We're Back!

Well we got back from our cruise late on the 21st. It was a lot of fun! We left last Sunday the 14th really early. We stayed in a really posh hotel that night in Miami right on the bay. It was really pretty! They had a big outdoor shopping mall right by our hotel. The had a live band playing and lots of food and entertainment. We ate dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp from Forest Gump. It was really cool! The next day (the 15th- Jake's birthday) we headed to our port. We got on the ship around 2 and we left at 5. The cruise wasn't what i expected. We had a ton of fun at the islands and stuff, but the actual ship wasn't as exciting as i thought it would be. There just wasn't a whole lot to do, unless you drink and gamble. That's all people did. It was a little bit like Vegas, but not as bad. If we go again we will defiantly go with people. The food wasn't that great either. The first island we went to was Grand Bahama Island. It was gorgeous! We spent most of the day at the beach, and then did a bit of shopping. The people there are constantly trying to sell you stuff. The just thrive off the tourism and that is how they make there money. The next day we went to Nassau island. There we spent most of the day at the Atlantis resort. This place was huge and so nice. There we swam with the dolphins. It was so fun and exciting! They are such and amazing animal. I will defiantly do that again! The next day was Great Stirrup Cay. This is Norwegian Cruise Line's private island. There we went snorkeling and planned on going para sailing, but it was cancelled. The boat had leak in it and was sinking. I was so disappointed. We had been looking forward to the the entire trip. So instead we rented a giant tube and floated all day. It was so nice and beautiful. The beaches there are gorgeous. The water is so blue and the sand is so white. We then headed back to Miami and got there about 8 a.m on the 19th. Then we stayed in a Marriott right on the beach in Miami. It was beautiful. We had a lot of fun. We just relaxed by the pool and ocean, and walked the board walk. We had great time, and so grateful we were able to do something like this! Here is a slide show of our fun time. I still have a few pictures to add, but i want to get this posted. Enjoy!

Christmas Tag

I was tagged by Katie cause I love Christmas!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? I like real, but ours is artificial. It's just easier that way.

3. When do you put up the tree? The day after Thanksgiving!

4. Do you like eggnog? Yes i love it! I like to mix it with a little bit of milk.

5. Favorite gift received as a child? I can't pin point just one.

6. Hardest person to buy for? Jake's mom and dad.

7. Easiest person to buy for? I don't know

8. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, I have a little cheap one i got at wal-mart.

9. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither, I have never done a Christmas card.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of one.

11. Favorite Christmas Movie? Probably the Polar Express

12. When do you start shopping? I am a major procrastinator. I usually don't start til the beginning of December.

14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I love eggnog, all the yummy homemade treats and homemade rolls!

15. Lights on the tree? White

16. Favorite Christmas song? I love all Christmas songs.

17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Always home with family!

18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes

19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Always Christmas morning unless it's PJ's or something.

21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? All the greedy people and people not focusing on the true meaning of Christmas.

22. Favorite ornament theme or color? Mine is red.

23. Favorite thing for Christmas dinner? We always have ours at my grandmas on Christmas Eve. We usually have ham and homemade rolls...yummy! I love going over there. It would not be Christmas if we didn't go there.

24. What do you want for Christmas this year? A jewelry armoire and wii fit.

25. Favorite Christmas tradition? All of my brothers and sisters would sleep in my bedroom on Christmas eve. We would wake up and have family prayer in my parents room. Then we would line up oldest-youngest and march around the entire house going in every room to see where Santa left the presents.

26. Who do I tag? Anyone

Layton Hay Ride

Last Friday we went on a hay ride to look at the Layton city lights. My parents, and Katie, Eric and Amoree came along. It was pretty fun. The ride was really short and not sure it was worth the $2, but it was fun to spend time with family. After we went to Katie and Eric's for some hot chocolate and watched "The Christmas Vacation". This movie is always fun to watch cause my mom loves it and she just laughs and laughs the entire time. It is a hoot!

Oh ya... and Santa rode along with us as you can see!

Festival of Trees

Last night we went to the Festival of Trees with Katie, Eric, Amoree, Megan, and Cheryl. It was a lot of fun. There were probably a bazillion people there though. It was so crowded you could hardly move. We enjoyed some delicious scones and cinnamon rolls...yummy! Here are some pictures.



If you bought this tree, you got all this stuff with it. I bet it went for a ton!





Jake, Me, Amoree, Eric, Katie, and Megan


The Scholer's


Amoree would get so excited looking at the trees.She loves all the lights. Her eyes would get big and she would start kicking her legs like crazy. She is so cute and funny!

Just Elf'n Around

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

I saw this on someones blog and thought it would be hilarious to see Jake doing it. Sure enough it is. He looks so cute dancing...don't you think. Before you watch make sure to pause our ipod.

Christmas Tree Jubilee

On Friday night we went to the Christmas Tree Jubilee in Ogden with Jonathan, Melissa, Taggart, and my mom and dad. It was pretty fun. There wasn't a whole lot to see, but it was free so i can't complain. After we went to Texas Road House...Yummy!

Me with an all pink tree.(Pink is my favorite color)


Jake with a construction tree. You can't really tell, but it has tools and stuff all over it.


Us in front of a giant ornament.


Taggart with Santa. As you can tell he wasn't too fond of the old guy. I was quite surprised by that.

Oh Christmas Tree

We put up our tree, decorations, and turned on our Christmas lights on Friday. I just love this time of year! I wish it would snow now to help it feel more like Christmas. Here are a few pictures of our tree. I will have to take a picture of our house with the lights on too and post that later.

Before it was decorated


After it was decorated

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was good this year. We had lunch with Jake's family on the Foxley side. The food was great. We played bingo with white elephant gifts. It was a lot of fun. Later we went to my gma and gpa Bush's house. We enjoyed some pie and a few game of nertz there. Then the Duncan family came to see our new kitchen. Then we played rock band. It was a lot of fun. Everyone tried it. Even my 85 year old grandpa took a whack at the bass. It was so funny! He actually did really good... i was impressed!

The Duncan Band




The Bush Band



My grandpa rockin' the bass

I have a video of him playing, but it's not working. I will have to keep trying and post it later.

It's Finally Done!

For the past two and half months we have been remodeling our kitchen. When i say remodeling, i mean completely tearing out everything. We were down to the studs. We put new sheet rock on all the walls and the ceiling. We knocked out a wall to make the kitchen bigger and more open. We completely moved everything around. The sink, fridge, oven, and dishwasher are all in a new spot. We had ugly paneling on the walls and tore it all off. The back wall was just cinder block so we built a wall there and added new sheet rock. We got new/old cabinets, meaning that they have been used but are new to us. My uncle Dean actually built them. They have been in there house for like twenty some odd years. They are redoing there kitchen and gave us their old cabinets. We appreciate it sooo much! They are so beautiful and are in such great shape. They look brand new. We also painted and added a back splash. We put in black granite tile for the counter tops, and new tile on the floor. We also put in canned lights. All our appliances are nice and in great shape except our fridge. So i found a used one off ksl for a really good deal. It has been a ton of work and very stressful, but also a lot of fun. Jake did all the work himself. I helped as much as i could. Our friend Cory helped us knock out the wall, and Eric our brother-in-law helped with the sheet rock. We greatly appreciate it! Jake is such a hard worker. He is working and going to school full time. While he wasn't doing that he was working in the kitchen. We had many, many late nights working in there just trying to get it done. Jake impressed me soooo much! He has never done any of this before. He is an electrician so he is used to the construction stuff, but he has never built or anything. We do watch a lot of remodeling shows so that is where he learned a lot of it. He is just a good handy man. He is so amazing! I am so grateful for all his hard work and all he does for me. He is the best husband anyone could ask for. I love you babe! Anyway we still have a lot of detail work to do, but its all functional now and my living room is clean and junk free. So we are happy about that. We can finally live. Here is a slide show of our huge project.

Halloween

Halloween was pretty fun this year. We actually dressed up which i thought was a lot of fun. Jake on the other hand didn't love it, but he was a good sport. Many people have told Jake that he looks like a white version of Deron Williams. We love the Jazz and love Deron Williams so we thought it would be funny if Jake was him for Halloween. It was pretty easy. He already had the jersey so we just had to color his hair and beard and get him some bling. I was a Jazz dancer. We went to my mom and dad's for Navajo tacos. It was really good. Thanks mom! Then we visited Jake's fam and then went to my grandparents. It was a fun night!




Don't you love his bling?!


My big, fake, glittery eyelashes


Jake trying to look tough


My cute nieces and nephew. Maliya was a ladybug, Taggart a banana, and Amoree a lamb. They were all so cute!

Pumpkins and Cookies

Last Tuesday we had my family over to carve pumpkins and decorate cookies. Kami, Bryson, Maliya, and my dad didn't make it. We missed you guys. Jake, Eric and, I are the only ones that carved pumpkins. I think we did a pretty awesome job! Here are some pictures.




Eric did a ghost, Jake frank-n-goof, and I did a castle








Jonathan, Daniel, Eric, and my mom decorationg cookies


Katie and Melissa taking care of the kids

CHS Football

This fall we have spent our Friday nights at the Clearfield High football games. My little brother Daniel plays on the team. We have had so much fun going and cheering him on. There is nothing like high school football. It's so much fun and we will defiantly miss going. Now I don't know what we will do on Friday nights. Oh well. I just want to say that we are so proud of you Daniel and we love you very much. Thanks for being a great little bro. P.S. he will be so mad and embarrassed if he saw this, but that's OK. Here is a little slide show of some of the games.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Pumpkin Walk

Thursday night we went to Syracuse cities pumpkin walk. Katie, Eric, Amoree, Jonathan, Melissa, Taggart, and my mom joined us. When we got there the line was forever long. They said it would be forty-five minutes to an hour wait. We did not think it was a good idea to wait than long in the cold with Taggart and Amoree. So we kind of cheated and walked around the outside. We could see everything great. It was a lot of fun!



Here are some of the cool pumpkins.

Go Jazz!

Joseph Smith


Salt Lake Temple

Girl's Time

My mom recently started a tradition that once month we go to a different persons house for lunch and an activity. Its been a lot of fun. Katie did a great job this month. It was very festive. She made stew in a pumpkin and we ate out of pumpkin bread bowls. Then we made carmel apples for our activity. Here are some pics.

Here is the cute table.


The kids in their cute Halloween outfits.


My grandma and mom enjoying their apples.


My yummy apple.