Friday, January 30, 2009

The new addition to our family...

Edna, our '06 Volkswagen Passat. My brother DJ is the Used Car Manager at the Larry Miller Volkswagen Dealership in Avondale. We weren't planning on getting a car while we were there, but we got an amazing deal. After 4 and 1/2 years of marriage this is our biggest purchase so far and we love having her in the family!

Just after signing the papers.
Heated Leather Seats
One of my favorite features is the massive trunk...it's amazing!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

More Pictures from the Trip...

So sorry for all the pictures I've been posting. I can't get enough of my family and I never feel like I have enough pictures of them. We had such a great time on our trip. I wanted to share some more photos with you. Enjoy!

Sadie Rose
Lori, Our Cousin Katie, and Nora
Jake, Me and Nora
Uncle DJ and Nora
Sadie and Grammy
Uncle DJ and Sadie
Nora with her French Fry
My favorite picture of the whole trip. Our 2008 Babies:
Sadie, Nora, Ellie & Chloe

The Babes and their Mamas
Miracle and Chloe
Anya
Joe and Lillabeth
Miracle
Lillabeth and Anya
Mikayla and our Cousin Tyler
Katie and Nora
The big picture at my Mom's house (this isn't even everyone)
Adam, Cousin Brad, Cousin Drew, and Louis
Lillabeth
Kirbi, Katie and Nora

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Anya's Baptism

01/01/2009: Anya turned 8 on the 1st of January. We had a 9am baptism New Year's Day!!! It was a pretty early morning, but it was such a special day for her and I am so glad we were able to be there.

Birthday Girl!
John and AnyaAfter her Baptism
Kirbi, Me, Mom, and Lori
Sisters
Louis
My sister Amy, her husband Preston and their new baby girl Chloe
Siblings: Kirbi, Lori, DJ and Louis
Matthew and Adam
John, Mom, Kirbi and Me

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

New Year's Eve

12/31: We drove up to my mom's house in Overgaard on New Year's Eve. We had over 30 people up there from my family which including siblings, spouses, grandkids, grandparents, my aunt and her kids and a few extra family friends. We stayed at the Bison Ranch just down the street and had a great time. Here are a few pics from New Year's Eve- lots more to come...

Adam and Sadie
Sadie
My cute cousin Katie and Nora
My Mom and Anya (the youngest sibling)
Me and Miracle
Me and Miracle- She went to her first party on New Year's Eve (I can't believe she's 12!)

Monday, January 26, 2009

The Vine with Friends

12/30: One of our favorite things about going to Arizona is eating all the delicious food that Utah doesn't have: Bahama Bucks, Pete's Fish and Chips, IN 'N' OUT, etc.

My favorite thing to eat while we're there is wings. Arizona has some of the best wings and Utah doesn't, which is unfortunate. We were able to meet up with my friends from High School and go to The Vine for wings. So delicious!!! I had such a great time hanging out with them. I only wish we could plan a monthly date to go get wings at The Vine.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Arizona Temple Lights

12/27: We met up with some of my siblings to go see the Arizona Temple Lights. For those of you that haven't seen them, they are beautiful! It was a perfect time to go because there were no crowds. The weather was cold for Arizona, but we managed. We had a wonderful time and went to Denny's afterward to hang out. I think this was one of my favorite nights in Arizona...

Kirbi and Ellie
Sadie Rose
Nora
Louis and Cole
Joe and Sadie
Nora
Amy Jo, Me, Matthew, Ellie, Jake, Louis, Cole, Vic, Lori & Nora
Vic and Lori