Holiday Hustle and Bustle

THANKSGIVING 2010

 We have been extremely busy this holiday season. We spent Thanksgiving at Ry's parents' house and then went out to his aunt's fields to snowmobile...we didn't last too long because without the windchill factor it was negative six degrees!! After snowmobiling we headed to my parents to play some games and warm up.

25TH BIRTHDAY

 I can't believe I turned 25 years old, or a quarter century as Mareesa and Marcus like to rub in. Although, I will always believe age is a state of mind 25 seems to sound much older than age 20 to 24. I had a wonderful birthday, Ry made me homemade french toast and brought it to me in bed, very early. I went to lunch with my mom and did some shopping, got my toes done and had a great family party at my parents that evening.

THE NUTCRACKER

 My grandma got us all tickets to go see the Nutcracker Ballet. My mom, sister, Aunt, cousins and grandma all went on Saturday. It was a beautiful show and made me miss my good old dancing days.

 Weenie and I wasting time during intermission...

HIGHLAND RAMS 2010

 Another activity that consumes most of our nights is watching Ry not only play basketball on his city league, but he is also the head coach for the freshman girls at Highland Highschool. I absolutely love watching him coach, he is a great teacher and a very patient coach. I watch some of the other coaches of teams he plays and they scream and yell at their girls, while Ry calmly tells them what they did wrong and what they could do to fix it. He's a fabulous coach, if I do say so myself.

TWIN FALLS/WORK PARTY

 Ry's work party was in Twin Falls this past weekend, so while we were up there we did some last minute shopping and went down to the falls. We spent the night in Jackpot because the roads were super slick that night and then came home for our annual...

SANTA VISIT

 My dad's friend, Mike (or Santa as we know him), has been coming to our house since the year I was born. It is such a fun tradition and it has stayed strong for a whole 25 years!! Sheridan was terrified of Santa, when he walked in she growled, barked and went absolutely nuts. She finally calmed down once we gave Santa some of her treats and she saw us all sit on his lap.

 Are you ever too big for Santa's lap??

I wonder what Ry asked for...

We are so excited for Christmas this year, for the time to spend with our families and the special time to reflect on the 'reason for the season'.