Christmas 2010

For the past two years we have gone to my parent's house for Christmas Eve. We have a family dinner, sing Christmas songs, and play games. This year for Christmas my mom wanted a cocoa maker so I told my dad that we would take care of it since we weren't quite sure what to get them. As we were searching and continuously coming up empty handed, Kelly came up with a great idea. We decided to buy an apron, sew on the words "cocoa maker", and give it to my dad. As for my mom, we would give her a can of hot chocolate mix to go with her "cocoa maker", aka "Dad". It was going to be hilarious! We also decided to continue to search for an actual cocoa maker since my dad travels so often. That way my mom could still make hot chocolate even if my dad wasn't around. We ended up finding one on Amazon.com so it worked out perfectly!

Here is the evidence...

My dad with his apron

My mom with her cocoa

And the best part...

My mom freaking out...

because she got her cocoa maker!

Kelly and I got my sisters some Model Magic. It is a form of playdough, but not as sticky and doesn't crumble. It was so much fun to play with!

Check out the crazy monsters we made...

Me and Emma

Olivia

My parents go me design studio for the cricut and Kelly got Jazz tickets to 3 different games!

We are spoiled!

Needless to say it was a wonderful Christmas Eve that we will never forget! I love my family!

On Christmas Day, Kelly and I got up at 5 a.m. to open presents because neither of us could sleep. We had a wonderful Christmas and Kelly spoiled me a ton! He got me a desktop computer with a 22" monitor and Photoshop Elements 9! We also bought a Nintendo Wii together, but I'm calling it mine since Kelly has his xbox 360. I got Kelly an intercooler for his xbox, Call of Duty: Black Ops, the new Good Charlotte CD, cologne, and a beard trimmer.

Kelly with his presents

Me with my presents


It is a tradition in Kelly's family to draw names for Christmas and buy that person a gift. So, after having breakfast with my parents, we went to Kelly's parent's house to exchange gifts. We also had dinner together and played games.

It was a very merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving Memories

When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was always a big tradition in our family. Everyone on my mom's side of the family would gather at my grandma's house in Paris, Idaho where we would have a HUGE feast, exchange Christmas gifts, and visit with one another. It was always nice to have everyone together for the holidays. The tradition slowly faded away as some families moved and others grew in size, but it will always be one of my best memories.

This year I had to work Thanksgiving, which wasn't fun, but I am grateful for my job and the way it supports Kelly and I in our newly married lives. After work, Kelly and I went over to his parents' house for dinner and games. We had so much fun spending time together and laughing!

On Friday, we spent some time with my family watching the Jazz beat the Lakers! It was an awesome game! I am so grateful for family and for my loving husband who works so hard, takes care of me, and who I love so very much.

A little about us

Kelly and I were married on May 16, 2009. We now live in Layton, Utah where we both work. Kelly has been interested in woodworking since Jr. High and has gotten really good at it since then. He now works at a cabinet shop, however, he enjoys making anything and everything aside from his work. He has built hope chests, coffee tables, photo frames, dressers, nightstands, bookcases, kitchen tables, headboards... you name it, he can make it!

Here are a few things he has built...

As you can see he is very creative and talented and he definitely makes his work look good!

As for me.... I work at Walgreens and have been with the company for five years. It's not exactly what I saw myself doing, but I enjoy it and am learning a lot. Aside from work, I enjoy photography and taking pictures with our Nikon D3000. I hope to really get into photography and start taking professional photos sometime in the near future!