So, it's been a while since I posted. Sorry about that. But I figured I'd catch you up on the goings on in the Ben and Talor Hall home. We thoroughly enjoyed our Christmas and New Years holidays. We spent Christmas in Hurricane with Ben's family and my family came to Logan a few days later to celebrate with us. We also had some fun parties with extended family. One of my favorite traditions that I brought to our house was my family's tradition to make sugar cookies for Christmas. I absolutely love it!!! So this year, that's what Ben and I made. We got pretty detailed with some of them, but it was a lot of fun. The recipe my family uses is also one of my favorites so they were delicious!
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| We invited Morgan over to decorate cookies with us as well. |
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| Here's the fist half. |
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| And here's the second half. |
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It was fun to spend Christmas with Ben's family. It was fun to see the traditions they have and be a part of their family for it. I was lame and didn't take very many pictures while we were down there. Although our trip down was short, it was good to be able to see his whole family. Ben got me one of my favorite books "Counting Stars" and a fun game called "Dominion." I got him his own racquetball gear and a book called "Janitors." Santa brought us "Mancala" and "Boom Blox." We really had a fun Christmas. A few days later my family came up and we made pizzas, salad, and had our traditional sibling gift exchange. Ben got a game called "Ticket to Ride" and I got the movie "The Lion King!" Yay! What a great first Christmas we had. Oh, and beyond the gifts and everything, we were able to focus on our Savior's birth. The true meaning of the holiday.
I had to work the evening of New Years Eve so we really didn't get to do much for that holiday. I don't know if I've said much about my new job, but I am now working full-time at a residential treatment center here in Cache Valley. I am really loving it. I get to use my degree and work with some pretty cool people, but it definitely is not easy. Not easy, but rewarding. Anyway, so I worked New Years Eve, but had the next day off so we went down to Payson for my cousin Kyler's homecoming! I can't believe he's already back from his mission. He served in the Osorno, Chile mission. He and our other cousin Colton will be coming to Utah State in the fall. I'm actually really excited about that. I have found that the older I have gotten, the more valuable my family has become to me. I grow closer to them each and every day and I am so grateful for the knowledge we have that families are forever.
Anyway, that's all that has really happened to us the past little while. Ben started school again and is doing a play, "The Pirates of Penzance." We are looking forward to a fun, but busy next few months. Hope everyone else is too!
