Merry Christmas!

Dear friends and family, we are sure you are all on pins and needles wondering what is going on in the Wyeth Household. Well, wait no longer! We are all doing great and have included a few tidbits below. We hope this Holiday Season finds you all happy and healthy. Hopefully our paths will cross soon. Until then, have a very Merry Christmas!

Bryan:
Drilling away on innocent people’s teeth.
Working with the 12-18 year old boys at church.
Was able to have a great boys weekend in Chicago involving a Cardinals game (they won!), lots of pizza, and an MMA Fight (whatever that is) … but no shopping… such a shame.

Jen:
Still taking far too many pictures and is really excited to have an actual website. (jenniferwyethphotography.com)
Working with the 12-18 year old girls at church and LOVING it.
Thrilled that Preslee is sleeping through the night but not thrilled that the baby weight isn’t all off yet.

Carter: (4 ½)
The BEST big brother in town and a really good helper to Mommy.
Reads everything he sees… it’s crazy!
Seriously the coolest kid around. I love this age. He says he most hysterical things that I’m sure only I find entertaining.

Addilyn: (2 ½)
Obsessed with Princesses and fairly sure she is one.
Dancing queen; often dancing to music she sings quite loudly herself.
Asks literally on a daily basis if we can go to Disneyland or go see “Shamoon” (Shamu).

Preslee (4 ½ months)
Has a big, open-mouthed smile that we all adore and the greatest giggle ever.
Already turning out to be a little bit of a dare devil and loves Daddy to CAREFULLY throw her around.
Object of her older siblings’ attention (much to her dismay some times).
Giving Addilyn a run for her money in the “Daddy’s Little Girl” department.

A Few Mommy Stories

On Sunday, we were at church. Bryan was out of town so it was total chaos with all three kids. I sat in a side pew so I could keep them contained. At one point Addilyn came up and was trying to get past my legs into the isle.
Addilyn: "Cue me, mommy." (excuse me)
me: "Addilyn, where are you going?"
She looks at me, completely serious and says, "Disneyland." (except she doesn't say the S)
It killed me! I just started cracking up.

While wrapping Christmas presents with the kids the other day we were singing Christmas songs. A while later Carter told me we need to get the movie about Olive, the reindeer. Confused I asked him who Olive was.
Carter: You know, that other reindeer.
me: No, I don't know who Olive is.
Carter: Mom, you know the one from that song.
me: Seriously, Carter, what song? I have no clue what you're talking about.
Carter (now slightly annoyed): Mom, you know, Olive the other reindeer. She use to laugh and call Rudolf names?
I was DYING! He's so cute!!!!! He thought "All of" said "Olive" in Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. It says "All of the other reindeer use to laugh and call him names."

Final Goodbyes

Last Friday (December 4th) we buried my sweet Grandpa. I couldn't believe how hard it was for me. I have much a wonderful testimony of the Plan of Salvation and I KNOW I'll be with him again for eternity, but I just hate not having him here. It was so very hard watching my Grandma, Dad and uncles go through this hard step of life. That being said, it was such a wonderful day filled with as much laughter as there were tears. It was a great bonding experience and I know the day went just how Granky would have wanted it to go.

Craig and Susan with Grandma.
Grandpa's new view. This cemetery is in my home town and is so very beautiful! I can't wait to take my kids to go visit Granky when I'm home next week.
Lexine with Abby and Gracie. She took them on a little walk after the service. They just adore her!!

My mom had a bunch of pictures of Grandpa out at the house where we all met before hand. My Uncle Cory, who is an amazing writer, wrote a Eulogy. I'm hoping he'll send me a copy so I can put it on my blog.

My dad, Grandma, and Craig after the service.

Grandpa was an avid golfer. Each of the people at the service (it was only immediate family and a few very close friends) put a golf ball in the flower arrangement. My friend, Scotty, even gave us a million dollar bill to put in there. Even more than golfing, Grandpa enjoyed slipping his loved ones cash. We never argued. ;) If you look closely you can see the money shoved in there.

Grandma and Dad. My dad gave such a beautiful talk. He has such a way with words.

Grace and Abby cried through the entire funeral. Gracie just sat on Gigi's lap. It was really nice to watch my Grandma, in her hardest moments, put herself aside to comfort her little great granddaughter. It shows you what an amazing woman she is!

Uncle Craig with the rest of the Pall Bearers. They were: Craig, Cory, Dad, Ryan, Kevin, Bryan, and Rob.

Grandma and Dad putting their golf balls in the flowers.

My grandpa was in the coast guard so Grandma was presented with an American flag which I'm sure she'll proudly display in her home.

Oh this picture. It just breaks my heart and shows how important family is. I love my uncles. They are amazing people and an amazing support to not only their mother but also each other. This is Dad and Craig.

Nearly the entire family. (Minus Cory and Lexine who were mingling with the other guests.)

My immediate family with Grandma.Runkin and Hills. Still in love after all these years. ;)

It was a perfect day... under crappy circumstances.