's for their 1st grade class.  This was during our Class Christmas Party!

Happy 15th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary......15 YEARS!

So on our actually anniversary Travis was being a bishop for the day and running a funeral.  He bought me these gorgeous roses though!  We went out the next night to eat at Mission Inn in Riverside.  It was so much fun.  Christmas Lights, ice skating rink, and Reindeer.  We got some hot chocolate and some home made doughnuts (amazing!), BEFORE dinner:) Once we finally got into a restaurant we enjoyed a quiet Italian dinner. 

The Reindeer

Mission Inn, famous for all it's lights at Christmas time.
Not sure why Travis wasn't in any pictures, he really was with me to celebrate our anniversary:)

Famlily Pictures 2012

We took family pictures in November hoping the leaves would have changed, sadly many hadn't, but it still worked out great.  We went up to Oak Glen which is a little mountian town about 10 minutes away.  It is such a charming place and I had always wanted our family pictures taken there.

Thank goodness our photographer brought her husband.  He was making the kids laugh the whole time (and of course Travis threw in a wise crack or two).

 

Kamryn's face is priceless in this.

Salisbury Kids

Drew-7yrs, Kamryn-4yrs, Brynn-13yrs, Kennedy-11yrs, and Luke-9yrs

 In the Apple Orchards at Los Rios Ranch in Oak Glen

 

 

There were so many tack weeds on the ground that we were having a really hard time sitting!

I had never really had any good pictures of Travis and I together, so I asked if we could.  Melissa did an amazing job!

The kids were throwing the leaves around us to get these two pictures, they were having so much fun.

This one I am in love with......we tried kissing, but lets get real, we don't look cute kissing anymore!

When she had me look up at Travis, I was thinking that this will for sure look cheesy.  I have to say I loved it when I saw what she did with the lighting.  She made everything seem magical!

 Holding onto my man:)

Ward Christmas Party

We had our ward Christmas dinner.  The food was delicious, we had tri-tip! The girls performed "When Christmas Comes to Town" from the Polar Express.  They sounded so sweet.  I love that song.  Travis ended up last minute having to MC the whole thing, but he pulled off like a champ;)

Kennedy & Brynn Performing

Santa! 

 Kamryn wished for: Princess-n-the Popstar Barbie's

 

 Drew wished for: Batman Toys

Luke wished for: A Go-kart

 Kennedy wished for: a dog

Brynn wished for: a phone

Christmas Piano Recital

 

 Brynn Salisbury 13yrs

Brynn played: "Hoe Down", "I Need Thee Every Hour", "Love One Another", "The First Noel",and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"

Kennedy Salisbury 11yrs

Kennedy played: "Rondo", "We'll Bring the World His Truth", "Deck the Halls", "Angels We have Heard on High" (Hymn Book), Duet with Sister Curtis "Parade of the Toy Soliders"

Kennedy, Sister Curtis, Brynn

The girls did such a great job on their songs!