Elder Chad Anderson Returns! and Auggie's Baby Blessing

In early October my little brother Chad Anderson returned from serving his 2 year LDS mission in Arkansas! It has been so fun having him home! We missed him. Jimmy was just a baby when he left so it's fun for them to have a new relationship! We decided to bless the baby on the same day in La Canada that Chad had his homecoming talk. It worked out great because we had lots of family already in town! Casey gave Auggie a beautiful blessing to a packed house! There were two homecomings that day in La Canada. 

and we went to Zoomars earlier that week to the petting zoo and pumpkin patch!

I don't look tired at all :(

The True Meaning of Christmas

It is SO easy to forget what the Christmas season is all about. I tend to get caught up with my to-do lists, shopping that need to be completed, cookies that need to be baked, cards that need to be sent, events that need to be attended and all the hustle and bustle that consumes the month of December. We sometimes just need to SLOW down and remember what we are really celebrating. And that is the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I love this little movie put out by our church- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 

It's a perfect little clip to help us remember what Christmas is all about. Some of the ways that I've been trying to feel the reverence of the Christmas season are:

1. Watching Music and the Spoken Word- December episodes (they just feature Christmas music sung by the Mormon tabernacle choir)

online HERE. 

2. Reading stories out of the December issue of the church magazine- The Ensign

online HERE.

3. Reading Christmas Story books to my son Chase.

Here are some good ones.

4. Listening to more religious Christmas songs

I hope we can all draw closer to Christ these next few days as we celebrate his birth! 

Merry Christmas everyone!