Monday, January 30, 2012

Christmas 2011

Well it is almost February and I'm just posting about Christmas ;) But this past christmas was such a fun one. My sister Lisa and her family got to come from Oklahoma and we all got to spend christmas together!!! Also I got to meet my nephew Ryan for the first time!! Well the night before Lisa and her family flew in we celebrated christmas with Dustin's family. Since Dustin's mom passed we decided to keep her tradition of having smoked turkey and other yummies she always made for christmas. This was the second year we have done it and had Dustin's grandparents, dad, sister, and her kids over for dinner. It was a little stressful because I was making everything myself and I didn't want to mess anything up specially because these were Jan's recipes. But I was lucky enough that everything turned out good, I wouldn't say perfect because Jan wasn't here and she wasn't the one making it :( sure miss her and her good cooking!!!
Dustin, Blake, Brittany, Keenan, and Starr(missing Dakota and Sienna)

So the next day we went and picked the Walkers up from the airport. Dustin and I were the first ones there and we were standing and looking at when there flight was supposed to arrive and I looked down and who do I see..............EMMA WATSON, Herminone Granger from the Harry Potter movies. It was so funny she was walking right towards us and I was like that is Emma Watson and Dustin didn't believe me and she walked into the baggage claim office. So I told Dustin that is her I know it "Don't question me Dustin it was her" LOL!! So he walked over closer while she was in the office and he was comes back smiling agreeing that it was her!! (little side note Dustin is in love with her, LOL) So I get out my camera ready to take a picture of her so I am pretty much a stalker now waiting for her to turn around so I can take a picture. Then she turns around and I freaking freeze!!!!!! I know I'm an idiot but you could tell she was upset and I didn't want to be that stupid fan. So I waited til my mom and dad got there and maybe they can be brave and take a picture or talk to her. But you can tell she is upset. So we stay back and watch her she walks to the bathroom. And guess who follows Dustin!!!! So I think he is so going to talk to her when she comes out of the bathroom!!! So Dustin comes back and the first thing I ask is "Did u talk to her??" He says no I talked to the bodyguard. He says he asked the bodyguard "Are u with Emma Watson" and the body guard says yes and Dustin's says my wife would love a picture with her do you think that she will do it. He says any other day she would do it but Delta has lost her baggage and she is really upset. So 2nd fail for us!!!!! We suck!!!
But back to picking Lisa and her family up ;) they finally arrived and I got to meet my cute nephew Ryan for the first time!!! Oh I hate that they live so far away!!!
My cute nephew Ryan

So the Walkers were there for the next 10 days!! It was so much fun having all of my family together and specially for Christmas. Before Christmas came the sunday before we had Ryan's blessing oh he was such a handsome boy dressed in white. I'm so sad I don't have any pics of him because I was in charge of Lisa's camera to take pics ;) But he sure was cute!! Then my sister Lisa went through the temple and got her endowments out and again I was in charge of Lisa's camera again it was way to cold to take more pics with mine that night. But I am so happy that she chose to go through the temple!! Next couple of days after that we just hung out and played games and ate way way way to much food!!!! Christmas eve day we made a bunch of cookies for us and santa ;) Oh really think I gained like 10 pounds those days I was at my parents we just had way to much yummy food and could resist!!
Christmas day was awesome!!!! Like I said before it was so nice to have everyone there all together. All I can say is it is good to be a grandchild of my parents LOL!! SPOILED!!! I'm a little jealous cause I was the baby and I was always spoiled but not anymore its good to be a grandkid jk ha ha ha.
The day after christmas we went sledding there wasn't much snow but there was a dirt road that was covered with snow. So my dad would drive us up it in his truck and we would slide down and keep doing it over and over. Lisa and I went together the first time and all I can say is HILARIOUS!!!!! Ok this road was pretty steep and you go pretty fast so we were kind of scared thinking because we are bigger than the kids and would go really fast and we didn't want to crash! So we went and we were going so so so slow down the mountain and all the kids were passing us and we couldn't stop laughing because we were going so slow!!! We even came to a stop BAHAHA!!! Oh it was so funny!!! We rocked!!! So after we came down this old man with a truck full of old wooden sleds asked if we wanted to borrow them cause we only had one sled that worked. So all I can say is these sleds were so freaking scary!!! you would lay down face first and ride it down and you really had no control of them and you are going head first!! But we had so much fun on them we might be a little crazy for riding them but it was so fun!!
That night we had to say goodbye to the Walkers cause they were leaving the next day and Dustin and I had to work :...( Oh I hate that they live so far away!! It really sucks not going to lie!!! Miss them so much.
Here are some pics of when they were here I didn't take that many pics :(
Ryan by the tree

Brianna

Santa left his magic footprints ;)
Dustin and I with our presents
Brad, Hilary and Easton sledding
Lisa and I sledding ;)

It was so nice to get to spend Christmas all together. That was the best present ever to be all together! I love my family so much both mine and Dustin's it is so nice to be able to spend time together even though I wish we could do it more. Family really is everything!! Can't wait til next time we get to be all together again.