Merry Christmas!

(I started this post on Christmas, I just didn't know that it didn't publish)

HOHOHO! Merry Christmas.  We survived yet another "end of the world." Congrats.  It is now Christmas!

It has been a great day, a day well spent with Family and loved ones.

First, we woke up bright and early, (okay, I woke up at 6:30, and Keith woke up at 7:00)  He's not really a morning person.

Then we unwrapped one present from each other before we went to Keith's parent's house.

Mazee got to unwrap two of hers, cause I'm impatient and she was looking at me with her puppy eyes.  She's hard to resist.  We got her a dogzilla durable bone (because it was the only toy we could find that didn't squeak! (we hate squeekey toys!!!) )  and a regular raw hide chicken flavored bone.  The other present she got to tear open was her new glitzy collar.  She really is our little princess, and she knows it too.

Mazee's New Glitzy Collar

The present that I opened from Keith was a GREAT one!  It was exactly what I was hoping for!!! THE 50 SHADES Trilogy!!! By E.L. James.  I am sooo excited to read them... if you don't see me in the next 3 days, I am reading my books, don't bother me ;)

50 Shades Trilogy Box Set

Then we went to Keith's parents house, it was so fun for all of us to be together opening presents!  Keith's parents gave us an excellent gift, a laundry hamper that is on wheels, has 3 seperate compartments for "whites" "darks" and "pants"  Best thing ever!  I was so psyched to set it up and put my dirty clothes in it.  :)


After that we went to lunch in Gunnison to Keith's Aunt and Uncles house, that was fun! We ate some yummy food, and watched "Grumpy Old Men." It was really funny!

Next we came home. We put together most of the puzzle I bought for Keith. (It's a four season's picture) I will post a picture when it is finished.  We waited until Kayden and Jill got home from Tooele to open presents at my parent's house.  FINALLY at about 3:30 we got a phone call from Mom, they were home. We hurried down and got to opening.  I love giving gifts for Christmas, more than I like receiving them..

This year for Christmas, all of us were keeping a HUGE secret!  My Mom's family came up with a genius idea, in March of 2013, my parents will celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary.  We all wanted to do something special so my Uncle came up with the GREAT idea to send them on a cruise to Hawaii, if any of you know my mom, she has ALWAYS wanted to go to Hawaii.

I put together a book, based on Dr. Seuss' book "Oh The Places You'll Go" and changed the words so that it hinted at Hawaii.



Then we put together a package of Hawaiian stuff.  It was the greatest gift ever.  When Mom opened it she just cried and cried and cried.  It was so special!

We recorded their reaction.  You'll have to turn the volume all the way up.  My mom was reading too quiet, and there was a lot of crying.
  Turn it up, you won't wanna miss this!

They are so excited :)  I am so excited for them :)


We spent the evening playing games with my brother and SIL, it was so fun.  There are FINALLY enough of us to play games (Mom and Dad are Bah-Humbug's when it comes to game night, plus, Dad is a cheater!!!)  We played a few new ones we got for Christmas, HeadBandz (Disney Edition) and Fibber. It was fun to laugh and play with my siblings :)

Kayden and Jill were Minnie and Mickey (CUTE)

Us in our noses playing "Fibber"

The Four of Us Playing Disney HeadBandz

All in all, it was a marvelous Christmas.

In the words of the much beloved Tiny Tim:

May God Bless You, Every One

;)

Long time no blog...

Once again, I have proven that my blogging dedication is sub-par.

I really need to make a blogging schedule and put it in my phone... "REMINDER: Blog at least once a week, I mean comeon! its not like blogging is a laborious task like... oh, I dunno, LAUNDRY!

There's an idea, once a week I will tell Keith that he has to do the dishes and the laundry cause I have to blog :) there's a thought! ;)  (I'll make sure to save the dirty undies for that day!)

Anyway so... for the last three months here is an overview!

September:

Keith and I were in a four-wheeler accident (read previous post), Keith had to have surgery on his arm on 9-11 (he was really freaked out about the date) He was out of work for about 8 weeks in total, and it definitely took a toll financially, but as always, we are livin' on love.  He has a really intense scar that freaks me out every time I look at it.   -->

Right??! HUGE PIECE OF HARDWARE!

He has a huge, HUGE piece of hardware in his arm. The first thing he said to me when he woke up was:
"Kayla, can I still go on a plane? Or will they stop me in security?"
What a silly goose!

It was about an hour long surgery. We were all a little worried because the night he broke his arm, he had a reaction to the anesthesia, and didn't wake up for like 4 hours after they put him under.  But he woke right up after!

Keith the day after the accident: Mazee was his buddy, she never left his side, look how miserable they are.. :(

<--This is a cute picture of Keithy when he woke up and they let me go back to see him. What a cutie patooty! He was in high spirits the whole time, he even told our nurse that she was "the nicest EVER!" and that she reminded him of his best friend Kellie's mom, Laura.  (She really did though, it was cute!)  He was a trooper, he only took the pain killers for the first few days after surgery, and he always refused to take the whole dose.  He told me, Kayla, if I was all doped up, who would take care of you?  (He's such a sweetheart right?)   The doctor was amazed at how quickly he recovered.







October:

They got matching Rat Fink hoodies,
they were excited, can't you tell?

October was exciting, Keith got to go back to work in the middle of the month, and then.. BIG NEWS: KAYDEN AND JILL GOT MARRIED!! On October 19, 2012. At the cabin. It was BEAUTIFUL! and I gained another sister, that puts the count up to 2 SISTERS! (and 2 Brothers) They went to Moab for their honeymoon, don't you love the "Just Hitched" Rhino Sign?

Keith and I had the awesome opportunity to take Jill's bridals, it was so fun! (this is a picture of my mom under Jill's dress saving it from going in the water while we were shooting!

Later in the month, we went to Tuacahn with Ricky and Lynnzie, to see Thriller, it was so great, I want to go back about a million more times!!!  It was amazing, I was entertained the entire time.

My favorite part? THE ZOMBIES!!! I FED TWO OF THEM!.. okay, let me explain, they did not eat my brain, I fed them my caramel corn :) :) it was so much fun.  ---> These are the zombies that we met after at Denny's (It was cool to see them, they remembered me).

Thanks Ricky and Lynn for inviting us and for everything you always do for us! WE LOVE YOU :)

November:

Thanksgiving month, it was really quite uneventful, lots of paper work we had to fill out to get some assistance with medical bills (I mean come on, we just got married!)  We celebrated our three month anniversary, it was the first month we didn't have a Dr's adventure on our anniversary, or the say after.  It was fun, Keith made dinner (he's a great cook!).

We won this turkey at Gunnison Market because I was standing on number one... and then I went to the bathroom and made Keith stand on number one... So technically... I WON! :)   You can see Mazee is not impressed with my need to take pictures of everything, but I'm loving the iPhone with its handy dandy camera that can take pictures without that awkward... I can't see anything problem.

Other than that, we celebrated Thanksgiving at our house with Keith's parents.  (I made... umm the rolls?) and I bought a pie... OH yes, and I made a ham... Which I thought was gross cause it was a really cheap ham... but Keith liked it, and thats what matters!

We also got to put up our very own Christmas Tree and Decorations, in our (sort of ours, its actually our landlords but we live here, so its ours) home!!!

We were so excited about Christmas that the say after Thanksgiving we put our tree up, and the lights on our house were up before that!

That brings us to... DECEMBER... the best time of the year!

As most of you know, my mom is really NOT into Christmas, and I fear that did rub off on me just a little bit...  BUT my husband is like Ol' Saint Nick himself.. (okay, except that he is a bean pole) and he is full of the Christmas Spirit, he has really got me into it!  I was so excited to decorate our tree.... and I personally think it is the best one I have ever seen (not that I am biased or anything.. ;) )

But really, tell me you don't agree? I think its gorgeous!  -->

This month we celebrated our four month anniversary!! Yay!! Let me tell you, I love this man more today than I thought I could ever love anyone.

When you go through hard things it really makes you stronger as a couple.

My philosophy:  If one has never experienced true sorrow, one will never experience true happiness.

I really honestly believe that 110%  We have had some trouble, and now, we are closer than ever.

My Bestest Friend Kellie is going to write a song about Keith and me, its going to be called. "No Milk, Just Love." It will be a hit!  The milk reference is because Milk is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive at Wal*Mart.  I mean $3.20 for a gallon of milk... PLEASE!!!

That brings us to today... The 13th of December :) Way excited for Christmas :)

I promise I will be better at this blogging stuff!

Kayla

Chai Tea

So, I'm not normally a tea or coffee drinker, I just don't like the stuff, but today at work Jan gave us some homemade chai tea that she had learned to make and mixed up. IT IS DELICIOUS! It tastes like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years all at once! Seriously THE most amazing thing I've ever tasted. For all of you that are worried about the TEA idea, Jan is the biggest temple goin'est Mormon and she says its okay :)  Seriously, you gotta try it. She wouldn't share her recipe cause its a secret, but I found one online that she says is close :) so I'm going to mix some up as soon as I get home.

Its really good, and relaxing, I'll let you know how this recipe turns out :)

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^ still not lovin the tag line

Kayla