Little Tyce

I get to hang out with this little boy quite often and I LOVE it! Last night when I was baby sitting him... I noticed he was being very quiet, so I peaked around the corner from the kitchen, as I was making dinner, and this is what I found (pictured below) quiet as can be just looking at story books....

He loves to read books!! :)

As soon as he noticed I was taking a picture... He stood up and reached to hand me the books so I could read to him! I love this little guy... He brings much joy in our home, Andrew and I love it!

FREE giveaway!!

My dear friend Whitney and former roommate is doing a Christmas Card giveaway! She is very creative and has some cute stuff! Click on the button on my sidebar (Your Card Bakery) to read more about it and enter to win!!

Halloween Season!!

The month of October was a fantastic month... it was full of fun and wonderful time spent with friends and family! Here are a few things we did......

NACHOOOO!!!!!

Costume party- Andrew's sister Sara and husband Stewart

Everyone LOVED Nacho... everywhere we went we would hear someone yell... NACHOOOO!! and then want their picture taken with him... Andrew had chics crawling all over him! Too bad he's taken by the one and only... Encarnacion! :)

Dinner with friends at P.F. Changs

SLC REAL Soccer game Halloween day with friends Jessica and Garrett

Carving some sweet pumpkins with Amber and Tyce... Glenn was there to support us in our carving pumpkins but was too pooped from all his hard work to carve one of his own.

Attended Savannah's Halloween Harp Recital.. It was totally sweet!

And last but not least... a little update on Andrew's spider, living at the front door of his parents house (and has been for months and months now). It is huge!! and is enjoying life as Andrew feeds him when needed. It was the perfect touch for the scenery at the front door Halloween night. It was out crawling on its web above and too the side as Trick-o-treaters made there way up the stairs for their treat!

Draper Temple

"You are never lost when you can see the temple. The temple will provide direction for you and your family in a world filled with chaos. It is an eternal guidepost which will help you from getting lost in the “mist of darkness.” It is the house of the Lord. It is a place where covenants are made and eternal ordinances are performed."

-Elder Gary E. Stevenson

People think we're crazy!

So Amber and I went to Wal-Mart to do some price matching... we got super excited about getting pumpkins for $.15/lb. which was posted in Macy's ad rather than $5 a piece. They ended up being around $1.75... much better price for us! Well in the process of looking for the perfect pumpkin... Amber somehow dropped her phone in the mountain of pumpkins! Of course we weren't going to leave it behind so we took as many pumpkins off the top needed for Amber to crawl on in and then she dove in for it. People were wondering what on earth we were doing... you could tell by the looks on their face. I thought it was quite funny! What a good day! Amber... Thanks for the laughs and for saving me money and time by price matching!

My WONDERFUL husband!

I have to brag a bit about my husband and the wonderful person he is :) Everyday when I get off work I kinda stress about what I should make for dinner. I enjoy cooking, but trying to figure out what to make is my downfall. I do fine with breakfast and lunch, but for dinner, I feel like I make the same things over and over again. It seems easy right?... just open a cookbook and wa-lah! Why do I make things harder than they are?! I dont know?!... So the last three evenings I've come home from work to my WONDERFUL husband cooking dinner. How SWEET is he?! TOTALLY SWEET!!!! Tonight he made stuffed bell peppers and they were unbelievably YUMMY!!!! I gobbled it down without a pause to even realize my stomach was full at halfway. OH WELL!! I have no regrets, it was delicious! THANK YOU MY LOVE, for always being so thoughtful and for relieving my stress of what to cook for dinner! You are the best and I LOVE YOU!

P.S. If any of YOU have yummy recipes for DINNER... PLEASE SHARE!!! :)

Mr. Chef (MY HOT HUSBAND)

We are family!

Dearest Amy and little Maddy,

We sure enjoyed your visit here and hope its not long before we get to see you again... along with the rest of your family! It was absolutely wonderful to meet you for the first time Maddy, at 4 months old! You are a doll and your chubby little legs make me smile! :) Amy thanks for baring through the alien movie with us! :) We love you!

Love,

Andrew and Jena

Girls just wanna have fun!

Because I forgot to take pictures of our day full of fun and shopping over the weekend, I found this one ^ from a few months ago when we went and got pedicures together! Meet Savannah... :) I have the privilege of working at her house 2-3 times a week, whether it be running errands such as costco trips, grocery shopping, washing vehicles, etc. as well as yard work, helping with homework, and spending time with the wonderful Smith family! Savannah is a very fun and spunky girl who enjoys scaring the heck out of me whenever she finds the chance! She is very talented on the harp and I was lucky to have her play at my reception here in Utah! This last friday we were able to spend the day together which involved lots of shopping, finding cute clothes, and to end the evening... dinner at Texas Roadhouse! It was an absolutely fantastic day! We had such a fun time together! Thanks Savannah for a wonderful day!

Ryan and Alyssa

Well today is our friends Ryan and Alyssa's 2 month anniversary and I'm finally getting some pictures up from their wedding day! It was indeed an exciting and happy day! Alyssa, you looked beautiful!! Congrats you two on 2 months of marriage and many more to come! We hope all is well up in Logan!

The Biggest Loser

So my sister-in-law Sara persuaded me into watching the T.V. show The Biggest Loser. It didn't take much since the season of More to Love is now over (in which I was very pleased with the ending results) and I was without a show to look forward to! Andrew and I had recorded the episodes and watched the 2nd episode of The Biggest Loser on Monday. SOOOO good!!! I cried and cried. The story of Abby... loosing her husband and 2 kids in a car accident just 5 miles away from her home... I don't know if I'd be able to handle that! By the end of the show I was VERY emotional. It is so sad what America has come to... the rate of obesity is outrageous! Giving these people a second chance at life... to gain their health back as well as their confidence is incredible! It is very motivating seeing these 16 players on the show push themselves and work so hard! I love it!!