All Decorated and Ready For The Season

The house is all decorated and the main Christmas Tree is done!  This year I cheated a little and put up all the decorations and the tree that goes in the basement on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  I know, I know... BAD, BAD, BAD!!! But I highly recommend this process! It was so much easier than putting the house together on BLACK FRIDAY after the early morning shopping. 

Here's the entry shot

Here's that beautiful freshly cut tree.  

It was hard to photograph because it's so tall!

Christmas Tree Adventure

Yesterday we went on our annual trip to get our Christmas tree with our friends.  Each year we have gone, it has been a new and exciting adventure. Just when you think you have seen it all... there is something that surprises you!  This year it was the SOLID sheet of ice that we drove on to get to the ranger station to buy our permit.  Here is a shot of one of our friends "ice skating" up the hill.

We got our permits and headed into the forest.  Still very icy roads, we came around a corner to a truck that had jack-knifed it's trailer.  Since we are always up for a good challenge, the guys helped straighten it out and get the truck on its way. Here's a picture of them trying to figure out the best strategy.

Finally we reached our destination! The boys were all set with the chain saw and ready to cut down any tree that Jessie and I say is okay!

We had to walk pretty far from the car to find our perfect tree.  And yes, that is a river on the other side! 

Ty doesn't like to waste any time when we say okay...  I think he's afraid we will change our minds and have to keep looking!  

The tree came down and it looks great!  After a LONG walk back carrying a very heavy tree due to all the frozen ice on it, we loaded it up and drove home.  We had an absolutely priceless time and some great laughs with some very awesome friends!

TWILIGHT Movie Night

It finally came!  Twilight started Friday and  as you know I have been so excited.  We had to make a party of it!  Most of my cousins were able to come to the movie with us.  Before the show we met a Jo's for some dinner and dancing.  (The three little boys love to dance when we get together!)  Then we left the little ones with the Grandmas and Grandpas and headed to the theater.  It was so much fun.  I liked the movie so much, a couple of us are going again this weekend.  Thanks for the awesome night guys!!!

I forgot to bring the camera into the movie, but here are a few of us at our "Pre-Twilight Party."

Let's Go City!

Last night we took the kids to the High School Semi-Finals Football game.  Of course we went to cheer on Park City who was playing against Juan Diego.  It was at Rice Eccles Stadium and it was FREEZING!!!   Unfortunately Park City lost... I'm not even putting the score on here... but we had a fantastic time with all of our friends and we are totally looking forward to next season. Go Miners!

Jaden wouldn't look away from the game, so here's that back of his head!!!

Jaxon got Dip-n-Dots for his half time treat.  Who's kid is he?

Becky Jo... This One's For You!!!

5 favorite shows:

1. Grey's Anatomy

2. Boston Legal

3. Oprah

4. Dancing With the Stars

5. E News

5 favorite restaurants:

1. Cafe Sabor

2. Red Rock

3. Snake Creek Grill

4. Zoom

5. Shivers (they have the BEST diet coke!)

5 things that happened yesterday: ( Or let's say today...)

1. Went to Peerless for hair supplies.

2. Bought the kids U of U sweatshirts for "favorite team" day.

3. Drove to 5200 West to pick up neighbor gifts for Christmas.

4. Bought gas for $2.32 a gallon. Wahoo!!!

5. Picked up lunch from McDonald's and picked up Jaxon all by 11:10 am!

5 things I look forward to:

1. Thanksgiving

2. Christmas

3. Caribbean cruise in April (It will be warm! )

4. The Twilight Movie

5. Spring

5 things I love about Fall:

1. The colorful leaves.

2. Fall wardrobe

3. Decorating my house for fall

4. The fall scented oils to burn

5. Fall means the squirrels are almost done ripping up my flower beds!

5 things on my wish list:

1. A second house in San Diego

2. Kimmi moving to Park City

3. Traveling anywhere with my Ty

4. My children to be successful and happy

5. This year I'm wishing for a "light" snow winter!

Now I tag anyone who votes for Jaden's poem to be published in the Teen Ink magazine!

Vote For Jaden

Jaden entered a poetry contest at Teen Ink.  In order to get his poem published in the magazine he needs to have people vote for him.  You can click on the link below to vote.

http://www.teenink.com/raw/Poetry/article/60892/Math/

Thank You!!!

Halloween Week Finale...

Halloween was a non-stop, busy, run around day for us.  From school parties to the ward Trunk-or-Treat. (If I'm lucky, this will be the last year I will be in charge of the Trunk-orTreat!) Then we went home for dinner. Of course it started to rain but we went out anyway for some good old fashioned trick or treating.  We are very grateful it didn't snow!  Jaden went with his friends and I took Jessie, Jaxon and a few of their friends, while Ty stayed home to answer the door and study for his two finals he had on Saturday. We had so much fun and the kids were so cute!

A friend of ours brought her Boa to show off to all the goblins.  

She was the hit of the trunk-or-treat!

Our favorite costumes we saw this year...

Dan, our cousin, was a "grandma"

Our friend Lisa was "Deb from Napoleon Dynamite"

Our friend Josh was obviously, "John McCain"