DETAILS, DETAILS...

So I have had some questions about if Cory REALLY was surprised. Yes, he was. I went and got an ultrasound on the 23rd without him knowing. He thought my ultrasound wasn't until January. It was hard to keep a secret, but I knew he would love the surprise. And he did! He was so proud he took the picture with him to show his family when we went there for breakfast. It was cute.

CORY'S CHRISTMAS SURPRISE

It's a...................................

CHRISTMAS DAY 2008

All I can say is, "I'm glad it's over." Is that rude? I really started out with a lot of Christmas spirit but soon got overwhelmed and exhausted that it just took the fun right out. Again, sorry for no Christmas cards and gifts this year, next year I'll be better I promise.
I hope you all had a great Christmas!

Our Christmas Tree

Opening Presents

Playing outside in the snow

THIS YEAR'S VERSION OF OUR CHRISTMAS CARD

This Christmas Card is for everyone who reads this... which is for the most part who we would have sent them to in the mail anyway.

Yes, I am alive. This month has been INSANE! Since Thanksgiving, my life has been in overdrive. I don't even have pictures to post because I never had time or forgot. We were in charge of the Ward Christmas Party this year. We did Polar Express and it turned out great. I also got a new calling in YW's as 2nd couselor. Cory was gone for 2 weeks and of course, was gone when I needed him most. We couldn't get family photos done in time with him gone for cards so for the first time ever, I'm bagging it! I've always done neighbor & family gifts but seriously, I can't deal with it all this year. I watched my sister's kids for a week and I wasn't home. Steph came and stayed a week in the beginning of December. All I have done is put up a tree. Not doing stockings this year. No traditional pajamas for Christmas Eve. I did go Christmas shopping one day back in November for Mason and that's it. I'm wrapping up some tools Cory bought for him and I'm calling it good. Talk about simplify! I'm not a person that usually does that. I am just out of time and sanity to do more. So I hope nobody gets offended over no present or christmas card. I do love and appreciate everyone that has sent us a card or given us a gift Thank you. I've wanted to do so many things but I just don't have it in me this year. To top it off, we are all sick. AGAIN!!

7 DAYS OF GRATITUDE CONT...

Day #4 I did a thankful day from Mason. He drew daddy a picture on a thank you card, I made a movie of him telling his dad different things he's thankful for and singing songs (I can't get the video to load, it's making me mad!) he sent daddy a text and called daddy. Mason was so excited to give his daddy the stuff he made for him when he got home.

Day#5
I made 5 "thankful" coupons and gave them to him. Yes, I didn't post one of them on purpose Ü


Day#6 I told him we were going to go on a $8 date to appreciate him, but he got home from work late and we have yet to do that.


Day #7 I wanted to watch a Thankgsiving-ish movie, and this is what I planned on watching but Cory said no he wanted to watch James Bond instead. (Boys!)

7 DAYS OF GRATITUDE

I decided this Thanksgiving Season to do something different for Cory. I decided to do 7 days of Gratitude for Cory to show him how much I appreciate him. I decided to do it this week and I will post what I have done so far...

DAY #1

This was supposed to be put inside a cake for him to find - but he wasn't in the mood for cake so, I just cut it into a puzzle instead for him to put together and read.

DAY #2
I just had these as magnets on the fridge for him to read.


Day #3

These were the favorite things I put together for him... Chicken Enchiladas, Strawberry Dessert, Vanilla Coke, Orange/Vanilla Sherbet Icecream, Sugar Cookies, Snickers and Jerky. (He ate the jerky before I could put it in the picture)

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ALREADY!

I have been planning our ward Christmas party for a few weeks now and have started to feel the Christmas spirit. So I thought I would start listening to Christmas music. I'm usually an avid "wait till after Thanksgiving!" person, but I just couldn't help it. I heard this song called, "New Again" by Brad Paisley and Sara Evans. I had never heard it before and I fell in love with it. I don't know if it's the pregancy hormones or what but I bawl everytime I hear it. I went online to see if there was a video or anything for it. I found out that it is from the movie "The Passion" This is a pretty good video, it tells the story of the song really well. I don't totally love the look of the Jesus in it, but I still liked the video.

Here it is: (pause my music so you can hear the song)

HALLOWEEN PARTY

Every year my sister Cindy does a family Halloween party at the Lehi pump house. She had a maze cut into their phragmites, a spook alley in the pumps, and the party and eating in the back. She always does an amazing job and I wish I would have taken more pictures of everything else.

The sisters: Kim, Sheryl, Cindy, Kerry, Gina
Mason, Cory, and Me
(I was laughing so hard when I saw this picture because it looks like Cory is wearing the helmet that is set up on a cabinet behind us)

Us again. We decided to be pirates this year.

Cory as a Pirate

Mason as a cute little pirate!

HALLOWEEN PARTY CONTINUED...

Some other fun costumes!

Mason with his cousins Mayci and Addi

Jake

Jason and Kim
Aunt Becky, Debbie, Cindy

Brooky, Kenzie



Darren and Sheryl

Jared, Aunt Mary, Joe

WE GOT "BOO"ED!!

So last night while we were lounging around watching The Office season 2. I swore I heard the door bell ring. So I go down and open it up and no one is there. Just as I'm about to close the door I see on the porch a plate of cupcakes. I started laughing and yell up to Cory - "We got Booed!!" He didn't know what that meant of course. I felt really bad cause it was pitch black outside - we had absolutely no lights on. At least the culprit was able to sneak away. So I bring them in and show Cory. They were so cute! Orange frosting, green sprinkles, and a candy corn on top. I wanted to get my camera and take a picture but as you can see they didn't even last that long! They were still warm and everything. I have an idea of who it was. I have this REALLY creative, crafty, cute neighbor down the street and I think I recognize the chinet plate from Bunko. Hmmm.... Steff was that you last night?Ü!?

OUR PUMPKINS

Here are our jack-o-lanterns we made this year. These are the first pumpkins we have ever made since we have been married. That's 8 years I might add. I tell ya, Jersey made us so boring. Cory wanted a scary one so he picked out a really warty pumpkin - and his son had to match him of course! He wanted a smily face on his. I wanted to be different so I got a green one.

PICKIN' PUMPKINS

Cory's brother and his family invited us to go to a pumpkim patch in South Jordan. We were watching Braxton so all 3 boys were there. They had a lot of fun picking out their pumkins. Afterwards, we went to their house and carved them. It was lots of fun. Thanks for inviting us Chad and Jamee!

GETTING FESTIVE

This is the first year I've ever really decorated for Halloween. I don't know, things were just so different in New Jersey. Here are som pictures of few decorations:

Our bloody ghost on our front door. It kind of happened on accident. I was putting blood on the screen door and just had my ghost over my other door and when I closed them together... voila! It looked like a bloody ghost. I thought it was kind of cool for an accident.

This witch is so ugly that I love it. She just makes me laugh. She is sittin' on our table with her smokin' cauldren.

MOTHER'S DAY DINNER

We had a Mother's Day dinner at our house with Cory's side of the family. We tried to get a picture with the Grandma's but it wasn't happening to well.

My favorite pictures happened moments after when some cat showed up out of nowhere.

Mason got really excited about that, as you can see...

... poor cat!

I still don't know who's it was but I don't think it will come back around Ü

MY MOTHER'S DAY

For Mother's Day, Cory got me things he knew that I wanted.

He got me the book The Host

(it's good but it's no TWILIGHT)

And the DVD Rescued

(kind of cheesy, but good)

BEST OF ALL he let me redo the bathroom! Saturday he took Mason all day, did some shopping for me, and cleaned the house. He let me be in the bathroom all day while listening to my new book and fix up the bathroom! Something I have wanted to do since we moved in.

Here is a before and after:

Before:

After:

So I don't love the current shower curtain that I have.

I was looking at maybe these two instead. What do you think?:

This one, or...

this one??

...or neither. Let me know.

Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!