Merry Christmas!

Brian is moving into his own apartment in Orem to go to UVU this semester, so his pile basically looked like a bridal shower.

Max guarding the guitar

We had so much fun with my family this Christmas! On Christmas morning, we opened all our gifts and then started cleaning up. Then...Surprise! Guitar Hero for the Wii! The boys were so excited and we played pretty much the whole time they were here. I had so much fun! We are headed up to Tooele this weekend, and I do plan on getting a few songs in while we're there! LOL

Reasons to Live in St. George

There are many great reasons to live in beautiful Saint George, Utah. This, however, is not one of the reasons on my list.

Practicing

So, not to take away from the beauty of the quilts. And, not that I'm becoming a crazy cat lady who posts only things about the small animals in her life....but....I was attempting to practice for our Christmas program in Sacrament Meeting next week when suddenly I had a visitor...

Christmas Quilts

This one's mine.

Daniela took so much time piecing Ryan's quilt together. It will definitely be getting good use. Ryan is wrapped up in it right now! haha

Ryan's mom came down to visit for "Christmas" this weekend. Since we're staying home for the holidays this year, she came to us! It was so much fun. We spent all day Saturday just enjoying each other's company and eating way too much! When we got back to the house after lunch, we exchanged gifts and we were so surprised! She had made us each a quilt(I didn't even know she made quilts until we visited this summer and she had some quilt tops laying out!)! How amazing are they?! She is so talented and we are so grateful(and warm!). Anyone who knows me knows that there can never be enough layers to keep me completely warm in the cold weather!

G & G Boehmer Go to Nauvoo!

I'm so excited for my grandparents! They are going to Nauvoo on a mission for 18 months. I've been a few times and it's wonderful. It is going to be so awesome to go visit them....hopefully we can do that this summer. This is their second mission, and all I can say is that they are extremely hearty people. They live in Canada(COLD!), their last mission was to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (COLD!!!) and now they're headed to another chilly winter spot! They're so awesome and brave and I look up to them so much!

Tree Time!

It takes me less and less time each year I do a tree. That either means that I'm caring a little less each time or that practice makes perfect! Ha ha. I think it turned out OK! This one I spent about 1 hour doing today(I don't count the half hour that I spent yesterday wrapping the tree in ribbon only to find out that I had about three yards too little to cover the tree!). No matter how long it takes, I always love the finished product of a pretty Christmas tree!

Giving Thanks 2008

Ryan and I had a quiet Thanksgiving at home. As you can see here, my goal this year was to use every single pan and baking dish that we own to make this one meal. Everything turned out rather yummyif I do say so myself(with the exception of the yams. If you have a good recipe, let me know. They were not so yummy, huh honey? But you ate them anyway...you're the best!). I know, I know, avoid the appearance of evil, but I do love the sparkling grape juice! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!