Christmas was so good this year! We were able to hang out with both families and have a very memorable Christmas season! We love our families very much and love to be around them. The thing that made this Christmas season one of the best was that it wasn't filled with a ton of gifts, or giving and receiving. Instead it was filled with love, families, and Christ. This holiday season Joel and I focused a lot more on the true meaning of Christmas. Which made this day seem pretty much perfect! and we were blessed to have both our families with us to share this special day... Except Joel and I both missed our sisters. Jamie and Alisha both were with their husbands family this year! they were definitely missed by us :( We love you all!!!

Snow in Vegas :O

We cant beileve it snowed this much in Vegas!!! the roads were completely covered in snow :) our house looked so pretty in the snow!



My Best friend Jenny came to hang out with me b/c Joel was still at work! we were going to hurry and make a snow man so Joel can see it when he got home.


But he came home before we were finished!

What a realistic snow man!!!!!! hahaha



Joel is going down a baby hill in our front yard...

Even though it was a little hill it still was a lot of fun!

As we were going down this little hill I realized we had a huge hill in our back yard so We went sledding down that instead... and had a lot more fun!


There goes Joel!!!!
And Me ...... We had a blast But it was sooooooo cold!!!!!
I dont know why the pictures came out so blurry sorry about that!



We decided that was enough sleeding... for today, we were freezing and wanted to drink hot chocolate and curl up by the fire! so we did :)

Joel has been working on his final! He put alot of work into this and it turned out really good! he is turning it in today so we will see how he did. Im sure he will get a really good grade :)

We cant beileve Christmas is almost here. this year went by so fast for us! a year ago this month We became engaged.... and this has been the best year for us. We are so happy together! and come this march we will be married for a year. It went by so fast! Everyone always says the first year is the hardest, so if you can get through the first year things will get easier! well luckily for us, this first year has been perfect :) so looks like things will get even better!



So a couple of weeks ago we started decorating the house.. we but up our HUGE tree and had fun decorating it!
TA DA!!!! and there it is :)

Jamie and steve came down to visit. It was so fun to see our niece and nephew again! Stephen and I made some cookies together! he is such a big helper and the most adoreable thing i have ever seen :)









Stephen is licking his lips :p He cant wait till the cookies are done!

















He was so happy to be helping Nana make cookies.








And of course.... The best part of all ..... Eating them :) and boy did he make a mess! But we cleaned him up before mommy saw :)







This Is Taylor.... isnt she perfect! She looks Just like her mom! and there is Joel and stephen! :) He loves Uncle Joel!!!!