Happy Happy Birthday to ME!

Well, I am finally 24! Yeah for me! I had a great birthday! I spent the day with my little sister Carly...we went to lunch at Paradise Bakery ( my favorite) and went shopping at the mall. Later that night, my whole family went to Red Robin for dinner and back to my parents for Confetti Cake and Moose Tracks ice cream (my other favorite thing)! I had such a great day! I also got a Silhoutte for my birthday, its a scrapbooking digital cutter...its awesome! Its so much fun! Thanks to everyone for making my birthday so special!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

I absolutely love the Christmas season and all of the activities that accompany it! While living in Alaska I missed walking around Temple Square at Christmas time and looking at all of the beautiful lights! Saturday night we had the chance to walk around Temple Square with some of our friends and take in all of the lovely sights. It snowed all day long, so when we arrived everything was covered in a fresh blanket of white snow, it was absolutely magical! The temple was just glowing and the night seemed magical! We had such a great time! Here are a few pictures of the night! Merry Christmas!

We also went and saw the Layton lights for Mike's little brother's Birthday!

It was pretty chilly, but we had a great time!

The Gift

The wise men came from many miles away to see what prophecy foretold a miraculous surprise, tears came to their eyes, and they said...He’s got the gift Shepherds from afar, followed true the star and the king shook his head in disbeliefhear the angels sing, let salvation ring...He’s got the gift Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, oh come ye, oh come ye, to Bethlehem The people gathered round to hear his voice the sound of truth and prophecy foretold with loaves and fishes fed five thousand people said....He’s got the gift Merciful and kind, he even healed the blind and caused the lame to walk again His fame grew far and wide, well it could not be denied...He’s got the gift. On his shoulders bore, the cross and so much moreand on his head a crown of thorns and his death it had to be for all the world to see...He’s got the gift! ‘Cause only he could give and only he could live to rise again to conquer death and sin so hear the angels sing, let salvation ring...He’s got the gift Sing Choirs of Angels, sing in exaltation... Christ the Lord born.

Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, oh come ye, oh come ye, to Bethlehem

Saturday night we went to the Ryan Shupe Christmas conert out at UVU with Kellie and Dennis Morris! We has such a good time, I even caught myself laughing out loud! Kellie bought a HUGE bag of kettle corn and I enjoyed every minute of eating that too! After the concert, we met up with the Altoms and had icecream and just chatted until 11:30pm! We had such a great time!

The Gift, is one of my favorite Christmas songs by Ryan Shupe so I posted the lyrics so that everyone can read them. I love this time of year because it reminds me to reflect on my life and on how Christ came into this world, what he accomplished on this earth and how he performed so many miracles on this earth. I am striving daily to be more

Christ like and remember him in all that I do.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Give Thanks

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

* I wanted to take a minute to express my gratitude for everything that Mike and I have been blessed with. After living in Alaska for the last two years, and having our first Alaskan Thanksgiving ! We had Thankgiving dinner at Sandy and Lynn's which was such a TREAT! I LOVE Thanksgiving dinner....yummy turkey....mashed potatoes....homemade rolls....and PIE! We enjoyed spending time with our family, watching Hancock and Mama Mia....and just relaxing!


* I am so thankful for: a supportive family, fun friends, a nice cozy home, a hard working husband, food to eat, a great job, two nice reliable cars, being home in Utah for this holiday season, The Savior, freedom, good health, a healthy family, technology so I can keep in touch with loved ones.....AND SO MUCH MORE!

* Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more.

Thriller and Mystere Here We Come...

Mike and I were so excited to go to St. George and see Thriller at Tuacahn! We drove down to Cedar City on Friday morning and met up with Candace and baby Ty and went to lunch at The Pizza Factory..one of my favorites when I went to school in Cedar! It was really great to see Candace, Luke and Ty! They were gracious enough to let us crash at their house Friday night! Thriller was really fun but not what we were really expecting. It was really fun to see all of the characters and dances but some of it was a little bit different and a little weird...but we had an awesome time! I loved watching the zombies sneak up on people and scare them...but Mike does not enjoy being scared, and he didnt love the zombies so much!

( My camera was having issues taking pictures in the dark, so all my zombie pictures came out blurry...but it kind of gives the zombies an even "creepier" look!)

***After our really fun night in St. Geroge, we woke up early Saturday morning and drove 2 1/2 hours to Las Vegas! We were really excited because we havent been to Las Vegas since our honeymoon almost three years ago! We know that Vegas is known for being dirty, evil, nasty, a party place....etc....but Mike and I love the warm weather there, we love all of the fun shows...and we love to just walk around and see all of the cool things. The Bellagio is one of my favorite casinos, they have the prettiest lobby ever! Every season they change their lobby for the season! I am in love with fall this year and their lobby was amazing! We saw 'Mystere' at Treasure Island while we were there! It is a Cirque Da Soleil show where the performers do things such as the trapeze, jumping and tumbling, muscle man tricks....and the list goes on and on! It was the coolest show I have ever seen, not to mention we had amazing seats! It was a really fun night! We also enjoyed the warm 80 degree weather, the yummy buffets....and just relaxing! We had such a good time and we are so glad that we took a little "mini vacation"....because who knows where life may take us in the next couple of months!!!

P.S. I am still learning how to add pictures to my blog...so be patient with me...I will eventually figure out how to do this!!! ENJOY!

Fall is in the Air!

Well, as you can see I have not been very good at keeping up with this blogging business! I still cant figure out how to make our blog "cute"...but at least I can post a blog! This weekend we were able to go to the Flake family cabin with Mike's family! We had so much fun 4 Wheeling, playing basketball, playing board games, and just relaxing! This was probably the last cabin trip before snow comes...so it was fun to go up one last time before snow mobile season....Mike's favorite time of year! The leaves were all starting to change color, so needless to say it was beautiful up there this weekend! Here are a few pictures from this weekend...and a few of past cabin visits as well! Happy Fall!!!

Mike LOVES flying his new radio control helicoptor, thanks to Uncle Joel! Mike flies the helicoptor outside and in our living room (because there always seems to be too much wind outside)!

Tonight, after returning home from our cabin we got some horrible news that my cousin Kara and her husband had been in a car accident last night. Kara's husband, hutch, did not survive the accident, he will be truly missed. Kara did survive with some minor injuries. Although Mike and I never did get the opportunity to meet Hutch, our thoughts and prayers are with Kara and her family tonight! We love you Kara and Hutch!