Christmas 2008

Merry Christmas!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas, we had a great one. Mitchell got a lot of trucks and tractors from Santa, he wasn't quite sure about the whole thing. I am sure next year will be a little more exciting for him. Justen gave me a new watch and a new pair of boots. I love them, who said that jewelry was the way a to a girls heart, for me it is a new pair of cowboy boots. I gave Justen some clothes and a guitar tuner, just call him Justeban. Here are a few pictures, the first is of the singel men and little boys in there christmas pj's, and the next is of some of us girls in our snazzy pj's. The rest I believe are self explanatory.

Snow, Snow, and More Snow

Well you can definately tell that it is winter around here. It has been snowing off and on for about two weeks. Mitchell was getting sick of staying inside so we bundled him up and Justen took him outside to play. He loves the snow, he played and played, but was happy to come inside. As you can see his cheeks are nice and rosie. Usually he fights us about coming in from the house, but this day he didn't put up a fight.

Santa Claus

Justen, Mitchell, and I braved the snow and were able to go to the Harris Santa Claus party. It was so much fun to see everyone and to spend time with my family. Last year Mitchell didn't mind Santa at all, this year he was not a fan. Even with me sitting on his lap he wanted to get away. Oh well maybe next year.

Polar Express

The day after Thanksgiving, my parents took us all on the Polar Express. It was a lot of fun. Mitchell loved the "Choo Choo" and took to dancing in the aisles. I think the highlight of the night was being serenaded by Abbey and Tom. Thanks Dad and Sharon for the great memories.

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Yesterday was my mom's birthday, so I just wanted to be sure to wish her a happy birthday. She would be so happy to know that I can't remember exactly how old she would have been. Heck, I am lucky if I can remember how old I am. It is really wierd to think that it has been ten years since she past away. I miss her everyday and wish that she coulde be here for so many things. I think the thing that makes me the saddest is that Mitchell will never be able to know her in this life. I know that she is watching over all of us and loves us very much. Since obviously I cannot get her a present, I just wanted to share some of the things that I admire most about my mom, sort of a Tribute to my Mom.
-I admire her vest for life. She was always eager to start the next day (so eager that she got up at about 4 every morning), and see what she could get accomplished.
-Her patience for her family and others. She had to be a patient person to teach 30 fifth graders.
-Her ability to multi-task. I still do not know how she juggled three kids, teaching full-time, and being the stake young womens president. The busier she was the happier she was. She could not sit still for very long.
-She was always very optimistic. Not much could get her down.
-She loved to serve those around her. She was always helping someone out by watching their kids, making meals, or even letting them live with us for awhile.
-Her love for our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the church.

Happy Birthday MOM!!! I Love You!

On th Tractor with Grandpa

We went over to my dad's office, on our way home yesterday and Dad let Mitchell drive the forklift, honk the semi's horn, and help drive the big tractor. Everything is a tractor to Mitchell right now, so this totally made his day. We had to force him out of the big tractor. He is a country boy at heart!

Go UTES!

Justen and I had the great oppurtunity to go to the UofU vs. TCU football game on Thursday night. It was a really good game, especailly that last minute or so. I didn't think that the Utes were going to be albe to get this one, but they surprised me and I think they surprised the entire TCU football team. One more game and then the big one. BYU you better watch out, cause they are coming for you! Thanks Dad for the tickets and thank you Sharon for watching my little guy. GO UTES!

Happy Halloween!!

I am such a slacker when it comes to posting things, but oh well. Here are some pics from Halloween. Mitchell was a very good-looking pirate. I tried to draw a mustache on him, but it ended up all over his face, he wouldn't sit still long enough. We taught him to say "Aaarrgg" when asked what a pirate says. We had a good time, and Mitchell only made it until about 7:30 p.m. Then he woke up at Grandma's to play with his cousin. It was a fun day, just wish it was a little longer.

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Handsome Boy

I just picked up Mitchells' pictures that I had taken a few weeks ago. I am such a slacker mom, I haven't had his pictures taken since he was 3 months old, and I still haven't pick any of those out to buy any. I just took him to Wal-Mart and I think they turned out pretty good. I always spend more than I plan when it comes to pictures. I do have to say that he is a pretty handsome boy. But I guess I am a little bias.

Poison

So a week ago, Justen, I, and a few friends went to the Eastern Idaho State Fair to the Poison Concert. I had a really good time, though I wish I would have gone down on the track. There were so many people, it was almost more fun to people watch than the actual concert. There were a ton of sweet mullets. I tried to get pictures but I was to far away. But all in all, we had a great time. Here are a few pics of the us and the "band".

Poison

Hot for the Holidays

Well you all might think that I have lost my mind, but I am determined to get myself back in to shape. I neede a little motivation, so when my sister-in-law told me to go to this website, I thought it couldn't hurt. At the bottom of my blog there is a little icon and it will take you to the website. All in all, there are a bunch of bloggers trying to lose 500 lbs by Dec. 5th and every Friday we have to weigh in. Hopefully I can stay on till the end and get myself started on the right track. If anybody has any pointers, I am welcome to them all. Wish me luck!

Monday I was put on call from work, so I decided that my house needed a little cleaning, especially my front windows. I bought some outdoor Windex that you hook to your hose and then spray the cleaner on and then rinse with the water. Seemed like a pretty easy fix, but what I didn't consider was that I have hard water and my windows looked worse after I cleaned them. So I ended up trying to wipe away the streaks, in the mean time I had forgotten that I had disconnected the hose from the bottle but left it running. Needless to say Mitchell was on top of that fun in a heart beat. I have a video of him playing in the water, but I can't seem to get it to work. But here are a few pictures of him being a silly boy.

Huckleberry Picking

On Sunday we only had sacrament meeting, becuase of the dedication of the Twin Falls Temple; Justen, Mitchell, Becca, and Rachelle all went up Kelly's Canyon and picked huckleberries. I, unfortunately had to work, so they took a few pictures so that I could try and share in the fun. Mitchell had a great time, he loves to be outside. He just wasn't to sure about the tall weeds, the were a little hard to manuever around. All in all they had a great time, and we get to have huckleberry pancakes!