Fiddler On The Roof

Hayden did a terrific job in Fiddler on The Roof. This was his first performance as a Salem High School Student. They have a lot of talent and the production was spectacular! We are so proud of Hayden for developing his talents.

Happy Thanksgiving Week to Everyone!

It's the week of Thanksgiving and I can't believe how fast this fall has gone by. This will be our first Thanksgiving together. We have plans to be with both families, watch football, play games and eat and sleep a lot.

On Wed. Landon and I are decorating for Christmas and are cooking for the next day. We are making Muddy Tracks, Pumpkin Choc. Chip Cookies and Pecan Bars. Landon is also going to be making some rolls with our bread maker and I am going to make a Va. Sweet Potato Casserole. We are so excited to get started. Landon has never made a pie before so this year will be his first time making one with me.

Thanksgiving Night my family is combining with the Becknells and we are having a Black Friday Party. We are going to hit our first store at 10pm Thanksgiving Night. We plan to shop until we drop. This will be Landons first time ever participating in Black Friday and what started out as a grudge has now turned into pure excitement as he checks his app on his iphone everyday. lol

I have to say that this year Thanksgiving will be a new start for me and for Landon. He and I both have our regular traditions but thisd year we are combining our traditions and letting some of them go and starting some new ones together. Its an exciting time!

This year I am so very grateful for my marriage! I am thankful that I have such a wonderful husband who I never get sick of spending time with. We have been through so much since we got engaged, married and started our new lives together. We have had a very long strand of bad luck. Amongst all the bad luck however Landon and I have managed to draw close together in a way that we will be forever grateful. We have no idea where we will be next Thanksgiving or even where we will be at the beginning of the year. lol We are both thankful though that no matter where we are or what we are doing it will be together.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Breaking Dawn

On Saturday Landon and I went and saw Breaking Dawn. When I broke my neck, we bought all the twilight movies so that Landon could see them and get caught up so that he could come to Breaking Dawn with me once it came out. We went and saw it at the District with Holly and Derek, Emily, and Tracie and Nate.

I was surprised by how tasteful it was. I was worried to see it. The book was fairly explicit. I was so glad that the movie wasn't as much so. With that said, it was still very awkward at times. It wasn't a movie I wanted to be watching with my husband. lol

I am excited for the second part however; Thats when Breaking Dawn really starts getting good. I like the fighting and the family aspect in the second part. it was interesting to me where they stopped the movie and where the next one will pick up.

I was told before I saw the movie that it would be mushy and sickening. I actually didn't feel that way. I was a little creeped out by how much weight Bella has lost for this last book, but I thought she acted out the book very well.

Utah School Counseling Association (USCA)

http://www.utschoolcounselor.org/index.html

Ignite the Light was the theme of the Fall USCA Conference this year. It was fun to prepare for a Conference along side family members. Holly and Tracie were both there and made the day fun!
My candidacy this year has been exciting and a lot of good things have taken place. I am enjoying my third year on the USCA board and am hoping that next year I can continue to make an impact just as Krista Kent has this year. i work with a lot of amazing people and I am grateful for the counseling profession and for all that counselors offer to parents, students, faculty, staff and the community at large.

Da Bears

Monday Night Football! Who won???? When everyone picked the Eagles....Landons Bears pulled a 30-24 win!

Enjoy the following snl video clip. Its one of our favorites!

http://www.evtv1.com/Player.aspx?itemnum=6203

LSU vs. Alabama

Saturday Night we had a Southern Night to celebrate the Souths HUGE rival this year. We made baked southern macaroni and cheese, fried okra, southern meatballs, fried apple pies etc. it was a lot of fun. We invited family and friends from the south and enjoyed an intense game with an overtime win. We were pulling for Alabama but alas LSU took the win.

New i-4 phones

We are loving our new i-phones. We are constantly adding new apps and talking with each other. Landon, Shalynn and I are all using an ap called MY FITNESS PAL. We log everything that we have eaten and every thing we have done for exercise and muscle strength. Landon and I also bought a scale with some of the BED BATH AND BEYOND gift cards we were gifted for our wedding. The scale tells us how much we weigh, our muscle mass, our water and our body fat percentages. Its been fun trying to get healthy and back in shape!

Landon the Cowboy

Before the Halloween Party Josh and Landon went for a ride on the horses. Landon was nervous to ride, he has not had very good experiences, they both did great!

Family Halloween Party

We had matching oncie pajamas with monkeys on them and then we got to play with a bunch of toys that we use to play with as kids. Comfiest costumes EVER! We got the cutest kids award for our costumes =)

Landon won the Apple Bobbing, Doughnut String Eating, and the Mummy Toilet Papering.

TJ won his Apple Bobbing and Hayden was close to beating Landon on Doughnut Eating.

I won the Doughnut Eating too! Best Doughnuts!

Mom was Hot lips, Hayden and Addie were Cowboys, Josh was Cousin IT, Shalynn was a catapillar-butterfly, Landon and I were big kids, Holly was in a Toga, Derek was Subzero, Tracie was Batwoman, TJ was a Crazed BYU Fan and his two friends were a SWAT Agent and a Vampire.

We had a lot of fun with games, prizes and yummy food. We had all different types of Chillie and soups.