Girls night...

Occasionally I get brave and decide I want to have the nieces over for a sleep over. Before Rozilyn and Brooklyn moved it was a huge chore... with just Elise and Gaby it's much more simple and laid back. They are such good kids and I absolutely love them!

We:

Played Wii Super Mario and Just Dance 2 which was pretty awesome yet I am so glad we didn't get any pictures in the act ha ha

Watched Elise hit my brothers punching bag until her knuckles were red and hurting...

then she switched to kicking it. This got a lot of energy out of her...

We also made cookies, played board games, played with some of their new Christmas toys and watched Twilight until they couldn't keep their eyes open any longer. They even woke up and played together and didn't wake me up until 9:00!!

Christmas time...

Better late than never! We were very busy during the month of December getting all the final touches on Christmas and then bam before you know it Christmas is over, New Years has passed and tomorrow it's back to work!! This was a VERY different Christmas for us but nonetheless we made the best out of it. It was sad not having my sister and our twin nieces home for the holidays but it was still go, go, go. Santa didn't come to our house until after 9:00 A.M. just as I hoped. Roxie wasn't too excited about her bone and new collar, she decided a nap would be better...

This was after the presents David was already "partied" and "camera-ed" out. I got a new, amazingly fast and fun camera and I had taken a few pictures with my old camera so that was my only 2 good pictures and its on my other memory card... oh well!

Christmas Day David and I went to his Grandma's for lunch with the fam and then to his parents to exchange gifts, unfortunately I was still trying to figure out my new camera so I didn't get many pictures this year... good news is I figured it out (for the most part) and now am ready to roll. Did I mention how extremely lucky I am to have such nice in-laws that I adore and feel so lucky to have since I claim my own family as slightly dis functional this year? (no offense to all my family members... but really you know it's true) Then it was back to my Dad's for a small but yummy Christmas dinner.

At last- our day was over! We ended it with Hot Chocolate and watching Despicable Me... perfect ending to a great day!

I dislike...

Very, very much!

For taking...

&

and of course my sister away from us. How dare they move over 1500 miles away!!


(and here they are pulling out of the drive way on their long trip to PA)


I don't care that Pennsylvania's bird is the ruffed grouse, their flower is the mountain laurel, or their tree is the hemlock all I know is my adorable nieces will be living in their state and Idaho (aka Tiffany and David) wants them back!!

watch out fellow drivers...

this brother of mine now has his license... and he thinks he is Ricky Bobby!

(and really when did he get so old/big, it seems like just yesterday he was playing t-ball)

On a side note... I am a blog stalker, this is true- chances are if you are checking out my blog I have already looked at yours, your sisters (all 5 of them) and your great grandpa's. Knowing that, I found this Chinese calender on a blog and am curious to know how accurate it is, so all you baby making mom's out there... let me know.

Yes, I am strategically planning the conception of our 1st born... ha ha!

* as of now I am thinking we will wait until I am 25 to begin "trying"

Have a great day everyone :)

Collin Raye...

What an amazing concert he put on up at BYU-I tonight. What is it about famous people in designer jeans and button up shirts that make me feel like a 12 year girl again? Ok, maybe it's the bald head and the fact he is over 40... either way I am lovin me a little of this guy. I would laugh then cry then laugh harder. Even better it was a date night with my mom, do you know how much I love my amazing mother? A LOT!!There is only certain people you can drive to Rexburg with and feel ok about going to Great Harvest for pumpkin bread, a donut shop, and last but not least the Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe all in less than 40 minutes ha my mom is definitely on that list of people. Then of course to Gringo's (my fav) for dinner before our 7:30 concert. What a fun night!!

Spirit week...

These are my "rockstar" nieces decked out for spirit week...

(presh, I know)

What else have we been up to?

-We celebrated Halloween a day early with dinner (Wingers) and a movie (Easy A), no dress up parties for us this year... too much time/money/energy put into last years event!

-Moved in with my Dad and little brother... it's been good! Lots of people ask if it's hard but honestly the basement we took over is bigger than our house was, and I get the entire huge kitchen all to myself. Plus no complaints on saving money!

-Currently wishing there was a check list to decide if a couple is ready for babies... I googled it with no luck :) Ideas, suggestions anyone?

-My new nitro is AMAZING!! Love it!!

-Ready for the snow to fly to try out my new 4WD

-Starting my Christmas list... although this year will be quite simple (we're broke) and rather depressing (divorced parents suck). Top of the list is an I-PAD :)

-Excited for 2011 and a fresh start on a pretty crappy year :)

Birthday parties...

It seems like someones birthday just passes and another is approaching, but I love the excuse to eat cake and ice cream. What's more fun then my own birthday? My adorable nieces having birthday parties and all the excitement that comes along with way too many fun gifts and of course the chance to catch up with the fam!

For Rozilyn and Brooklyn's 6th birthday we went to Heise and swam then went over for pizza, cake, and presents. We definitely got the Best Aunt/Uncle award for the pillow pets we bought for them... it's all they wanted and we called dibs :) I can not believe these little fire crackers are already 6, it feels like they were just born yesterday!

This picture was just a few days after their birthday it was National Walk to School Day so we rode our bikes :)

We celebrated Gaby's birthday a day early because I was leaving for Vegas on her birthday but didn't want to miss her party. She is growing up to be such a sweet and pretty girl! I am so lucky to be married into great in-laws and amazing nieces that I love so much!

This is a hard age to buy for... past the toy stage but not quite to teenage gifts yet... and the kid couldn't give us any ideas so she got money! Turns out we weren't the only one's without any leads, Gaby got a lot of money and hopefully she will find herself something fun!

On a side note (if you didn't know): I am going to be an aunt again!! David's sister Tricia and her hubs Cory are expecting!! Eek I can't even begin to explain how excited I am for a new baby in the family... preferably a nephew but we'll take what we get :)