Christmas 2010

We Celebrated Christmas everywhere!! It started in OC where we did our Christmas a week early. Mindy got her new motorcycle vroom vroom. After our early Christmas we headed to St. George for a fun shin-dig at Rod's with all the kiddos. We had pigs in a blanket then for the main course organic lasanga. Even the hair in the lasagna was organic :) Then we were off to Seattle for a Christmas at Poppa Stu's and Bobby's. We opened presents with Alice and little Ella. They were so cute. Our final Christmas stop ended in Mesquite for a big Hughes Party!! It was so nice to be able to see everyone this Holiday season. It was so fun to be in the rain with little Alice and Ella. Alice saw Santa and the reindeer(who were really cute). It was so fun to giggle with Bobby and Molly Christmas morning. I was able to make some yummy breakfast and suprise Ry with his Tragaer!! We have such great families and we are so blessed. To cap off our trip we went to Buck's wedding...good work Buck! Then we spent new years with Beau and Jamie enjoying some Texas Roadhouse and Menchies!

First Timers

We had a few Firsts recently. First time for Fondue. It was delicious I got a groupon for half off so we enjoyed a real Fondue Feast. The campfire Fodue was defintely the best part. Since Duke has turned into a city indoor dog(poor dog). He had his First pampered dog bath by Ryan and I at the dog palor. He loved it!Since he has moved indoors he snores quit a bit. I'm pretty sure I heard him snore during the bath. Silly Duke.We took Gabby to here First college ball game and guess who we watched BYU. She is so cute she wanted to shoot hoops with Ry during half time. Good times! Last but not least I attended my First Laker game. It was awesome. Our seats were in the nosebleeds but somehow we found ourselves right behind the basket wooo! It was such a blast being at the Lake Show.

San Fran Fun!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! We were able to go to Amber and Howie's place for Tday. It was such a blast. Everybody took a road trip to San Fran on Wed. Ry and I left a day early so we could stop and explore Yosemite, but it ended up being closed after we bought snow chains and all.(the people at the bottom of the mtn said it was open and at the top they said closed).We were pretty bummed, but once we met up with the Fam it was non-stop fun. We baked pies, walked Pier 39,zigzagged Lomardi St,drove across Golden Gate Bridge, said hello to the seven ladies, toured Alcatraz, ate some turkey and Ambers homemade rolls(yum),enjoyed sourdough from Boudini, played angry birds, saw Tangled, giggled at Collin and Kenz, celebrated Cliff's Bday and drove home on the PCH (beautiful and long)! It was such a treat to all be together. So so grateful for the Fam!! Howie and Amber were the best hosts ever( Thanks guys)!! Love them!!What an awesome Thanksgiving and we didnt even have Football.

Newport Beach Temple

Mindy and I finally visited the Newport Beach Temple. It is a very beautiful temple, and it was so nice to feel the spirit of the temple. Our bishop told us the Newport Beach Temple was paid for by the members in the area. Seeing how Newport Beach is one of the richest areas in the US, I believed him. The fact that he was our bishop also weighed in as to why I believed him :)

How not to use an iron

Ryan found out the hard way that ironing your shirt while wearing it isn't the greatest idea. The problem came when he accidently hit the steam button! It gave him a nasty burn that has turned into a scar. He claims he was trying to flatten out his abs :)

Where to begin the end of Summer has treated us very well. We did a lot of Blending then the fun began. Ryan went on a Elk Hunt with his Dad, John and Cody in New Mexico while the girls(Grandma Jackie,Amy,Kenz,Amber, and our body guards Collin and Howie) came to our house and we went to the happiesst place on earth. I think they should change it to the busiest place on earth haha. I love Disneyland!! We had so much fun Kenzie loved the princesses and Collin boy loved the carousel(He has a super grip! I didnt think we would get him off that ride so so funny). It was so great to be with all the ladies. Howie and Collin were so nice to put up with us. So thankful for such an awesome family! After those adventures we did some more blending then we traveled home to Utah. My mom took us on a fabulous family vacation to Zion Ponderosa. It was Awesome! It was so fun to be with the whole family. It was beautiful and extremely fun! All the kiddos were so cute and wanted to go fast with Uncle Ryan on the razor! Hilarious! Instant tears if they didnt get to ride with us. We all had so much fun from Smores to Zip- lining. Thanks mom and everyone for the awesome time at Ponderosa! Next up Family deer hunt. Nothing better then going to Panguitch to see a few deer, see the wonderful fam, eat some delicious food, and get dirty. We had such a fun time being there. Ry and I took Kolter and Karsten they loved the hunt. They are official hunters after hanging out with Cliff and Grandpa Jack. They loved it! Although Ry only saw a few bucks during the rifle hunt, he was still was able to tag a big one. He went over 2 days without even seeing a deer and then the miracle buck showed up Tuesday night. He was a 25" four point. Jerky anyone? It was so nice to be back home in Utah. Since being home our friends Beau and Jaime came to visit. We went to six flags and a Chargers game. It was so fun to laugh and have a whole lot of fun!! PS dont leave keys or cellphones in pockets while riding any type of rollercoaster!!We look forward to the Holiday Season and the memories it will bring.

Summer Update

Summer has been so good to us!! It was such a treat to be at the Wedding! Amber was so beautiful and Howie is the Man!(he showed Ryan that during the golf competition haha Ry won too). We really enjoyed being with everyone and getting to spend a little time with the Hughes Fam. After the Wedding we went down to St. George and had a super fun swimin' Birthday Bash with all the kiddos! Ever since I was little my mom has given me a swimming birthday party now that Im 26 =)It was so fun for me and all my favorite people(nieces and nephews)!!Thanks Mom your the best! It was nice to see my dad before he packed his bags and moved to WA. We will miss them in Mesquite. We have been working lots and trying to live the Caifornia dream any spare moment we get. We have loved all our Vita-Mix sleepover parties. Duke really loves visitors and parties. We have had tons of fun so far...but to be honest Ry is counting down the days till the Deer Hunts start. Key word Hunts.=)Oh I took Ry and Gabby to there first big Fair experience it was great the new thing is chocolate covered bacon(should that be allowed).Just wanted to do a little update pictures with next post.