Thanksgiving Vacation!

We headed back to Cali for Thanksgiving! It was a much needed break from school and the cold weather. We got there very early Saturday morning because it took us 3 and a half hours to get over Donner Pass going 30 MPH with chains on. We got to my parents house went straight to bed only to be awakened by my family a few hours later while my dad was making apple pancakes which were delicious! Up until Thanksgiving day we really didn't do much but relax which was perfect for us. Thanksgiving day was so much fun and me and Matt were both very excited about the Thanksgiving food (we have been craving for a few weeks by this point) haha. Here are some pictures of some if the events!

Here is one of the activities of the week. In my parents back yard a huge tree fell down so the job was to cut it apart and drag everything to the firepit. This picture is of Brian handling the chain saw.

Here is Matt getting to use the second biggest chain saw in the world. He was so proud of himself getting to cut the big trunk of the tree!

Thanksgiving morning of course we went to a football game. Matt, Brian and my little brother Robert played and when Brian got a chance to be on the sideline Carter was always right there to hang out with his daddy. Carter was also afraid of stepping in the mud until daddy showed him how to do it......

Then we couldn't keep in out of the mud hahah

Matt and I after the game

My mom and sister Michelle cooking away. Funny story... while my mom and me were the only ones in the kitchen cooking my mom was at the stove cooking the green beans while I was peeling eggs behind her. All of the sudden i here her scream and she yells don't look as i turn around of to look I see her shove a bottle of seasoning back into the cubboard. My mom just starts laughing and so I walk over to the green beans to see the green beans still in the pan but accompanying the green beans was alot of rainbow sprinkles hahaha. My mom was so embarrassed! She had just grabbed the wrong container and didnt realize it until she had already put them in. Funny thing no one in the family ever noticed anything different. The sprinkles dissolved and didnt add any weird taste to the green beans haha.

My dad getting the turkey ready

I was so excited to meet little Max (Gin and Jasons newest little member)

Carter finally letting grandpa hold him for longer than a second... I wonder why....

Where we are now!

Our Home, This is us in front of what has been our home for a past few months. Yes it is old and yes it does get really hot, so we mostly hang out in my parents house during the day and just sleep in our home stead. Well an update on whats been going on with us.... Matt is just about to finish up his internship at Ernst and Young while I have been so fortunate to be working at the dental office I have previously worked at Dr Boatmans. We are planning on leaving California the beginning of September to head back up to the freezing cold Rexburg for 3 last semesters! Yeah! We are excited to get back and have our own place (no offense fam!).

Good Bye Earl Is Found!!!

So its not the best quality because i recorded it on my camera from the Tv a long time ago.... but we haven't been able to find it anywhere and here it is!!!

Cutest Little Nephew!

So this is my little nephew Carter! We were at R&R and Carter wanted some of his daddies food! I think he is just 6 months old here! So cute!

Quit My Job!!!

So as many of you know Ive been working at a dentist here in the small town of Rexburg. There have been some small things that have just been building up inside me that I don't like about the office and just the other day something happened that just pushed me over the edge. I decided i was not going to let this go unseen by the dentist so I confronted him about it with the hopeful plan that he would take it and change BUT that for sure did not happen so after being in his office for a full HOUR I thought maybe this isn't the place I want to be working. I know we need the money but the most calming feeling that everything was going to be okay if I did quit helped me to build up my confidence and point fingers at me to quit with no hard feelings. I feel so good! We don't really know what we are going to do about money but I think me quitting is (as weird as it sounds) going to be the best thing for us! Anyways just wanted to let you all know our exciting news!!!

Family Vacation

So these are just some pictures from our family vacation right after christmas!

Christmas 2009

So since we live here in Rexburg we've decided to show some pics of our Christmas here.