16 Years

Joe and I celebrated our 16th year anniversary this weekend. It was really nice to get away and stay in Albuquerque. We got to the hotel saturday afternoon and got ready to attend the musical Legally Blonde at Popejoy. Before we went we decided to go shopping for new outfits. We got to see some old friends from the Westside of Albuquerque at the musical. It was nice to run into Dora Thomas and Brent and Val Gardner. We miss the westside (kind of) mostly just the friends that we have over there. I don't get to that side of town enough to see all my friends. Maybe I should plan a monthly visit over there. But we had a great time in Albuquerque by ourselves. I still can't believe that it has been 16 years already. How time flies when you are having fun!

Mother daughter dinner

Last Saturday night Kailei and I were invited to a Mother Daughter Dinner and program that our church put on. It was lots of fun going and eating dinner together. We went with 2 of her friends from the church and their mothers. The program was about being Loyal to the Royal within you. They talked about modest dressing and remembering that we are princesses and we need to act and treat our bodies like that. We had a good time.

Father Daughter Dance

So last friday night the kids school puts on a Father Daughter Dance. The theme was "50's dance". I had good intentions of making poodle skirts for the girls but I didn't get around to buying the material. I love that our school does this. Every year the girls can't wait to go. Of course, Presley isn't quite old enough so she didn't get to go and she was sad but hopefully next year. Caleb had a basketball game that night and so I had to get the girls ready at the game. Thank goodness there was an outlet so we could use the curling iron on the hair. Joe got out of work early so he got to watch some of the basketball game before he took the girls to eat at DJ's doghouse and then to the dance. (Side note: Caleb's team lost and they didn't play very well either.)

Question?

So I have been thinking that I am not going to send out a Christmas letter this year. I don't have time to make Christmas cards this year so I was thinking of going the easy route and ordering picture cards and sending them. I know it is kind of lame but I don't have the time. Plus, the important people read my blog so they would know what is going on in our lives. What are you guys doing? Are you sending a Christmas letter in your cards updating everyone on the happenings in your families? Let me know if you would like a Christmas letter or if I should just put everything on the blog. We have had quite a few things happen in the last couple of months. Give me your feedback, the few of you who actually read my blog.

Christmas

I love this time of the year, especially when there isn't a lot of snow. We are grateful that is has been warm since we still don't have our radiant heat hooked up. We hope this weekend we will have it all hooked up and working. Then it can snow all it wants, well maybe not all it wants. I hope to get some pictures up as soon as I can get all my family together at the same time. As the kids are getting older it is harder to get everyone together. We need a new family picture anyway. Hope you are all ready for Christmas.

Thanksgiving

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Holiday. We are excited to be going to visit my parents in Phoenix. We need a little break from the building on the house. Or I need a break. We are all excited to get to some warmer weather, as we woke up today to some snow. It wasn't too much but some. I actually was surprised that I liked seeing the snow. It means that winter is really here and Christmas is right around the corner. Hopefully we will get some new family pictures while we are in Phoenix. We need one really badly.

I am back

Yes, I have the internet again. Yeah!!!!Hopefully I will be able to blog regularly. I am still really busy so don't hold me to it. I just had to share this good news with you all (the few of you who might care).