Random Utah Stuff!!!!

These are just a bunch of random pictures.

This was Grandma Elaine's Birthday at the Museum!

Silly Boys!!!
I fractured my tailbone a month ago and hyper-extended my arm while dancing. Just goes to show that I'm getting old. I'm starting to seriously injure myself when I dance now. :) Anyway, Kashton LOVES to wear my little bum doughnut like a hat. It's quite funny!!!

I thought this picture was so cute of my parents.

Lovin some Fettuccine Alfredo from The Brickoven!

Those old-fashioned suckers are the best.

My long time best buds!!! Love these girls SO much. It was so much fun to be able to spend time with my sweet friends Dani and Ang. We totally missed Annie....but she was too busy having a baby. :)

Me and my stupid faces. Ang looks cute....I look like a big nerd!!!

Loving the Michael Jackson inspired clothing!!!

Yummy Mrs. Fields Cookies. Can we work on getting her in Missouri???

I'm mad this picture is a little over-exposed. I was too close to him when I took it. I think it's so cute.

He wore my hat all morning!!

Hope you enjoyed all the random pics!!!

Steve and Kelly Visit Utah!!

This was kind of a cool thing for me because this is what I use to do when I was a little kid. Dad bought this old steam engine probably before I was born and we loved it when he'd pull it out and run it. How special it is to see this done with the next generation and it's still just as exciting.

I remember how much I loved watching the steam come out and here's my son....history repeating itself!!

Thanks Dad for more special memories!!

Our friends Steve and Kelly came to Utah. It was their first time visiting, so we took them up into the mountains!!! Millcreek Canyon!

A wintery Kiss!!

Tough Abominable Snow Beasts!!

Um.....REALLY?!?!? Ya couldn't wait???

(BTW: for those who were concerned...it was really put there by a dog, not by Steve. He may be disgusting, but that's taking it a little TOO far.... even for Steve....I think!! Well.....maybe not!!!)

Nothin beats Utah Snow!!!!

We took them to Temple Square!

YAY UTAH!!!! This sounds cheesy!! But I LOVE Utah so much, it meant alot to share something so wonderful and special to me with my friends!!!

Tis The Season.

Christmas was fun this year. It was unlike any Christmas I've ever had. My son is old enough to understand Santa, but most importantly, he began to understand why we celebrate Christmas. He knew it was "Jesus' Birthday." I'm thankful my little boy is learning and understanding such important principles.

A few days before Christmas, we spent the day at Silver Dollar City. Since we've lived in Branson, Christmas just CAN'T be Christmas without Silver Dollar City!!

We took Kashton to see Santa at the City. What a GREAT Santa. He was SO excited to see him. It was so cute to see them with each other.

Giving Santa a BIG hug!! So sweet!!!

A Christmas Kiss for Mommy!!!

The lights are always so magical!!

Santa came!!!!

Taye was ready for Santa to come!!!

So was Hershey....can't ya tell???

Christmas Morning!!

Kashton loved his microphone. He LOVES musical instruments and anything that makes or plays music!!

I had the best Christmas present. It doesn't really snow in Branson and I LOVE snow. Growing up in Utah, Christmas isn't Christmas without snow. I've been pretty bummed out since living in Branson and not getting any snow. So... I kinda cried a little when I saw this little dusting of snow on Christmas morning!!!

The other favorite toy....his super cool Robot man!!!

And the helicopter!!!

This Christmas was so different because it was the first Christmas that we weren't in Utah, or with ANY family at all. We were all alone. The days leading up to Christmas, I was pretty sad. Not quite sure how to spend the day without my family around that I love. But it ended up being a nice day. I had a sweet little boy that was SO excited about receiving the ONLY thing he asked Santa for. A Giant heart shaped sucker. The only thing he wanted. :) Such satisfaction in such simple things.

He had so much fun playing with his new train set.

No reason to get out of our jammies!!! We just relaxed and all napped together and watched movies.

Later that evening we went and saw The Princess and the Frog (BTW: his first movie...which...he still is not ready to go to movies. Too A.D.D.). But he was pretty excited about the GIANT icicle we found. He had to take it for a ride in his dump truck.

What a wonderful Christmas with just our little family. I look forward to another one next year.