The Nutcracker

 Becs:
I flew to Utah on Thursday night. It was 5 hours delayed, but Gary and I still got to drive around for a couple of hours. And I talked to my parents until 2am. Then I slept in til 10am. WHAT!!? (It was only 9am Spokane time, but still). We went to Los Hermanos, me and. my parents. I went and helped my mom get Christmas presents. Then we went and got Sushi and my dad went to the Nutcracker. We've been doing this tradition for 30 years. I got a green velvet dress for the occasion. Then return it, but got some good pictures. My Utah trip was a dream. 26 hours, but just perfect. 

Lando:
ARGETINA WON!!!!!!! BYU beat Utah in basketball. BYU won the bowl game. I think other things happen but it was a great sports weekend. He had some pretty tough call nights. Sometimes i'm just tired for him. I love him! 

Jax:
He had a basketball tournament this is weekend. He loves basketball so much. 

Ty:
Has loved doing our Secret Santa. I think its so cute. 

Luke: 
He wants to be big like his brothers. He helped me drop off 8 little gifts to some sisters in the ward. He's so charming and loved doing it. 

Brigs:
Cars and crying. Ugh. I dont want to talk about him. 

We got all ready for Christmas this week. It was so fun! Boys are out of school. Its feeling like Christmas morning is coming soon.

5 Basketball Games

 Yesterday I went to five of my kiddos basketball games. And I love every minute. Thats not true. I loved every minute of it, as long as Brig wasn't screaming to watch a show or Luke wasn't whining from boredom or starvation. 

I'm feeling very introspective tonight. Its probably because i'm wearing my new glasses, which I love by the way. I like my life. I really like Landon. I like my boys. I am really grateful for the relationship I have with my mom. If i'm being honest, its my relationship with her that makes me saddest that I don't have a daughter. Who will be my "becca", when i'm older. But man, i'm sure glad I have my mom. We will just retire "greatest mother daughter friendship" with us. 

Landon makes me really happy. Sometimes I worry about 100 people at one time. That might not even be an exaggeration. I'm not sure Landon relates to that. But Landon consistently and constantly and daily worries me. There is something about beautiful about that to me. 

I can't believe the amazing boys I have. Jax basically says, "Yes mom" to everything I ask him. Ty is constantly thinking about ways to make something for someone and its usually a surprise. Luke loves people and goes and sits by them during church. Brigham is a fiery goof ball--who I feel confident will hold his own as the youngest of four boys.  They are all, in their own special way, going to make ripples in this world. They already have in mine. 

Thats all. I really do love watching my boys play sports, sitting next to Landon, then calling my mom to tell her about it. 

Becca's Birthday Week

 Best week ever! I started out the week by getting caught up in my Old Testament study. Then I made a massive "wish-list" aka: chore chart.... that I wanted done this week. I told everyone that if they just did a few things on the list, that would be the perfect Birthday present. SO much got done. 

I had some fun things on my list too. Like dinner with the Dittos, and chat night with Katalyn, airport with Lindi, lunch with the Fagues, and dinner with the Marcusens. Oh and rock climbing. Probably my favorite part of the ENTIRE week, was just having Landon around so much of it. Can he have my birthday week off every year? 

I was on-call as a Crisis Advocate for the first time this week. I was basically at two different hospitals from 5:00pm-8:00am. It is horrible that there have to be crisis advocates. But I'm inspired by these victims and survivors. They are crazy tough. 

Yesterday was the best. Between basketball games, Costco tires, ward Christmas party, Journey to Bethlehem and skulking.... I don't think I could top it. But then there is Sunday. Where i'm filled with an enormous amount of love the the people I go to church with. Its honestly so much love that by Monday, i'm just exhausted haha. No wonder God rested on the 7th day. He spent the first 6 days doing things for His children because he loved them. loved us. 

The boys had a snow day this week 
USA lost 
Annie made me the most loving birthday dinner

It was a wonderful birthday week. And now i'm depressed ;). Tata