Christmas is a time for giving..

I absolutely love the Christmas season, everything about it the smells, the decorating, trees, lights, the wrapping, the special happy feeling, everyone being a little more caring... EVERY little thing!! But I am most thankful for my Savior, and for Mary & Joseph and the strength & love they had. I love pictures of Jesus especially the ones with little children, they are so sweet & make my heart happy. I know that Christ loves every single person just the same, and he loves ME! I feel of his love every single day. I am and will always be so grateful for his example & for his sacrifices for me. Words can't express my love, my gratitude, and my appreciation that I have for my Savior, Jesus Christ. He makes me happy, he makes me feel loved, and appreciated. I am thankful for his friendship.

I hope everyone has a Happy Christmas season- spent with family, & loved ones... Lets share our love to everyone this holiday season, give help where it is needed.

Oh how I love these boys..

Halloween 2009

We had a great time on Halloween. . it was a pretty chill night we had lots of friends over-ate lots of yummie deserts & had everyone dress up.. I didn't get a picture of everybody, but we had pirates, army people, little baby pumpkins, nerds, blast from the past, fishers & fishes, cowgirl & a Honduras man. Thanks guys for coming over we had a BLAST!! We have the best friends in the world.. no lie.

Jordan & Rachel- Fisherman & fish (his best catch) Cute huh?

YEEHAW!!!

Matt & Kaylee would have won the best costume award. You rock guys!

Tender Mercy

"The tender mercies of the Lord are real... they do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence."

-David A. Bednar

(Burn & scratches from my seatbelt)

This last weekend Paul left for Utah with some buddies at 3 pm. This happened at 6 pm. I was driving home from Gilbert-ran out to get Pauls work check for him. On my way home I was so excited because my parents had just gotten home from their cruise & we were all going to go to Tanners homecoming football game.

Out of now where a car driving the opposite direction ran right into the front of my car... I stopped moving but just for a brief moment when I got hit from the back by someone who was driving the same direction that I had been.

Needless to say it was pretty much one of the scariest seconds (cause literally thats how fast it was) of my life! Everyone walked away alive & I went the next day to get checked out.. no broken bones or internal injuries thank goodness!. The worst that happened is in the picture above from the seatbelt, and then just some scratches, bruises, soreness, & what not in some other places. I definitely had some angles watching over me!!

I am so thankful for my parents & Morgan being able to come & get me & let me stay with them ALL weekend! For all of their love, help, & spoiling. I could never have done it with out you guys!! Also thanks to my sweet sister-in-law Talia for coming in to see me with her adorable boys. Also to my aunt Dawny coming & giving me a massage with some special oils & for all the calls, texts & concerns from family & friends! It was so hard having Paul gone all weekend, but he has been so sweet & concerned since he got home.. I don't know what I would do with out this man in my life. He is my everything. Thank you sweetheart. I love you.

Home sweet home

We are home! We flew in in the middle of August & life has been crazy ever since! The very next day we got home we were packing all of our stuff & moving it into our new home. It has never slowed down once but we have absolutely loved it! We have already been able to make so many fun changes to our house thank you to all those who have helped move, paint, anything & everything! We greatly appreciate you. Paul is staying busy with his pool job (The hottest* pool man out there I might add) ;) & busy going to school at MCC. He is doing such a great job! As for me.. ive just been busy working on the home, looking for jobs constantly, so if anyone knows of anything please let me know! :) We are loving our new home & we dont mind the work its fun being able to work on it together, making it how we want it & making it our very own.

Here is our new home beautiful colors right? ha we just got done working in the front yard, making it all level, putting a sprinkler system in & getting ready to plant some grass.. as for the house we are trying to figure out some colors we both agree with.. but I want your opinion. . In our coldasack we live in there is seriously every color of house there could possibly be.. so it makes it a little tuff -A blue, yellow, tan, brick... so we dont really want to paint it the same as another one on this street.. Any suggestions, colors!?? :)

Congrats to my amazing brother Jordan & beautiful sister-in-law Rachel!

Your wedding was beautiful & perfect.

Your reception was so adorable.

We love you guys & are so happy for you!! Welcome to the fam Rach!

Our awesome friend Rachel Squire took some family pictures of us while we are out here in Pittsburgh. She does an AMAZING job!!! She has a photography business, & a site you can check out at... Ameliephotography.blogspot.com. Thank you so much Rachel, we are so pleased with the pictures.