Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. I hope you had a great time with your family and friends.

Christmas Eve

We started the night off with the missionaries over for dinner. We read the story of the birth of Christ.
Then the kids got to open 1 present on Christmas Eve. This year the boys asked for robes.
I got robes that light up for all of them. We made and decorated sugar cookies for Santa and the family for tomorrow. Santa's cookies

This is the only happy picture of Maya in her new robe.

How cute are those boys!

I got a little carried away with this cookie!

Happy Brithday Jennette

Happy Birthday Grandma Banigan!! We had a great time on Sunday for Jennette's birthday. Josh surprised her by showing up a day early. We love you and are so happy that you are in our lives. You are a great Mother and a super Grandmother.

Graduation

Friday night Jeremiah graduated from Westwood Collage. He was surprised when he was rewarded with the Graduate of the Term. The professor that gave the award called the 4 who recieved it, "The best of the best of the best." We are so proud of Jeremiah and all the accomplishments and love him so much.

This is Jeremiah's teacher Scott. He helped write the speech on Jeremiah. He is the teacher Jeremiah hacked too.
Cameron came and was the life of the party!!




Graduate of the Term August 2008 Jeremiah Banigan
At first meeting Jeremiah Banigan is a bit intimidating. While not only physically imposing, he radiates an intensity that is noticeable to everyone within range. When you get to know him, however, you will find out that Jeremiah is not just a fiercely intelligent young man, but also possesses a warmth and personal charm that makes him stand out from the crowd. He is not afraid to tackle tough assignments and goes out of his way to share his knowledge and experience with others. Jeremiah has a soft, compassionate side that is willing to help , provide, direct and assist in any way possible. His tenacity, perseverance and follow through are exceptional qualities that will serve him well in his career pursuits beyond Westwood

Happy Birthday Stacey

Stacey's birthday was on the 17th. The sisters got together on Friday and had lunch.

Thank you for all the love you have given me over the years. I love to hear you sing and to see your smile. You are a great big sister and I love you.

Elijah's Christmas Program

On Wednesday, Elijah had his Christmas program with Miss Patti. The kids worked really hard on their songs. They sang a variety of different songs from Hebrew to Christmas to Patriotic.

Here are a few.

Ward Christmas Party

Merry Christmas From The Banigan's
As you can tell Maya did NOT like Santa Clause at all.

Alex and Santa
Elijah and Santa
Oh Maya and Santa
The dinner was great but Maya could couldn't eat anything of it. Instead she got Wendy's nugget, fries and some cake frosting! She loved it.

Alex's first class sentinel

Alex had to answer a questions:
How can Santa Clause lose weight after Christmas?
Santa Clause should go on the Biggest Loser Diet to lose weight after Christmas.

Happy Birthday Emma and Cameron

Last night we went up to Emma's school band concert and had dinner after. We celebrated Emma's birthday (it was on the 9th) and Cameron's birthday. They are now 15 years old. I can't believe how much they have grown and learned over the years. They being so much life to our family and I would not know what to do without them. I love each of you so very much





Emma

Ornament Exchange Party

My friend Roni had a great party. We got new ornaments and cookies. The kids had fun too.

Bath Time

Carissa put the little kids in the bath. They were so funny to watch.
In the last picture they are not kissing they are hitting each other with their chins.

Elijah and Cason's Pilgrims and Indians

Cason and Elijah made this cute little Pilgrims and Indians in Miss Patti's last month. I just love Miss Patti♥

Alex and Maya

Well It has been a while so I need to recap on the past week. On Wednesday night the Atkinsons came over to kidnap Alex and take him to Utah for Madison's baptism. He had no idea!!! Earlier that day I packed Alex's bag and talked with his teacher, and had him all ready to go. He came home on Monday. Thank you Kathie, Curt, Alisa and Trish for letting him come to your family's special day. This morning we were waiting for Elijah to get dressed and I got some fun shots of Alex and Maya.

Aaron and Kathy's little boy

I would like to introduce for the first time on this blog. Austin David Page. He arrived 5 days early on December 1 2008, at 1:14pm. He weighed in at 9 lbs 3 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great. Congratulation Aaron, Kathy, Laura, and Kate with your new family member.

Christmas Light are up!!!

I have always wanted a house with lots of lights. While I was busy shopping Jeremiah put up Christmas lights that I have been slowly getting over the years. On Saturday the missionaries came over and helped put up the Christmas treeMaya playing in the cabinets.