But since it hurts to talk, I feel especially "chatty" in typing, so get ready for the longest post EVER:
And what a feast it was!
Over Thanksgiving break, we had a really fun sleepover with Grandpa and Grandma. It was Big Ben's first sleepover, and he did really well. We had a great time!
With the beginning of December came Ben's #3 Birthday! Of course only a super hero party would do, and we had a lot of fun.
It has been quite a snowy winter here already. Early in December I had to go into work on a Saturday for a program we were having. We got hit with a really big snowstorm that same day, so I knew that I had to walk through Temple Square on my way to the train because it was absolutely beautiful!
What was not beautiful, however, was me after digging my car out of a giant snow drift at the train station that night.
December also meant Camden's terrific band concert . . .
. . . and Mom's and Sid's birthdays! Here are Mom and Dad at the Swedish Julbord we went to at IKEA for Mom's birthday. The food was DELICIOUS, and Mom won a prize in a drawing, which was perfect for her birthday!
The next day we went to see "Frozen" in 3-D to celebrate Sid's birthday. The coolest thing about the movie was that the princesses were Anna and her older sister Elsa--just like Grandma Anna and her older sister Elsa! It was a really cute movie. Because of my eye issues, I can't really see 3-D, so when I'm wearing 3-D glasses, the 3-D movie just looks normal to me. But the 3-D effects must have been pretty cool since Sid was trying to catch the snow flakes coming out of the screen.
The next evening we had a fun party for Mom and Sid. The best gift was from Richard to "Mom and Sid in the Future." It was an Obamacare survival guide!
The next morning I flew to . . . SAN FRANCISCO! I had never been to SF before, and it was a really cool place. I went with a few of my co-workers to meet with the company that is designing our new museum exhibit. We've had our ups and downs with this company, but they sure have an awesome view from their office!
And I had a sweet view from my hotel room!
In the morning I walked down to San Francisco Bay, and it was totally amazing. I got to see the famous San Francisco fog rolling out, and it was just really pretty there by the Bay Bridge.
The bridge looked especially cool when we went back to the bay for dinner that evening.
San Francisco was definitely a cool city, and I would like to go back sometime when I have more time to check stuff out. Our trip was a fun and productive adventure!
December also brought piano recitals--this was Sid's first one, and she, Cam, and Riley all did great!
We got a Santa suit for Big Spike, and it made him all crazy. He started ripping presents open the minute we put him in it!
On Christmas Eve Eve, I thought it would be fun to make Victorian Christmas dolls with kids at the museum. This is me before . . . I did not look this good three hours and 300 kids later :)
On Christmas Eve we had our traditional Taylor family nativity pageant. Here is the cast.
And here are the animal children on Christmas morning. They were feeling pretty bad to the bone.
And Lily was feeling very protective of the pretzels Rich gave us.
We all got together again for New Year's Eve (with Grandma Cathy) for an evening of fun games. I couldn't stay up until midnight, but I definitely woke up at midnight when it sounded like World War III in our backyard (fireworks from the neighbors)!
The first day of work in 2014 was a big one--we deinstalled the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the museum. It was pretty cool to get to hold those priceless/timeless pieces of artwork.
2013 was great, and I am confident that 2014 will be too!
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Looks like a fun and productive end to the year. Hope you can get better SOON!
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