Cheers to Chirstmas!

We had a great Christmas this year! Family, food, chilly weather, one another and a the excitement of our little baby being at all the festivities next year! Brett and I went to his parents home for Christmas eve, they have a tradition of having king crab legs, shrimp,and homemade french fries. They were so nice to make me some salmon(my doctor said no to any shell fish--bummer). We had a great time, we played a few games before calling it a night and heading home to our little apartment, where Brett sang a bunch of Christmas carols and danced around for me! It was a night to remember--we all know what a great dancer my husband is , he is pretty much the best dancer I know. Our plan for the next day started a bit earlier than we had both thought but when his sister called at 6:45 am Brett got right up and told me we needed to open presents. HOLY COW I hadn't woken up that early for Christmas morning in years. We stopped at his parents opened some presents, had a few laughs and then headed home to get ready for my parents brunch. Amelia, Charlotte and Bostyn were already at my parents when we got there, and it was wonderful to see these sweet little girls all excited for presents; telling anyone who would listen about their exciting morning. Mom had out done herself with breakfast and Dad (aka Santa) had a great toyshop for all the little ones (including our little boy), where the kids could come and pick their present instead of being given a present at random. Brett and I want to thank both our families for all their love and generosity. Thank you Trythalls for all the wonderful presents, We love them all. All in all it was a wonderful first Christmas as a married couple. We hope everyone's Christmas was as fabulous as ours, and that you get to party your socks off for new years!

Magical Forest

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ALLLLL ABOARD the Choo choo! This past Thursday night, Cari, Bostyn, Dad, Brett and I all went to the Magical Forest for a little holiday cheer! We all had a great time and reminisced about how much the magical forest has changed over the years. Brett volunteered there for years through his ward as did Cari and I got to volunteer through honor society in high school. We laughed about the old costumes (snow princesses, polar bears, penguins), the dirt trail with hay and the all the Christmas chaos. Things have changed a lot but only for the better, the workers at opportunity village have out done themselves.The entire evenings was fabulous, magical even, full of great memories. Dad getting some of those yummy candied almonds and sharing, his generosity, the look on Bosty face when the choo choo came around the corner and she got to ride it with her pumpa, the carousel, funnel cakes and hot dogs( I know a strange combo but they sure did taste good),all the lights, companies that went all out for their trees(CAT supplier, Southwest gas, Harley Davidson) and those companies that at least tried. OH side note about the Harley Davidson tree, much to my surprise I found out a while back that dad wants a Harley, not just recently but for years he has wanted one and now that his retirement is around the corner he has even gone to the Harley Store to scout out the model and color. An all black fat boy with the extra back seat(for mom. So when we passed this tree he asked for a few picture to show mom what he would like, it was sweet and as his children can validate, to find something Dad wants but doesn't already own you make a mental note.You are all invited to next years' visit and if you see Bostyn ask her about her visit to Santa, she'll show you the picture and tell you all about it!
ps While in line for the train a second time, Bosty made friends with a little girl that has down syndrome, I almost burst into tears it was so sweet,they gave each other loves and the little girl's dad video taped the entire thing. Bosty was so sweet to her and the little girl just giggled each time a little love was exchanged. It was a true Christmas spirit moment

Gym Adventures

Hello all! While at the gym last night, enjoying the mix of biggest loser and housewives of orange county on my personal TV, I was reminded of my pre-pregnancy days and I got a little sad. The man next to me was easily in his early seventies and running at a about a 9minute mile, not a fast pace but pushing it just a bit. I got a bit of my competitive juices flowing and thought I can do that and then proceeded to pump my arms and legs on the elliptical as fast as I could. What was a thinking, I just about fell off the machine, not to mention make my face as red as a beet! Plain stupidity I think came over me. I do miss running but I can wait. So I think I will just try to pay more attention to the TV shows and not the fellow exercisers around me at the gym today, and I am going to try walking at a brisk pace (that word "Brisk" always makes me laugh) Here's a little gem of a picture to inspire us all "to take a turn" thank you Jane Austen for those words