The New Addition!!!

I must have been a very good girl this year, because Santa treated me very well! I have been wanting a Kitchen Aid for a long time. Pretty much ever since we got engaged. I would always tell Jordan I didn't really want one because I didn't want him to feel bad for not getting me one. But he's smart and saw through all my fibs. On Christmas he gave me this little tiny box to open, and I have to admit I was a little sad because I knew a Kitchen Aid couldn't fit in that box. Little did I know that he had taken a picture of it and wrapped it for me! It was great. He's pretty tricky.

Last week I decided it was time to put it to use. I was a little scared to use it. I'm not sure why... I guess I was scared to get it dirty. I know, I'm weird. I made some cinnamon rolls and sadly they didn't turn out quite as well as when I had made them by hand. I did some recipe substiutions, so that must be what happened, right? Either way, it has been such a dream to have and I love it!! Way to go Santa! :)

There it is in all of it's beauty. I wanted to name it, but people tell me that's weird so I won't.

Christmas 2011

We spent Christmas down in Mesa this year. At first I was a little skeptical about having Christmas in 70 degree weather, but I got over it as soon as we stepped off the plane! It was fabulous! We all had so much fun! We ate delicious food, went to a train park where the little boys almost died of excitement, played the wii, played games, strolled through the lovely temple lights, and just had a superb time! Most of the time I was too busy having fun to take pictures, but I was able to get some.

I die every time I look at this picture! Jordan schooled both of us with his funny face!

So excited to go see the temple lights!

These two little monkeys were inseparable. It was so fun to watch them play together!

Little Titan! I'm pretty sure he is the happiest baby on earth! We offered to bring him back to Wyoming with us, but Koy didn't like that idea.

Goobers 1 and 2

Sawyer! I just can't get enough of that red hair!

Carson is awesome. He kept holding my hand on the car ride. I'm pretty sure that translates to mean I'm his most favorite person in the world.

Mama Kimmy. She's wonderful. I love her.

We always pose for pictures like this. We'll have to change it up next time!

We also got to head up to Eagar to spend time at home and meet up with some friends. I love Eagar so much. Every time I go back I remember how much I loved growing up there. It makes me sad that we live so far away, but it's so comforting to go home and realize that not a lot has changed.

We bummed a ride back to the valley with Collin, Ashlee, and Nolan. It was a great trip. Nolan was an absolute dream, and it was so fun to chat with Collin and Ashlee. Thanks again for the ride guys! :)

One night we were getting ready to go out to eat, and we noticed a certain someone was being much too quiet. After some investigation, we found Carson playing with mom's make-up. At least he knows where it goes (sorta)! What a stinker!!

It was such a fabulous trip! We loved every minute of it. We didn't want to come back, but were so happy that we got to go and spend time with everyone!

Happy Anniversary to US!!

We celebrated our one year anniversary on December 17th. It is so hard to believe we have been married for a WHOLE YEAR! Time has gone by so fast. Jordan was super awesome and surprised me with an awesome anniversary present! He was quite secretive about what he had planned. All I knew is that we were going to be going down to Denver. Friday night, we went out to eat at Benihana's which was spectacular and quite tastey. It was pretty funny because when you go to Benihana you have to share a table unless you have a party of like 8 people. So we were surrounded by strangers, but they were very nice and were excited that it was our one year anniversary. The food was delicious, and the nice people sang to us. It was some asian song, so I have no idea what they were saying, but it was still a real great song.

On Saturday Jordan surprised me with tickets to go see "A Christmas Carol" at the Denver Theatre! It was so awesome! I love going to that kind of stuff, and being able to go see "A Christmas Carol" was so fun! It put us right into the Christmas spirit! Such a great gift! He is so awesome! And sneaky!

At the theatre

It was a really great weekend. It was so fun to celebrate our anniversary and to think back on our year. Being married is very different than we thought it would be, but I am so blessed to have found such an awesome guy! He is perfect for me and I am so grateful for him!