Dinner Date with The Bros

Last night Jake and I went on a dinner date with my brothers, Scott and Jeff and their wives, Jayme and Rachel. Jeff lives out of state so it is rare to have us all together. It was a lot of fun to catch up, have a good time, and eat some really good food at Thaiphoon at the Gateway.

 Getting ready to go. Grandma Christy had a fun sleep-over with all 6 nieces and nephews while we were out. What a great Grandma!

 The Boys: Jake, Jeff, and Scott

 The Girls: Jayme, Rachel, and Stephanie

Scott's cool phone was able to take this panoramic view. Isn't Jake adorable!

Christmas Love & Joy

We had such a fun Christmas this year. We were able to see all of our families and even make it to church. I actually loved going to church on Christmas. It is the best place to be with family, friends, and loved ones to celebrate the birth of Christ. Church had an extra special feeling on Christmas.

We were able to go to Jake's parents homes and my mom's home. It was nice to have so many stops from one family to the next because it made Christmas last all day.  My brother was able to visit with his family from New Mexico and it was so good to have both my brothers with their families together. I have 6 nieces and nephews now. We were able to recreate the Nativity with all the kids, it was chaotic but also very sweet. It's sad how fast it comes and goes but we have next year to look forward to. Hopefully by next year we will have a precious little new addition to our family. 

Here are a few pictures of the fun Christmas Day!

Jake's Dad Jeff and Step-Mom Marilyn were so sweet to give us a Kindle Fire! We are so excited because we love, love, love, to read. The key is to not fight over it!

 My hubby gave me this awesome wolf hood called a Spirithood. I haven't taken it off since I got it. Most of the proceeds go towards endangered animals so its a win, win! Oh, and just so you know it is faux fur.

Here are the contents of my stocking. Does Jake know me or what? It is mostly Hello Kitty or Disney Princess stuff. But notice the surprise on the left: Prawn Cocktail potato chips. Yes, that is shrimp flavored. I guess it is all the rage in the UK, looks questionable to me. I have yet to try one.

This tree is in the Draper Park. We had to stop and take a picture because the lights look amazing! We thought it looked just like the tree of life!

Even Phillip had a great Christmas, here he is in his Christmas "Naughty but Nice" T-Shirt and candy cane bone.

 He loves Christmas so much!

 We had so much fun being with everyone. I hope to find more pictures of the family.  Although all our gifts were great and it was so fun to give presents to each other, the best gift of all is the love and joy we have together as a family. Merry Christmas!!

It's About Love

I'm sure most of you know by now that Jake and I are trying to Adopt through LDS Family Services. I just wanted to give you all an update on everything.

We are still in the application process. This process can take upwards of 4 months, but we plan to be finished by January. Once our application is complete you will be able to see our profile up on the http://www.itsaboutlove.com/ website. All you will have to do is search or names and you can see everything about us. I will post as soon as that option is available. This can be a long process but it is worth it and we are so excited for the blessings that are to come!

 To all the friends and family who have supported, loved, and helped us out, you will never know how grateful we truly are. All of you have made it so our dreams of having a baby can come true. We truly love you all! Merry Christmas!!

"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

It's official....We are so excited for Christmas! Jake and I are constantly listening to our Michael Buble Christmas Album or the infamous FM 100.3 and FM 106.5 for Christmas music 24/7. I love the feeling that Christmas brings to everyone. We all seem a little more happy, loving, and patient with each other (Except for the crowds at the mall) Lets all take a second to remember why we celebrate Christmas and to cherish these times together! We love you all!

"Mirror Mirror On The Wall"...... My Favorite: Snow White!!

Growing up, Snow White was my favorite princess. I have always thought she got a bad wrap but now she is coming back! Two Snow White movies are coming out a few months away from each other. I definitely have my favorite out of these two but I would love to hear your opinion. Post a Comment below :)

If you are wondering, the Kristen Stewart, Snow White and The Huntsman is what I'm really excited about!!!

One Day Left Till Breaking Dawn....Nuff Said!! :)

Hoping to Adopt

Jake and I are hoping to Adopt! We have started the application process through LDS Family Services. Please tell anyone and everyone you know so that we can get the word out. Once our application is complete I will share links to our profile and etc.. We feel so blessed to have this opportunity. Thank you for all of your help!

Halloween Season 2011

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

We have had a very fun Halloween Season. We have been to ghoulish dance performances with the Voodoo Darlings, celebrated the month with " An October Evening" downtown, had a 'frightful' Halloween party at my work and then last night a party at my mom's house! Here are some pictures of a few of the fun things we did:

Mom and Grandma Zona make the cutest witches ever!

I was Sacajawea and Phillip was Super Dog for mom's party.

Skinworks Halloween Party:

Each class decorated an area of the spa. My class did the Manicure and Pedicure rooms. Here is a glimpse of our spooky pedicure room. Don't upset the students or you just might lose a limb during your pedicure! AAAHHHH!

My Lovely Students, They really are the best!

Here are some of the Skinwork's Witches (Staff)

This Halloween was a blast! I can't wait to do it again next year!

Voldemort is Alive!!

I know this post is extremely late, but better late then never! Harry Potter was amazing! Of course the whole family dressed up. I reprised my role as Bellatrix Lestrange, while Jake took the amazing feet of being Voldemort! It took 4 hours of makeup application by my good friend Christel Edwards but it was well worth it. Make sure to check out the last picture. It is awesome!!

Here is the Masterpiece. Jake was the hit of the theatre! I can't wait to tell our kids how cool we used to be! :)

Ragnar Relay Pictures Finally

I know, I know, it's been a month since I ran the Ragnar Relay but I am just now getting to posting the pictures. I hope you enjoy them. This race was awesome and I would love to do it again next year. Let me know if you want to join me!




Thanks Tamara for inviting me to come run with you, I loved it!!

Ragnar or Bust!

Over the weekend my cousin Tamara and I had the awesome opportunity to run the Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back. If you don't know what that means it is a relay race that starts in Logan and ends in Park City, a total of 192 miles. Over the course of 2 days our team of 12 runners competed to win, or at least get a good time! Every runner has 3 legs they run throughout the course. Each team is separated into 2 vans and the racing beings!

This race was the hardest thing I have done to date but also one of the funnest! I made some great friends and had a great time. I personally ran over 18 miles, all with-in a 21hr window with hardly any sleep and little rest in between races.

I have more pictures to show of this amazing adventure but I had to share this one first. These are the lovely ladies of the first van, we were the first 6 runners. Our team was mostly from Pleasant Grove, so our team name was ' The Grove Trotters'.

These girls are all amazing runners! It took a lot to keep up with them but it was well worth it! I just heard that our team placed 56th in over 1050 teams competing. With the help from the boys in our second van we really rocked it out there! More pictures to come! :)

Pretty in Pink

Right before I left work on Friday my mom brought in my adorable niece Ava and I got to paint her nails for the first time. Of course she chose the pretty princess pink!

This picture is one main reason why I need a girl someday. I would love to pass on all my Beauty skills that I've learned.

Fill the Ark 5K 2011

Every year my community puts on the Fill the Ark 5K. The pro cedes go towards giving animals to small towns in 3rd world countries and then they can live off the animals by using them for farming. The race is always in June and I love doing it. This race really kicks off the summer for me!

Here I come!

Just running though the Finish Line. I did my personal best on a 5K, finishing in 27:53, average of an 8:58 mile. Considering all the hills in this run I feel pretty good!
Yay! I can't wait to finish all my races I have planned this year: Ragnar Relay next week and Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon in July! :-)

Phillip's 1st Birthday

Phillip celebrated his 1st Birthday this week. It was a great excuse to enjoy the warm weather with a BBQ. We hope to do many more this summer. It was so fun to celebrate Phillip's birthday. Grandma even made a cake, we sang to him and I helped blow out the candle!

My precious puppy was not too happy about the birthday hat but it sure was cute.

Happy Birthday Prince Phillip!

Harry Potter, Disney, and Family

This last month Jake and I joined my mom, uncle Mark, and grandma to Orlando Florida to see Family, go to Harry Potter World, and Disney World. It has been since our Honeymoon 5 years ago that we have been to Florida. It was so fun and a much needed vacation. Enjoy the pictures! and Yes, Harry Potter World is as amazing as everyone says it is!

I have always loved Pirates of the Caribbean


Snow White was my favorite princess growing up, next to Cinderella of course :-)

I love this picture, mom and I had a blast!

At Animal Kingdom we saw some cool animals. I love this one, I hope he isn't letting me know that he wants to eat me.


The baby Elephant was so cute!

My camera is not zoomed, the giraffe came right up to the bus, very cool!

view of castle from the 'people mover' in tomorrow land



Taking a break on the 'people mover'

We are loving the warm weather and Disney!

Harry Potter World!

Butter Bear is amazing!!

Right outside Hogwarts

Just about to get on the Dueling Dragon roller coaster. AAHHH! so fun!

Hogsmead

Hogwarts castle was amazing and the ride inside was insane!

Family

My cousin Eric and I as Zoolander's 'Blue Steel' and 'Le Tigre' We are the coolest!

Cousins David, Eric and I

Uncle Mark. Mom, Uncle Brien, and Grandma Zona

We had such a good time. I can't wait to go back! Let hope we don't have to wait another 5 years. I miss you Florida!!