New Years Cards

This year I decided to make some New Yeas cards. Towards the end of last year I got the Graphically Speaking Cricut Cartridge but never got the opportunity to use it. One day I was flipping through the handbook and noticed the 2009 cut and new right away that with the addition of the Disney and Winnie the pooh cuts it would make a perfect card for the New Year. I got all the characters made and the 2009's cut out but I could not find the right paper for it. One night after work I went to Heartland Paper Company on Redwood road and this paper just jumped out at me. So once I got home I was able to put them all together. I really like how the all turned out. Jared especially likes the one with Dale on it. I don't think I have a favorite. If you click on the picture it will make it bigger and you can see them better.

New Years Celebration

These little slide shows are fantastic for posting lots of pictures at once. This year we celebrated New Years at Brian and Kollette's house. It was great for us as they just live a few blocks from us so we didn't have to drive a long way after the celebrating was over. My mom spent the night with them so she didn't have to drive at all. We started off the night with a Taco bar and a veggie tray. Once we had devoured all the food we stated in on playing games. We played Donkey, Uno attack, Uno Stacko and some Jr. Trivia game. We aren't quite smart enough for the adult versions of Trivia games and even struggle with the JR additions. As always when we get together, we had ton's of fun! Thanks to Kollette for hosting such a great evening. I hope all of you were able to have fun however you celebrated the night!

Olive Garden, Temple Square and Gage's Girlfriend

I am still trying to get caught up on my blogging and I guess while I have the January blahs it's a great time to remember all that December fun.

The Monday between Christmas and New Years we got to together with mom and Brian an Kollette and family to go to Olive Garden and then to see the light at Temple Square. This outing also gave us the opportunity to meet Gage's girlfriend as her family had come down from Vernal to see the lights as well. Here are some pictures of the evening's events.

Jared, my mom and I all went her car which we park down some dark street so we could take Trax to the Temple and not worry about trying to find a place to park near the temple

I got a chance to really try out my new camera

The nativity

A family photo

Jared and I

Mom

Gage and Larisa (not sure of that is spelled right)

The girlfriend

I took a whole bunch of other picture as well but I won't bore you all with those,l but if you would like it to take a look you can find them here.

My Christmas Present

I guess I must have been good all year cause Santa brought me a new camera for Christmas. I was so excited when I unwrapped it Christmas morning. It was the very last thing I expected since we had decided the new TV was our gift. Sadly my trusted Canon S1 is dying (well the pixels anyway.) So Santa replaced it with this sport new camera.

We had been discussing eventually replacing the S1 but I had not quite decided if I wanted a D-slr or just a plain Digital camera. A time or two a guess I must have looked at this one. I love it. I have had so much fun with it over the past 2 weeks. It really does take great pictures.

One other gift Santa brought me was this Father/Daughter figurine from Willow tree. Now whenever I see it I can think about all the great things my dad and I did together and how he really was my best friend.

I hope Santa was good to all of you as well.

So this is Christmas.....

I took so many pictures Christmas day I decided to make a slide show of the ones that best represent the fun we had that day. Brian and Kollette spent the night with their kids and surprisingly enough Santa did show up at Grandmas. Soon we all gathered for the traditional ham and egg breakfast and the unwrapping of presents. It was happy choas that insued that morning.

Some Christmas Eve Fun

When I 1st got to my mom's on Christmas eve afternoon she was working on this puzzle so the two of us sat and chatted and worked on the puzzle. As the others arrived they too worked on the puzzle and sat and chatted. It reminded me of Christmas Eves long past. The only way we could open a present on Christmas was if we finished a puzzle. In the beginning the puzzles were smaller but as we grew up they got bigger and more difficuly but we always managed to get them done right in time.

After going to the cemetery it was time for food. Traditional Christmas eve dinner is, Ham, salads, rolls, potato chips and lot of laughter.

Friends are very important part of all this. Our closest family friend came to join us.

Some time during the early part of the evening Santa made a visit and left presents for all that were present and even one that was not.

Santa is a firm believer that everyone, no matter their age, needs at least one toy for Christmas



Santa even left a new baby doll for Wilda

Sweet slumber, for the little babe as tomorrow is Christmas

Time for Christmas PJ's

Even mom got some new ones

and to all a good night. Next stop Christmas Day! I can hardly wait

A New Years Wish for Family and Friends

I wish you Health...So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...And Peace within your heart.

I wish you the Beauty of nature...That you may enjoy the work of God.

I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generousity so you may share...All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...And Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the best of everything...That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR