On the first day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Christmas Ornaments
This year, our whole family is in Utah for Christmas! For our Twelve Days, we are celebrating all things Utah. Our annual ornaments are handmade here in this great state. Each shining glass star should remind us that we need to look to our Savior for direction and peace.
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| Handmade by Piggy and Dirt |
On the second day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
The Tree of Life
Tonight we are heading to Draper City Park to see the spectacular “Tree of Life”. It’s a unique lights display right here in Utah. On our way, let’s listen to the Book of Mormon account of Lehi’s dream and think about how we all want each family member to hold to the iron rod and partake of the tree’s fruit, the love of God.
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| Mom and Dad |
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| Emma |
On the third day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Swig Hot Chocolate
A Utah original! Yep, Swig started the soda craze that has Utahns lining up. They are known for their yummy soda creations and soft sugar cookies. But wait! There’s more! Let’s go warm up tonight with some tasty hot chocolate.
On the fourth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Our Utah Family Portrait
Since Emma tested positive for flu, we will miss the play, Juanito Bandito’s Christmas, tonight. So instead, we will open our beautiful family portrait that was taken up near Sundance, Utah. What a gorgeous state we live in now, and what a good looking family we are!
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| Heather Telford Photography |
On the fifth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Lehi Roller Mills Treats and Footloose
Footloose was filmed in Lehi, Utah in 1984. Back then, Lehi was a small farming community with a flour mill at its center. Built 110 years ago, it still exists today, now surrounded by busy roads, restaurants, and stores. Lehi Roller Mills is known for their flour and mixes that are packaged up in printed cotton fabric bags. Here is some blueberry muffin mix and some hot cereal we can enjoy. Let’s also watch Footloose today and see what beautiful Utah looked like 30 years ago.
On the sixth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Our Annual Christmas Book
Here is another book to add to our growing collection. This fun one will take us on Santa’s sleigh over our gorgeous Salt Lake valley. Get comfy on the couch, pretend you’re six years old again, and let mom read you a new Christmas story.
On the seventh day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Our first annual YSA Bishop’s Open House
We have an opportunity tonight to give service in a different way. Yes, it’s a party of sorts. But we are giving our time and talents to support, encourage, lead, (and feed!) the wonderful members of dad’s church congregation. Let’s help each other get ready for the fun by preparing our home and baking yummy treats.
(no picture was taken, darn it!)
On the eighth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
A Utah Puzzle
Our family enjoys puzzles, and this one is sure to be entertaining and maybe even educational! It’s 1000 pieces of Utah facts, images, and a map. Clear off the table and let’s get going on it!
On the ninth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Christmas In Color
This Christmas light display is perfect for Utah families. That huge family of 15 can pay the same as that family of four! So pile in the car (dad can even wear his slippers because we don’t have to get out) and let’s drive through the coolest musical Christmas lights we've ever seen (hopefully).
On the tenth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
A Movie with the Fam
It’s movie day for us! Today we will be going to see “Sing” together.
That’s all there is to say about that. Tomorrow we’ll go ice skating at the Utah Olympic Oval. Sorry it didnt' work out to go today like I planned.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
The Wright Family Christmas Party
Tonight’s the night you’ve been waiting for! Who doesn’t love dollar gifts, Little Caesars pizza, and a visit from our Swedish Jultomten? We need to head to the store to find fun, little items for our gift exchange.
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| Spencer got to meet Jultomten for the 1st time |
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| Getting set up to watch the movie G&G made for our Light the World theme
On the twelfth day of Christmas, we bring to you with love
Gingerbread House Decorating
We are so happy that you all are in our Utah home tonight to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. A house is only a home when there is love inside. And we’ve got plenty of that! Let’s give a little love to these gingerbread houses by decorating them with colorful candies and frosting.
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