{Thanksgiving Family Pictures}

Over Thanksgiving weekend we were able to take some family picture with Lances family {at least most of them} Here are some of my fav's. I dont have the group one ready yet... sorry Deanna.

Syd, Paul, Haley and Meggen

Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bill

Ben and Logan
Deanna and Jim
Me and Lance
Remy

Gabby

Bryan and Julie

Brexen

Jaxton

Kika

Bradd and Desiree

{The Christmas Spirit}

I don't know how many of you already have your tree up, but getting it up this early is a first for me, we actually have our tree and all our Christmas decorations up...yay!! and Y.E.S, Tuesdee I FINALLY TOOK DOWN HALLOWEEN!! {I told ya, I've been busy} The kids LOVE decorating for Christmas, our tree is always a mish-mosh of Gabby's custom made candy canes, the kids decorations {we have a tradition of getting one for each kid every year} stuff they made at school and the stuff that was mine and that my mom made when I was a kid... I like to call it eclectic. Oh well whatever it is, it's ours and we love it!

Remy is all set to start wrapping presents NOW!! I still have a lot of work to catch up on, and with Christmas quickly approaching I may not have time to get back on here, so I will wish you all a very merry Christmas and I hope you take time to sit back and enjoy the season, because before you know it , it will be over. My Dad is coming for Christmas this year, we really only see eachother once a year in the summertime, Christmas is a bonus... so needless to say, we are very excited to have him here!

{November Run Down}

Seriously, I feel like this blog has been abandoned! Holy Cow, November has been a CRAZY busy month!!! I swear my only actual day off was Thanksgiving... between working at Costco and photography I have been working non stop, and Lance is working a ton of hours too....
but with our economy the way it is right now I will not complain, I will just be very thankful that not only do we have jobs at all, but we have jobs that we love.

Now for the good stuff... {and when I say "good stuff" I'm talkin' FOOD} for my Mom's birthday, I took her to a Dinner Theatre show of 'Pride and Prejudice' put on by the LaVerkin community theatre. The actors were really good and they put on a wonderful show. My Mom LOVES 'Pride and Prejudice'... Bryant's Dad Derrick was actually the Chef at the event and he prepared an amazing meal, there was Carrot Ginger Bisque soup, asparagus wrapped with prosciutto, Chicken grilled with sage and dried cranberries or Steak marinated in maple marinade, and some sweet mashed potatoes and pumpkin creme brulee! { I had the steak, my Mom had the chicken... both were finger lickin good!} We had a really fun night together, with our busy schedules we don't get to see each other as often as I would like, so i am glad we had this time together.

For Bryant's 18th birthday we celebrated with all our family at the Olive Garden, It's so hard for me to believe that my little boy is 18 already... if you do the math right, I think that makes me 27 right :) {I think you are doing the math wrong...try again} and as usual Lance got the short end of the stick, unfortunately his birthday was the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as "Black Friday" so of course I had to work at Costco ALL DAY!! He had a fun day with the kids though and after work we went shopping at the mall and wouldn't you know it, the guy who played "Mr. Darcy" in the 'Pride and Prejudice' play was working all day too... at Barnes and Noble...

Lance, Bry and Gabby

Aunt Julie and Kika

Me, with my mom and Lance's mom

a bunch of chumps...

Bry and Aunt Lhasa

Bry pretty much dwarfs everyone in the family...hehehe



{THANKSGIVING}

We had a very nice Thanksgiving, we went over to Lance's sister Julies house for dinner and most of his family was there, even grandma Amy. Aunt Debbie's family came down from San Diego and we finally got to see baby Meggen, what a cutie! We had tons of good eats including Deanna's fabulous homemade french silk pie. We played our annual game of bingo... the kids LOVE Thanksgiving bingo, they seriously go so NUTS for it!!

Haley, Gab and Brexen

Grandma Amy and Deanna

Desiree, Bradd, Sydney and Paul

Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bill

more chumps...

yeah, it looks like Christmas... but those gifts are actually bingo prizes.

and as far as the tree goes... I'm not sure why it's hangin' out already.... but who's gonna argue with a Christmas tree? Umm not me.

Meggen and Paul

{Teddy Bear}

I wanted to get this post up while it was still officially Lances birthday month {to late} but I couldn't find the article on line, so ended up just scanning it in from the magazine. anyways...
This is Ted, one of Lances oldest and best friends and probably the funniest guy you will ever meet!! We love Ted, he's so freakin' awesome!! I just wanted to give him a shout out! Ted was recently voted one of the nations most inspired bartenders by Bombay Gin and GQ Magazine {actually he placed 2nd out of everyone in America!!, I dont know who the chump is that placed first... but he's got nuthin' on Teddy, so it musta been rigged! lol} If you want to read more, pick up the December issue of GQ Magazine its the one with Barack on the cover.

{Big Bad Birthday Month}

November is Lance and Bry's shared birthday month, along w/my Mom's too...

I don't know a lot about astrological signs but I would guess that the Scorpio's and Sagittarius' of the world are the most chill, mellow, easy going, easy to get along with group of people you will ever meet.... At least that's how mine are...

Bry and Lance Jammin' at Grandpa Scotty's house a couple years ago...

It's the same thing every year, the only thing that changes is Bry's hair. Here are a few recent pics of Bry... He is smack dab in the middle of his Senior year and back on track to graduate this spring. He has struggled at times, but kept pushing forward and is currently enjoying his classes and holding down five A's!! His current classes include Creative Writing, Foods, Graphic Arts, and Welding. Keep up the good work Bry! You are doing great, just keep the focus we are so proud of you!!

Lance is loving his job and working a lot of hours.. It is a really busy time of year for me as well, so I feel like we hardly see each other, but all is good and we are looking forward to the holidays!! Thanksgiving is Lance's favorite. Happy Autumn everyone!

{today's the day}

Well today's the day! get out there and VOTE!! I am excited to see who America will choose as the next President. I for one welcome change and hope that America will gain a leader who will help lead us into a more positive direction. If you aren't informed on the candidates I strongly encourage all of you to do what you can to be educated. Visit a few of the links on your right. Our choice not only effects Americans, but the entire world.