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.

Thanksgiving

Oh how I love the Holidays! We got to spend Thanksgiving with my whole family in Idaho. It was Great to have everyone there. Nate and I joined the family Wednesday, and with us we brought Jumbo Crab Legs and Steak, YUMMY! (For any of you who are interested in a Fantastic recipe for cooking Crab Please let me know I will pass it along!)

We then prepared ourselves for the The next day festivities! Food, Food and more Food! This is one day of the year that I can consume massive amounts of incredible food. After pies and naps we all got to hang out and enjoy everyones company, and open some Christmas presents!

We decided to play a trick on my mom by replacing the purse that we got her with golf balls. And this picture portrays here confusion of know that the box was for a purse but why was there golf balls in its place. Nate then continued to tell here that these golf balls were going to improve her golf game by extreme measures.

And here is her with her Real present! Purses are her favorite collecting items.

Ellie got a couple of DVD's from us, but not just any DVD's Scooby Doo Movies! She has a new obsession with Scooby Doo so I decided to supply here with as much Scooby as I could. She also enjoyed helping everyone open there presents as well.

Here is Nate getting a kiss from Ellie for Scooby Doo!
The Friday following Thanksgiving Rupert has a tradition that Santa comes into the Town Square and turns on all of the Christmas lights followed by fireworks! We had a ton of fun taking Ellie there to see Santa. She loved it.

We then went home and enjoyed a very competitive round of Spoons! Nate and Steve had the massive advantage know exactly how to play. My dad figured that when he accomplished his match he would capture his spoon along with scattering everyone else. It was a blast! The weekend flew by. I love being home with my family and spending time with them I can't get enough of it. I love you guys and miss you Brit and Steve!

Fall Fun!

So Nate and I have been spend a lot of time with friends and family this fall and it has been lots of fun. To kick it off we all celebrated Dougs birthday and the Timbermine Restaurant! It was a blast to spend time with the Durb's. We over ate and laughed until tears were coming up! I love them so much!

Later in October we took a trip with our friends to Las Vegas! It was so much fun! We played a few games, ate a lot of food, and listened to lots of good music! Nate and I spent an extra day there to have a little us time. It was so nice!

We went and walked through the Belagio and went into there amazing gardens! I would strongly encourage anyone heading down that way to stop. It is always amazing.