Christmas Lights

We spent one evening cruising trough all of the cool neighborhoods that went all out with their lights.  It was fun and the kiddos loved it!  Such a fun thing to do during the holiday season! 

The Ugly Sweater Party is almost here!

This is your friendly reminder to come.  It's on this upcoming Sunday, December 11th at 6:30 pm in SLC at the Shields Residence.  It is going to be the classiest party of the season with lots of good drinks, food and desserts! 

My sister and I have been finishing the final things/ideas for the party and I think we are all set to go.  I found most of the mugs from storage and have plenty of sweater options to decide from.  Now just to finish off on the wassail recipe and finish some other odds and ends.  I have been asked by a few people about how many sweaters/mugs I have and if they can have/buy some.  Maybe next year I will have to sell some of the sweaters that I have.  Maybe I will do it.  Ha.  Stay tuned......

Oh, also my sister is giving away awards for the following categories:

1.  Most Festive Sweater

2.  Most Snooty Sweater

3.  Ugliest Sweater and

4.  Above and Beyond

So you better dress to impress!! See you there friends and family!!  And Happy Holidays!!

Temple Square Christmas Lights

Last weekend we gathered some friends together for dinner at Cafe Rio and then headed downtown to see the lights in the bitter cold!  It was pretty cold that night. It rained during dinner and slowly turned to a light snow on the ground by the time we got downtown.  We wouldn't let the cold stop us though.  So we went and had a great time.  And it didn't seem as crowded as it normally is, which is nice.

T loved to slide on the ground and play.  His cheeks were all rosy and he loved wearing his new beanie.  He liked just having all of the adults follow him around.  Downtown Salt Lake looks awesome.  The new City Creek project is almost done and all of the shops are opening in March.  Some of our friends live right down there and I am a little jealous.  I love the downtown vibe and the city living fell.  SLC may be a smaller city, but they still have city living.  Here are a few pics from the evening: 

christmas lights galore in HR

in our neighborhood there is a house where you can turn your radio station and listen to christmas music while the lights flash to the beat, it's pretty cool.  there was a line of cars tuning in and listening and watching.  above is a clip of it. 

they also take donations for a cystic fibrosis organization, which is cool.  turner loved the flashing lights, as did we and we will most likely drive by a few more times before christmas is here. 

here are some pics too.