Salt Lake Temple Square! So Beautiful!!!

Here is the collage that was suppose to be on my other post!

 

Thanksgiving was such a blast this year. Most everyone got to the parents house on Wednesday night. We mostly talked and caught up with everyone. We did go to Chuck-a-Rama for dinner to stretch our stomachs a little for Thanksgiving the next day. It was delicious! On Thursday we all chipped in to help make the feast. There was pies, stuffing, ham, jello, salads, rolls, fudge, turkey, etc! Before we dug in, we went around the table and said what we were thankful for. I'm thankful for all the blessings in my life especially my wonderful husband! He is truly the light in my life! I couldn't ask for any better. Needless to say nobody left the table hungry! A little while after our dinner had settled we headed to Dad's school to play a vicious game of basketball to work off some pounds! My team won both times!! GO TEAM!!!

 

The next day we went to the mountains to get Christmas Trees! I love this part of Thanksgiving because it makes Christmas that much more closer!! YAY!!! We found our four Christmas Trees then headed home, but took a stop at the traditional Lynn's to get Donuts! MM... a donut always hits the spot after tree hunting! We got home ate some pizza then got ready for New Moon the movie. Everyone went even the guys. I don't know if that was a good thing because they just made fun of it, but who cares. I thought it was ok, but I still think the choice of actors was bad. They need a new Bella and Edward. It's pretty sad when Jacob is better looking than Edward. Anyway enough of my soap box. Thanksgiving was so fun and I can't wait for Christmas! P.S. We didn't get to see Justin's family because they were in China to visit his diplomat brother. Miss them!!

Congrats to Josey and Eric Adams!! They tied the knot! This last weekend Justin and I went to St. George for the second weekend in a row for Josey's wedding. We went to a dinner on Friday, her reception on Saturday, and then her baby (Avory) got blessed on Sunday. It was a weekend full of fun events and a lot of laughter. On Friday after the dinner all the girls got together and went on a scavenger hunt for Josey's bridal shower. It was so fun and good to just hang out with the girls for a bit. Josey looked beautiful and everything turned out perfect!

Welcome home Elder Sevy! We are glad to have Sean Sevy back in our presence. He served in Sacramento, Cambodian speaking. The language is pretty interesting, but at least he can speak two languages now. It's actually the first time I've met him since I've known Justin. He is super fun to be around, and I'm glad I officially have another brother-in-law!

Last Sunday night we went with Kens and Joshua to Morgan to have tin foil dinners! We cooked them in the fire pit and then played cranium! This weekend was great!!!

BED AND BREAKFAST.... Justin my wonderful adorable husband surprised me on Friday with a delightful stay at the bed and breakfast called "Inn on the Hill." On Thursday he told me not to plan anything for Friday night because he had something planned... I was so anxious to find out what it was, but Justin was strong and didn't let anything slip. After school and work on Friday he captured me and we started the night off with a little Rio. MM.. one of my favorites, then we checked in to our Bed and Breakfast stay. The little lady at the front desk showed us to our room and a little tour of the place. I loved the fact that it wasn't like a hotel... they had complimentary movies, drinks, food, etc. It felt so comfortable. After we checked in we signed up for when we would be dining in for breakfast, it wasn't your traditional hotel breakfast it was exquisite. The dining room was set up with fine dinnerware and someone to serve us. We had an omelet(strata) with toast, grapes, orange juice, melon, and muffins! We definitely had plenty to eat! Anyway back to the night... Justin had made a romantic CD for me of memorable songs we had together, so when we were in our room with our fire and bubble bath it was playing. The mood was perfect!!!! Wow the night was just breathtaking! Relaxation, laughing, and just being with my hubby!!! What more could I ask for?! P.S. I was captured so I didn't have my camera, so I stole pictures from there site! he!

These were our original costumes....SWEET huh!!!! I definitely topped last years!!

WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE... That's right we went to the U game on Saturday to start off the Halloween celebration. It was my first game finally! We went with Lee and Mitch and of course we beat Wyoming! :) It was perfect weather for a perfect game. After the game we went up to Kensey and Josh's for some Halloween fun. We all dressed up and had delicious chili and chips! Thanks Kens! After we ate we all gathered around for some serious poker. I say 'serious' because we actually played with real money. Everyone brought five dollars and put it in the pot. The winner ended up with fifty dollars and the winner just happened to be me :) Beginners luck I guess... It should have been Darin but he basically gave up and handed it to me. Probably because it was one thiry in the morning. It ended up being another memorable Halloween!! :) P.S. These costumes aren't our real costumes we planned.. I will post them when I get the pictures from Kensey. Stayed tuned because they're freakin awesome. Lee is Mitch's Twin... they really kinda look alike. Wierd!

 

My pumpkin! Justin's pumpkin! Kensey's Pumpkin.. she got quite frustrated but it turned out rad! Josh's pumpkin!

Happy Birthday Mom!!! It was last Saturday and her, dad, Spencer, Kamille, the girls, and Lenny all came up to celebrate. We surprised both Kamille and Mom with a spa day. Well it wasn't really a surprise.. I think pretty much everyone spoiled it. ha. They went to the spa while Kens, Lenny, and I tended the little girls and all the boys went to the U of U game. It was such a fun day. When everyone met up at the end of the night we all went to Texas Road House. So yummy! I love when all of our family gets together it's so fun, but we did miss Neesha and Devin's family. The beautiful Birthday Girl even without makeup after her spa day! Sadie's awesome hairstyle, I can see her in the future in magazines!! We can pull some pretty funny faces... look above! Mommy and Baby.. precious Sydney was a party pooper just sleeping the day away! Getting ready for Halloween... all dressed up!

My best friends came up to celebrate my birthday and go shopping for wedding dresses for Josey... her wedding is coming up so quickly! It's crazy.. before you know it she'll be Mrs. Eric Adams. We all went to Dinner at Tucanos..MMM! Kamicy was here too, but I don't have any pictures of her. It was great to see all my good friends again. :)

Go UTES!!! We definitely have school pride! Well at least the boys do... Justin, Josh, and Mitch went to the University of Utah game, while us ladies went to the General Relief Society Broadcast. We're so righteous! :) After the events both ended we all met back up at our house and ordered some pizza and had the yummiest dessert..if I do say so myself because I made it. It's called Mint Heaven! MMM. My new favorite concoction. Kensey also made me the best looking "21 Rice Crispy Cake" I've ever seen. I swear I've had four birthday parties. I'm so spoiled, but I love it! :) It sure is a good time to have a blast on the weekend to get rid of some major stresses of school. YAY for weekends!!!!!

Last weekend we had poker night!!! Kensey, Josh, Lee, and Mitch came up to party with the us! It was so much fun. We made dinner for everyone called "Tagene". It is a type of Greek or Mediterranean food or something like that. It was different that's all I know ha. After we all finished eating lee popped in the brownies that Kensey made into the oven, so we could have yummy treats while getting serious in 21 and poker. We started with a little 21... My favorite. We're practicing to go to Wendover..everybody has got to gamble at least once right?! We were planning to go this next weekend because I just turned 21! YUP the huge 2-1!!! I'm so old. Now I'm legal.. I better take advantage of it! ha or not.... anyway, we need a little more practice before we hit the big tables so we're going to postpone it for a little while. When we were playing our games Kensey made Josh get a hair cut because he was starting to look a little like a mop (Not really :)), that's why Josh has his shirt off in most of the pictures. At least that's what he said, I think he was just trying to show off his muscles. THe weekend was great! It's fun to be up here with some sisters!

 

I didn't get a chance to give a good tribute to our one year anniversary on August 8th (08.08.08). It has been the best year of my life. Time just seems to fly by when your having a blast. Justin is the most perfect husband in the world... and handsome might I add. He is also my best friend. He is always there for me making me smile. I love you babe!

Lil Mae A morning at the lake wears you out! Is that Justin or Moses about to part Quail Lake? Syd and her lucky orange rock she found. Maegan just looking cute Lil Adolf and Josh:)

Justin and I decided to head for St. George this last weekend for a bit of fun before we started school and work. We headed down on Wednesday night and had a ball. We played at the park with the girls, went boating, and to the fair! I love the fair!!! I always look forward to it every year, but this year I realized it's just a little high school kids excuse to be scandalous. It still doesn't stop me from riding my favorite rides.. The Zipper! Woo Woo!! Us at the FAIR!!! The Girls hanging out with the best mom in the world!! Isn't she beautiful? YAY!!!! The most recent couple.. Lee and her boyfriend Mitch! Aren't they cute! Gangster Syd and Innocent Macy getting ready to do their hip hop routine. They planned it for quite some time and I must say it was very interesting :) A good interesting though! Spencer and Jusin got on the double tube and were very confident that dad couldn't get them to flip.... Not long did they last. A few minutes later they were swallowing water. IT wasn't a very pleasant fall either, Spencer decided to throw his face into Justin's heel. Not a good idea!! He ended up with a mouth full of blood and a nice battle wound. That's my honey getting some air... Not the best picture though because the photographer is a little slow. If only we had a tower :( Kudos to Macy for being brave on the tube. She was taking it all in while Syd didn't particularly love it. Macy kept yelling go faster grandpa while Syd shrieked loudly NO go SLOWER!!! It was funny!

Here are a bunch of pictures of the latest events happneing in our lives. Pictures of the 24th of July, Justin and Sydney's birthdays, boating, playing password, and one picture of us on our anniversary day!! YAY!! Have fun looking...

Hey everyone...this is Justin blogging for the first time. Today was are one year aniversary. We had so much fun. We went and watched G.I. Joe... a great action movie. We also got to walk around temple square and ate at the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building at The Garden. It was so much fun. We only live a little over a mile from the temple so its nice. I am so thankful to be married to LaRaine. She is so amazing and is so perfect for me. We have so much fun together and get along so well. I am so excited to spend many more years with her..in fact eternity! I love her so very much. Sorry there's no pictures I'll leave that to the master LaRaine.

It's been quite some time since I've posted, but I do have some good excuses. I've been moving up to Salt Lake (hence no Internet), celebrating Justin's birthday, celebrating the twenty fourth of July, and now Justin and I are about to have our one year anniversary. It's been pretty crazy, but lots of fun! I have pictures of everything and I'll be posting them soon.