Monday, December 15, 2008

Neighborhood FHE Nativity Scenes



Each year we as neighbors get together and read the Christmas story. The kids dress up as various characters and re-enact that holy night. This year Sammy was Mary, Devin was Joseph and Carter was one of the 3 wise men.

Visits with Santa

Our neighbor's dad dressed up as Santa and visited our annual neighborhood nativity party. We really only have 3 kids, but Ky comes over to our house enough that we are going to claim him on our taxes this year!! We really think of him as our 4th child (brother from another mother).

Monday, December 1, 2008


Carter is in 1st grade and having a ball. He loves school and his teacher. Carter is smiling so you can see his lost tooth. He has since lost 2 more teeth (3 altogether).

Cutest Kids


Here are the kids school pictures. Sammy is in 5th grade and is loving life. She has an awesome teacher and has finally come into her own.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Favorite Things

These are a few of our favorite things:

School vacations!
Dove chocolate (who can resist the message inside)
Cocomotion (like a coffee maker for hot chocolate)
Coke
Movies (Mama Mia, HSM 3, X-Files- I Want to Believe, Twilight)
The Office (I can watch the episodes over and over!)
Holiday food (Eggnog, Martinelli's, Honey-baked Ham, apple cider)
Going out to eat
Working in Nursery
Trying new recipes
Clear Play (DVD player that edits movies!!)
Having the best friends and neighbors
Hanging out with the family
Hershey's Kisses with hot cocoa filling
Snow

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Bucket List

Here are some of the "Bucket List" things I just completed:
1) Go on a church history tour: completed summer 2008
2) Be there when they turn on the lights at Temple Square: completed Nov 2008
3) Ride in a limo: completed summer 2008 (Thanks to Renda!!!)

I will continually be updating this, but here is a start of things that I want to do before I die:

1) Eat a hot dog on the streets of New York.
2) Go ice skating in New York.
3) Walk or ride a horse carriage through Central Park.
4) Go on a horse-drawn carriage.
5) Attend a professional football game.
6) See the lights at Rockefeller Square at Christmas-time.
7) Swim with dolphins.
8) See a Broadway Play on Broadway.
9) Go on a cruise.
10) Read the Book of Mormon in 63 days.
11) Visit Mt. Rushmore.
12) Pay cash for a car.
13) Visit all the Utah temples.
14) Attend a temple session in Manti.
15) Own and run a bed and breakfast inn.
16) Attend the Washington DC temple.
17) Attend the New York temple.
18) Go with a tour group to another country.
19) Own a car that has 3 rows of seats.
20) Pay off my house.
21) Maintain ideal weight for 1 year.
22) Go on a service mission.
23) Visit Disneyworld.
24) Visit Alcatraz.
25) Stay in a 5 star hotel and order room service.
26) Go on a girls-weekend.
27) Buy a new car--fully loaded.
28) Visit the Empire State Bldg and go to the top.
29) Visit the Statue of Liberty.
30) Have season tickets to the Arena Football.
31) Have season tickets to plays.
32) Get my masters degree.
33) Learn how to fix minor things on my car.
34) Go to Jerusalem.
35) Live close to my family.
36) Fly first class at least once in my life!
37) Eat a New York pizza.
38) Buy the willow tree nativity scene--it's my favorite!
39) Put a home theater system in my house and set up a "theater" room.