dear 2009...

thank you for the happiness...
thank you for the sadness...
thank you for our triumphs....
thank you for our failings...
thank you for the memories...
thank you for the love...

lisa

santa came...

he came and made their dreams come true...
he came in the middle of the night and left us magic... he came with a letter for dallin and a replacement for his elephant ornament that broke while we were decorating the tree this year. dallin was so excited that santa had thought so much of him that he had his elves make him a new ornament.

he came and fulfilled the wii dreams of this little boy

he came and gave this little girl the doll she wanted

he came and gave us a fun afternoon of jeep and skateboard riding...

he came and gave this brother and sister a fun game to play together...

he came and gave presents to brandon and me too! among the presents...brandon got a new tool set and i got the camera i have been wanting for a long time!! my bishop also came and gave me an unexpected present a few days before christmas. he gave me....the calling of.... PRIMARY PRESIDENT!!! needless to say christmas was kind of a blur. i have been very busy and have a feeling my blog might suffer a little bit but i am happy and excited to serve.

he came and gave us a wonderful christmas. we can't wait for him to come again next year!

conk family picture 2009

new tradition

dallin & megan,

you will probably not remember last night but i'm pretty sure i will remember it for the rest of my life. we went to see santa and mrs. clause . it was pure magic for me to watch your eyes light up with wonder and excitement. your little bodies were filled with aniticipation as we waited in line. pretty soon it was our turn and you both took your place on santa's lap. you both listened intently on what santa had to say to you. your dad and i stepped back a little to give you some private speaking time with the big guy but i did hear him ask you both what you wanted.

dallin said - d-rex and a mini ninjas wii game
megan said - a barbie jeep.

santa then asked you if you were good kids. you both soberly replied yes. i'm sure he knows what wonderful kids you really are. with that you jumped off santa's lap and he gave you both a candy cane. there was awe in your eyes and joy in your little faces. your exctiement at having just met santa was contagious! then we went to a table where you could write letters to santa and get an e-mail response back from him.

dallin...this is your letter.

then you got to put them in a special mailbox headed straight for the north pole. after that the family headed to dinner.

when we got home we decided to lay out blankets on the floor and watch a christmas movie. then we all fell alseep under the twinkling lights of the christmas tree. everyone decided this should be a new family tradition. (i already know it will be one of my favorites.) as i lay snuggled with my family and the soft glow of the christmas tree i felt so blessed for all that i have.

goodnight my sweet babies...may visions of sugarplums dance in your heads.

all my love,

mommy

i love him and his big heart

he has the biggest heart out of everyone i know. a few weeks ago in church he learned about serving others. his teacher mentioned the men and women serving our country so he came home and told me that he wanted to make something to send them. he made this picture complete with himself saluting. it was so cute! we sent it off to an address for holiday mail for soldiers. i am so proud of him. he has such a big heart.