"Snow" Cold!!

Okay...so I thought that was a clever title!! It has been so blasted cold here the last few days. I thought El Nino was suppose to have been really mild this year which would make our winter very mild...at least that's what the news people said. For me, mild would have meant no snow except in the mountains!
Today Lucas and I decided to brave the high of 26 degrees and go for a little walk around the neighborhood. Since he's getting new snow stuff for his birthday (and it's already wrapped) I had to bundle him the best I could. I wasn't sure if he was going to like all the cold wet snow, but he did and I had a blast watching him. Despite a few falls due to a couple of icy spots...he was in heaven! Hopefully all of our neighbors won't mind the mini footprints in their yards. He thought it was so much fun to walk in the deepest snow he could find and that usually meant yards with grass. I was pleasantly suprised with myself at how warm I even stayed.

This last picture is of me about the same age as Lucas. Who would have thought I actually liked snow at one point!

Happy (post) Thanksgiving/(pre) Birthday

I wanna mo'...I wanna mo'


















Concentrating on his new puzzle





















Trying to stick his gun back in the holster!






























Trying to break the code....:)












This year we had Thanksgiving at our new home here in Spanish Fork. My mom, dad, Jess, Tawn & Landon all came for it. We had a lot of fun spending time with family. Everything turned out so yummy!! My mom helped me set up my Christmas tree, which I absolutely love! I decided to do a Polar Express theme.
On Friday morning, me, mom, Jess & Tawn all got up to do a little Christmas shopping. One of the major things was finding a Senior Hop dress for Jessica. It's this coming weekend. Grandpa & Grandma Valentine stopped by on their way back to St. George on Friday. We had Lucas open his presents from the grandparents since his birthday falls on a Wednesday and no one will be here for it. As always...he was spoiled rotten! We did save the rest of them for his real birthday...not that he cares either way!!
My mom & dad had to leave Friday afternoon so they could get back for my uncle Grant's 60th birthday party in Honeyville. Lucas had a slumber party with Tawnya that night so Jed and I decided to go to a movie and dinner. We went and watched "Happy Feet". It was so cute! I really think Lucas would love it. All the kids in the theater was dancing and laughing. They loved it. We went to dinner at PF Changs...one of my favorite places. Since we didn't go until after the movie, we had no wait at all!
Saturday we found a Lucas's last present (we didn't have anything from Santa)! I'm so excited for Christmas this year. I think he's going to have so much fun opening all his gifts. We had to go in the morning so that Jed could get home to watch the BYU game. It's a good thing we did. What a finish!!
Yesterday we substituted Sunday School for the 12-13 year olds. This is the second time we've done it. Lucas wore his new church clothes and looked so handsome. After church we had a TV marathon watching "Band of Brothers".
I think that about raps up our weekend. I'm so THANKFUL for family, friends and my Savior. I am extremely blessed!

Happy Anniversary!

I just have to give a shout out to my dad and mom who have now been married for 27 years! I was born just 5 days before their first anniversary (yes...that is me in the photo). I love you guys so much and am so blessed to have you as my parents. I'm so grateful to have parents who have taught me the gospel and the principle of hard work. I look forward to the next 27 years with you!! You are the BEST! I Love You!

*ALLSTAR* Weekend...

On Saturday we drove up to Hunter High School in West Valley for the Nappy's ALLSTAR volleyball game. Her and Erica Park were selected from Bear River to play. Suzanne Merrell was their team's coach and was also given the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was a pretty stress free game to watch! Their team won in 3 straight. The match was so short that they had them play a fourth game just for fun.

There were six teams of allstar players. After the match we went to Cafe Rio to eat. I love that place!

I also have to mention that I finished the book Jed gave me for my birthday. "Finding Noel". I really enjoyed reading it. If you are looking for a good Christmas book that you can read in just a couple of days...this is it! Highly Recommended :)

One Year Older...

...am I really that much wiser??? It's hard to believe that I'm now 26. Only 4 years till 30!
I had a great birthday yesterday. Thanks for all the emails and phone calls. I didn't do much during the day, but last night I opened my birthday presents. I always feel spoiled by my family with new jewelry, a few Christmas books, a coat, a dress, some hand scrub (works wonders on dry hands), a new Christmas tree, and a nice framed wall hanging.

Jed took me to Chili's for dinner while Tawnya watched Lucas. Then we went back to Tawn's for some cake and Ice Cream. She had me blow out the candles and I thought for sure there were more than 26 on the cake!! I didn't take any pictures except this one with Lucas wearing some ribbon as a headband...he thought it was pretty cool.


Now...I just want to mention one more thing! Yes...I am almost done Birthday/Christmas shopping! Can I just tell you how nice it feels to see an end in sight. You see...this time of year can be horrible on our bank account. Besides Christmas, we have 8 birthdays beginning at the end of October through December! Last weekend, while Jed's parents were here, we went shopping. Jed & I were able to get quite a bit done. Awwwwwww...what a relief!

Happy Birthday!

We wanted to wish "Gwama" Valentine a happy birthday today and we hope you have a wonderful day. We're excited to see you this weekend. We love you!

23 months and growing...

It's amazing what 23 months can do to someone!! It's hard to believe this is the same little boy who use to sleep in a laundry basket cause he was so small. He's the cutest little guy (or big depending on which picture you look at!). I just love him so much.


Jed went Pheasant hunting with John Owen, Alan Morton, & Nick Warren. They are some good friends from high school. John & his wife Jamie just had a cute little boy, Tyler a couple of weeks ago.

This is my mom after a "Nappy Take-down"...too funny!! My sister thinks she's sooooo strong and can just muscle her way around!! It's a good thing we love her or I might have to just show her who's boss!! :)















This past weekend we went to Honeyville so that Jed could go Pheasant Hunting. Since he was gone all day on Saturday, I finished sewing these cute scripture bags. I didn't realize how much I actually enjoy sewing, as long as it's a straight line.

We also watched the PBR finals, which was kind of exciting. I actually developed some favorite bull riders and hoped they would do good...some did good, others didn't fair to well!!



This morning I finished reading the book "I'll Be Seeing You". I enjoyed every minute of it. The bad thing about finishing a book is finding a new one to read. I'm thinking maybe a new christmas novel, or something like that.