Nick and Allison

Updates

2011-04-27T09:10:00.001-07:00

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Andrew Nicholas Taylor

2010-12-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

He's here! Andrew Nicholas Taylor was born on 11/29/2010 at 9:48 pm. He was 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 1/2 inches long. He has fine blonde hair and big blue eyes. It has been an amazing week welcoming our new little boy to our home. He has been such a delight and has made Nick and I so happy. Andrew is such a good baby and hardly cries. His favorite time to be awake seems to be about 5:00 am, but otherwise, he is a great sleeper. I can't get enough of this little guy. I never knew how much I could love and adore a person. Nick and I are so grateful to have him in our family.

First family picture!

He loves to cuddle :)

Still waiting..

2010-11-10T18:18:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that we haven't had the baby yet. I am going to the doctor tomorrow, but last week I was barely dialated. I guess it will still be a while...

Countdown

2010-11-03T18:12:00.000-07:00

So, I'm starting to get a little nervous because I have been having a lot of Braxton-Hick's contractions. Today is the first time that I noticed how frequenty they were. I had one about 8:20 and then 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00. My stomach gets really tight and sometimes they are painful. I am just assuming that they are "false contractions", but I'm wondering if I'm right in my thinking. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, so I guess we will find out if I am progressing at all. It's hard to believe that I only have 3 1/2 weeks until my due date. I am nervous, but the sleepless nights are starting to get a little exhausting!

Nursery Photos!

2010-10-10T20:48:00.001-07:00

On Friday, my mom stopped by my house with a suprise...the baby bedding that I was wanting for the nursey and also a lap that matched! It was so sweet of her and it made it the best day. Nick and I painted the room with the colors of light blue and baby boy blue and then wanted to incorporate the green and brown into the room also. The bedding has all the colors that I wanted and I just LOVE it! Nick and I are going to put some pictures up of some old cars to finish it off and I need to get a chair. Any ideas on some good ones? My mom and I spent the afternoon setting up the room and Nick put the curtains up yesterday. I think that it will be perfect for our little guy.

The quilt that came with the bedding. It gives you a better view of what it all looks like.

Baby Shower/Belly Update

2010-10-10T20:32:00.001-07:00

On Thursday, Oct 7th, I had my first baby shower. My friend MA had the party for me and we invited most of the Relief Society girls! We had a great time and MA put a lot of planning into it (I will have more pictures I can post when she sends them to me). The cake was made by my friend Bridgett and the decorations and party favors were made by my friend Megan. My friends Jessica and Val also helped with the planning process. We all had such a fun time and laughed a lot. I got some very cute clothes, books, shoes, socks, blankets and bath toys!! (Opening presents)
(The table decorations...and food). MA made home-made couz-couz (sp?) and we had fruit and punch.

(The BEAUTIFUL cake!!)

.....*32 Week Photo....

I went in for my check up this past Friday and my doctor said "I have a basketball belly". I have been hearing that comment a few times, but this little guy is all in front of me. He has been kicking so much and seems like he hardly sleeps. I can tell that he likes to sleep with his back facing outward because my belly almost always feels hard. The "end of pregnancy" symptoms are starting to kick in such as low back pain, tiredness, the "heavy belly" feeling, and inability to stand for longer than 20 minutes at a time.

It's hard to believe that we only have about 6 weeks left till our baby boy gets here.

Off to Peru!

2010-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:00

This past Wednesday, September 1st, was Justin's report day to go to the MTC. He was so excited that the day finally had come. He received his call in April, so waiting for September to come felt like forever to him...however, I felt like the time flew by! I definitely had mixed feelings about the day. Well, honestly, I hate MTC day. It is really hard for me to say good-bye, but I tried to hold back the tears!!

I really like this first picture of Jay though because I think it sums him up all at once. I love his smile and laugh. Nick and I gave Justin a cd player with some speakers for his mission. He was pretty excited because he didn't have one to take.
Nick, Justin and I

Kyle helping to load up the suitcases up the stairs.

Drive over to the MTC....happy and sad

Goofy picture!! Jay was getting really sick of his paparatzzi sisters and mother chasing him with a camera all day :)

Family picture (you can see my "up to date belly")

Giving "good-bye" hugs

Unloading spot. The MTC has a new pull-up and drop off policy.

Walking off to the mission...Bye Justin. I know you are going to be such a great missionary in Peru. WE LOVE YOU!

Pregnancy...Growing by the day

2010-09-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

So I know everyone has been wanting to see some pictures of the growing belly, so here you go. I acutally haven't been very good at taking them regularly, but here are two that I have taken to send to my sister Megan on her mission. I am actually much bigger now since this week I am 27 weeks! I will take another picture soon and post it.

17 weeks
21 weeks

Boy or Girl??

2010-09-03T09:01:00.000-07:00

Nick's family came up to visit us the first week of July and they were able to spend a whole we with us. We had such a great time together! I really wanted them to be in town for my upcoming "gender" ultrasound, but I was only 19 weeks and my doctor said I needed to wait till 20 weeks. I decided to call the doctor office anyway to see if they would let me go the end of my 19th week. I was scheduled to have my ultrasound scheduled for July 16th, but instead we were able to get it done on July 9th. I think most everyone guessed that we would be having a girl and so I was getting ready for a girl in my mind. We got into the ultrasound room and the doctor started showing us the head and the legs and for a brief moment, I thought I had discovered the gender on my own (if you know what I mean), but I decided to just be patient and wait for the doctor to make it absolute. We could see the baby kick it's legs and we even saw a yawn!! It was really such an exciting and happy moment for me. I think the last time I felt so happy was on Nick and my wedding day. I loved every minute of the ultrasound. Then the doctor said "do you want to know the gender?" and we both smiled and said "YES". The doctor went straight to it...the baby made it pretty easy...but my first view was right...it is a BOY! We are very excited to welcome little baby boy Taylor to our home. Nick and I with the ultrasound.

Mom, Claire, Me, Nick, Debi, and Garry

Nick (on the phone sharing the news, Me, Niki, and Luke

We are so glad that the Taylor's were able to be in town for this fun day!

Need Insurance?

2010-08-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!

I'm offically putting a link up for Nick's business. Nick is able to give you a free quote to see if he can get you a better price. Why not try to save a little extra money? If you are in need of insurance for:
-Car
-Home
-Life
-Business
-Recreational (boats, 4-wheelers etc)
-Other

...then visit the link on the side bar listed as "ASA Insurance".

Opening "The Call"

2010-06-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

I know it's hard to hear, but it's fun to watch. I posted the details below.

Going on a Mission!!!

2010-06-01T17:33:00.001-07:00

My brother Justin received his mission call to Lima, Peru North Mission April 13th (I know I'm late in posting)!! We are all so excited for him and Justin is especially excited. He will be in the Peruvian Highlands - so treking the mountains. It will be interesting to hear about his experiences there. He will leave for the MTC in Provo on September 1st and then three weeks later leave to go to the MTC in Peru. I'm going to miss Jay so much, but I'm very happy for him. He has been waiting for this call to come for a long time! Justin will leave before my sister Megan gets home from her mission in November. It will be crazy having two missionaries at one time, but I'm so proud of both of them and their desires to serve missions. Justin will be such a great missionary. He is a very hard worker and has a desire to help others and make them happy.

This is my favorite picture of Jay after opening his call. His face tells it all! :)

Grandma White, Jay, Grandpa White

Me an Jay :)

Wedding Day

2010-04-07T15:34:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, my friend Kristy was married in the Salt Lake Temple to Ryan White. It was such a beautiful day with sunny skies - a little chilly, but nice. Nick and I were invited to the sealing and it was so special. That was the second time that Nick and I had been to a sealing at the Salt Lake Temple since we had been married (the first time was at our friend's Ryan & Chelsea's wedding one year exactly from the day Nick & I were married). It brought back wonderful memories of our wedding day and the promises that we made to each other. After the sealing, we waited outside for the newlyweds. There was a little drama for Kristy because her zipper wouldn't zip up on her wedding dress! We were all worried for her while we waited...but she did come out without any problems. She looked so gorgeous. We took pictures outside and visited with Kristy's family. Nick and I went with Brittney that night to Kristy's reception. We met up with Whitney and Oakleigh too. It was a wonderful day and it was great to be at the temple and with Nick.

Party Time!

2010-03-14T15:38:00.000-07:00

Last night was my friend Kristy's bridal shower/bachelorette party! Whitney and I met up to buy Kristy a present and then headed down to South Jordan for the bridal shower. I got to see little Miss Oakleigh too which was so fun. Brittney met up with us a while later. We opened presents and then went to dinner at Zupa's! Delicious! We had a great time talking and laughing about old times and all the wedding news that's going on with Kristy. Afterwards, we went back and hung out some more. We spent time playing more games and talking. It was such a fun night and it ended with going to see Kristy's new apartment.

(Whitney, Brittney, Oakleigh, Allison, Kristy)

Brittney, Kristy, Whitney, and I met when we all started working at Legacy House in Bountiful as CNA's. We all had so much fun working together and have been friends ever since. It has been about 6 years now since working at Bountiful House. Time goes by so fast, but I'm so glad that we have been able to maintain our friendships and still have a great time together.

Cute Oakleigh - she loves to stick out her tongue and hold her arms up...pretty much all the time. She is so stinkin' cute!

Breakfast with the girls...

2010-02-27T20:23:00.000-08:00

This morning, Jessica, Val, and I went to Mimi's Cafe for breakfast. I had banana chocolate chip pancakes and the girls said the the muffins are "the best", so I got two to go - one for me and one for Nick. It was really fun to get together with the girls from the neighborhood. I have had a really great time living in Farmington Crossing. Many of the people that live here are couples that are Nick and my ages so we have been able to make a lot of friends. Nick and I know that we are very blessed to live here and we have been having so much fun with all our new friends. Hopefully, we will have many more breakfasts' together :)

Mmmm....Chinese

2010-02-13T16:13:00.000-08:00

What could be better than having lunch with your family at your favorite Chinese restaurant? My family really loves China Star in Bountiful. I actually brings back memories because when Nick and I were dating, my family went to China Star and while we were eating lunch, I saw Nick's room-mate Kurt around the corner. I waved at him and wondered if he was with Nick...he was! They had just been at the Bountiful Temple and stopped there for lunch with Brandon. That was the first time that Nick met my family.

A Place to Sit!

2010-02-13T16:04:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, Nick and I bought a new kitchen table! It has been so nice to have a place for everyone to sit for a meal. Last night, I made dinner (yes...me) for the missionaries and for our friends, Jessica and Jordan Hendrickson. We had a great time around the new table for dinner! If anyone would like to come over for dinner sometime...you are invited! :)

My cute cousins...

2010-02-13T15:06:00.000-08:00

I always love going to my Aunt Jen and Uncle Kyle's house because I adore their kids. They are so cute and Kameron says the funniest and sweetest things. Kameron asked me yesterday:
"Um, how are you feeling Alli about your baby?" and I said, "I'm doing ok". Then he said, "Alli, we prayed for your baby every day and that you wouldn't be sad anymore". I told him that his prayers made me feel better and he looked at me with a look of shock and a smile and said "They did?" I said, "yep!". Kameron is so thoughful and sweet.

Jaydee wanted to "play princesses", so we went down to her dress-ups and I found a skirt with an elastic band and somehow managed to fit it over my hips, and then Jaydee put on her princess dress. Then Kameron had to dress up in his "Rock Man" outfit. I had a fun couple hours playing with them and having lunch with the family.

Lunch with my friend Whitney!

2010-02-13T14:59:00.000-08:00

Last Friday, I got to go to luch with my friend Whitney and her cute baby Oakleigh. I should have taken a picture with Whitney, but here is a picture of me and Oakleigh. We went to Zupa's in Layton and had such a fun time talking and catching up. I love my friend Whitney..she has a special place in my heart. She'll always be one of my best friends. Now, I just have to have a kid for her little girl to play with one day :)

Time Flys....

2010-01-31T15:51:00.000-08:00

I keep logging on to my blog to look at all my friends blogs, and yet, mine remains unchanged for weeks and weeks! :) I have definitely been a slacker in the blogging area, so I decided to write a quick post to give an update. Nick and I spent Christmas this past year in Arizona with Nick's family. There were many highlights of the trip including, but not limited to: holding and babysitting my new niece Claire, talking to my sister Megan on Christmas day!!, watching Josh play basketball, opening pajamas on Christmas Eve, playing games, getting Coke from McDonalds, being in warm weather, hanging out with my brother's and sister's in law, being around all the nieces and nephews, having a Mexican Christmas Eve party, going out to dinner at Old Pueblo, driving around to find ice cream with Luke and Niki, relaxing around the t.v., going out to breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa Taylor, and seeing our friends Brooke and Troy. We had a wonderful time and are wishing that we could go once a month to see everyone! Maybe someday!
The month of January hasn't really been too eventful, but Nick and I have continued to have a lot of fun together and been able to be around some of our great friends. Last week, we went to dinner with our friends the Anasco's, Thompsons, and Ogden's at Rooster's, and we had a great time getting to know all of them better. We were invited by our friends Jordan and Jessica to go to the Jazz game last weekend and stay in the O.C. Tanner suite. We had a free, nice dinner and had a great time with our friends.
Nick and I are so blessed with wonderful family and friends. We want everyone to know how much we love them and how each person influences our lives for the better! Hopefully, I will get some pictures posted soon! :) Love you all!

Best part of my Christmas...

2009-12-14T17:24:00.001-08:00

How could I have forgotten that the best part of my Christmas will be to talk to my sister Megan who is on a mission in New York! I miss Megan like crazy!!

Christmas is Coming!

2009-12-14T16:40:00.000-08:00

This past week has been a very memorable and difficult week, but now Nick and I are looking forward and are super excited to be leaving for Arizona in a couple of days. We are going to start traveling on Wednesday! It has been a long awaited trip for Nick...we haven't seen his family together since last Christmas. I stopped down there in August for Niki's baby shower, but Nick has been very patient to wait so long to see his family. The Taylors are saying that they are going to "convert me" to Christmas in Arizona! ha ha. We will see! It will be different having Christmas without snow, but I know it's going to be tons of fun! Nick and I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a holiday filled with happiness and fun memories! Happy Holidays!

Indoor Soccer

2009-10-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

Nick has been playing indoor soccer with a guy from our branch and his friends. It has been so much fun to watch him and see him score goals!! This is a video of his second game, which he scored 3 goals in! Good job Nick! The only bad thing about the night was that he ended up pulling his left quad muscle. He has had to stretch it and ice it quite a bit but has loved playing so far. They have about 10 games this season.

Becoming a mother for 10 days...

2009-10-24T11:29:00.000-07:00

Nick and I offered to help babysit our friends kids for 10 days the middle of September while our friends went to Hawaii. I was a little overwhelmed with the task at first, but once we broke the ice with the kids and they felt comfortable with us....I HAD A BLAST! They are such cute kids and I really feel attached to them now. Thanks to the oldest, Emily, I was able to keep the house clean and the dishes done, but I really enjoyed every d ay. It was so much fun to play soccer with Corbin, help Marlie with her homework and hear her laugh everyday, to go to the movies with Emily and watch Megan build a swing-set out of paper and string. They all have their own unique qualities that bring them together and I loved getting to know them. We can't wait to see them again.

Here is Marlie putting baretts in Nick's hair. She was having so much fun! We were all laughing at the cute hairstyles that Nick had :)Nick sent me this cookie basket towards the end of our babysitting adventure. It was such a surprise and so sweet. It made my day. He wanted to thank me for all that I had done while we had been babysitting and I thought it was the best! The next day, I received another surprise...a edible arrangement! I was so spoiled! Nick is the best husband and so good to me.

All around...it was a wonderful week, but if I babysit them again, I am going to get work off. I realized how difficult it can be to work full time and have four kids, dinner, and a house to take care off. At times it became overwhelming, but I wouldn't have traded it.

A weekend at Lake Powell!!

2009-09-10T21:36:00.000-07:00

The Barneck's, Martin's, and McMillan's spent Labor Day weekend at Lake Powell and we all had so much fun together. We went exploring up canyons and even found this little cave that we all swam under. The last picture is of Chelsea, me, Lindsay, and Chelsey. The only thing that would have made the trip better would have been to have Troy, Brooke, and Jackson there with us, but they are working hard in Arizona in medical school.

The best parents in the world....my dad and mom! Thanks for taking us to Lake Powell with you!

I got to waterski and wakeboard. I am not very talented on the wakeboard, but I was able to get up and ride inside the wake for a while. Waterskiing was so much fun....I haven't done it for a couple of years, but the water was smooth and not too cold either! Perfect!

Nick and Justin went tubing and were tossed around all over the lake. Everyone in the boat was cracking up as they flew over the wake. Justing tried his hardest to stay on the tube with Nick's help, but the weight of them both pulled the tube upside-down. Don't worry...they didn't get hurt - they fell on their heads.

One Year Anniversary

2009-09-10T21:24:00.000-07:00

Nick and I had our one year anniversary on August 14th. It was extra special because our good friends were getting married that day and we were able to be at their sealing in the temple. It brought back all the special memories of when I got to marry by best friend. This past year together with Nick has been a wonderful time of my life and I know that the future is going to be filled with even more happiness. I love you Nick.

Niki's baby shower in Arizona

2009-09-10T21:05:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun traveling to Arizona to go to Niki's baby shower with the Taylor family. It was great spending time with the girls and celebrating little "Tink" that will soon be coming to our family!

One of the games we played at Niki's baby shower was a "battle of tasks" to let her see how busy she might be with a baby in her arms, laundry to clean, and phone calls to make. It was so hilarious. The challenge was to talk on the phone continuously (talk to yourself ha ha) while holding the baby in your arm and hanging up the laundry. Whoever hung up the most laundry in 30 seconds won!

This is the cutest girl in the world....my neice Katie. She was carrying a baby doll around and having so much fun with us.

Happy Birthday to me!

2009-09-10T20:59:00.000-07:00

My birthday was on July 29th (I'm slow to blog), but I wanted to show these pictures because Nick made me an icecream/brownie cake for my birthday. If anyone knows me well, they will know that brownies and icecream is my absolute favorite treat. Nick started making this cake the night before by baking the brownies and then the next day had to put it together and even put fudge around the entire cake like frosting! Mmmm...it was so delicious. My husband is so sweet.

A weekend with the Taylors. . .

2009-07-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

Debi and Garry (Nick's parents) came from Arizona to visit Nick and I this weekend! We were so glad that they were able to come and spent some time with us. On Saturday, we had the opportunity to do a tour at the conference center in Salt Lake. Our families had done it before but we were able to do a little more "behind the scene" tour this time and got to see some things that we had never seen before. It was very interesting and we all really enjoyed it. This picture is when we were up on the top of the conference center. After we toured the conference center we went to the old tabernacle and walked around that building for a while. We went up by the organ and the organist noticed us and invited us up to the organ. Turns out, he was a very talented organist who had studied in London and had been playing for many years. He was very kind to us all and was very willing to play for us. We were all very amazed at how fast his fingers could move on the organ. We had a great time! It really made the night memorable.
For the 4th of July, Garry, Debi, Nick, and I went to Aunt Kim and Uncle Stan's home in Provo for dinner. Kim always makes these extravagant and very delicious dinners when we go to visit and would make any stranger feel like family. The five of us ate out on the deck and had a wonderful time visiting and laughing. After dinner, we walked to Stan and Kim's church and watched the "Stadium of Fire" fireworks in the distance. It was so much fun getting to spend time together with everyone.

My Sister MEGAN

2009-06-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post some pictures of me and my sister Megan who is on her mission right now. She just passed her one month mark at the MTC and she is doing really well. She is learning Spanish so fast and has even given a talk in church at the MTC all in Spanish. I am so proud of her and I miss her a lot but I know she is where she is supposed to be right now. She is such an amazing person and always so kind to others. It is more important for those around her to be happy than herself and I have always admired that about her. I love being around her and talking with her because she always makes me laugh and can always put a smile on my face. She is so excited to be serving others right now and I am so proud of her and blessed that she is my sister.

Gone to New York

2009-05-06T16:29:00.000-07:00

My sister Megan left this morning around 1:00 pm to live at the MTC for the next 8 weeks to get prepared to go serve in the New York New York North Spanish speaking mission. For the past week I had been trying to spend every minute I could with her. Last night, we got together for a family dinner along with some of Megan's close friends and ate a nice dinner together and then around 9:30 last night the stake presidency came over and set Megan apart. I was teary eyed but also felt really excited for her. Afterward, the members of my family and my grandparents hung around and we all bore our testimonies. It was very spiritual and it gave us all a chance to connect to Megan's mission. This morning we had breakfast at Denny's and sat around the table to chat for a while. At this point, everything was starting to feel very real to me. We arrived in Provo at about 11:40 and then went to a group meeting and then said our goodbye's. It was very hard for me to say goodbye to Megan. She has been the best sister and such a good friend to me. I know though, that she is where she is supposed to be and I'm excited to hear about all the experiences she is about to have. She is going to become even more amazing of a person than she already is. God be with you Megan - I love you! :)

Do you believe in magic?

2009-04-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, my family and Nick and I went to California to go to Disneyland. We planned it for our final family trip before Megan leaves on her mission to New York. We started out our vacation here though because for Christmas, my dad got us tickets to "Wicked" for April 9th. We all loved the play! It was so funny and the music was great...we would all go see it again and again. We flew out to California the following morning at 8:00 and arrived at the Disney parks around 1200. Our first ride was, of course, Pirates of the Caribbean. We stayed out all night and rode as many rides as we could fit into our day. Saturday and Monday we spent at the parks too. On Sunday we went to Newport beach but the water was so cold that we could only stand to get wet upto our ankles. It was a really great trip and I can't believe how fast it went by, but it was fun to have a family vacation together. I can't believe that after Megan leaves in a few weeks our family won't be all together again until Kyle gets back from his mission. It's weird!! I'm gonna miss Megan sooo much, but I'm excited for her! :)

We've Moved!

2009-03-31T21:35:00.000-07:00

Nick and I have finally moved!! It has been so much fun to move...well not to move...but be moved in. We have gotten as far as organizing all our junk into piles in each room and now we need to figure out where to put it. We have more room but it's hard to figure out where the best spot for each thing is. Once we get everything put together and some decorations we would love you to come over for a party! :)

My Husband is So Smart!!

2009-03-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

So today Nick went to take his Insurance Agent exam and PASSED!! I am so proud of him. He was so worried and has been up late pretty much every night for the past week and a half and now he is all done! It takes such a load off the both of us. We thought this cartoon suited his new career. :)

It's Official

2009-03-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

As of last Wednesday, all of our appliances, tile, and carpet were put in our house and after the final touch ups and signing our closing papers next Thursday we will get to MOVE!! I am so excited I think I talk about it every day. I can't wait until you all come over for a party and see it! :)

It's Coming Along....Yeah!!

2009-02-27T09:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of our new house!! As you can see it needs to be finished, but I am getting so anxious. I want to go see it every chance I get. We got to pick out our carpet, tile, and counters a couple weeks ago, so we're just waiting for them to install it all. :)

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-26T17:23:00.000-08:00

For Valentines day, Nick and I went with our friends Brandon and Sonjia to Park City. Nick and Brandon planned the night, but kept it a secret from the girls. It was fun to have a surprise date. I teased Nick that it felt like a "dating" date and I loved it. We ended up going to this really yummy Mexican restaurant up where all the shops are...the only things was that it was sooo freezing. Our noses and ears were frozen. After eating, we were waiting for our next surprise and we ended up going to the Egyptian Theatre for a show. Nick and I had been talking randomly in the past about going there sometime, but I didn't expect that we would be going for Valentines. It was really fun to go watch a play. It was a great first valentines with us being married. I love my husband so much. He is the sweetest person ever!

New House!

2009-02-10T13:46:00.000-08:00

Nick and I are going to be moving in about a month to our new house! We are moving to Farmington and are so excited! This week, tomorrow actually, we get to go and pick out our countertops, carpet, and tile!! It's brand new and it will be so nice to have our own house.

Guess Who's Going To The SUPERBOWL???

2009-01-18T17:16:00.000-08:00

The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Superbowl after defeating the Philidelphia Eagles at 32-25. Nick is a Arizona native so we are pretty exticed that the Cardinals are finally gonna make it!

It's Been One Year! :)

2009-01-18T14:08:00.001-08:00

Today is a special day for us (well I don't know how big of a deal it is to Nick because it's probably a girl thing), but it has been one year today since we met! A lot has happened in the past year and I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father put Nick in my life. I am so happy and feel so lucky to have such a wonderful person with me forever. Nick treats me so well and makes me feel special and I love being around him. Happy one year babe! I love you!

Arizona Vacation!

2009-01-18T14:00:00.000-08:00

We just got back last Thursday from Arizona and we had so much fun with the family. Here are just a few pictures of what we spent our time doing. We played the Wii a lot, Nick and the boys wrestled and we played a little karaoke which made everyone laugh! The last picture if of Niki, Luke, Nick and I on our last day with them. The time went by too fast, but we enjoyed being in Arizona with everyone for a while after the holidays.

Our First Christmas!

2009-01-18T13:49:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was Nick and my first Christmas together. Nick got some new shirts, jacket, DVD's, The Office Season 4 and a couple of books. I got some new shirts, a red pea coat, and a watch. We woke up Christmas morning about 8:30 and opened up each other's Christmas presents and then we spent Christmas day with my family. My family went to St. George later in the afternoon, but me and Nick had to stay home for work the next day so we ended up searching for Christmas dinner and found it at SanPan Chinese restaurant (not what we expected Christmas dinner to be) and then went to watch Four Christmas's at the movie theatre. Anyone who was in Utah for Christmas knows that at about 5:00pm there was a huge blizzard which Nick and I discovered coming out of the theatre. We had to drive about 15 mph on the freeway and trying to guess if we were in between the lines, but safely arrived home. We spent the rest of Christmas night together and all in all was a wonderful first Christmas!

2009-01-18T13:39:00.000-08:00

We bought the Batchelor's the "Beware of Dog" game for Christmas! It was hilarious watching them play. You draw a card that tells you how many bones you have to pull out of the dish and you have to do it without waking the dog. When the dog wakes up it barks so loud and the first picture is of Josh getting barked at by the dog. That is the funniest part about the game is just watching everyone jump back from the bark!

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!!!

2008-12-16T09:36:00.000-08:00

It is my family tradition to leave the day after thanksgiving and travel up to the mountains by Fish Lake and cut our own Christmas tree. This was Nick's first time going (and at first I think he thought it was a bit crazy), but we all had so much fun. Nick and I drove down after he finished work on Friday night. We stayed in a hotel in Richfield and went swimming with all the cousins and then stayed up late and watched a show on tv. The next morning we woke up early (6:30) and had some breakfast and drove about another hour up the mountain. It was a lot of driving, but this is mine and Nick's first Christmas tree and we love it! We had a lot of fun hunting for it and cutting it down together! It was a lot more work than driving to a tree lot, but we think our tree is extra special! :) Merry Christmas to everyone!

Just The Two Of Us

2008-10-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

Me and the husband!!! I love this boy so much!!!!

Tour of the new house!

2008-10-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

So here is our front room. We spend most of our time relaxing in here.
The opposite angle
Our lovely (completely white) kitchen
The bathroom....also white :)
This was one of my favorite gifts from our wedding....I love this bedspread
Our 2nd room that is currently messy with Nick's clothes

So there you go! A little preview of our home. . .

2008-10-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

Me and my sisters carved pumpkins last night. I haven't done it for a few years and really wanted to this Halloween. My sisters are much more creative than I am :) but we had a lot of fun!

Roses Are Red. . .

2008-10-30T20:49:00.000-07:00

Look at what my sweet husband sent me to work last Thursday! I was so surprised and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for the rest of the day. I have the best husband in the world!

Our new pet?

2008-10-30T20:40:00.000-07:00

Nick and I drove in the driveway one afternoon and spoted this deer eating fruit in our backyard! It let us take lot of pictures of him! :) We've seen the deer in our backyard about 9 or 10 times since these pictures were taken. . .so we decided to name him Elliot (like from the movie Open Season - because it looks just like him right?)

2008-10-22T13:48:00.000-07:00

Oh and I have to give special thanks to Cassie for helping me figure out how to blog!!! :)

2008-10-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

So, it's been over 2 months now that Nick and I have been married! My camera isn't working right now, so since I've been teased for not putting more stuff on my blog ;) I thought I would add some more wedding pictures! This was Gavin's favorite activity for the night! Blowing out the candles....it was funny.
Cute Katie walking around
Dancing with my best friend in the whole world!!
I love this picture of my family.
Bridesmaids!!!

Us with Luke and Niki....love you guys!

2008-09-05T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures of the wedding day (I can't figure out the slide show!)

Happily Ever After....

2008-09-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

Nick and I have officially been married now for three weeks and one day! It has been the best decision of my life. I am happier than I have ever been to get to be with the one I love forever. Nick treats me like a princess! I love him more than anything.

We went to Disney World and on a cruise to the Bahama's for our honeymoon! If you know me well, then you will know how much I love going to Disneyland, so it was the best to go to one of my favorite places with my best friend.

The Bahama's was so relaxing and the ocean water was so clear. One of the day's on the cruise, we were able to go jet skiing around the ocean. At our first stop with our tour guide, Nick and I looked to the side of our jet ski and saw a jellyfish!!! That was really exciting! On our last stop, our guide dove into the water and brought up a giant starfish!

It was relaxing to lay in our beach chairs with the palm tree's hovering us and the ocean rolling up on the sand!

Nick and I have spent a lot of time the last week decorating our new apartment. We live in the main floor of a house in Bountiful Utah and we've been able to make it our home! I love being able to come home to see Nick after work every day!

Hope you all are doing well. We love you all and thank you for your friendship!