Merry Christmas 2012!

 

 

After Christmas festivities in Idaho with Kyle and Courtney (they headed to CA), we headed to New Years with everyone else in Utah. We all stayed at the Shilo Inn, and the Payne's just came down for the day. We swam, shopped, exchanged presents and ate some yummy pizza. :)

 

Washington Visit! Happy Birthday Grandma!

My Grandma Bryan had a birthday and my mom, Corey and I went to visit :)

It was so fun to be with Aunt Susan (miss her face so much!) and spend time with Grandma and Grandpa at a home that fills me with childhood memories. Loved seeing cousins and hanging out with them for a short but sweet time. I love how much my aunt and mom laugh with eachother, how they often pee themselves and laugh so hard they can't move. I think it's such a refreshing scene knowing that two people that are so different can still have such a healthy love for eachother. I lean on Aunt Sue so much when we're all together. I think her kids are some lucky ducks! Too bad they all live so far away (north and southeast). One of these days we'll have to have a cousins reunion and laugh our butts off! I LOVE you Grandma, I love how you always make me feel special, loved and the center of your world for those moments I get to spend with you. I love listening to your stories of motherhood and grma-hood, looking at your wall pictures and helping when I can. Grandpa, you are my hero. You are kind, creative and patient. I am grateful to have you both as mentors. I miss you so much.

 

Sept, October and November CATCH UP! WEW!

September 2012: Visit to Grandma's Vernal House

We visited Vernal for Kimber and Nick's First Endowment Sessions and Kimber's Bridal Shower for Nick's Family. It was so fun to have all the grandkids together all squished and eating ramen! I love this picture, they played so well and we ended up hanging out at the Paynes house for a a whole day just to let the kids play. They had so much fun! I love how Rylin and Taelin don't fight anymore, or tattle (thank goodness!) and the boys are now getting into the fighting stage...but the fighting is manageable, and more like "please share" than anything else.

 

Football season and Soccer Season are here! Its beautiful weather and so nice to enjoy it with these cuties!

KIMBER'S WEDDING DAY!!!! Since both Mom and Kimber lived in Vernal at this time, and the wedding and reception were done up here in Rexburg, that meant that I got to do a lot of the running around stuff :) Which, I seriously don't mind. I just had a HUGE school carnival and bike for kids activities that went through the summer, and fall! wew! I wasn't nearly as organized as I would have liked (hence my camera battery wasn't even fully charged when we went to take after temple pictures! urgh!!!) but we all survived, got thousands of pictures and they got sealed! What a joy to see!

HALLOWEEN: So, Daddy ends up cleaning out most pumpkins, because I declare as the mommy, I shouldn't have to do gross things that I can't stand anymore. Sometimes I don't get a choice, but in this, I DO! SO...Daddy does make the kids clean out their first pumpkin, and try everyyear. The older boys don't mind, but Evan FREAKED out! Kept screaming "icky!" and Taelin was right along with him, but they all kept trying to scare him (he's also afraid of spiders)...and he gives such a great response...its kinda funny. So, the kids all got simple pumpkin faces...or we'd be here for hours. As it is, Jacob and I already have sore wrists...and one kids' can't be any cooler than the next! :) Happy Halloween and cute costumes! Taelin: Tangled/Repunzel; Evan: spider (he screamed when we'd put on any other costume); Kelton: Hulk, and Chase: Blue Power Ranger! Jacob and I were pirates.

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER: We headed down to Vegas!!! With two of our favorite people on the planet, Kyle and Courtney. We went to a magic show, walked the strip, hung out and relaxed. It was a much needed vacation, and we walked ALOT, so we ate ALOT!!!