Southworth Christmas Fun!

Our first Christmas together was AMAZING and very memorable. Our house was so cozy and festive and full of family & fun.. what more could we ask for. :)









This year Michael’s family all came for Christmas! So much fun! Grandma came to visit from Oregon, we also had two brothers and there significant others & children join us from out of town and also his sister and her husband and 3 kids. Who were invited to stay with us in our UNFINISHED basement. No pressure! :) (But Ill get back to that in a minute! ).. It has been so much fun getting to know everyone just a little better. I feel lucky to be a part of such a great family. They all are so great! I feel very comfortable with them and my sarcastic self seems to mesh well.. although I may be treading on the line of offense at times (to comfortable). :) But what a great holiday it has been. :)

Marilynn’s Birthday is before Christmas and so it was nice we could all be here to celebrate. We all went to Payson to spend the day with her. We ordered chinese food and finished with a cake that Kaden and I made together. We had so much fun! :)

We got together on christmas eve and went christmas caroling to some of our neighbors. We loaded in the back of the truck with goodies in had and “wished” them a “Merry Christmas” and came back for some hot chocolate.

We spent Christmas in Payson with the family, exchanging gifts and playing with the kids. Christmas dinner worked out great. Everyone pitched in and we had a delicious dinner. Ham, turkey, stuffing, yummy potatoes, rolls, and vegetable pie! Yum

A few days after we drove up to American Fork Canyon to go tubing. We hiked our way to “the bowl” and each took our turn down the hill. The kids had a great time and Isabelle and Lincoln.. the youngest of kids, braved the slopes on there own. happily and had a great time, although poor lincoln experienced his first face plant and snow burn... no thanks to me. Sorry Lincoln~.. :( Poor boy! Other then those minor injuries the Southworth’s made it out of the canyon casualty free! :)

Last night we went to see the savior of the world at the conference center in SLC. Mike got the family tickets for his Moms birthday which was on Dec 23rd. It was a great night and if it weren't so cold we might have managed to get a family picture at temple square with all the christmas lights to post... but it chilled our bones and we raced to the car eagerly to escape the bitterness. :( Regrets!
Here are my limited pictures... (more regrets)

THE BOYS AND BABES! :)
Langdon and Lincoln at Grandma and Grandpas













Jared (J-dogg) and kaden, Lincoln, Isabelle, & Hailey! Mr. Mom!












Temple Square Lights with my handsome hubby













No nativity at my house, so I made these mangers for the kids and to remind us ALL what Christmas is all about.. :)











Sledding with the family, around the corner from our house! So FUN!












Aside from all the family fun, Mike and I have a tradition of making treats for all his clients and this year we managed to skip on taking a picture of the basket of goodies. :( Which were ADORABLE! Last year we did Christmas Tins and this year we filled decorative baskets with at least 7 different treats. Including Chocolate dipped nutty caramels, Oh Michael bars, Crack, toffee, peppermint bark, magic bars, holiday cookies. From what Michael said he had some happy clients! :) YAY!!!!

Caramels & “Oh Michael Bars”