Viva Mexico!

Trevor & I decided last minute to book a cruise to celebrate our anniversary. We went the beginning of March & enjoyed a fabulous 5 night cruise to Cabo. Because it was booked so last minute, we didn't really have time to anticipate it, which made it so much fun when it was time to go. We had a BLAST & want to make it a goal to go on a cruise once a year, but next time with some friends or family. We just wanted to make sure we enjoyed it one time by ourselves, which I'm so glad we did. It was the best to spend that time together without having to worry about work & such. Especially because the first morning of the cruise, everything changed. (More in later posts). But, I will say that we are absolutely ridiculous. We spent so much time in our room looking at pictures & watching videos of Khan. Words cannot even begin to describe how much we missed him. As good as vacations are, it is nice to be back home and enjoy our Khan again.

 

 

Just boarded the ship and loving our balcony.

 We played mini golf quite often..

 Delicious lobster night!

 Seriously, it does not get more handsome than this. I don't know why in the world he settled for me.

 This is where we went snorkeling. We weren't able to get a waterproof camera in time to take pics of all the fishies we saw.

 And the big splash on the left...it's a whale!

 If that's not the cutest face, I don't know what is.

 Enjoying our drinks on our balcony.

It's Gone!

Ever since we got married, Trevor has "suggested" (highly suggested) that I cut my hair short. I always had short hair when I was younger & I HATED it! I had a thick short bob with super thick bangs, a unibrow, a cubby face & I was always dark, so I just felt like a big brown blob! Once I was able to grow my hair out, I did & I always had long, long hair. I swore I would never cut my hair short again! Oh, the things you do for love... Last week I chopped about 10 inches of my hair off! It wasn't supposed to be that much, she cut about 3 inches more than I wanted. I was very sad the first day, but I got over it quickly & I am loving it! Andrea Dowden (who cut it) knows what she's doing! I am just a long hair person, I prefer long hair on me, & I love how it looks on others. I am just trying to embrace it & have fun with it. I told Trevor I did it for him & he better enjoy it while it lasts, because it will be long again & long it will stay!!!

First Christmas!

I have been anxiously awaiting this time of year since we got married. I could not wait to experience our first Christmas together: the music playing all around, decorating the house, the smell of pine and the fireplace going while watching Chritmas movies. It just sounds so perfect! Well, it wasn't so perfect at the start. I was asked to play Mary for our Stake Christmas Celebration in which I was told I would be singing and not acting. It turned out to be all acting and NO singing. I'm not one to act, and rehersals got pretty stressful, especially since we hardly had any time to put it together. The spirit was never felt at rehersals, which made it hard, especially with people having high expectations of us and we weren't reaching them. To make it even worse, I came down with the flu and was also asked to "audition" for a teaching position at a dance studio a day in advance. Crazy busy and stressful weekend it was, but after all was said and done, I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to portray the mother of the Savior and to be part of such a spiritual experience for all those who came. And I also got the teaching job! After this was all over, we were finally able to enjoy our first Christmas.


So handsome.

 Khan helping daddy with the tree.

 And...he's done.

 Our pretty Christmas tree.

 I just had to...

 I was so excited to get so many Disney movies. I literally started crying while opening them.

 We spent the rest of the day at Trevor's moms. I LOVE  my adorable nieces and nephew and I love this face!

I was so spoiled this Christmas! I got so many fun things including a Wii and a bread maker, along with many other things. And it was so fun getting things for Trevor. I can't believe it's come and gone, but now it's time to get ready for 2011!

Happy Turkey Day!

My sister and her family came down for Thanksgiving, which meant I got to see my kiddos! I hate not seeing them as much, but it makes it so fun when we do get to see each other. We all had Thanksgiving at my parents new house, which was awesome for the family.

My little Taters.

 Talon and Rowan

 Everyone LOVED playing pool. The kids learned so quickly and were so ready to challenge the adults.

 The thing I'm most thankful for, my wonderful husband and our eternal marriage.

Birthday Bliss

November is a busy month for birthdays in my family. I turned 24 on the 10th! My dad celebrated his birthday on the 13th, in which he was on the USS Ronald Reagan helping out with the cruise ship that had malfunctioned. And my little sister celebrated her 16th birthday on the 16th..her golden birthday. 3 birthdays in 6 days!!! Usually we will all do one thing to celebrate all 3 birthdays, but this year we just did our own thing.


Trevor and I celebrated my birthday early at Disneyland! Everything was decorated for Christmas and I loved it! It brought back memories.

 It was the most PERFECT day! We got there at 2 and rode every single ride we wanted by 6. We walked on everything. Since we got done early, we had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory...delicious!

 The next day, we had a birthday dinner with mine and Trevor's family. Then we came back to our house and had cake!

 THEN...for my actual birthday present, we took my mom and sister to the So You Think You Can Dance concert. My favorite dance Fix You with my all time favorite dancer Allison!

I was one spoiled girl getting to do so many fun things. Trevor sure did make it such a great birthday!