Happy Easter & Much More!

Disclosure {It has been a fun filled week and I have lots to blog about}

This past week has gone by so fast with lots of stuff going on! But first and foremost Happy EASTER from the Durbano's!

Last night we got to spend time with the Durbano's doing traditional Easter activities with a twist! We had an amazing dinner followed by an Easter basket hunt. After searching for our baskets we made sugar cookies! It was so much fun to see what everyone came up with. Here is my bunny pre-frosting.

Here it is post frosting. {It was so hard to frost that thing. I like the pre}

After dark we had a night hunt for some Easter Eggs! It was so much fun! Thanks Doug and Shawna for putting together so much family fun! We loved all of it.

I love this time of year because we get to focus so much on Jesus and all that He has done for us! Nate and I got the opportunity to go to the Twin Falls Temple for the first time and share with Angela and Tylor in their special day. Angela and Tylor Gillett were sealed together for time and all eternity to each other along with their son Jackson! It was so beautiful and special. It was the perfect time to go and see all that the gospel has to offer! It was so touching to see how happy Angela and Tylor make each other, and how happy all of the kids are! Congratulations!

Here is the Happy Family!

Here we are with Dad, Grandma Buckley, Brenda, Kirk, and Mike

On the car ride home I decided to get some photo's of Diesel when he sticks his head out the window. He loves to ride in the car and he loves even more to stick his head out the window. So on the way home Nate and I decided to see what he would do at 80 mph and here is what happened....

Earlier in the week my sweet husbanded decided to surprise me with these BEAUTIFUL flowers! I am one of the luckiest girls! He is so sweet to think of me and do something special to make me smile! I love you!

New Moore Baby!

Introducing Lila Jane Moore!

Born April 7, 2009 @ 6:39 pm

Weighing in @ 7lb 7oz

Congratulations to Britney and Steve!

Also to little Miss Ellie who is going to be a GREAT big Sister!

Spring Break!

Time fly's by when you are having fun! This year for Spring Break we headed down to Sunny St. George! It was so nice to get away and relax. The first few days there we spent sleeping in, and enjoying the family. It was so nice to catch up on sleep! Mmmm sleep.....

I the middle of the week we went into Vegas to see a couple of shows and shop! As a part of my Anniversary, Valentines, Birthday for the past year I finally got my present!

"O" Show Tickets! It was so AMAZING! I would highly recommended it! I would try to describe it but it is indescribable!

We also got to see the David Copper Field show. It was a good show to see, but unfortunately he is no longer into his shows that you would hope for. Even though the magic tricks were cool his attitude "to do it and get done" was a little disappointing. If you are interested in seeing some cool tricks it is worth seeing, but if you are looking for a show you might be disappointed.

Back into St. George we relaxed by the pool and soaked up the sun. On Saturday we decided to go to Zion's National Park an do some hiking! It was really pretty, but a little cold.

Along the way on our beautiful hike Doug pointed out a particular red rock that he liked and thought would look good back at the house in the waterfall/pond that we were fixing that morning. Being the good daughter-in-law that I am I picked up the rock and hauled it up the entire trail and back down. This rock got to see everything! I mean everything because it was at the very beginning of the hike that the rock was spotted.

So back at the house we decided that the rock needed to be signed and put in it's rightful place. Here are a few pictures of the rocks beginning and landing spot at our home.

The week went by way to fast! Love you all I hope that you all have a good Spring Break!

{Pictures are forth coming. I am missing my battery charger and can't upload them, but they'll be here soon I promise.}

Fun Filled Weekends!

I have been trying desperately to find time to do this blog because I have so many fun pictures that I am getting behind in. It all started February 13th the day before Lovers day. Nate and I chose to celebrate Valentines that day by enjoying each others company and getting some yummy dinner. Nate was full of surprises, and I loved every minute of it!


First he bought me these beautiful flowers! (Hand picked I might add)

Second with a fun hat and Jacket. Third with a Romantic night including candles, rose peddles, and a fire set up in our bedroom! (You all know what happened next : )

It was so nice to have a night to spend with each other and relax. I love Nate so much! He is so much more than my Knight in Shinning Armor, He's my Best Friend, my Second Half. Someone I can't live with out! I love you Honey!

Next adventure was an outdoor excursion up into the mountains to play in the snow! All of the family got together and went tubing behind the snowmobile. It was a blast. Captain Doug was there to make sure that everyone was covered in snow before the tubing adventure ended. It was so much fun. You can imagine how much snow we had! We even got Captain Doug to take a ride around!

We also took the dog's up to run and play in the snow. They had a blast they chased the tubers almost every time. By the time we got them home they were exhausted.

Then the boys built a jump so those who brought their snowboards or ski's could have even more fun.

I loved every minute of our play time. I even jumped myself and manage not to get injured!

Nate did a great job too being that he is a skier.

Much Needed Update!

Greetings everyone. Things here have been pretty slow and uneventful, but none the less we have done a few things worth mentioning. First off lets talk about all of the crazy snow that we have been getting. It has been snowing like crazy this week. Starting on Monday Mother Nature decided to drop about a foot and a half! Then today she decided to drop another six or eight inches! Lets just say that I have been day dreaming and wishing I could be somewhere tropical where the Sun doesn't hide!

So last weekend we got to go out with some friends to dinner, and bowling. It was a blast! It has been a long time since I have bowled and believe it or not Nate and I kick some booty!

Here are the girls posing for a photo opt!

Then the Girls with Jeff!

We all let Ella bowl for us and she was so excited! It was so cute to watch her try to help carry the ball and the push it down the lane. Here are a few photos of her and Nate.

We also headed out to Smith & Edwards to get some paintball supplies, and boy was I surprised. For those of you who have not ventured out there before I would highly recommend it. It is one of the most random stores ever created. I had everything from kitchen supplies to army supplies, Children's toys to what appears to be old missals (as you can witness for yourself below)

Brandy and I also found an array of hats that you couldn't help be try on and get a good giggle out of.

A Great Ending to 2008!

Nate and I got to spend the end of the year celebrating Christmas with his family, and bringing in the New Year with our friends. I'll try to keep this post as simple as I can, but I can't make any promises.

The festivities all started on December 24th at the Durbano residence. We had a very yummy dinner that included one of every ones favorite meals... Lasagna! It was so fun to sit around eat and laugh. We then entered into a competitive round of Spoons! We decided to set the stakes higher then just the pride of beating everyone, but the ultimate winner would be exempt from any dish duty on Christmas Day. Needless to say everyone had their eyes set on the prize. After a few scratches, broken nails, and brutal battles over spoons the winner was announced... Nate! He is quite the spoon master.

After a night of fun we all retired to our own beds to await Santa's arrival. On Christmas morning Nate and I (mostly I) woke early to prepare the Christmas Hams. We decided to try two different styles of ham. One was a sugar glaze and the other was a pineapple glaze. Both equally yummy! (Note to all of you cooks out there. If you decided to try the Pineapple one use the non colored tooth picks. That way the color wont bleed.)

We then enjoyed some exchanging of gifts that ended with a crazy treasure hunt.  My mother-in-law put together a run up and down stairs, trap family members outside, and do anything you can to be the first one done treasure hunt.  It was a blast!

Soon after all of our tummies were growling and we knew it was time for the carving of the ham!  I would have to say the it was pretty close to perfect.  The only thing that could have made the day even better would have been having my family (the Buckley's) there.  They got to spend Christmas at my Britney's house in Arizona.  We missed them.

It's is amazing how things change when you get married and get older.  There is no more urge to spend New Year's Eve in some crazy place like Vegas.  The only thing that you care about is being with friends and the one you love.  We spent our night playing Mario Kart tournaments and enjoying everyone's company.  All of us had so much fun!

Nate and I are very excited to see what 2009 has in store for us.  2008 was a long but fast year. I am sure that you all understand.  The economy made the end of the year hard on a lot of people.  I would just like to say how grateful I am to have a home, job, and to be staying ahead of the economy.   

I love my family (both of them) friends, and Husband so much and can't wait to continue the memories.  Goodbye 2008 and Hello to 2009!

Temple Square

Last night we got to go to Temple Square with friends and enjoy the beautiful lights. I would highly recommend this activity! It was so Beautiful. They have spread the lights throughout all of the Church buildings there. They had lots of different nativities set up from different cultures. It was so amazing to see.

In the middle of the square where the reflection pond was they had a large nativity that encircled the pond with Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the middle of the reflection pond! I was soo pretty!

In this picture you can see the middle of the pond with the statues there.