So Thanksgiving ended, and finals came and went without much to say. Every couple of days I would get updates on how my Grandma Sherry was doing, and as everyone was getting excited for the holidays, I was kind of bracing myself for my grandmother's death...but let's not dwell on unhappy subjects. We had a ward Christmas party. Here I am with my roommate Zach Smith. I inherited that sweet red cardigan and that Halle Berry...I mean...holly-berry tie from my Grandpa Art, who passed away before my mission. I was feeling the spirit of the season for sure.
Santa came to our ward Christmas party!!!! My roommates and I got a picture. Back row left to right: Brett Anderson, Joseph Naylor, Zach Smith, Kyle Anderson. Front row left to right: Trevor Anderson, Santa Claus, Me.
So...as one last act of brotherhood before the holidays, and Trevor's departure to his mission in Arcadia California, we took some sweet pictures with fake mustaches...yeah...Merry Christmas to you...
So I left Provo for Wyoming, and got to see Ebin's baptism. My dad baptized him, and we all were thankful for the early Christmas present.
So for Christmas Eve, my mom had gone back to California to be with Grandma Sherry, but the rest of us went out to eat at the Rib and Chop House in Cody. Ebin and Rhiannon attacked me.
She is a forward little girl!!!
This was one of my favorite pictures of the night. We had a great Christmas Eve, except for the fact that Mom wasn't there.
Here is the tree on Christmas Eve. We woke up Christmas morning, opened presents, and then my Dad and I decided that since Grandma Sherry was doing better than expected, we would head down to California to see her for maybe the last time.
We got to California and my mother decided that she needed some time to relax and suggested we go to Disneyland. I didn't need much convincing.
Disneyland was decked out for Christmas, but it was super crowded! We were part of a record breaking 100,000 people in the park that day...it was still magical though.
My dad insisted that we eat some corn dogs, and we sat down in an eating area, and all of a sudden a bunch of characters came over to take pictures with us. Here I am with Tigger.
Minnie Mouse came over, too. We were then surprised to find out that the eating area we were sitting in were only for paying customers that had paid to eat there where all the characters would take pictures for you...oops.
We took the classic picture with the castle...which we do every single time we go. We must have dozens of variations of this picture.
What was really cool was the way they decorated the castle at night to look perfect for Christmas. It was a crowded day, but still fun.
With my grandmother in failing health, we decided it would be appropriate to take one last trip to the temple with her. We headed to the Los Angeles temple for the most special memory of the trip. We spent some time together as a family in the celestial room and reflected on the blessing the gospel is in our family, especially in light of the stage of life my grandma found herself in.
Grandma Sherry made it through the whole session without any problems, and I was honored to push her in a wheelchair through the whole temple. It was a memorable Christmas that my family and I will cherish.
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