Getting ready for Christmas

Decorating, candy cane countdown chain, and shoveling snow!

Tempur Pedic mattress

Back in September, if I remember right, we went crazy and decided to buy a new mattress. Not just any mattress, the most expensive mattress available. Which is so not like us at all. We like deals and free stuff with our deals, however, we have been wanting a new mattress for a looooong time and so when we finally decided to buy one, we wanted to get the right one. From all of the reviews and word of mouth we decided to get a Tempur Pedic. We both liked the way it felt and it has a twenty year warranty. It is suppose to never get those annoying dips because it doesn't have any springs. I was also having trouble with my arms and legs falling to sleep and tingling and waking me up at night, the salesman seemed to think that was from the springs hitting my pressure points and so with no springs my problem would be solved. I wanted a super soft mattress, so we couldn't just settle with the normal somewhat firm tempur pedic, we had to upgrade and get the cloud supreme. This mattress was one pretty penny because we still wanted a king size. Oh man was I sick after spending the money and I was so worried we wouldn't like it.

The mattress was delivered and after the first few nights I was so upset, I did not like it at all!! It was so hard and it stunk. Not like a good new car smell, a really bad new mattress smell. My pillow was flat and super stinky. I called the company and they said to walk all over it and break it in and it could take up to a month to be comfortable. A month, really, I only had a month to decide if I wanted to exchange it. The company did send me a new cloud pillow and I love it!! No exaggeration, I love the pillow!! I am the pickiest pillow person, I always had three by me at night so that I can switch through out the night. I don't know why, my neck is just always uncomfortable. This pillow solved that problem and I don't know if I can ever do without my wonderful cloud pillow. Jon's is just a normal tempur pillow and I think it is as hard as a rock, but he loves his too. We walked all over the mattress, let the kids jump on it, put heating pads on it, etc, etc and it was still hard. But Jon loved it, so I kept trying. I can now say that I have loved it the last 2 months. I sleep really soundly and it is so comfortable. I think I can now say it was maybe worth the money if it really lasts for 20 plus years, and the best part is I found my dream pillow!!

Kindergarten Christmas program

Calvin was so cute at his Christmas program. He knew all of the songs and actions and he did such a good job. The videos are so cute, I wish they would load. Grandma and Grandpa Nielson, Grandma Nancy and Emily came to watch and then we celebrated at Pizza Pie Cafe afterwards, that is one of Calvin's favorite places.

Family Outing

In December we spent a whole day in Salt Lake. We took the kids to the Discovery Gateway children's museum. They really love playing there. It was not crowded at all so we took our time at each station and played house with the kids. It was such good quality time as a family. We then met Great Grandma Stevens at California Pizza Kitchen and had dinner. Then we hopped on Trax and went down to temple square. The kids love riding on Trax, it is so fun to see how excited they get about riding the "train." Temple Square was absolutely beautiful with all of the Christmas lights, nativities and beautiful music playing. Calvin heard about the big Jesus statue in primary and he couldn't wait to see it. They were amazed with how big it was. The sister missionaries recruited us to watch a movie about eternal families. In the smaller visitors center on the south side, there was a miniture statue of the temple and it showed the rooms and furniture, and layout. I loved looking at that, it has a miniature model of the 1st presidency meeting room. It was really cool. It was such a wonderful day!

Gift

When I was released from primary my sweet presidency brought me this gift. I love this picture and it matches my living room perfectly. Thank you Julie, Liz, Nicole and Pam, I love you ladies and I miss meeting with you every week!

Raking Leaves

Trick or Treating

Yes, I am that far behind. I am going to catch up soon.
We went trick or treating in our neighborhood. We love how our neighbors really go all out for Halloween. It is so much fun. And Darcy and Parker came trick or treating with us and we had a blast!