Hepworth Family Christmas Party 2012

Last night was the annual Hepworth family Christmas party.  We weren't sure if I would feel good enough to go this year but luckily I felt pretty good on Sunday so we went. It was great fun.

Every year we have a dinner, sing Christmas songs, have the kids do a nativity, and do a white elephant gift exchange.

Everyone is getting ready to sing and do the Nativity.

 There were only 3 kids under the age of 10 that came to the party so Stephen generously became a Shepard.

 Will portrayed Joseph. I love how his hand is resting on Mary (my cousin, Lesley's, little girl, Olivia). My cousin Megan is the donkey.

 This is ninja Joseph.

 Ninja Joseph is watching out for Mary and the donkey.

 Joseph decided the Shepard needed some re-dressing.

 Singing Christmas songs.

 Little Olivia was Mary until the bitter end. She sure is cute!

 My brother, Ammon, and his wife, Monica, just moved back to Utah from Connecticut. Will is SO excited!

 Before the White Elephant the kids each opened a present. Will got a coloring book and some crayons.

 This is my grandmother, known as Grandma-Great at our house. Her birthday is the 24th of December so we always celebrate it at the party. She is incredible, she has over 35 grandchildren and over 20 great grandchildren, she doesn't look old enough does she?

 This year Stephen and I came home with a giant blue crayon piggy bank and some helicopter toys from the white elephant. Will LOVES the giant crayon. he calls it his "big colour" (he says color like that). He carries it around like a spear, it's pretty awesome. The helicopter didn't make it past today, Stephen broke it but it was fun while it lasted.

It was so nice to see a lot of my extended family and have some fun.

Success!

Can I just say how glad I am that it is Saturday! Friday is over and I made it out of surgery..SUCCESS! 

I am actually not feeling too bad. If I don't move my head too much, I can almost forget I had surgery, almost. I definitely feel much better then I did when I had hernia surgery in April.

I am now one giant lymph-node down and have an awesome new scar on my neck.

I am More Then a Little Scared...

I don't know if you read but in a previous post I mentioned that I am having surgery on Friday. I have never been more nervous about anything in my entire life. I am not sure why though, I've had major surgery before, many times in fact, but for some reason this surgery seems scary.

Maybe it's the threat of cancer. Maybe it's because I've lost some friends lately that makes death seem more real. I'm not sure. I am terrified that I won't be around to help raise Will, to give him kisses and tell him how amazing he is and how he can do anything. I am afraid that others can't love him the way I do. I know that is ridiculous. I know that I have amazing people around me that would take care of Will. I know that I have an amazing husband who would tell Will how crazy his mommy was, how she would spontaneously dance around the house and that she loved to play with dolls. I know that Stephen would raise Will to be the man I know he can be. I just am afraid I'll miss it.

I know that I need to get rid of this lump in my neck, I know that I'll be fine and that the surgery will go well. Luckily the Lord has promised me that. 

I am PMS-ing, I have hormones flying EVERYWHERE. I just can't wait for Saturday.