Melanie

1.01.2010

Christmas

Christmas Day was a good day. My sister had to work that morning so I just sat around all morning, pretty much read till she got here around 1 and then we opened presents. I just got money to go towards my camera, so since I didn't have much to open I became the designated photography. Love the new camera! Still don't know how to use it though. Below is our beautiful Christmas Tree:

When everyone else came over we decided to try doing the nativity scene...never been attempted before! Casey & Kari where Mary & Joseph with Mia as baby Jesus, she fit the part perfect!

The boys were the Wise Man and they did such a wonderful job...

This is the whole gang that participated...as you can see my mom was Angel Gabriel and she wore her Snuggie as her Angel outfit...it was awesome!

Below are some snapshots of the Kids...I love them!

This has been one of the best Christmas's of my life. I was able to coordinate getting Christmas for two families in Inter-city Ogden for our singles ward. It was so stressful but one of the best experiences I have had. I am so grateful I was able to help these families have a good Christmas and to provide them with other stuff they can use and are in need of. I am so blessed to have the means to help others. I truly felt the true meaning of this Christmas this year. Life has kind of been crappy up until the past few months and I am so excited to see what this new year will bring with the new perspective I have on life...

Friend Christmas Party

Once again we had our wonderful Friend's Christmas Party. This year it was at Heidi's and it was a lot of fun. We always have a good time when we get together. We missed you this year Shauna! Andrea & Jaisha left before this picture was taking but here is the rest of us. I love getting together with this girls. They all have had such an amazing influence in my life and oh the good times we have had in the past :) Love ya girls!

Boston is so cute...he wanted to have his pillow like me. What a major cutie!

My friends make the GREATEST Moms ever!

Kar & Gavin:

Lauren & Treyden:

Heidi, Boston, & Carter:

I tried to get a picture of Jess but she wouldn't smile for the camera so none of her & Ethan...:(

New Camera Randomness...

'Tis the Season!

Friend Randomness..

This was after a Grizzles game...good times!

Enjoying some dinner at Zhangs Kitchen..and doing some random things, seems to happen a lot...

12.09.2009

Where in the World??

I had an epiphany the other night when I was playing 'Two Truths and a Lie'...I have been to 7 countries in just this year! Crazy I know. It was from 2 different cruises and I only spent a part of they day at each place but 7 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN ONE YEAR...pretty sure that will never happen again. Some day I will make it back to each of them:

Bahamas(one of my favorite beaches)

San Juan,Puerto Rico

Grand Turks

Jamaica

Grand Cayman

Cozumel Mexico

12.02.2009

Christmas has come early!!

My Christmas has come early! I went and bought me a new camera the other night and am so super excited.

Please pardon the either lack or very random post that may be coming up due to the fact of me learning how to use. Hopefully soon enough I will start getting some awesome pictures to post.

The only crappy thing will be that I wont have anything exciting to get on Christmas...aahh!...I think I will survive.

11.04.2009

Jazz Game

On Monday some family friends of ours were being super nice to us and gave us some great tickets to the Jazz game. All the adult children got to sit on the second row and my parents got to sit on the first row with them.

I am normally not a huge Jazz fan but when you are on the second row you automatically become one. Maegan looks a little drugged in this picture but it's the only one I had!

Mia loved the game!

I wanted to get a good picture of the Jazz Bear on his motorcycle but the sluty dancers keep getting in my way, so this was the best I could get. Don't get me wrong I LOVE dancing but these girls should wear more clothes...

I have decided the Jazz bear is actually really creepy...look at his face!

I love Kyle Korver...

He is one good lookin fellow!

We sat directly across from the team which was pretty cool.

Some game shots...

HaLlOwEeN!!

For Halloween a bunch of us dressed up as Roller Derby Girls. We pretty much had the coolest outfits. We made us shirts and called our team the Dame Crushers...and then dressed up according to our names (see below). It was so fun, I think I could dress up like this everyday and I love rollerskating...I was getting good at it (even though I biffed it in front of about 100 people...no big deal :))

Below is a portion of our team. The one on the right is Jenna's husband...yes it is a guy dressed up as a girl...he fits the part pretty well.