THANKS!

Wow! It has been a long time since my last post! My photos are not loading as quickly as I would like, so I am getting frustrated! Anyway, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I think the best part was that we had no idea where we were going! We were supposed to go to Las Vegas, then Blaine maybe wanted to go to California to watch the Weber State game, and Kylee wanted to go north. We got in the car having no idea which option Blaine would choose. He got on the freeway and headed north. We spent a great couple of days with family. It was really nice. We have not been home for Thanksgiving for a couple of years, so it was really great. My mom and I almost got up to hit "Black Friday" (JK!). There was no way we were getting up that early. We hit the stores at about noon, and we still were able to hit all of the stores we wanted and get the stuff we wanted. No way am I getting up early to fight with people over stuff. My sleep is too important. It is so amazing to really appreciate the holidays. I have been so busy during this time that I have not had the chance to enjoy Thanksgiving or Christmas. Not doing the drill team has given me so much more time with my family. We are having so much fun together. I miss my drill team family, but I do not miss the craziness. This change has been a blessing for us!

We are really excited for the upcoming holidays. We are having so much fun in the 60 degree weather! It is so awesome! Have I mentioned that I love it down here?

Bitter Sweet

Over the past week, our family has had an experience that I will call bitter sweet. My cutest grandpa in the whole wide world passed away. I am telling you, they don't get any more handsome than this guy! Although we are very sad at his passing, we are also so proud to say that we had so much time together. He was 98 years old, growing very weak, and more and more frustrated with every passing day. Oddly enough, he was doing pretty good, but he just had enough. I feel so lucky that I was able to have him around all this time. I remember kids throughout grade school losing their grandparents at such a young age, and I have had mine throughout my adult life. I am so lucky! The most important thing is that Kylee has been able to have these amazing grandparents as a part of her life. 

I could go on and on about my wonderful grandparents, but I will just say again that I am the luckiest granddaughter in the world!!! 

Halloween...What a crazy night

Halloween is a crazy night anyway, but to top it off, Blaine had a game! Kylee is getting old because she could have cared less if her mother was around! She went Trick-or-Treating with one of her friends and they had a great time. She only got 59 pieces of candy, and they were done by 8:00. Do you remember the days when you would start at 5:00 and get done around 10:00? My pillow case would be so heavy that I could barely carry it. I often had candy that lasted until Easter, and we would walk around our neighborhood, then go to the top of the city and walk all the way to the bottom, hitting almost every single house! Her candy will be gone by Monday. She dressed up as a spider (as you can see) and we are so glad that we were able to use an old dance costume. It was perfect! Everyone at school loved it. She did knock a few people over with her arms (on accident...wink, wink). She also complained that she had a hard time typing; her other arms were getting in the way! She is so funny! 

Blaine did win his game. YEA!!! So, it wasn't such a spooky night after all!  

What a weekend!

This past weekend was a 1st!!! My BFF( ha! ha! I have always wanted to use that!) Jenn and I went to Las Vegas!! This is the first time the two of us have been on a VACATION together. I have known Jenn for about 14 years! We have shared so many highs and lows! Many of you are wondering how can this be? We did travel together many times, but none of them, and I repeat, none of them were a vacation. This was the first time that we did not have 20 or more girls (and their parents) along with us!! Our main reason was to see Justin Timberlake! I know, we are so lucky! We saw one of the best concerts ever. It turned out to be Justin and "Friends" so we saw The Jonas Brothers, Leona Lewis, Boys II Men (for all you 90's kids), Lionel Richie, 50 Cent (so awesome), Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Rihanna (the best of the night!), and I know I am missing someone, but I can't think of it! It was a crazy night!!! Before the big show, we spent 7 hours shopping! I have not done that for years!!! It was good old fashioned girls fun! On Saturday we lounged by the pool, ate nachos, licorice, and of course chocolate! Later that night we went to the New York New York and saw Zumanity (very cool!!! But not recommended for those who are easily offended). Later I talked Jenn into going on the roller coaster (her first time). It was so hilarious! We felt so old, yet we acted so young! I guess you have to do that every once in a while! Well, I can't wait to do it again! What a weekend!!! 

By the way, I know the pictures are upside down, sideways, etc. But I don't know how to fix it, so it is what it is :) :)  

Good Times and Crazy People

Last weekend, my BFF Jenn came into town to run the Marathon (WHAT?) I know, totally crazy! I am so proud of her, but I still shake my head and ask, WHY? WHY? WHY? She ran 26 miles in the freezing rain! But, she does get to say that she has successfully completed a marathon. It was so fun to see her and her beautiful Olivia. We just love to hang out with them. Olivia sang "Baltimore" for us before they headed back north. I don't believe I have ever seen anything that cute! Jenn,Olivia, and Krista came over on Sunday for breakfast. Good times and Crazy people (Jenn :) ). 

Friends Forever

Last weekend we had such a great time. We headed north to a dance convention where Kylee was able to hang out with her best friend Aeriel. We had so much fun with her! We really miss having her around. Kylee has made some good friends, but Ky and Aeriel are like "peas and carrots". If you take a look at all of the pictures, you can see how much fun they have together. We also got the chance to hang out with grandmas and have dinner with Nate and Kyler! He is the cutest little guy I have ever seen! ( I am talking about Kyler) He was not feeling very good, but he was so cuddly and still pretty happy. I cannot believe kids can be that cute! It was great to see Grandma Cazier, Greg, Melissa, Easton, beautiful little Cadence, and Grandpa H! We loved hanging out with the family. Blaine stayed behind because he had a game (they won, YEA!) so he missed out. He flew up on Saturday and went to a football game with Derek at the U. It was a great game and it was wonderful to see Derek again. He is so grown up! Ky had so much fun dancing with all of her friends again and it was good to get out of our routine. By-the-way we still are waiting for visitors! Come on Down! 

Still Going!

Ok! So it is official! I am bored! I am blogging and I have absolutely nothing new to tell! Ky is still doing great! Blaine is still handsome as ever. We all still have the same activities, blah blah blah! Of course that means that I do not have any new pictures to post because who photographs nothing? Well, I am looking for some hobbies. Nothing too strenuous or that requires me to sweat. HA HA! I also need to watch the money flow. I find that the more bored I get, the more I find myself at Target. I think the people think I work there. We still love it here! The weather is perfect. I love being warm. We do miss our families. But, all in all, we are still loving it!