Thanksgiving 2010

I'M SO GRATEFUL!!!

This year we had Thanksgiving with the Hoskisson Family! We decided that we would reserve our church house for the family to use.

That way Grandpa would be able to join us, but we wouldn't have to try and fit everyone in our little house. It was perfect! We had a total of 16people. So not a ton... but still too many for our little house. We had Granpda Claude,

Bruce, Alison and Katie... The moon family - Rick, Janice, Whitney, Courtney, Kaden, Elisabeth, and Mckenna... Brian, Isaac and myself... and Sarah and Ryan! The food was delicious and the company even better. The kids LOVED having the gym to play in and run around in... Especially Isaac! :) He didn't stop moving! [Of course!]

This year I have so much to be grateful for... I don't even know where to start...

BRIAN

I am so grateful for Brian and his love! He is such a wonderful husband and father. I am so grateful he makes it possible for me to be a stay at home mommy to our sweet Isaac! I am so grateful for how much he loves me and that he shows me everyday that he does. I am so grateful for all his hard work with school and work. I am so grateful for his encouragement on all the things that I do and his support! Love you sweet heart!!!

[Brian at dinner... we celebrated some birthdays too! I love his sense of humor!]

ISAAC

I am so grateful for my sweet little boy! He is the light of my life! I am so grateful for his sweet spirit and the joy he brings into our home. I am so grateful for his sweet smile and how it makes me smile! I am so grateful for his laugh! It is music to my ears! I love how smart he is and how he wants to figure everything out! Love you sweet Isaac!!!

[I love my sweet boy! He loved playing in the cooler with Grandpa Bruce teasing him while the Turkey was cooking at our house! His smile is countless! Makes me so happy!]

GRANDPA

I am so grateful for Grandpa and his generosity and love! I am so grateful that he has allowed us to live with him... take over his house... eat his food... and spend wonderful time with him. I am so grateful for his kindness in wanting to help us as much as he can! Thank you Grandpa! Love you!!!

FAMILY

We have so many wonderful family members that its hard to thank them all! I am so grateful for all of them and for all their love! They mean so much to us and we don't know where we would be without them. Thank you! We love!

FRIENDS

Same thing... there are just too many friends to acknowledge! We love you so much! Thank you for loving us the way we are! You mean so much to us too! Thank you for everything! Love you!

There is so much to be grateful for!

Christmas 2010

LOVE Christmas and the Season it brings!

I love spending time with the family! We had a lot of Christmas parties! Christmas Eve we went to Heber for our Christmas. We had a wonderful time with the Hoskisson Family! Christmas Day we started out at home! We had our own little Christmas with Isaac and each other. Then we headed out to the Anderson home for the crazy Christmas time there! It was wonderful! :)

So what do you get a child, that doesn't like toys, for Christmas?

Well this Christmas we decided to build Isaac a toy box... and by we I mean Brian came up with the idea, I loved the idea and helped buy the products to make it, and Bruce built it... with Brian's help.

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Here is the finished product! Brian and I had fun painting it! All the doors and the floor is red, while the frame is blue!

Another view of the box we made and painted... and here is a little bench that we got Isaac too. Thought it would be fun to have painted also!

Isaac has loved to play with my Christmas blocks so I decided to make him his very own COLORFUL ones! :) I have about 12 different "BELIEVE"'s around the house, so I decided to take the blocks and make it for Isaac instead! I had fun painting them the different colors and then painting his name and the stars on it! [ By the way this was Christmas Eve after we got home at like 11...]

BIG SUCCESS!!! He loves the wooden box!

On Christmas Eve he got a large Kitty [Key-key]

from Grandma Alison... he has been hugging it...

... and Kissing it every chance he gets. He loves it! He gets so excited every time he see's it!

I love that concentrated look he gets! Trying to figure out his Elmo phone!

Fun Christmas gifts!

He may not like many toys... but he does love ELMO!!!

Figuring out his toy wooden box!!

Trying to open the door on the other side! Love the look!

Halloween 2010

This year we had a little dragon for Halloween!

I love Costco and I saw this costume back in like August or September. I couldn't resist, so I got it! I have to say... he was the cutest dragon of all time! :) He didn't totally love the costume... but I sure thought he was cute! We went out to Jeff and Aimee's house for a little while and had fun with the family! I love Halloween and dressing up! I was a scary WHITE ghost!

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Our cute little dragon not totally loving his costume!

Our very unhappy dragon. He didn't want to be in his costume but really didn't want his picture to be taken! Especially with his scary ghost of a mother!

Was so happy to see his Grandma! Loves to cuddle her!

Sitting with his cute cousin Christian... trying to get pictures of all the cousins!

All the cute cousins!

Christian = Ninja [I think] / Isaac = CUTEST GREEN DRAGON / Connor = Ninja [I think] / Brynna = purple Disco girl / Colton = Batman? / Auri = Pink disco girl

Isaac loving his grandma!!!

Questionnaire...

Sorry I haven't done anything for some time... I thought about trying to catch up... but now I am thinking I will just start from now... and go forward... otherwise, I will NEVER get there.

30 Questions

1. When is your "marriage" anniversary? "Engagement" anniversary?
Marriage: May 19. 2004 Engagement: February 12, 2004

2. Where/how did you meet your spouse for the first time?
I'm not totally sure... maybe church? He moved into the ward when I was about 10 and he was 12/13!

3. How long have you known your spouse:
16 years... wow!

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged?
about 2 months! :)

5. Do you have any children:
YES! The cutest boy of all time!

6. Do you have any house pets:
No, but we both would love to have a dog... or two!!

7. What are some of your favorite activities together:
Traveling, eating, watching movies, going for walks!

8. Do you have a favorite vacation spot:
I think our new favorite is the Caribbean. Beach for me... salt water fishing for Brian!

9. Where was your first date?
December 6, 2003

Brian had been home for a month from his mission. We went to "Made in Brazil" [yummy Brazilian food!] Then we went downtown and walked around temple square to see all the lights, then he took me on a horse carriage ride!

10. When did you first kiss?
December 7, 2003 ... we didn't waste time!

11. Who said I Love you First?
It's all a blur... I know I wanted to... but it may have been him?

12. Did you get married in a church?
No, we got married in the Salt lake Temple.

13. Do you get flowers often?
Nope

14. Where did you go on your honeymoon:
Maui, Hawaii!!!!

15. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
About 9 years!

16. What do you call each other most of the time?
Bri/Daddy... and Momma!

17.Where do you each work or go to school?
I work at home... HOMEMAKER!!!!

Brian is in Nursing school [last semester!] at the UofU!

Also works are REI

18. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
??? Not sure... money maybe.

19. Did you go to the same school?
High school no... Bri-Skyline Me-Brighton

College we both went to SLCC for a time and now he's at the UofU.

20. Are you from the same home town?
No. Brian is from Morgan, I am from Sandy

21. Who is smarter?
BRIAN FOR SURE!

22. Who is more sensitive?
Me for sure... and Isaac! We both can cry at the drop of a hat!

23.Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Cafe Rio

24. What attracted you about him/her first?
Looks probably... then he made me laugh and smile and I enjoyed being around him ALL the time! Very sweet too!

25. Who is more social?
I am! I am known as a Social butterfly! Brian can be!

26. Who is the neat-freak?
Brian for sure! I drive him crazy with all my JUNK!

28. Who hogs the bed?
BRIAN! We have a king and I sometimes feel like it's not big enough. He likes to sleep right in the middle and then stretch out.

29. Who wakes up earlier?
Brian for sure... at least most of the time! Rarely I do... if Isaac gets up early-ish!

30. What are HIS favorite things and HER favorite things?
Brian: Skiing, fishing, hiking, biking, running, reading... ISAAC

Chelsea: movies, reading, walking, shopping... ISAAC