Really? We haven't had a real blog post about what is going on in our lives since this one... Sure we've told you we bought a house and other things of the like, but we really haven't shown you any good pictures of what's been going on in our lives since July! Granted by writing this post I'll ruin part of what I'd share in my Christmas letter, but I'm sure you don't want to wait until December. Well without further hesitation this is what's been going on
Early December
Before I begin explaining pictures is there a proper way in writing about pictures? Is it better to write about it before you show the picture as in above or after you've shown the picture as in below? What have you all noticed to work better? Looking at a friends blog they write before/above the picture so I'll do that.
This is at a Christmas parade the city of Bountiful puts on which I thought was pretty great. It's not quite the same as going and seeing the Provo Christmas windows (which I highly recommend, and still try to do despite living about an hour away), but still nifty. Here's one of the better lit floats.
And here is a Christmas moose? that I started to follow. Check out his suspenders!
I think this is temple square. We went a couple of times, but if this was for one of the broadcasts I decided not to dress up. Hopefully it was for the Christmas concert, but I thought I had more pictures of that (which apparently we don't). Please send some if you have some our way!
Christmas Time
This year we stayed in Utah for Christmas which was difficult for me, but ended up being a fun time anyway. Here is a picture of my sister and brother-in-law opening the gift we got for them before they went home for Christmas.
We got them Pompeii (a board game) and they got us Mystery of the Abbey (also a board game). 
Heather has an awesome bow on in that last picture in case you didn't notice.
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve along with Christmas we spent at Heather's house, but this was the first Christmas ever I didn't go home/wasn't on a mission so it was weird to go to bed in my own bed and not be on vacation during Christmas. It was still a good Christmas however.
As part of Christmas Eve I read the Christmas story as we put up our nativity (not pictured).
The little wooden nativity figures you can see in the back of that picture is not the nativity I was referencing earlier.
On Christmas Eve we have a tradition of opening a present before you go to bed.
So this year we opened a gift from my parents and got...
...a waffle iron. We had one, but not like this. This one is the kind you find in hotels and the cannon center. Flippable.
Christmas
On Christmas we had more present and more time with family (extended family not pictured).
Late December/New Years
Christmas came and went and we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving again.
Not really this is just the picture that goes along with this story.
Anyway, our good friends the Fitzgibbons came out for a visit and a stay despite us having to work and take CPA exams and hopefully had a good time. Their kids seemed to.
I was studying at the time, but they sure do look cute.
And we had a good New Year's Eve Eve party with the cabin crew. Where we enjoyed Heather, Michelle, and Lori opening a 10-year time capsule (whatever happend with putting together a new one guys?) and Amy, Ryan, Wes, and I so happened to have a time capsule that we had put together as well "10 years ago" that so happened to be buried in the snow near our new house.
I don't know why we are looking at Amy reading a water bottle label, but I doubt that is what is going on here.
"Remember when we use to watch "The Office" 10 years ago?"
Anyway, there's the end of 2009 for you. I guess I haven't ruined the Christmas letter for this year yet. Hopefully next month/next week (already!) I'll post some more pictures, and some more recent (well this year) going-ons.
