My Christmas Tree

I was so excited to get a tree up this year.  I found a decent one on sale at a Black Friday sale for $25.  I had bought some ornaments last year on sale that I love.  I put them on and it still needed more.  My friend (who is also our school secretary) came over to help me make it cute.  I LOVE how it turned out!  Thanks, Tina!

Thanksgiving

I was lucky enough to have my parents come to visit in Utah for Thanksgiving.  They were here for about a week.  Kristen, Rick, and Gracie came for a few days as well.  Kristen and I had fun baking some pies for Thanksgiving night (even though we ended up not eating them until the next day...long story).  Kristen was very proud of her pie crust so I had to take a picture.  I also took a picture of the pie that I made.  I think it looked nice, but I wasn't a fan of how it tasted...a weird mix of flavors.  Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends!

Oh my little sister is so cute...doesn't she look so excited!

And here's my pie...so pretty (just wished it tasted as good as it looked)!

WICKED!

My mom, sister, and I went to go see Wicked at the Paramount Theater in Seattle this past Saturday. It was amazing! I have wanted to see it for a really long time. It was in Salt Lake a couple months ago, but the tickets sold out too fast for me to get some. I was so excited when my mom called me a few months ago and said she was able to get some tickets for one of the Seattle shows. It was definitely worth the wait! I highly recommend it to anyone who has the chance to see it!

Theno's Cow

I am in Seattle for the week. Rick, Kristen, and Gracie were here this past weekend as well. We were all talking about how we didn't take any pictures of Gracie during this trip. This is the only picture we took.

It is down the hill at Theno's Dairy. They have really yummy ice cream (especially their pumpkin ice cream). We took a quick trip down there to get some the night before Kristen and her family left.

Gracie's First Carousel Ride

There is a carousel in South Towne Mall in Sandy, UT. We were waiting for Chad to meet us for dinner and Gracie spotted this beautiful ride. She wanted so badly to go on it. Luckily, Aunt Vanda and Mommy were able to find enough quarters in their purses to buy a token. She loved it! She had a smile on her face the whole time and didn't want to get off. (Oh and Mommy enjoyed the ride as well)

Kori's Karaoke Party

The last fun event in August was Kori's Karaoke Party. We have some wonderful ladies in our school boundries. One of them is Kori. She has had some really fun parties at her house for some of the teachers at our school. She had a pedicure party last year, a couple karaoke parties, and a Werewolve party (Werewolve is a very fun game...I ordered it after playing at Kori's). Here are some pictures from the last karaoke party.

Rick's Competition

The next stop in August was Boise, ID. Rick, my brother-in-law, was in a body building competition on August 22nd. We all (Mom, Dad, Chad, Kristen, Gracie, and I) went up to support him. He ended up winning 1st place...CONGRATS RICK!

The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile was in the parking lot of the hotel we stayed at. We had to take a picture of Gracie in front of it!