The next installment of my Utah adventures includes my niece and nephew. Here we are putting together a gingerbread train. It is the first train I have ever done. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed it. My nephew on the other hand loved it even though he would not smile for a picture.

They are growing so fast. I must see them more often.
Next my sister Lori (who is pregnant Yeah ) got the best gift ever in her opinion. My mom got her an automatic potato peeler. Her kids love potatoes, hashbrowns etc.

Lori has used this great tool to make the best hashbrowns and to have mashed potatoes without the skin-which her family used to have due to her detesting peeling potatoes. So it was a wonderful Christmas.

Here is my mom. She has had a hard year. She has been very sick. It has killed me to be in Portland. But things are better and she is starting to eat again. She lost tons of weight because she was so sick; vomiting all she ate. I am so glad that she was feeling better and even ate seconds on many things!!! She is the cutest mom ever!