$10 Kid Cuts

We sure miss living closer to Aunt Adrienne! Chase's hair was getting really long & shaggy so we had to splurge & take Chase to get his first haircut in a shop. Boy are we spoiled to have Adrienne cut it for us in Grandma's kitchen!! Chase loves getting his haircut, so it was no surprise that he was so good...he didn't make a peep the whole time!! The girl cutting his hair thought it was weird he wouldn't talk to her at all...but he is only 2, I guess he's learned not to talk to strangers....so he looks so nice and handsome and then they give him a sucker and his face is covered in blue sticky sucker syrup, and ruined the cute face!! I'm sure in a few months we'll be back to eating dirt & grass!

He may be shy at the beauty shop, but he is not shy when it comes to the camera!! He just smiles and says CHEEZ like he's paid to do it!!! Then he sits down and poses, all the while saying, "smile...cheez!" He is at such a fun stage right now. He is saying so much-his latest word is 'noise'. We are getting really excited for his birthday in a couple weeks! Can he really be 2 already?

Winter Wonderland

For my Texan, Californian, St. Georgian friends and family that are missing out on the beautiful snow....this post is for you!!! If only I could call in sick and play in the snow with Chase, he is loving eating the snow!!! He will follow Chad around and eat the snow off his pants & shoes-! I really really love fresh snow! I think it is the most gorgeous looking of all seasons! Emphasis on fresh snow...after a few days of snow plows pushing blackened snow on to the sides of the road and it freezing there at -2...I'm back to wanting fresh powder again. I haven't skiied in several years, but after 15 inches on Monday I am really getting the urge!!

This is the view out our back windows, the ruby mountains are some of the most rugged terrain of mountains, I've heard people say they should have been part of the rocky's. Kind of odd they are in the middle of flat nevada? We love being so close to them!!! Now who can argue with this scenery?

The Haircut

I guess you wouldn't believe it unless you see it, but here it is....a 9" inch ponytail, that yes I saved. I don't know why, but I guess to show you all how much I really cut off.

I never really noticed how long it still looks in the back until I had Chad take the picture....yah you wouldn't notice too much.


The curls make it look shorter also!!! So here is the proof for all of you who haven't seen it in person!!!

Christmas 2008

This may be WAY overdue, but here are a few pictures of Chritmas. This holiday lasted days and weeks at our house because Chase didn't want to open more than one present at a time. So that is why he is wearing different outfits in every picture. I did not have wardrobe changes during the filming of this years Christmas!!!

After a few minutes of playing in the snow must have gotten him in the Christmas spirit, because before I knew it I heard paper tearing from in the living room!! Oh well, he loved the car drag racer he got from Grandma!!!

The night before we left for Utah we let Chase open as many present as he wanted. 3 was about pushing it....

But he loved his bus!!! Yes Trish, this is the one that plays the "stop & go" music!! He puts everything in the bus, treats, trucks, balls, everything needs a ride in the bus!!!

After the holidays were over we spent a day at the Living Planet Aquarium where they had sting rays, sharks, seahorses, fish & all sorts of sealife. Chase loved the sharks & being able to play in the water where the rays were swimming. Did he touch them, heck no, but it was still fun to splash!!!

Mommy loved seeing her long lost friend Janae ( and her son Hunter). It'd only been a few months since our boys played, but when you are used to spending day after long day in hygiene school together, months seem like ETERNITY!!! Miss you girl-!

Santa brought Chase a fisher price parking garage, and lots of toys & clothes. Santa brought daddy a new truck and hunting/hiking gear. Santa brought mommy a video camera, which is why there is no actual Christmas morning pictures. I only used the video camera, and I'm still slow on how to view what I've recorded. Hopefully everyone had a great Christmas!!!

After Christmas we spent several days at the Wright house with 10 of the 12 cousins having a huge sleepover!!! And do you think we would dare take 10 kids to the movies? This was Chase's first trip to the theatre and probably his last for another few years. I thought the carseat trick would work, but he wanted out after the first few minutes. Maybe popcorn next time?

Nothing beats a visit from Ben & Natalie & their cute kids!!!

Chase didn't last too long on the sledding adventure. We sure had a fun week with family in Utah for Christmas & New Years!!! Happy 2009!!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

It's been 4 years since Chad & I have been married!! Crazy to think how much our lives have changed over the last few years!!! Although it seems like we have been married way longer than only 4 years, but maybe because we have known eachother for almost 7!!! He sure is a great husband and daddy, and I better like him cuz we'll be together FOREVER!!! I Love you Chad!

This was our engagement picture we sent out with our annoucements.

This is a picture I think we should send to a friend we have in the diamond business. Doesn't it look like a perfect advertisement for the girls best friend?

One of my favorite candid shots, the amazing thing was it took us about a 1/2 hour to take all our engagement pictures...wham bam thank you mam.

I really love the winter and snow, and I think this is a gorgeous picture of the mountains covered in winter!!! I love looking forward to something after the holidays are over!!!

These puckered lips made us a quite a few bucks at our wedding dinner later that evening...due to a great tradition my dad's family has had...they ring a bell and put money in a basket, we kiss every time we hear the bell ring.....easy money!!! What long hair I had....ahem....had. I chopped off about 9 inches after Christmas.

What a cute couple!!! I remember that day was perfect, we both said we wouldn't have changed anything at all about the whole entire day!!! Happy 4 years Chad!

12 Things I LOVE about Christmas!!!

I feel like I should do something Christmas-y with the blog...so here are my favorite things about Christmas:

1. Spending time with family & friends (and missing those who we won't see: Mike & Trish, JR & Aubree, Shaun)
2. Listening to Christmas music (any will do, but Alabama & Celine Deon are my faves)
3. Christmas trees
4. Christmas lights
5. Fun Decorations, especially nativities
6. Christmas parties & bonuses
7. Eating yummy yummy food!! (you'd be surprised how many treats we get from patients in a dental office!!!) not to mention the famous Marrott raspberry slush
8. Let it snow! Let it Snow! Let it SNOW!!!
9. Christmas shopping!!!
10. Children's faces (nieces, nephews, Chase) when they see presents from Santa!!!
11. Over 12 days OFF WORK!!
12. Lastly, but most importantly, the birth of Baby Jesus!! I love reading books & teaching Chase about Baby Jesus and how important He is in our lives!! And not only as a child, but the importance of His life & sacrifice as an adult!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Gosh....Mess

I'm at the computer and Chase comes around the corner saying....gosh! mess! with an empty upside down NestleQuik container. I actually laughed, otherwise I would have cried. If he didn't have a cold, stomach flu & double ear infection I probably would have screamed. Guess I should be more careful about closing cupboards eh? Don't worry he kept licking his fingers and eating the 'choc' as he calls it right off the floor!!! Don't be surprised if you find chunks of rice from last night's dinner fit. I am discovering I don't have as much patience as I thought I did, and don't know how my mother had 8 of us!!!