Christmas

Dec 19: Went to Emree's program at 1:00.  It was so cute, she loves to sing and she had a great time. We didn't get too many pictures, but she sure sang her little heart out.

Dec. 20: Last day of school.  I went in for the kids parties, which is always fun, but not so much with the little tornado around, it's a challenge to keep him from getting into everything in the classrooms.  We went and picked Brooklyn up from school as well and are so looking forward to Christmas break.

Dec. 21: It has been snowing and snowing it is so awesome.  We spent ALL day today playing outside from 8-5.  Bro. Flower called and asked if we wanted to come down and go snowmobiling, which was so fun.  we hung out there for a couple of hours and then came back home and did some more sledding out in the field.  It was a great day!

Dec.22: Christmas program at church, had to play the organ and piano for choir it was kind of a crazy day

Dec 23: Took the boys into town with me to get a few last minute things.  Chas got to come home early and we had a fun night sleeping under the tree and watching Mr. Krugers Christmas.

Dec. 24:  We had the Flowers over for dinner and the Christmas program.  I always have this ideal vision in my head of how the Christmas program should go and it's always spriritual and enlightening, but it never turns out that way.  CArson didn't want to be a shepherd and kept taking his hat off, Beckett wanted to hold Baby Jesus the whole time, B & B were fighting over which one got to wear the robe for their costume, oh well.  We just keep doing it and someday they will catch on right! Too Funny!  Beckett was so excited for Santa to come he could not go to sleep, he kept running into our room, asking if Santa had come yet.  Finally he fell asleep about 11.

Dec. 25: Kids woke up at 5:30.  Santa had left them a note in the front room," Hutchins kids big and small, your present wouldn't fit up here at all, down the stairs you'll have to go, Merry Christmas & HoHoHo!"  They were so excited to see the Air Hockey Table he left for them.  Carson had a fever all day and so he spent most of the day on my lap, which I was totally content just to sit and snuggle him and watch everyone else.  This is might have been the first day in my life I have stayed in my pj.'s all day long, crazy!  We chose not to have anyone over on Christmas day, and let me tell you it was so nice!! Just relax all day, a whole day, who would've thought?  It was awesome!  We had such a wonderful Christmas and are truly blessed.

Dec. 26:  Chas went back to work, I took all the kids to the stake center to play ball, but everyone was tired and sick and complaining and coughing so that didn't last very long.  We came home and watched movies and such. 

Dec. 27:  We left for Boise around 11:00, which is a world record for us, I couldn't even believe we left that early.  We got to Ezzie's made pizza and then went to the Meridian Village, a new winter fun spot.  The older 3 got to try out skating for the first time,. poor little JoJo was pretty sick and had a miserable time, falling on the ice and being freezing cold.  The other 2 had a great time and were kind of getting the hang of it at the end.  It was miserably cold though and we didn't stay for too long.  There was Christmas music, skating rink, lots of Christmas lights, water fountain show and lots of heaters and fire pits, which is where I spent most of my time!  Saturday we went and played basketball with everybody, which was pretty fun 

brooklyn's suprise party!!!

 DECEMBER 10 2013

So I put together a surprise birthday part for Brooklyn's birthday! It turned out awesome, she was so surprised!  She was at Bro. Flowers doing the birdhouse so she had no idea.  All of her basketball team came along with some other friends, it was quite the surprise.  Here are some pictures of the party! 

Scones and hot chocolate!

 Presents!

Charity

I did something today that I don't usually do.  It really made me stop and think, after I did it of course.  I took the little boys with me to Walmart today and while driving out of the parking lot I saw an older woman pushing a walker going into the store.  The sight of her broke my heart.  No gloves, so hat, just a coat.  And it is COLD here right now.  I had just put on my headband to warm my ears when I saw her.  I wondered why someone was not with her, driving her to town and why she wasn't dressed warmer, and the thought came to me that maybe she doesn't have someone to take care of her, which honestly made me teary.  So I stopped in the middle of the road, hopped out of the car and gave her the headband which was on my head.  I asked her if she needed some gloves as well, (mine were in the back) but she said she couldn't fit gloves over the wrist braces she had on both hands and showed me them.  I asked her if she needed anything else, she said, "No, I think I will be ok, thank you! Merry Christmas." I told her Merry Christmas back and felt bad there was nothing else I could do for her.  I wished I had bought some groceries in the store and could have given her some, I wish I had some cash stashed in the car for such an occasion, but I didn't. It really made me think, I need to have a gift kit in the car at all times.  So my goal is to get one and stock it with boxes of granola bars, gloves, toques and other things that people at this time of year might need.  Once the kids are out of school we are going to go to the dollar store and spend $20 and get 10 hats and 10 pairs of gloves and drive around town and see how many we can give away to people that look like they could use them.  I think that will be so fun and I am truly excited to see how it goes.  I hope that my children will remember this occasion and that we can do something like this every year.  After we left Beckett asked, "Mom when is that lady going to bring back your head thing?"  I told him that she could keep it forever because she needed it more than me. "Oh, ok." was his reponse,  I hope my children all remember that to give is really to receive.  I can't tell you how much this little thing has made me think about all of the blessings I have and enjoy each day.  I need to do better at looking past myself and truly looking at the world and trying to make it a better place.  Everyone needs the love of the Savior in their lives.  So to anyone who reads this, I challenge you to find someone, somewhere and let them feel the Savior's love through you!

Sledding

I just took Beckett and Carson out to enjoy the first snow, oh how I love it!!  I pulled Beckett in the sled and Carson rode with me on the 4- wheeler, I have such fond memories of doing that as a kid.  I love it when I see them enjoy it as much as I did.  Oh the magic of snow, I just love it!