Merry Early Christmas to US!!!!!

We don't have Nick for Christmas this year so we had to have ours when he was with us this weekend. I was so excited for Christmas because I knew it would be so fun with Matt and Nick. They both really liked their presents and it was fun to see them get so excited.

Nick got a BIKE, books, puzzles, and movies. Matt got some fun accessories for his truck. And I got a NIKON D5000 D-SLR! Which I am SUPER excited about! I spent all day playing with it.

So excited to open his gifts.

His loot from Papa and Grammy. THANKS! He loves them!

Matt looking pretty excited about his cold air intake. He already installed it himself (which I was pretty impressed about).

Really excited about my camera!

Nick showing his dad how to put the bike together, haha.

My fav pic. That face is priceless.

Nick's bike is pretty sweet! But it's a little big for him and he has a hard time riding it. Hopefully he grows quick! In the meantime he has plenty of other toys to keep him busy so I am not too worried.

I know that all this "stuff" isn't the real the meaning of Christmas but watching them open their gifts and be so happy was a great feeling. And "we are that we might have joy"! I do believe in Jesus Christ. I know that He lives as an example for all of us. That He sacrificed His own life so that each day I can be forgiven of my many weaknesses and be given the strength to overcome them. I am so grateful for the testimony that I have and that I have the opportunity to continually learn and grow in His gospel through His restored church. He is my Savior and my Redeemer!

Merry Christmas Everyone! We love you!

Temple Square

We braved the cold last weekend and went to see the lights at Temple Square. Nick was such a trooper and did really good. He loved seeing the lights and the Temple. He was a little wary of the Christus at first but got used to it after a while.

Matt and I really enjoyed the lights and the Spirit and I think Nick's favorite was riding the Trax Train to get back to the car!

Colorado

Last weekend I went to Colorado to go visit my little brother and sisters. It was bitter cold there (yes, even more so than Utah) but all the cuddling with my little nephew and nieces kept me plenty warm. The weekend went by way too fast and I can't wait to go back again, those kiddos grow up way too fast.

This was my first time I have ever met my 15 month old niece Serenity. She is a spunky little thing with beautiful blue eyes that make it hard not to give her whatever she wants.

Noah was so excited to see his Auntie Chanci and even though the weekend went by quickly I think we had a lot of fun playing together and watching Mickey's Playhouse.

And I was lucky to be there right when my other niece Serena Emily was born. She was so tiny at 6lbs 11oz and as beautiful as ever. Congratulations Chay and Tori!

It was so good to be able to see my family around this special time of year. Thanks for spending time with me! I love you and miss you all.

Nicks 3rd Birthday!

For Nick's birthday we had a party at our house with a few family and friends.

Nick had fun playing with his buddies...

and singing happy birthday, opening presents, and eating yummy cake!

Thank you everyone for coming and celebrating with us!

Nick had so much fun playing with all of his presents!

He loves them all. Thank you!

Mexico!

My sweet, wonderful, very attractive, thoughtful, loving, husband took me on a fabulous trip to Mexico a few weeks ago. It was so sunny and warm and the water was beautiful and crystal clear. Mmmmm, I wanna go back right now.

While we were there we swam with dolphins which was incredible! We got to swim with them for a whole hour and got to do tricks with them like they do at Sea World and such. We got to kiss them, hug them, dance and sing with them, and then we got to do dorsal fin rides and lots of foot pushes (where the dolphins come behind and push your feet so you are pushed across the water standing up).We have a DVD of it all but as much as I like Mac's I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the movie into iMovie. So you will have to settle for the pictures