I am 23!

It is official.. I am 23.. That seems pretty old!  I can't believe I have been married for 2 1/2 yrs, and been graduated from high school for almost 5 years!  Crazy!  We always celebrate my birthday with my moms side of the family on New Years Day.  And we always got to my grandmas- eat ham, cheesy potatoes, and of course marble cake..  Thank you to everyone for the great gifts!

Then on my actual birthday Chris was able to get it off so we slept in.  Then Chris made me scones and honey butter for breakfast!  It was delicious!  We then got ready and went to the twilight movie cause i have been wanting to see it and just hadn't made it yet.  I actually liked it a lot!  I almost didn't think that i would cause I knew it couldn't do the books justice..  Chris even said that he thought it was pretty good... What a nice guy going with me:)  It could have just been cause it was my birthday..  After that we went shopping for furniture cause i couldn't think of anything else that I wanted.. We ended up going into RC willey and found this super cute dining table!  I think it will look perfect in our home:)  We then went and got Texas Road House and took it to my parents house and then topped it off with cold stone ice cream.. yumm.. 

Christmas Day and day after..

Christmas morning starts off pretty early in our family...

This year we slept in pretty late and got up about 8.  So it was kinda nice to not be so sleepy that day:)  We first get up and open our stockings and then move into the family room to see what Santa brought us and then open all our gifts from eachother.  This year we got some great stuff and mostly money so we can furnish our new home...(more on that soon to come)

Here is Chris with his gift from Amanda & Sean.. A hose and a HOMEOWNER rake:)

I was SOOOO excited for this gift.. I like to cook a lot and it will be so nice to have a really nice set of pots and pans... So great...  I also got the last part of my nativity this year!

Here is my Dad opening his new ban saw.. All of us kids went in together for this.  Kinda a gift that keeps giving so he can make me lots of cute things.

Parker thought we were all crazy up doing all of this stuff.. He love the paper and the bags until chris through a ball of paper at him and scared him to death.  

Aaron opening gifts..

Normally after we finish up with my family stuff and have breakfast we head over to the Johns and start all over!  It is sooo fun.. I love Christmas and I really do love all of the running around we do..  This my inlaws decided that we should all go on a trip together instead of doing presents so at the end of january we are headed out to the Eastern Carribbean.. We are so excited and the warm weather is sounding ver nice!  Because of the storm on Christmas we weren't able to have our normal big dinner with all of my Mom's side so we had our own turkey dinner and then got together the day after.  It worked out alright and I was glad we didn't try to brave the storm.. It looked aweful!  Thank you so much to both of our families we were given way to much and love spending the holidays with everyone we love.  Also again missed you Mandy & Sean!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we always start off by going to the Johns family get together where anyone can just show up and come visit the family.  It was lots of fun but of course I didn't have my camera..   Then off to my families house we go to unwrap our 1 gift that is always pj's.  And then read the nativity story.  Then off to bed we go... Here we are opening our Christmas Eve Presents..

above: Aaron (my little Bro)  below: Chris, me..

This year we missed Amanda and Sean since they had to stay in Washington to be around all of Amanda's doctors.  We missed them very very much!  But atleast we have next year to look forward to with them and the little miss!

The before Christmas Activities...

Every year since I can remember we have had our cookie night with my cousins on my moms side.  It is so fun and we love to be able to get together and make like 5 different kinds of cookies!  Of course with making this many cookies it takes time..  We usually are up till about midnight working on them but not this year!  We got smart and started earlier.  But I am pretty sure we were still there till about that late just gabbing:)

I think that our husbands and my brother decided to take an advantage of this cookie festivity and they turned it into their big game night.  They are so funny... This year Chris packed up the projector to so they could play their games on a BIG screen.  He also took his speakers.  They had  quite the set up.  It makes it even that much more fun that our guys get along so well.
Cookie night was a sucess and although it was hard to hear the Christmas music over the rumbling floor from their games we had a great time.  And I ate ALOT of cookies.

Every year we go to see the lights at temple square.  We have done this even back when we were just dating..  And actually it was dec. 19th when Chris proposed to me in SLC when we were out seeing the lights.  So I love going and getting to spend this time together.

I love all of the different nativities they have out there.. So cute!

Amanda's Preggo!

I haven't put this on my blog yet and she is already almost 26 wks! I knew forever ago that she was but she didn't put it on her blog or tell anyone for a really long time so I didn't feel like I should be the one to break the news.. I wanted to post it on here back in September when I had just been out there for 2 weeks making food for her since she has been staying down alot.. But here she is with her cute belly! This pregnancy has been much easier on her than the last. Although she has still been on edge:) We are so excited for her and can't believe that we will have a little niece in April!