My cute cousins...

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!

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....

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...

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!

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

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...

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 day. 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.