Hazen's December Artwork

Justus and Vance show SLC how it's done

Two of our good friends from Crossfit, Justus and Vance, decided that they were going to compete in a Crossfit competition that was being put on by a gym in Salt Lake. Ever the supportive friends, we threw all of the kids in the car and headed out to cheer them on. It was a ton of fun to see them represent for Viking! It's amazing how different each of the gyms do their programming, even if it is all the same thing, in theory. Justus and Vance did a great job, and definitely earned the dinner that we had afterwards!

Hazen's Christmas Program

This is a sad story of a mom who was over-worked and over-tired one December day. I had worked the night before, and specifically set my alarm for 12:30pm, so that we would be able to get to Hazen's Christmas program at 1:00pm that day. You know, 1:00pm, because that's what time he goes to school, so obviously he would have his program at that time, right? I woke up at 12:20, in a PANIC, because I couldn't remember where I had actually seen that the time of the program was 1:00pm. After running out of the room like a bat out of hell, I tore apart every piece of paper I could find, only to see that no, the magical 1:00pm time was something that I must have just made up. I started bawling as Jason got Hazen ready for the program in hopes that we might make PART of it. Sure enough, though, as we pulled up, there were kids galore walking out to their cars. We decided to go into the building, just to see if we could save ANY part of the day, and his teachers were there, wondering where their Hazen had been! Amidst non-stop tears on my part, I learned that there actually WAS another program that started at 1:00pm, and while his teachers were technically done for the day since they didn't have any classes that would be going at that time, they would stay and sit with him for the program! He was the most special kid around- getting the attention of both of his teachers, when I'm sure that they would have preferred getting their things together so they could go home! So, he got the best seat in the house, and as he started singing the opening song, I of course started bawling again. I am so grateful that we have so many wonderful people in our lives that will help us out, because believe me, if it were only up to me, things would fall through the cracks all too often. Hazen is a lucky boy to have so many people who love him, and of course, he was the most darling boy in the show by far!

Putting up the Christmas Tree

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There are few things that make me happier than hearing Hazen's enthusiasm about life in general. Putting up the Christmas tree this past year was no exception. He would gasp and go on and on about how beautiful it was, and for the entire month, I would catch him looking at it and sighing happily while saying, "Thank you Mommy for putting up my Christmas tree. It's SO beautiful!" Are you kidding me? With responses like that, I'll do just about anything for the child! He has also started to take some interest in the camera, so he wanted Jason and I to pose while hugging the tree. Odd, but sure, I'll do anything for that little stinker.

VCF Christmas Party

Every year, we are guaranteed a killer party in the form of the VCF Christmas party. This year was bigger and better than the last, and it was awesome! We arranged a sitter for Hazen, and Jason and I made sure to get there on time to join our good friends. It was held at Ori and Monica's house, which is kind of our go-to place for Crossfit parties. This year, everyone brought tons of treats, and the main course was Chicken Wings. The fun thing about eating crap with people that you work out with, is that they understand better than anyone why you feel like crap when you work out after you've eaten a junk-filled meal! We had our annual White Elephant gift exchange, which made for some good laughs. I'm glad that we hang out more than just at our annual party, people these are some awesome people!