OUR TEA HANGOVER

Grandma Tenney was staying at her house in Heber the night of our tea party, we couldn't let her stay at her house all by herself, SO SCARY! So we all went over there and continued our party in her basement. We watched two movies that night and ate way to much junk, but hey thats allowed at grandmas! The pictures were taken the morning after... if you look closely we are still eating junk!

The Great Duck Hunters!

Or so they think!!! While we were in Idaho for Christmas Nicholas and some buddies went duck hunting. My husband couldn't stop smiling to save his life!!! He had been looking forward to huntin for like months. He was more excited to go hunting then he was for Christmas! They got 4 ducks and i was happy, cause he was happy!

I don't think i will ever understand the serious face? So he couldn't stop smiling to save his life, but he could for the pictures.

This is Nicholas' friend Jeff, he got the most beautiful duck of all! He was wishing he wasn't a poor college student so he could mount it. School Stinks!

We spent Christmas in Idaho this year... Nicholas had missed the last 2 years because of his mission, so his mom was so happy to have everyone home this year. We owe Grandma Tenney our lives! She let us borrow her expedition and we are so grateful cause the weather wasn't the best, 4-wheel drive was amazing! It was beautiful though, i fell in love with these trees! It was absolutely amazing! Props to my hubby, he took the tree pictures while i was driving.

Nicholas' family just moved into their new house. They had no appliances, they hadn't come in yet, but we managed very well without them. Out the back door in the snow was the frig and the stove (camping stove) was in the garage... My mother-in-law was amazing with her cooking! The house is gorgeous! I love the cabinets and i'm so jealous! Even though it was my first Christmas away from my family and i missed them so much, I had a wonderful time and am so thankful for my new family!!!! We had a blast!

SO LUCKY!!!

K, so i pretty much have the coolest, sweetest, awesomest husband ever!!! He is always trying to surprise me, because he knows i hate surprises. Now your wondering why i think he is so great... Well i told my mom that i would babysit for her so she could go to the Celine Dion concert with my aunt Tiff. Nicholas, as we were getting ready to leave to come babysit, kept making comments about how it was going to be such a long day, and how it was going to be so hard, and there are so many kids. I was like whats your deal? Its not that hard and there really aren't that many kids. Come to find out that he had gotten with aunt Tiff and got me a ticket to the concert for Christmas! I had no idea! I'm sittin on the floor in jeans and a T-shirt when my mom was getting ready to leave so i get up to get instructions and she said lets go! I couldn't beleive it, i was so shocked! It was the coolest, sweetest, awesomest surprise ever! I love you Nicholas, and you did an amazing job babysitting all those kids!

Cookies, Movies, and Santa!

The other day after going to town with my mom, i took the two little guys back to my house. I had just bought the old classic christmas movies, like rudolph the red nosed reindeer, santa clause is comin to town, and frosty the snowman, the ones you watch at grandmas when you were little. I was so excited to have someone to watch them with... It was so fun making memories with my little bros. We made cookies, watched movies, and annoyed Nicholas:)

After the movie Santa Clause is Comin to Town as we were putting kisses on the cookies, Nate informed me that he wants to be Santa when he grows up. I said, "Really? Well maybe you just might." However he said that he can't be Santa here in this town. When i asked why, he replied, looking at me like i was completely out of it, "cause we already have one!" I sure love my Nate Dawg!!!

I DA HO- U DA HO

We had our wedding reception in Idaho on Nov. 22.(had to wait for football season to be over:) YAHOO the wedding is over!!! The drive was super long but it was so worth it... we had a really good time getting to know Nicholas's family better! They are such good people, we love and miss them lots!

We left at like 11pm on thurs and arived at like 11:30am on fri... Dad and nicholas drove through the night! Mom and i were sick and tired to DEATH of Led Zeplin and Pink Floyd!!!!

Mom wondering why we have the camera out!

WE GOT REALLY REALLY BORED!!! BUT..... we found ways to entertain ourselves:)

O' Christmas Tree O' Christmas Tree

Our First Christmas Tree!!!! It was so fun actually getting a Christmas tree for our house! Nicholas and i had been trekking for 'THE ONE" and i was getting pretty inpatient and was freezing so when he said he found one i was like GREAT cut it down!!! It turns out he did an excellent job. Our tree, if i do say so myself, is pretty good lookin!

I of course made him move it like 1000 times! He would move it where i told him, then i would change my mind so he would move it back then i would change my mind again and again:) Poor Guy!

Then ME being inexperienced in Christmas tree lighting, only bought 2bxs of lights and we ran out about half way, and i know i started on the bottom when i hear you are supposed to start on top. Well i bought more lights finally, my husband was so ready to get it finished!

We finished and i think it turned out pretty cute!