Tis the Season to be Jolly...

Wow, the semester is FINALLY over. I honestly never thought that it would end. I graduated and finished my last semester with straight A's(yay!!!) And Brandt did SO good, I am so proud of him. He was taking the hardest classes- the second half of Organic Chem, Genetics, Molecular Biology, English 316, and then his last and final religion class. And he got all A's and a B+...pretty much amazing! I love him!

This year it was Brandt's families turn to spend Christmas with us. On our way down to New Mexico, about an hour and a half away from SLC, our car decided to go crazy. I have never been so scared while driving. I literally thought that we were all going to die- I even crawled into the back of the car and gave Peyton a kiss just incase. Every time Brandt would press on the gas our car would jerk to the left side of the road. It was like someone was literally jerking the steering wheel right out of his hands. Thank goodness there was no ice, I dont even want to think about what would have happened if there was. Anyways, we had no clue what was wrong with the car but we knew it was pretty serious. So we pulled into the next VW dealership(about an hour away). Diagnosis: both of our axles were completely broken! As well as the CV joints and boots. Also, there were 4 recalls on the car: we got a new fuel pump, engine coils, something to do with our ignition and also our brakes. The guy didn't even know how we made it there or how our car was even still running. It was pretty crazy! So we spent 5 hours in Layton bored out of our minds.

Yesterday was Peyton's first Christmas!! It was so much fun! She didn't care too much for her presents, but was more interested in the wrapping paper and especially the bows. Pictures to come. This year has definitely been one of the best Christmases yet. Also, Peyton has started scooting around. She pretty much only goes backwards(is this normal?) and is still working on the going forward part. And she has learned how to sign milk. I am not quite sure if she even knows what it means, but it's still cute!