It truly was a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and I can honestly say that I was sad that it ended. It was a great day. We celebrated the birth of our Lord and the Love of Family and Friends. It is such a blessing to know that we are loved as we share our love with each other.

I hope you enjoy a few of our Christmas moments....

The Big Guy in Red brought this one... it's AWESOME!!!

Keys, a Truck, a Book... Oh MY!!!

Stocking Stuffed!!!

For ME??? Seriously?

I opened this one on my own.

Braedyn's in there somewhere.

Blessed little boy!!!

We made our first visit as a family of three this year to see the lights at Temple Square. It was beautiful as always. The last time we had been, I was pregnant with Braedyn. It was the first of many annual visits.. I'm sure.

It was a little foggy on December 20th... but I think it added a cool effect to the photos.

All Bundled Up for the Cold.

One of the Christmas memories I have brought with me along this path called life is that of making Gingerbread Houses with my Mom.

It's time for that tradition to be passed down

to my little elf.

Pretty sure we'll do this one again... in Twelve Months.

"What do I do with this?"

Up on the Housetop Gumdrops placed.

"Am I doing this right Mommy and Daddy?"


"What do you think? Looks Delicious!!!"

A Minute of SUN-SHINE!

These moments make the sun shine and my world rotate.

O.K. Daddy put me on this old guys lap... now what?

Everyone's trying to get me to smile, but I don't understand why. This whole thing is starting to freak me out.

Maybe if I try to make a run for it... but I think I underestimated this old guys upper body strength.

Well.. it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere... so maybe if I start to pout, Daddy will rescue me.


Nothing seems to be working. Crying has helped me in the past, so let's give it a go.

Hmmm... This old guy that everyone is trying to make me like is offering candy. Maybe he's not so bad.....

I was mistaken... It's all Wrong!!!! After all, I'm not suppose to take candy from Strangers.

I don't think our adventure with Santa Claus needs anymore explanation.. do you?

Well... It's finally here!!! Braedyn's FIRST Snow Day. All we have to do is say, "Let's go Outside...." and he is all over it! This time was a little bit different however, since we got all poofy with his new Winter coat.

Who would have guessed how well snow sticks to drool.

Halloween has come and gone... and it was quite a bash!!! Our Day was Chock full of Fun from Morning to Night.

After dressing as the CUTEST clown EVER... We met Scot, Amy and Larkin for our Annual Trip to Gardener Village. It was a clear day and perfect for Witch Watching, unfortunately... Braedyn didn't think too much of the Witches.

What did I say... THE CUTEST!!!!

Notice the Toddler averting his eyes from the "Scary" Witch.

Best Friends... Braedyn and Larkin

My favorite Witch.

Trick or Treating... Waiting for the Door to Open.

"Daddy... you pick up the Candy and I'll go in

and check things out."

(Don't worry... we didn't let him go inside.)

OOHHHHHH Gabba... Gabba...

Braedyn loves YO GABBA GABBA... and I LOVE Braedyn.

I hope this makes you smile too!!

OUCHIE!!!

A 40 Minute Drive to Kemmerer, Wyoming...

An Hour and Twenty Minute Wait...

A Shot in the Left arm...

A Shot in the Right arm...

Priceless? Not Really? Now my baby has two, count 'em two BOO BOOs.

Yes... We both teared up, but we survived.

For Eternity... Nothing Better!

October 10th was the best experience our little family could have.

We were Sealed for All Time and Eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple. There are few decisions in this world that make a difference in who you are and what you decide to do. This decision is one of those.

It was a Beautiful Day... Inside and Outside the Temple.

A Bear - An Elephant and then some!!!

On October 9th, We took Braedyn to the ZOO for the very FIRST time. The weather was perfect and the day was fantastic. I've attached a "few" photos of the fun... and believe me, this is a small portion of the photos.

Braedyn loved the Carousel. His little white fingers were white from holding on so tight. The worst part of the ride for him...

When we got off.

At the end of our big ZOO adventure... we sat down and enjoyed some Cotton Candy. Some of us REALLY enjoyed it.

Braedyn and Daddy on the Carousel together.
Just posing for a picture.

This is Braedyn's new thing, in response to...

"Are you Stinky?"

If only you could hear him talking to the Baby Elephant.

Is that a Bear... oh my!!

I know something's back there... but what?

"AaaaaaaaRrrrrrrGGGGGHhhhhhhh!"
Sorry Braedyn.

The best part of the Zoo was this happy little boys first reaction to everything that he saw. The best part of being a Mother is seeing the world again for the first time through your child's eye.

DAVE IS BACK TO WORK!!!!

WHOOT! WHOOT!

For those of you who have been praying for us to go back to work, I Thank You with all my heart. It has definitely been a trial of faith and patience. Adversity makes us stronger and I will add wiser too.

Thank You again for your prayers.

H-O-R-S-E... spells horse!

Our little family took off on Sunday for a little drive to Arimo, Idaho... home of Uncle Bill and Aunt Connie. Oh yeah... PUP and SMOKEY were there too. Braedyn had a chance to really get to know what a horse is. Daddy and Braedyn fed the horses and got in a few pats.

My favorite part of this trip was seeing the pure happiness on Braedyn's little face. Scroll down and you'll see what I mean.