Hanging with the Kemps

Just a few more pictures of when the Kemps were in town...

Grandma and Sara enjoy the wonderful Christmas meal Bryan prepared. Our culinary journey took us to Puerto Rico & Guatamala.

Thanks Jenn for the Guatamalan tamales!!

Grandpa shares his ice cream. Yum!!

Jared & Kev during our Annual Christmas Kickball game.
Is this considered cheating?

Grandma & Sara keeping warm during the game.

We value swordsmanship in our family!

Siblings...Kev, Jon, Melissa, & Bryan

Missile Museum

I'm so grateful that Bryan really enjoys history. Thanks to him, our children are acquiring an appreciation for learning about the past. Here we are enjoying a visit to our local missile museum. It was nice to have Bryan's parents & unmarried siblings come to visit. I hope they enjoyed the trip to the museum as much as we did!

Bryan & Sara

Jared & Kev

Daniel & Jon

Jared & Daniel moving the BIG door

Jared, Jon, Grandma, Daniel, Aimee, Bryan, Sara, Grandpa, Kev

Christmas Morning

Christmas mornings have always been my favorites. This year was no exception!! Sometimes I wish these adorable little people could stay little forever. I know they can't. I'm SO grateful for wonderful moments like these which will become cherished memories in our journey through life. Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Eve with the Maloufs

D & T (Bryan's sister & brother-in-law) hosted a delicious Christmas Eve celebration. YUM!!


Uncle Jon entertaining the little ones


Jared eagerly waiting for the middle eastern feast to begin


Sara (the angel) & Bryan (a wise man) getting ready for the Christmas program

Las Vegas Bowl

Bryan & Clint made the trek to Las Vegas to meet up with Bryan's brothers (Larry & Jon) for the BYU vs UCLA football game.


It sure was a nail biter but BYU came through and pulled off a WIN!!

BYU 17, UCLA 16



Jon, Bryan, & Larry (the good, the bad, & the ugly...you decide who is who)


Bryan & Clint


Bryan & Jon storming the field

Gingerbread Houses with Daniel's Class

Our boys love it when we share our Christmas traditions with others. So here we are again (for the third year in a row).

Yes, we really are a little crazy but we LOVE it!!!
Don't worry we're not crazy enough to do it all alone we had A LOT of help!!

A very special thank you to everyone!!!
Erin for helping count cups of flour
Suzann for donating the cardboard & cutting and wrapping it too!
Chris & Bryan for helping to assemble the houses
Jenn for helping with the transport & in the classroom
The Bell & Martinez families for donating the candy
CWE for letting us borrow the flatbed dolly
Mrs. K for welcoming us into her classroom

Cookies with Jared's Preschool Class

Because we had so much fun decorating gingerbread cookies with Daniel when he was in preschool we decided to do it again with Jared and his class. Miss Malia is so wonderful and we thank her for welcoming us into her classroom for this activity.

Jared was a big help in mixing, cutting, and baking the cookies. I made the frosting and together with Miss Malia we helped his classmates decorate the cookies. There were some pretty fabulous looking gingerbread people and trees!!!

How I wish I'd remembered to take the camera to class. Oops! Oh well, at least we have these few shots taken at home.


Jared with the cookies ready for school. He is soooo excited!!!



Jared enjoying the product of his labors afterschool. Yum!



Jared and Daniel worked together to make these adorable little reindeer to give to their classmates. Aren't they cute?! We've certainly had a lot of fun getting ready for Christmas this year.

Holiday treats

Here are our little elves ready to deliver holiday treats to friends and neighbors.

We had a wonderful time putting the plates together. The boys did most of the work and everything was so tasty. Way to go guys!!

It's Gingerbread Season!!

How can you tell it's Christmas at the Kemp Home?

By the scent of freshly baked gingerbread that fills the air!!


I didn't realize how much our children associated certain smells with different seasons until recently.

Earlier in the month, I was in the process of making a dessert to take to a Relief Society Enrichment Meeting when Daniel came home from school. The first words out of his mouth when he came through the door were, "Where's the gingerbread? How many more days until Christmas?"

I couldn't figure out what he was talking about. It was then that I realized I had been baking gingerbread for my trifle and in Daniel's mind the smell of gingerbread directly correlates with Christmas!!

Halloween Fun

We love Halloween!!

Isn't Sara a cute pink panther?!

Jared & Sara with members of their music class.
Jared thought it was too hot to wear his costume.
Of course, it was hot!!! It was an 80+ day!!!



Jared's "perfect spot" at the Marshall's Annual Halloween Party was next to the food table and in front of the fountain (where a movie was being projected).



Ready to terrorize the neighborhood.



Hey! Where's my candy??