Family Pictures

We finally got our family pictures taken by my super sweet cousin Jerika. She did a great job even for it being pretty last minute, but I wouldn't expect anything less.

Aiden, Our super cute buddy!!

Oliver in his super cute hat

Trip to Blanding

When Nick got home from Afghanistan we decided to take a weekend trip to Blanding. We left the first weekend in November. This was a first for David, since he has never been past Price. He was very impressed with how large Blanding was. Not really, I had told him how it is pretty isolated and how you have to travel quite a ways to get anywhere else. We had fun though visiting Grandpa and Grandma Meyer. We wanted to go on this little trip so that Grandpa could meet our boys since he hasn't been able to yet.

We left Saturday morning and got to Blanding around 6:30 p.m. Grandma wasn't homes since San Juan made it to the semi finals in football so she was off to watch. We had a good visit with grandpa when we arrived and made him some fattening dinner since he's been sick and needs to gain some weight. I showed David around the house a little bit and showed him the scary basement. We actually went into the basement the next day but didn't make it very far in since there were a million cob webs. Gives me the chills just thinking about it :)

On Sunday we took a drive to Bluff. Nick drove and we all pilled into the green van. We drove around the pioneer cabins and up to the cemetary. Grandma had told us about the Hippies in bluff and we did see a few of them, well their Prius's there. Grandma then showed us the land that she owns and then we made our way back, the long way. We drove through the reservation where the Navajo have all of their oil rigs. It was weird to see them, there were a ton of them out in the middle of no where. The road we were on was very wavy and at one point Nick made the entire van bottom out, it gave me butterflies. 

We got home and relaxed for a bit until dinner. After dinner grandma invited all the relatives there to come on over for some dessert to see us. It was great visiting with everyone since we don't get to see them very often. 

 The next day we headed back home which always seem shorter then traveling to Blanding. We made it home safe and sound and the boys did so well on our trip. They slept just fine and didn't get car sick or anything. They mostly just slept which was fine by me.

Oliver enjoying the ride :)

Aiden looking as cute as ever!
Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for a successful and fun trip.

Christmas Time

We love Christmas time at our house. I have been listening to Christmas music since Halloween. I know some people hate when you start listening to Christmas music before Christmas, but why?Christmas music puts me in the happiest mood. It makes me cheery, and excited for the season to come. I start to think more about others, and about family and the memories we make every year. I know we should give always but at this time it seems easier to give. I love the warm fire, and cuddling up in a blanket with some hot cocoa. I love getting all bundled up to go outside. I love thinking about Christ and all he has done for us. I love the spirit of Christmas. I love getting together with family and forming a closer bond with the ones we love. I LOVE DECORATING for Christmas, the lights, wreaths, mangers, snow flakes and everything red and green. I love the snow blanketing everything white. I love making things for others. There are so many things I want to make this year for Christmas but I know I can not get it all done so I won't do it all and I will save some of the things for years to come. I love the traditions our families have.

One of my favorite things we use to do on Christmas Eve was drive around town looking at everyone's Christmas lights. When I was younger I think they were just magical to me. We then would come home and my dad would read us the story of Christ's birth and he would use a manger scene that he made himself out of wood. My parents would then give each of us a present to open and it was always an ornament. They use to give us pj's until we got older. I have liked this tradition because now I have those ornaments for my own tree :) We love this time of year and the joy it brings to us everyday. We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and remembers Christ, after all he is the reason we have it in the first place.