Christmas trip to Disneyland

We went to Disneyland on December 15-17th. The first day it was pouring rain all morning. We did get on several rides as the lines were very short. The second day the weather was a little cool but not raining. The lines were still short which was awesome. We also went to a few shows that day in California Adventure. The last day was miserably cold, rainy and windy. We were only there for half the day which was the original plan anyway. We did have fun with Matt's family and enjoying all the fun things Disneyland has to offer and especially at Christmastime. Brandon and I watched 2 parades together. Emma and I wathced the fireworks and the fake snow fall on Main Street. We were able to get a few more autographs and pictures of some Disney characters. Jake was able to meet some Star Wars characters. He thought meeting Darth Mal was pretty cool. Brandon loved seeing Woody, Sully and Hanny Manny. Emma and Jake were having fun going on all the big kid rides with their cousins. Yeah for Disneyland!!! BOO for the weather!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Matt's family. Everyone came except for Matt's older sister Calli and her family. We missed them not being there. We had lots of food to eat and eat and eat. We played pool and the Wii most of the time. It was a fast and quick trip for everyone but we are glad they were able to come.
The day after everyone left we pulled out the Christmas tree and all the decorations and put the Christmas music on and got busy. Brandon put the star on the tree this year. He continues to remind us daily that he put the star on the tree. We even got to hang our stockings over the fireplace this year because we finally have a fireplace!! Brandon even found his stocking and thought is what pretty cool. (Please note picture above). The kids also have their own tree to decorate with all the ornaments they have either made or were given. They had fun decorating the tree with out any help from mom.
This month is already going by to quickly. The new year will be here before we know it. I hope we can all take some time out from our busy schedule this time of year, to remember not only the birth of the Savior but also his marvelous life. Merry Christmas everyone!!

Please excuse the mess!!

Alright I am doing my best to make my blog a little cuter to look at and I am obviously having some difficulty. So, please excuse the mess until I have figured out what I am doing. If anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. I have been trying to get a background etc. from "cutest blog on the block", I got one, which is the one you see and then I tried to get a new one with no success. Also how do I change my header. Also what is with the little tools on the side of my blog next to certain headings? HELP!!!

My birthday weekend and then some

My 35th birthday was last Friday, November 7th. Yes I feel old. Thank you to all who sent cards, called or wished me happy birthday. For my birthday my sweet new friends here in Las Vegas went to lunch with me. Then it was the Enrichment Night's craft night. I went to that and made my awesome crafts and ate everything you could think dipped in chocolate from the chocolate fountain they had. All the sisters at craft night sang Happy Birthday and totally made my day. I went home and then ate a piece of my Sam's Club chocolate cake I bought for myself. It was awesome. I did share with my family.
Saturday we went to the air show at Nellis Air Force base. We were there most of the day and had a great time. Brandon just kept saying "airplane, airplane" over and over again. He was beginning to remind us of the guy on the show "Fantasy Island" (Does anyone remember that show?). It really was fun and the weather was not to bad. Matt and Jake were in heaven. They kept teling me all kinds of info I either didn't understand or didn't care about. I would post a few pictures of the air show but I refuse to sort through the 500+ pictures Matt took. Yes that is correct, 500+. The one cool thing that happened is that we were there so late that we able to meet one of the pilots from the Thunderbirds. Unfortunately I forgot to get his picutre. I was so mad when we left. Everyone had a good time. I am sure we will be going again next year.

I....

I Am: a wife and mother
I Want: patience
I Have: a wonderful husband and children
I Miss: my mom
I Fear: losing my husband or kids
I Hear: Jake turning pages and a TV.
I Search: for self control
I Wonder: what the future holds
I Regret: wasted time
I Love: my life
I Forgive: usually
I Ache: for my mother
I Always: hug my children everyday
I Try: to keep a clean house
I Am Not: patient
I Seem: busy
I Know: the gospel is true
I Feel: blessed
I Dance: with my kids
I Dream: everynight
I Give: when I can
I Listen: not enough
I Sing: to my kids
I Laugh: a lot
I Can't: do math
I Write: in a journal
I Cry: when the spirit touches me
I Sleep: on my left side
I Am not always: happy
I See: not very well (contacts)
I Need: to have a better attitude apparently
I Should: count my blessings more often.


Let's hear from you now....Natalie, Danica, Fontana friends and anyone else up for the challenge.

Halloween

In case you cannot figure out what the kids dressed up as I will tell you. Brandon is a monkey or more specifically Curious George. Emma is an Indian Princess and Jake is S.W.A.T. man. On the 30th we went to the school carnival and had a great time. Right after that was the ward trunk or treat and the kids got lots of candy, especially Jake. Friday, Halloween, we drove to Richfield, Utah to visit with Matt's family. The kids were able to dress up one more time and go trick or treating around grandma and grandpa's neighborhood. We had a fun weekend in Richfield.

Citizens of the Month

Emma and Jake were chosen as the citizen of the month for the month of October. Each class picks one student for citizen of the month. It was kind of fun to have them both chosen in the same month. There was a little assembly for all the students chosen at the school. Brandon and I went to that and we were able to get a few pictures.