{Still Here}

I know this blog seems to get neglected... sorry:( I just get so busy that I cant find the time to post... well it's not really just the posting, it's more I don't have the time to even look at my own personal pictures after I take them... let alone edit and post them!! They just end up sitting on the computer until i can find the time to mess with them:( I do post regularly to my photo blog if you are interested in seeing the work I am doing these days or any projects I might have going on... right now I am addicted to FACEBOOK I signed up a couple weeks ago just to try to keep in touch with friends who have moved away and maybe do some networking, but it is so awesome, I am finding people who I haven't seen or heard from in YEARS... {some like 20 years!!} and right now I am completely addicted!! I'm sure it will pass, but if you haven't been on and would like to reconnect with old friends... that's the place to do it:) here are some pictures of Remy I found while moving pictures around on my computer {trying to save space... a CONSTANT thing in my world} enjoy:)

{first place}

Just in case I forgot to mention it, Gabby placed FIRST for photography in the 2008 reflections contest at her school. This was the winning photo... Way to go Gab!!

{ChRIstMAs tiMe}

{ChRIstMAs}

We had a wonderful Christmas, I cant believe it came and went so fast!! My Dad was here from California, we had a really nice visit with him and while he was here of course he did all the cooking which was fine by me because he is a genius in the kitchen. Christmas Eve he and my Mom helped the kids build a gingerbread house, before the rest of my family came over for dinner and a gift exchange. We also played "scene it, the movie addition" Lance and I usually smoke everyone in that game but this time Heather, Jay and Bry's team won {the cheaters team... hehehe} next morning the kids were up bright and early checkin' out their loot! I love this picture of Gabby with her "tiger beat" magazine {she got it in her stocking and has already hung up her Jonas Brothers posters that came in it} Christmas Day we went over to Lance's parents house for a little while but didn't stay for dinner because my Dad was whippin' us up another fabulous meal. {we had Ham Christmas eve and Turkey Christmas day, we had plenty of meat from both leftover for sandwiches and my Dad used the turkey carcase to make Turkey Soup
and i will be using the ham bone to make Black Eyed Peas... I'm tellin ya, it's all about the leftovers!}

{hOlidAy CaNDy}

My friend Donna and I took our girls up to our friend Tuesdees house in Cedar City for a day of candy making, luckily by the time we got there she had a lot of the stuff started, there were sugar cookies, white chocolate popcorn, caramels, truffles, homemade snickers bars, these peanut butter balls that have a name... but sorry, i forgot it. and of course Tuesdee's pumpkin roll, I swear her pumpkin roll is to die for!! {I have somehow managed to get like three off her this year, and if I have it my way I'm going for a fourth..hehehe} By the way Shannon, I want to know if you let your kids have any of that candy or if it went straight in the trash like their Halloween candy?

Cedar has snow...who knew?

those were supposed to be snowflakes... but who cares, they were delish!!

We ended the day by going to see a Christmas Choir, it was nice but I mostly just love hanging out with my girls! We really missed you Shannon, Love your guts!!

{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!