Christmas in Las Vegas

We went to visit Beth and George in Las Vegas for Christmas. It was a blast. Dan drove with us, thank goodness because it was a long drive. Our little Honda was so packed we didn't even have room to stretch out. On Christmas eve we watched the traditional move It's a Wonderful Life, while we were trying to convince Mom and Dad to let us open at least one gift. They finally broke down and let us open a gift. Isabella got to open the first one. Beth got her the cutest rocking pony so that she could start loving horses at a young age just like Stan. Isabella loves it!!

After we all opened a gift we had Beth & George open a litte stocking that we had gotten for them.  Inside was a poem that Stan wrote. 

A special gift is on its way

But there is a nine month delay

Maybe a girl, maybe a boy

A little one to bring you joy

They were so shocked and excited!  Here is a picture of our family stockings.

Christmas day we were all spoiled.  Isabella was so cute opening all her gifts.  We had so much fun.  It really made us miss living close to Beth and George.  Thanks so much for a wonderful Christmas!  Here are a few more pictures. 

Christmas day on her favorite gift.

Staring at Muquaw's furry face. 

Isabella's loot!

These are the pants I made for us.

Family Pictures

So we got our first realy family pictures taken. Its so fun to have a family of our own. Isn't Isabella getting so big. Thanks Jo for the wonderful pictures. If anyone is looking to get pictures done check out photographybyjo.com . She is great!

Christmas Devotional

This was the first time in a long time that I was able to see the First Presidency's Christmas devotional. It was so nice to listen to their stories and feel of their love for the Savior. What a great way to begin the Christmas season!

Thanksgiving

I thought I would give a little update on our Thanksgiving week.

First of all it was so GREAT to have Stanley home for the week. He didn't study at all. He probably should have, but he knew I was needing some attention, so he just spent the whole week doing stuff with Isabella and I. We deep cleaned our house, went on a date, watched a move , went shopping (on Black Friday- Stan really loves me )and just spent time together! THANK YOU STAN!

We had Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt's house. YUMMY! Then we rode quads and Derric's tandem bike. It was a blast. In this picture Stan decided to let me do all the work. Notice his legs aren't even on the pedals. So when we wore ourselves out doing that we went inside and played Crazy 6. Its like playing speed with lots of people. It truly is crazy! Isabella did so good the whole day, so when we got home she crashed and we just had the evening to ourselves. It was so nice to just relax and watch a movie together. On Friday we got most of shopping done. yeah! It was fun to go to the mall together. Then on Sat. Stan's parents came and stayed with us till Monday. We went and saw the Temple Lights and enjoyed the wonderful weather. It was so fun to have them here! By Sunday night I was sad because Stan had to go to school again. :( It really makes me look forward to Christmas break!