10 Years

Bud and I celebrated our ten year anniversary on Monday. Thanks to amazing parents, sisters, and friends, we got to go up to Salt Lake City for a few days and spend some time together. It was surreal to do whatever we wanted. Surreal and wonderful! We ate great, watched movies, slept in, went skiing, just got to be selfish for awhile and it was awesome. Unfortunately, I forgot the memory card for my camera, so I didn't get any pictures, but it was a fantastic trip. Thank you again to everyone who helped with the kids and a special thanks to Bud who makes everything good in my life possible. I love you more now than I did when we got married and can't wait to see what the coming decades bring!

It's a Wonderful Life

Jake's nativity scene

Christmas was perfect. Very low-key and the kids had a great time. It was so much fun to watch them. We had the kids get gifts for eachother at the dollar store and they had so much fun giving them to eachother. It was such a nice morning and even nicer once I got a nap in. In the evening we had my sister's family and my parents over for a "roast beast" dinner. It was delicious and so nice to spend time with everyone. We miss the family that wasn't here, but love everyone so much and are so grateful for the birth of Jesus Christ and the blessings His life brings us. Merry Christmas!

If I Never See Another Cookie...

195 cookies. I am so done.

The girls were pretty cute with their beaters though.

hello?

Someone could've told me I still had an "Autumn" background on my blog. You'd think I would've noticed it after posting about our snow. Sheesh, the holidays are making me lose my mind!

Snow Day!?!

It was amazing. There was a bonafide snow storm here Monday and Wednesday. I've never seen anything like it in Las Vegas in the 18 (on and off) years I've lived here. But then they declared a "snow day" and cancelled school today. Here's what today looked like:
Yeah, I think that might have been a bad call. But, it was fun while it lasted! On Monday I took Mae and Elle to Costco and was telling Elle how you can tilt your head back and eat the falling snow. She didn't have much luck with that so when we got to the car she went right up to the side and licked it. After a quick, "Elle, no!", she looked at me and simply stated, "I'm eatin da snow."

thirty

I am thirty today. That's really all I have to say about that.

Just joking (kind of). I certainly have a lot to show for my 20's. I can think of four things in particular, plus a 10 year marriage.

It really has been an amazing birthday! Friday night, Bud took me to dinner and to see Phantom of the Opera at the Venentian. It was so good. We had great seats where the chandelier dropped right on top of us. Then Bud was amazing and took the kids Saturday and Sunday while I made a quick trip to Phoenix to see my dearest friends, Dana and Megan. We ate at my favorite sandwich shop in Gilbert, Flancer's, then did a little shopping. Dana's husband surprised us that night with a "fascinating" scavenger hunt that included a movie, dinner, and a couple other stops all around town. It was so much fun! This morning the kids woke me up with cards and a couple presents then breakfast at my favorite - The Original Pancake House. When we walked out to the car at 7am, my car was covered in 30's. Thank you to my sweet friend, Courtney who came by late last night with that surprise. She's also the one who left the crazy dolls outside my house. Apparently she likes stalking around my home late at night. : )

I'm so grateful for my life and even moreso, the people in it. If things keep going the way they are, my thirties should be fantastic!