After Thanksgiving, we went up to visit our favorite baby girl. On Evie's "unbirthday", Heidi took a rose to my baby girl. This girl has had 6 months in heaven. And apparently my
closest friend from long ago is still just as amazing now as she was
then. #blessed #evielaree #lighttheworld #wildeverose #averymerryunbirthday
In Evie project news: I spent most of last week making meals for others. Luckily there were plenty of leftovers for my own family. In all cases, I was returning kindnesses shown me previously. "Thee lift me and I'll lift Thee and we'll ascend together." - unknown. #evieproject #blackenedchickenfiestasalad #winnerwinnerchickendinner #loveevie
I spent more than 5 minutes on my makeup to go to the Hispanic
Houston dental society gala. Tried on twenty dresses and decided on
something i already had..#blacktieoptional #notinventedbymormonwomen #nothispanic #doesntmatter #networking #mariachiband #funnightdancing #dinner #younglove #12yearsyoung #n8man And Santa was super weird.
Nate loves these kind of dates. And to be honest, I love dressing up. Mostly because the way he looks at me makes me glow, and also because the way he looks is mmm-hmmm. I'm so lucky. So freaking blessed.
Is it weird that I don't know how many pictures he sneaks like this of me? It's not very many where I'm actually looking at the camera. But to be adored like this is something every woman should have. He is my perfect fit.
The 15 person band was awesome! #wearedefinitelywhite #youcantseemyhips #notmoving #ithoughttheywere #doesntmatter #n8manlovesmeanyway
He's pretty obsessed with me.
I'm pretty obsessed with him, so it works out.
They gave out these maraccas. We shook them every time we wanted to clap. That was definitely the best part of the evening. The HHDS has been so nice to Nate. We're grateful for the friendships he's developed there.
We unexpectedly ran in to some old friends of ours at the party. They asked me how we were doing with our loss. They listened and let me talk. #itwasloud Sometimes it's just showing that you care that makes all the difference. "And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls" - Alma 37:7 #6monthslater #listeningear #evieproject #noticinggodshand #n8man #dentists #houstonhispanicdentalsociety
This is one of those times when Nate is just videoing me because he thinks I look beautiful. But he actually caught a really sweet moment between my son and me. We were working together on a puzzle. A really hard puzzle mind you. I love my baby so much.
President Thomas S. Monson said "As we attend the temple,
there can come to us a dimension of spirituality and a feeling of peace
which will transcend any other feeling which could come from the human
heart." I feel that watching the cutest little chubby fingers grasp
turkey sandwiches and cheese qualifies as going to the temple when the
parents are there together instead. #temple #fingers #bestdayever #heavenlypeace #servesomeonetoday #lighttheworld #evielaree #evieproject #evielight
Any guess as to which child was the creator? #themtoaT #lilmissaria #myjeffyboy #ariamayhavebeentryingtoimpressboys #jeffwastryingtowinanaward #imadeoneup #thenihadtomakeoneupforaria
An early Christmas present is helping us get excited for our first Christmas truly by ourselves this year. #notbummed #harrypotterworld #becausemomentslikethis #fewandfarbetween #workingtogether #basketballsleeve😂 #bringingupgeeks #lilmissaria #myjeffyboy #bestgrandmaever @laraeradmall
Learning to make yarn on our walk through Bethlehem. Every
volunteer was so kind. It was just busy enough that it actually felt
like Bethlehem, but we were still able to participate at every booth. #wonderfuldepiction #kidcentered #bethlehem #lilmissaria #myjeffyboy #leftmewonderinghowmarywouldhavefelt #wouldshehaveletustouchjesustoes #perhapsshedidntwanttoshare #butshedid #greatfaith #marydidyouknow
Tiny nativities cover our table. Trying to spread His light. #teachergifts #thatwhiterodbehindisaskinnymarker #fitsinanaltoidbox #travelsize #socute #coloredby #myjeffyboy
And this one was done by Aria. They loved the first one, but after the 4th or 5th one I made them color were WAY too much. :) Luckily, Mom is always right.
And that note? She definitely loves her teachers.
Mrs. Brege let me stay and watch the class do
their STEM challenge after the gingerbread house construction event. So
fun to see a class being innovative and talking about why certain towers
succeeded and others didn't. #hergroupwasfocusedonwinningbutunwillingtodotheprepwork #mydaughterisnottypea #orisshe? #repeatedlydestroyedgoodwork #perfectorawful #shellsettlefornothinginbetween #makesmecrazy #gingerbreadavalanche #loveheranyway #christmastreecupstack
Jeff's party was much more subdued and controlled. So interesting to see how different classes have different personalities. Jeff's is perfect for him, and Aria's is perfect for her.
Fun having a little ballerina again. #ilovedance #lilmissaria #silverbells
Watch out Daddy! #siennaplantation #frostfest #78° #natesinshortsandatshirt #lilmissaria #thekidslovedit
Magic. Looked like a scene from a movie. #notcold #onlyfun#crowded #78° #eviewashere #evielight #youknowyouvearrivedwhenyourunintofriendsintown #snow #fakebutfun
This was really the last party where the Auvenshine's planned it. We ate at the close-by restaurant - fancy-ish and then came back to the office for dessert.
These 3 spent weeks practicing and preparing for their debut. It was not my style of music but they definitely had fun performing for us!
These desserts were so yummy! We had apple Cranberry pie and a coconut cream pie. The other owner's wife made the coconut one and she talked it down the whole time, but it was actually really delicious! And looked really good too! I was super impressed.
Christmas party with MedCenter TMJ #thelongandtheshortofit #tiestomatchtheirties #christmasparty2016
"Joy runs deeper than despair" - Corrie Ten Boom - I had this
beautiful star made for Evie's grandma. I hope she feels peace when she
sees it in her window. #stainedglass #tinylittledancer #evielaree #evieproject #angelinheaven #justlikethestars
Peppermint Shepherds cookies. And a family night candle light testimony meeting. #andtheycamewithhaste #jeffboreanextensivewitnessofthetemple #ineedtotakehimtheremore #amazingfaith #gratefulthatigottoshareminewiththem
This year we followed the book "A Christ Centered Christmas" pretty closely. We had so many good experiences doing it. I was so grateful that we got to have this time together, all season long. And that we focused on Him. It was something I needed desperately.
In Evie project news: I spent most of last week making meals for others. Luckily there were plenty of leftovers for my own family. In all cases, I was returning kindnesses shown me previously. "Thee lift me and I'll lift Thee and we'll ascend together." - unknown. #evieproject #blackenedchickenfiestasalad #winnerwinnerchickendinner #loveevie
We unexpectedly ran in to some old friends of ours at the party. They asked me how we were doing with our loss. They listened and let me talk. #itwasloud Sometimes it's just showing that you care that makes all the difference. "And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls" - Alma 37:7 #6monthslater #listeningear #evieproject #noticinggodshand #n8man #dentists #houstonhispanicdentalsociety
This is one of those times when Nate is just videoing me because he thinks I look beautiful. But he actually caught a really sweet moment between my son and me. We were working together on a puzzle. A really hard puzzle mind you. I love my baby so much.
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