Hilton Head

Ryan and Wes having fun hanging out together

Wes and I both LOVE smoothies so I brought my blender (thinking we were going to be going to Rhode Island for 3 months) and we have been making smoothies in our hotel room. This picture is from the first time when I didn't think about having a straw for Wes...as you can see he ended up with it all over his face (and forehead) but he thought it was great!

In 2008 I...

• Went to the Temple with my sister
• Got a new brother (in-law)
• Learned to greater appreciate time spent with family
• Sustained a new Prophet of the Lord
• Went to a Spanish Ward (and wasn't completely lost)
• Made new friends
• Earned my Associates Degree
• Visited family in Colorado and Idaho
• Bought a beautiful New Home
• Experienced Puerto Rico with a toddler
• Got a jump start on my Food Storage
• Took a Cake Decorating class just for fun
• Tried lots of new Recipes
• Fell in love with Sarasota, Florida
• Went to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (3 times)
• Started a Blog to keep in touch with family

2008 was such a great year for Todd, Wes and I and I'm excited to see what 2009 will bring!

Family Fun

My cousin Laura came down from Idaho with her boy Emmit who is just a few months older than Wes. Michelle and her two kids were there too and all the kids had fun playing together. It was a fun afternoon and I'm glad the boys got to spend some time together and us moms had fun too :)

The second picture is a family picture we had taken on Christmas.

Christmas

We took a family picture yesterday and before we got started Ann snaped these photos of Wes...THANKS ANN!

Merry Christmas!

One Really Random Post

So we made it home on Wednesday around 1 pm and it felt soo great to get out of the car! Since then we have been getting things done around the house for Christmas and just enjoying being back in our home for a while. Today we went to visit Todd's parents and stoped by Great Grandad's house too. Before we left I snaped a 4 generation picture of the boys and was actually able to get everyone to look at the camera this time :) Yesterday Todd picked up a Christmas tree at Lowes and when he went to pay for it he only had to come up with $1.25! The last picture is of my new Bosch mixer...it is AWESOME. The first day I used it to make some bread and it was so nice, and FAST! I'm so excited to grind up some wheat in my wheat grinder and start making bread mmm :)

A lot of Pictures!!!

Enjoying the Weather

So this afternoon we wanted to take advantage of the time we have to be here in Sarasota so we went for a drive. The city isn't too big, but it has lots of great beaches and outside areas so we could stop and get out and play. We had a blast! I got to see a dolphin, a few racoons, and a mangrove forest. It is really beautiful down here and the weather was just fantastic :)

Out for a walk in Florida