Christmas Time!

Arizona truly has the most beautiful sunsets. I have been able to travel to some awesome places in the world known for their sunsets and I would still have to say...Arizona has the best Sunsets. Take Lake Powell for one example.

This was a big day for me! I got to go to the temple! I was so lucky to have so many members of my family and friends I have grown up with be there. The best part of the whole day was when one of my best friends Aimee and Scarlett came and gave me big hugs. It was so wonderful to know, we did it! We all made it together!

My cute mom helped me alot today! She showed me the ropes! Perfect day! After the temple, Mom, Jake and I went out to dinner at a new Indian food place. It was great! Their garlic naan was amazing! I would have to say the best I have ever had! After a wonderful dinner we went to Target for a great time! After that we went back to the temple to look at the temple lights! It was wonderful weather outside! Go Arizona!

Jake likes the lights on the ground.

The purple lights were my favorite.

A new holiday game. Wrap up items in yarn and children unravel the yarn and get a prize.

Finish product.

Mom is worlds best decorator! She always has the funnest decorations.

Kelsey Loves Bree Bree. Tonight is Christmas Eve! Mom has put together a fabouls Christmas program! We are all excited for a fun time!

Cute Morgan

yummy appetizers for the holiday dinner!

Mom was super excited to use her crockpot trio! We had burritos!

Party Kids

Mom and Aubs

cute alyssa

Jeff and David

Gavin was so cute. He has turned into quite the book worm. He was reading to all the kids. 

Playing the yarn game.

Alyssa was acting as a bunny! It was hilarious! She was hoping on the floor and crawling around!  I love that she loves taking pictures now! Its so fun!

Christmas Cozies now on!

Now time to play music chimes! Mom is a great conductor.

Chimes are always a big hit. Everyone of all ages loves it! We like to sing along to!

Bingo! Mom always picks out awesome prizes that you can pick if you win. Dad was great at calling out the numbers being picked.

A serious game. We each got two bingo boards to play.

Some of the prizes!

Remember when Aubrey picked out a Zhu Zhu and she got it stuck in her hair? This was a fabouls Christmas Eve! The next day on Christmas it was just Dad, Mom and I. We had a fun time playing together! We even went and saw Tron!

I saw these rocks on the shelf that Bryce had painted. I thought it was so cute. 

Every time I come home, I always crave Barrows! So we got yummy pizza and wings! Another bonus is that Hayley, Keith, Mallory, and Reed are now in town! Wahoo! Time to party! We get to spend new years with them! Today is new years! We are ready to party! Don't worry, all of us, and I mean all the children were troopers and stayed up till midnight!

YUMMY!

Jeff and David put on an awesome firework show for us with the fireworks they won from Bingo!

This picture couldn't be any cuter! The kids were loving the fireworks!

Cute Alyssa watching threw the window! She soon came outside and couldn't stop jumping up and down! So cute!

Ah love this! Shane new it was loud out side. So cute.

Perfection.

Cutest face ever!

Having fresh orange juice is the best! Mallory was loving squeezing the oranges. She did such a great job!

So cute! Oh I love this girl not only because she is hilarious and so much fun, but because she thinks Tuna is real.

This has been the best Christmas holiday ever! I cant believe it is my last Christmas as a single girl! I love spending time with my family and having fun! Never a dull moment!

I had a few girl friends help me get more ready for getting married! Scarlett, Caitlin, Aimee, Tamran took me to dinner to the Cheese Cake Factory. It was so fun to see all of them! I am so upset we all forgot to take a picture to mark the occasion! I even brought my camera! I need to do better at that! Anyways we had a super fun time and they were even so sweet and brought me some cute outfits! Thanks team! Love you girls so much!

Horse

For our ward closing social it was at the person that planned the activites friends cabin. Ok, coolest cabin ever! It had a entire horse stable with a guest house in it! Rad! Jake, Tuna and I went and met every horse and pet them. It was a great time!

Nice horse.

This horse had a lovely braid in its hair.

Tuna petting a horse. Tuna was so excited about this! This was the best surprise he could ever have! He loves ponies! He has four big ponies he plays with all the time. He never knew someday he would be able to meet a real one. Merry Christmas Tuna.

Tuna in the corral. This was a great activity. It was a huge turnout! There was Costa Vida and yummy homemade desserts for treats! There was a fun service auction for canned goods and lots of fun socializing! 

In December, the Christmas bells are ringing

I love the holidays! Especially Christmas! Jake and I had a fun date day of going to Salt Lake! We went to get my ring resized at a cute shop, which did a fantastic sparkling job! We got to see Jakes old seminary teacher that worked at the jewelry shop. He was a great guy and seemed like he was an awesome Seminary teacher. After we went to the Joseph Smith Memorial building. 

We got to hear a couple of youth groups sing Christmas songs. They did a great job! I even got to see my friend Heathers  mom and little sister! They were there because she played the violin! I was sad we missed her play!

Jake sitting in the cozy chairs as we listen to the fun songs.

I have never noticed this cool chapel/church. It looks like Notre Dame.

On our way to see the Salt Lake Temple lights!

This is about as much as we saw this year. It started to snow. Still fun though!

This was a wonderful accomplishment for Jake. HIS HAIR FITS IN A PONY TAIL!  I was very proud.

Stacey is the best ever! Her and her brother went to Krispy Kreme and brought us some back! Thanks staceypants!

I got to make some holiday cupcakes for our Ward Christmas party.

I also volunteered to make treats for my english class. 

Trying to make brown frosting!

MONKEY CUP CAKES!!!

Tuna loved the cupcakes! He didn't want to give them away.

I was so excited I got to use this cupcake carrier two nights in a row!

I got to make pillows for all my sisters for Christmas!

The turtles become more and more cute to me every day. Mr. T and Max are so much fun lately.

Herbie, always the cutest! Don't tell the others I said that.

Since Tuna let me give all the other cupcakes aways he got to keep one. He still has it.

I was walking home from school and it looked so beautiful outside!

Packing up the apartment because quite the roommate party! My roommates provided some good entertainment to keep me going! After I got all packed up Jake and I started to move all our belongings over to our new apartment. It is kinda sinking in that we are getting married soon. 

Bowling League coming to an end...

Bowling League was a wonderful time this season! Stacey, Jake and I were able to become part of the Turkey Club. Sadly Neil didn't make the cut, but maybe next season....

Now that Stacey has here bowling shirt on, she is ready to bowl a perfect strike!

This is how you know you are a professional bowler when you know you can take it to the next level.

Sadly, sometimes home work must be done at games. These are Tunas new ponies.  Jake got them for him  for his make believe birthday.

Last game of the season, and Jakes hair is getting long. Tuna loves to be cozy in pockets. Sometimes I wish I was Tunas size.

Cameron was a life savor and came to save the day! He looks good in a chetah fur coat.

We needed four players so Tuna took a turn to.

Tuna infront of the score board. Tuney, Camey, Jakey.
This was a great season of bowling. Maybe next year we will get a trophy to display on our coffee table.

Utah Bridal

My roommate Staceypants and Emily threw me the cutest bridal shower ever! I feel so lucky to have such amazing roommates!

Isn't this fantastic?! Way to go Stacey! This is absolutely perfect and beautiful!

Perfection.

Jana and Rochelle

Britney, Emily, Stacey

Megan and Shelly

Bliss :)