Baking w/ Mom!

Maddi Grace & I get distracted easily. We went to go take pictures of ourselves in the middle of the bake-a-thon.

Sisters! Love her bunches.

Mom was so happy to have all her kids there.

Kristina perfecting her 2nd attempt at carmels!

Maddi Grace never gets tired of her own reflections... Vanity run in the family ;)

Ethan had the most important job of all... Taste Tester!

Drinking from a straw! Yeah that's right... a straw!

Ethan has mastered the straw... with a little coaching from Mike.

It was a big day at Carls Jr. Pictures were involved! ;)

Lights in the Park!

Mike had a wonderful surprise for Ethan & I a couple weeks ago. He took us to see

the lights in the park, it was the best. All bundled up we walked through

the park and enjoyed all the lights.

The Happy Couple!!!

Jeff's Birthday

Mike, MeMe, Ali (HAHA)

Jared & Kris

Jeff & Ethan

Monique, Jeff, Ali, Kris

Kris, Ali, Monique

Maddi Grace, Jeff, Ethan

Ethan, MeMe, and Marilyn

Ethan's First Christmas Tree

Stocking for Mike, Ali, Ethan, & the pets (Ace & Keke)

Our decorated tree... w/ presents!

Ali, Ethan, & Mike in front of our Christmas tree at the tree lot.

December 2nd we went and picked out our first Christmas tree. Ethan didn't really understand what we were doing but he put a cute smile on his face. It is very possible that this will be the best Christmas ever!

Mike's Going Away Party! :(

I am sure all of you know by now but Mike has joined the Army and is off to basic training on January 22nd. In honor of this we will be having a big going away party for him.

When: January 10th, 2009

Where: Mike's House

776 Creekside Drive, Layton UT

Time: To be determined

We are then off to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a whole week!

Many tears will be shed but we will have an awesome time before anyone has to say goodbye. Hope everyone can make it. I will send out evites as we get closer.

Thanksgiving w/ Dad!

Jared, Maddi, Kris, Ali, Ethan, Mike

Is it time to eat? I was so hungry, and the glass of wine I had made me a little tipsy.

Sisterly love! ;)

It took Maddi Grace a but to warm up to everyone. Isn't her grumpy face adorable.

It was another great Thanksgiving (3rd one we had this week).

Rock Crawling on Black Friday

Today I was saved from the madness of "Black Friday" and Mike & I went Rock Crawling. It was a bit cold but tons of fun. The pictures don't do it justice. There were 12 rock crawling like vehicles and we went up through this trail past Lehi called Snakes. Being this is only the 2nd time I have gone I really am not down with the "lingo" but it is fun! I had to get out of the rock crawler a few time and just watch, kind of a wimp (who values her life, hehe).

Thanksgiving!

Ethan loved the puppies, and they loved him!

Ethan made a friend, Tannen. E shared his truck and pushed him all over the house.

First Thanksgiving meal!

What is Thanksgiving w/out football. E Dog & Mike Mike watched football all day.

Thursday was Ethan's first Thanksgiving as well as the first Thanksgiving for Mike & I since we have been together. It was the best Thanksgiving I have ever had. We spent the day over at Lynette's (Mike's Dad, Mike, Girlfiend). She made a wonderful dinner and we of course ate way too much. We then went over to Mike's Mom's (Becky) house. She has 4 new puppies and Ethan absolutely loved playing with them.

I have so many things to be thanksful for this year. I am first and foremost thankful for a happy and healthy baby. Second I am thankful that Mike has come into our lives. As most of you already know he is amazing with Ethan and makes me incredibly happy. I am then thankful for today's medical technology that is going to help my brother who was recently diagnosed with cancer. My family is so much closer then we have ever been. Everyone seems to have it together, no matter the challenges handed to them, and we laugh and smile more then we ever have.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just in time for the Holidays!

It's an Ethan in a box! Best present I ever opened.

I also shop a lot... @ Target!

This is Ethan's 'Are we really at Target again' face. Isn't is adorable. :)