tHaNkSgiViNg!

james and i made the trek up to cokeville wy with whit and chandler thursday afternoon after james participated in a turkey bowl that morning. he and his brother organized a big game here in taylorsville. i made hot chocolate and took doughnuts, but learned that next year i'll just take water. boys don't like eating and drinking hot things after running around playing football. my camera was dead so i didn't get any good pics of that dang it. on to cokeville, it was SO fun! dinner was so so yummy as always, and i made a new record. i only ate 2 rolls, seriously, that's good for me! i did eat 2 pieces of pumpkin pie to make up for it though! every single person on that side of the family was there. i felt so blessed that day to be surrounded by such great people! after dinner, we had a jewelry buying party! aunt suzanne brought up a bunch of different stuff and we (the females) went crazy! i got lots of cute things! that night all the young (not i) went over to the high school gym for all sorts of sports. the older ones (like me) stayed home and visited. great company to visit with! i love all my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents! that night we watched star trek. i actually fell asleep...i did all i could to stay awake, but it didn't happen. after that movie, aunt holly insisted that we watch just the funny part in the proposal. great movie! we all laughed and laughed! then, i pulled out a video i have of dev dancing at my apartment about a month ago. everyone was dying laughing! he's such a talented kid! the next morning, the older females headed to montpelier, id to do our traditional black friday shopping. it's the best! no people, no lines, great deals, and the best company! our car rides there and back were very eventful. we had music blasting, hair flowing, voices singing...so so fun! i got that on video as well! after the shopping trip, we did a big family picture out in the backyard. they turned out SO cute! it's the last time the family will all be together for years to come (due to all the boys going on missions). james, whit, chandler, and i headed home that night. we stopped at their house and i helped whit half-way put her kitchen together. we love those two! the next morning james and i went with his family to the byu/utah game. it was quite entertaining, i just love football! on sunday we had thanksgiving dinner with james' mom's side. so good to see all of them as well. such a good family! i love my in-laws! so all in all, this thanksgiving was a blast! james and i have so much to be thankful for this holiday season. we couldn't be more blessed!

dEv's fArEwELL!

this past sunday was dev's farewell. i seriously can't believe it! he should still be a little boy! the meeting was great. kayla spoke first and did an excellent job. she read a poem my dad wrote for dev. there wasn't a dry eye on the first two rows (family). dev's talk was awesome. he's such a good kid. he had so much support from family and friends. there were chairs all the way back to the stage. the dinner afterward was great as well. lots of good food! it ended too quickly because of a snow storm. everyone was scrambling to get on the road as soon as it started to snow. james and i drove all the way to park city and had to turn around because chains or 4 x 4 were required to go over parley's. so we stayed in coalville and left bright and early the next morning. it was a great weekend! i'm so proud of dev and his decision to serve a mission. i can't believe he leaves in a week!

* pics from whit and chuck's wedding, dev's b-day dinner, and dev & his best friend goofing around the morning of dev's farewell

fALL hApPeNiNgS!

*dev went through the jordan river temple the 2nd week of october. it was so fun to be there with him in this next important step in his life. grandma and grandpa came too and we all went to dinner afterward.







* syd and i finally got to see each other and hang out after way too long. we went to lunch and then to the michael jackson movie (loved it!) this is our photo shoot after the movie :)




* whitney also went through the jordan river temple this last week. she had tons of family support there and it was so fun to add another member of the family to the 'endowed' list!









* this past friday night, james took me to bravo broadway! it was so good! they did so many songs that i actually knew and loved! we went to dinner with jeremy and chelsea at the coachman on state (a favorite of ours!) and then to the show. we had such a fun evening together!



*here we are freezing to death supporting my awesome cousin bradley at his state championship football game, which they won! it was so cold, but so fun to squeeze all together (my whole family) under blankets and spend the afternoon together.




* after the game, james and i went and saw 'a christmas carol'. we both enjoyed it. definitely got us excited for christmas!!!

fALL tiMe! (b-days, football, s.utah) *not in chronological order!

LOTS of homemade (no added sugar!) apple juice yuuuuum!


james & his buddies @ their b-day bbq! (all birthdays w/in a few weeks of each other)


the cool WIVES!


picnic before the byu game


james' happiest place on earth ;)


he did NOT want his pic taken...but he looked so cute!


our date night for james' b-day


opening his b-day stuff


hubby(in the orange)playin football on his b-day


US!


james' b-day @ the holmes residence!


james & jeremy b-day dinner @ chuck-a-rama



MORE presents


pond up cedar breaks


aww!


goofin around @ cedar breaks


it was GORGEOUS up there!


the hubby was playin photographer...


me,tori, & james


james got to see his buddy "mike dawg" while we were in cedar


cool grandpa shirt :)


makin the apple juice


good helper


getting the bad stuff out of the apples


gary's b-day!


craft night while the guys went to the priesthood session of conference


my BOO! blocks (w/o the boo!)


tickeling the ivory


enjoying time together!


*we've had such a BUSY, fun month! I am so grateful for good family and such a supportive husband! he has been working so hard and we have received so many blessings. we are so grateful to be healthy, happy, and working toward our goals!

fAmiLy, foOtBaLL, & fUn!

NS fOoTbALL game-----> the 2 guys in white are my brother and my dad, coaching together!


aLySsA!


dev w/his mission call---Charlotte, North Carolina-Dec. 2

dev and kenz came over for the florida st vs. miami game---fun fun fun





bYu vs. Oklahoma= a very happy husband!


*date night...The Time Traveler's Wife=SO good!

eNd oF sUmMeR!

24th of July in Cokeville!











Manda's Bridal Shower!




Manda and Mackay's Wedding Day!


Kayla as a 'grandma' in the parade!


I've had a rough month...so my husband wanted to ensure I would sleep by constructing this 'window cover' so that our room would stay dark...he's sweet!




Colb and Nataley's Wedding Day!


Camping in Fairview! (we LOVE our tent)




BBQ at Macklin and Chelsie's house!






James and his long time buddies!










We LOVE summer and this one definitely wasn't long enough! James had a week break between semesters and started school today at the U. I start 'school' tomorrow (the five year olds come) so we are going to be SUPER busy from here on out! Goodbye summer!!!

tAgGeD!

Tagged

I know that I have a few things to catch up on, but for now, a tag sounds a lot more fun to do!

4 Random Things I Like About My Husband
* I love that he's a kid at heart!
* I love that he finds random places to kiss me (a.k.a. my knee cap!)
* I love how he can look at both sides of a situation
* I love that he is SO easily entertained!

4 Movies I Can Watch More Than Once
* Tommy Boy!
* Steel Magnolias
* Dennis the Menace
* 50 First Dates

4 TV Shows That I Watch:
*does the news count?!
*Law and Order: SVU
*Friends
*So You Think You Can Dance

4 Places I've Been
*Mexico
*Hawaii
*NYC
*Las Vegas

4 People Who Email Me Regularly: And I email back
none actually, not much of an e-mailer these days

4Favorite Foods
*shrimp
*all things potatoes
*pasta
*anything my mom makes!

4 Places I Would Like To Visit
*Maui
*North Carolina
*Aruba
*Florida

4 Things I'm Looking Forward To In The Next Year (or two)
*starting a family
*James getting more school done :)
*going to more temples
*watching James be a dad

4 People I Tag
*whoever has time!