Cousins!

My sister Audrey has been in Utah for the past couple of weeks with her family. We've been able to spend some time together (they're mostly here to see Marcus' family), and it's been a lot of fun to watch Luke play with his cousins. He tries to keep up with Addy, but he's still a little small and he's very interested in Lydia. As you can see from these pictures it's hard to get 3 children to cooperate. Luke wasn't in the mood to get his picture taken and I especially like the one where he's glaring at the camera, haha.

The most wonderful time of the year!

I absolutely love this time of year. We have so many things to celebrate and be thankful for and we get to visit family and friends. We've had fun decorating our home and teaching Luke about the true meaning of Christmas. It's so great having a little one around because he helps us remember what is truly important.

Then and Now

This past week my grandma gave me some photos of myself when I was about Luke's age. I think he actually looks a lot like I did. I also found some pictures of David at about the same age and Luke looks like him too. I think he's a really good mix of both of us.

David

David

Connie

Connie

Thanksgiving

This time of year is a great time to reflect on the things that have happened throughout the past year and as I do that I feel very thankful for many things. I can't believe how much our lives have changed in just 12 short months. We've had a baby, we've both graduated from college, David has been offered a great job. I feel so blessed and so loved by my Heavenly Father. I am so grateful for the wonderful family I have been given and for the great friends I have in my life. I am thankful for a nice home to live in (thank you mom and dad!) and for so many comforts that we just take for granted, like heat and warm bed to sleep in. Most of all, I am thankful for the gospel and for the atonement of Jesus Christ. It brings so much peace to my life to know who I am and to know that I have a purpose. Anyways, I just want to share my gratitude and thank you all for being a part of my life.

And these are some pictures of Luke this past month. What a sweetheart!

I've been Tagged!

I've been tagged by my sister-in-law, Amber to tell everyone 7 things that they might not know about me. This was actually harder for me than I thought it would be, but let's see what I came up with.

1.) Everyone thinks that I am super organized, but the truth is, I'm not. I think I seem organized because I like to have a plan. For example, I decided that I was going to finish college in 3 years, so I did. But when it comes to actual organization I am usually lost. In fact I am quite the procrastinator, but I'm really working on that . . . which is easy now that I don't have assignments due every week, haha.

2.) I too have never had a broken bone, but I've had other interesting things happen. When I was 3 my older brother pulled my arm out of it's socket. When I was about 11 I had to get stitches on my knee because I cut it on a license plate . . . very random. When I was about 15 I got a splinter in my bottom, yeah that was kind of funny, you can ask Amber (if she remembers). When I was 18 I had to spend a day in the hospital because I had horrible pains on my right side (almost as bad as labor pains) and I couldn't stop throwing up . . . they never could tell me what I had. And when I was 17 I had mono for over 6 months before I found out about it, so everyone who had teased me for being so tired and lazy felt kind of bad.

3.) I absolutely love to travel and if I had the money I would go all over the world. So far I've been to Hawaii, France, Germany, and Italy. I really want to go to the east coast, and Australia among other places.

4.) I am becoming quite a reading maniac. I've never been much of a reader because I've always been too busy reading text books, but now I can read on my own and I love it. I'm coming to find that I really enjoy non-fiction. I especially like books about people that have over come great odds or lived through great tragedies, like holocaust victims. But, I also enjoy fantasy like Harry Potter.

5.) Recently, I love to bake. I don't like cooking so much, but I love baking. I think it's because things you bake taste sooo good! In the past week I've made pumpkin bread, sugar cookies, and caramel popcorn. Don't worry though, Dave and I have just started running a few times a week (that's what I keep telling myself:)

6.) I am an insomniac. Most nights it takes me over an hour to fall asleep and I often wake up in the middle of the night and stay awake for an hour or two. I usually just lay in bed and think about random things, like what I need to do the next day or what our lives will be like over the next several years. Anyways, it's quiet annoying, but sometimes it's a good time for me to think.

7.) I am fiercely loyal to my family and friends. I don't live close to many of them which can be difficult, but I love them dearly and I would do anything for them. Once again, if I had the money I'd visit all of them each month.

I guess I'm supposed to tag a few people, but most of the people I know with blogs have already been tagged, so I will tag

Summer Crook
Brittney Misiego

Anziano Roach

Well, I can't believe it, but my little brother is old enough to be on a mission! David and I were able to take him to the MTC this past Wednesday and we are so glad we could do that. Eric was in such good spirits and just so ready to serve. He will be in the MTC until about Dec. 26 learning Italian and then he will go out to the Italy, Catania mission. I'm so proud of him, he's such a good kid.

Fall Fun

I love Utah

I never dreamed that I would really come to love Utah as much as I do. After living here for 4 years I've just fallen in love with the place. You can't beat the scenery or the fact that it actually has seasons. Also, the people really are great. We've really been enjoying this fall. The weather has gotten really cool and the leaves on the trees are beautiful, and for David's sake, it's football season! We've gone to a corn maze/pumpkin patch and we've also been able to grow pumpkin in our back yard for Halloween!

It's about time!

Well, after several people informed me that I was not 'cool' because I didn't have a blog I decided it best that I jump on the band wagon and start one. Also, I think it's a great way to show off my adorable son and keep in touch with family and friends.