Happy New Year!

We had a fun New Year's Eve with our family visiting for the holidays from California.  We went to dinner at Litza's Pizza (a restaurant that my family has been going since my parents were in college.) Then we just played games and visited with each other until midnight.  Everyone managed to stay awake for the countdown where we blew whistles and horns and drank apple cider.  We were all sound asleep by 12:15 though :)

We're ready for another year!

Merry Christmas

From our family to yours

Random December Fun

A meal big enough for a giant!

The best snuggle buddy

Time to try out our fireplace

Don't tell Dad that I'm on the couch ;)

Christmas Vacation at the dollar theater? Yes please!

Look Mom! I brought a cow eyeball home from school that I dissected in science class today!

James's 1st Orchestra Concert

James got to start Viola lessons this year in school, and he had his 1st concert!  His school got a new music teacher who absolutely rocks (like all the rest of the teachers at his school...that we love :) I can't wait to see how he improves over the years while he's at that school. It's a k-8 school so 5 more years to go!

Christmas Tree!

We finally got our Christmas tree up!  After our move into our new house and our trip to Colorado, we were still unpacking boxes and didn't have any room for a tree!  Until now :)  Better late than never!

New House

We moved!  At our new house James gets to rake the leaves and mow the lawn...and he loves it!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year we went to Colorado with my family. James hasn't been there since he was a baby so I was excited to take him again and show him all that I love about my hometown.  the trip was way too short though so I have already started planning another trip for this summer :)

Our hotel...

Thanksgiving dinner...

Pearl Street mall...

Fun N' Stuff

 The mountain star...

The summer can't come soon enough!

Happy Halloween!

This year James dressed up as a "Toxic Waste Warrior"?  Seriously, I don't know where these costume companies come up with their ideas!  This year James was pretty focused on the amount of candy he got so we spent a LONG time trick-or-treating.  But it was fun and we had another great year.

Pumpkin Patch

Anther fun year at the pumpkin patch with James's birth mom Rose and he daughter Kayla!

Football

Football season just ended, and James had a great season.  He had a great coach and he learned a lot, so hopefully he'll be even better next season.  It's definitely his favorite sport.

Happy Anniversary

For our big 15 year anniversary this year we went back to our honeymoon spot, Sundance, for a romantic dinner at the Tree room.  15 years down, an eternity to go.  I Love you babe xoxo

Fall Break

For fall brek this year we just stuck around Utah and hung out.  We went to the Natural History Museum, and to Boondocks for some go-cart/mini golf fun, and we stayed at a hotel for a night and went swimming!

Thriller

We went to see the Odyssey Dance Theater's performance of "Thriller" and it was spectacular.  James absolutely loves Halloween, with all of it's scary zombies, ghosts, witches, skeletons, etc. so I knew he'd love it too.

The only thing that spooked him a bit were these zombies that walked around while people were finding their seats.  They'd creep up behind you and just stare! So awesome.

Happy Birthday Solo!

Solo turned 11 this year!  We spoiled her with treats and bones and cupcakes!