The other camera...

So.....
I have 2 cameras.  The one that takes good pictures that I usually use, and then a smaller one that I carry around in my purse/now diaper bag all the time.  Anyway, I kind of forgot about my "other camera" but I recently got it out and found tons of fun times and pics.  Some of them just seem too far back, but here are a few memories we wanted to remember as a family.

We dog sat LuLu for a weekend.  She is the Taysom's dog and we loved her.  I thought she would annoy me...but I just loved her....we all did.  Spencer especially loved her and now affectionately calls our little Lucy....Lou Lou. 

So the Hayes family and Jake go back about 8 years or so.  Jake and Kurt and  Ian all worked together at University of Phoenix.  Anyway, Kurt's oldest son Carter was having a birthday party and it was fun to get together and hang out.  Here I am with Jillian.  Love her.

And the handsome guys. 

Both Liz and I have had our little babies.  She had a cute little boy.   

Brothers.  What can you say? 

Here we have a few pics from the Watkins Annual Halloween party.  Fun with cousins. 

I love this pic cause it shows how much bigger Tess was than Lucy.  They are only 2 weeks apart, and look more like each other now.  Poor Lucy has such sad eyes...Makes me grateful for all the smiles nowadays.

Ok...this makes me feel guilty.  I didn't even do a post about Spencer turning 4 years old.  Well, he did.  We kept it simple and for lunch I took him to Joe's BBQ for some free food.  Then to Liberty Market for free dessert.  That night we had an outdoor party with neighbors and family.  We did hamburgers and had a fire pit.  He was very happy and had learned to ride his bike the day before he turned four...so he could say he learned at three and show off at his outdoor party.  I still wasn't feeling like myself back then...but it did happen and I am sure he had a wonderful time.  We love you Spencer. 

He loved the BIG POTATO and didn't want to share at first...but ended up letting me have some.

Lastly we went and saw the Temple lights as a family the week before Christmas.   

I love being at the Temple and just feeling the Spirit when I am there. Grateful to be so close to one.  A cute little family was giving away free Hot Chocolate and it made me smile.  That is something we usually do as a tradition, but Christmas just snuck up on us this year and we never got around to it.  I love Christmas time and all the concerts, parties and get togethers.  I love the food and the fun.  I mostly love being with my family and know we can be together forever because of our Savior Jesus Christ and his atonement.  We I see this picture I know that Samantha is missing from it, but because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ...we will see her again someday and our family with be complete. 

Lucy was pretty good in the pack that Shelly let me borrow.  She kept me warm and kept us walking fast!


You just gotta love the tradition of doing the Nativity and remembering what this whole season is about. 

 

 

 

 

 This last picture is from the Bluth/Watkins/Headly Chowder fest.  We get together and catch up and eat and have a Christmas Program every year.  Of course, we eat amazing food and do the nativity too.  I love my in-laws and extended family and look forward to it every year.  It is crazy to think when Samantha was born it was only Nicole and I who were married and had the only grand kids.  Look at it now!!  Lots of sweet, funny, cute kids that all have their individual personalites.