A "Wicked" Night

This past Wednesday Molly, Jeff and I finally enjoyed our Christmas presents. We were able to see the production of "Wicked" in Portland. In November a few of us decided to give our girls tickets to Wicked for Christmas. When Jeff heard we were going he decided that he wanted to go too. So on Wednesday 10 of us had a wonderful dinner at Jenny Gates home and traveled to Portland for a fantastic night. It was wonderful! I love Broadway shows and have been fortunate enough to attend many of them through the years. My favorites have been Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Joseph; but now I have a new favorite. The story, music, and sets were amazing. I want to go and see it again. My only regret is that Alex and Kenin did not see it too. Here are some fun pictures from our night out on the town.

On Friday Molly had her widsom teeth removed. Kenin was able to take her, and other than having trouble getting the IV in place, everything went well. I can't believe how cute she looks with her chipmunk cheeks. The boys had swelling along the jawline, but Molly looks like our hamster, Hammy, when he stuffs himself with food. She is doing really well and is primarily just using Advil. I am so proud of her!

Alex has been busy this week getting all of his medical and dental paperwork completed for submitting his mission papers. It is hard to believe how fast the date is approaching for him to submit his papers (June 13th). This week he had his physical, dental check, and visited the eye doctor; he is getting glasses for driving! Jeff is also getting glasses and I ordered reading glasses (7 years after eye surgery I still have 20/20 - 20/15 vision, but need reading glasses for one eye. Considering that my vision was 20/875 - 20/825 pre-surgery, I feel so fortunate that I can still see so well.

We had a blast this last week having John and Grace Moore spend a few days with us. They are so much fun, and it was great having "little ones" around the house for a few days. I think that Grace's favorite activities are eating Kenin's Mickey Mouse Pancakes and swimming in the tub. We loved hearing John sing away to Rock Band and he plays a mean guitar! I actually enjoyed visiting McDonald's with the kids to buy Happy Meals (the toys are so cute). I don't know if having your kids outgrow McDonald's is a good or bad thing, but for me it shows that they are no longer "little kids". We love the Moore's!