Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas spent with family. I just realized that we did not get any pictures of the 2 of us together that day so here are some pictures of the people we spent our day with. My brother Steve & his wife Jodi, he finds it challenging to be normal in a picture so this is what we get. Madi was so fun to open presents with, she could just not get enough.

We had Cody & Lisa this year for Christmas & sent them on a little scavenger hunt to find their present. We got them a coffee table for their house so it was to big to wrap so we just hid it in the car. See how excited they are to play the game. Cody must of been really excited because one of the clues I stuck to the basketball hoop in the backyard through a couple of inches of snow & he hopped out there barefoot to get it. Crazy kid!! We were excited that they liked it.

We got my mom a camera for christmas so here she is pretending to take her 1st picture with it. Madi had to help grandpa open his present since it was the last present to be opened.


Yep I continue to be the crazy dog lady & made sure Santa came to see Jax. Here he is checking out his stocking that was stuffed full. He was funny somehow he knew it was for him & was very excited for all the new toys, treats, & new collar.
We were lucky enough this year to have Kip's grandparents from Oklahoma come out to spend christmas with us this year. We cherish every minute we get to spend with them & can't wait to see them again. Here's the boys with the grandkids.
We sure do love these little girls, they were so fun to spend christmas with.

Kip & I were really good this year & actually surprised each other on our gifts. I should of taken a picture of Kip with his new bumpers for the Rzr, he was very excited even though I accidently threw the instructions away for the front bumper...oops. Hope everyone had a great Christmas.

Christmas partying

After all the hard work we did on the house we had a couple parties. The first with my family to celebrate my brother Steve's birthday, my birthday & Nicole's graduation from college. I was to busy cooking & visiting to get any pictures, but it was a ton of fun & I got totally spoiled for my birthday. My family gave me a couple pair of boots & some fun hats that I wanted. Kip bought me a new lens for my camera & a sweet camera bag.

The next night we had a Christmas party with our close friends. It was so much fun & we were so happy Andy & Cami & their girls made the drive up to join us. Here's some of the crew, mostly I just got pictures of the kids when I was trying to entertain them, being as I don't have a very kid friendly home. Thanks everyone for a great night.

NiCoLe GrAdUaTeS!!!!

My little sister Nicole graduated from Weber State with Her nursing degree in December. We are so proud of her & excited that she is finally done with school.

Nicole & her hubby Raymond.

Home projects

Kip & I had a week off together & decided instead of going out of town we would stay at home & play, well playing turned into home remodeling & before we knew it the week was over. Kip with the help of Justin put new flooring in my kitchen & downstairs entry way. It changed the look of the kitchen so much & I absolutely love it

The original plan was to only do the floor in the kitchen but I had been wanting to paint the bathroom for quite awhile. I remember I had fallen asleep on the couch & Kip woke me up asking if I really wanted to do the bathroom. Next thing I knew I woke up, went upstairs, & the bathroom was completely torn apart...I guess we were doing the bathroom. Well I absolutely love it & am so glad we did it, now just to do the other bathroom. It's not quite finished, I am going to put some vinyl stars up on the wall then it will be perfect...in my mind anyways.

Our family

My lil sis wanted some pictures of her & her husband, so we set out on the 1st large snowstorm of the year. The original plan was to head up the divide to a fun place Kip & I had stopped before, but after hitting the roads we decided maybe not the best day to head up the divide. We ended up just hitting a park in North Ogden so there were not a whole lot of options & it was freezing so we only got a few pictures. I have been wanting a picture with my baby in life, my puppy Jax, so we grabbed a few of us also. I love the way this one turned out & am surprised we actually were able to catch Jax looking at the camera.