GOODBYE 2009! IT WAS A WONDERFUL YEAR!!!
Merry FIRST Christmas to us! Our first Christmas together was wonderful! I would definitely say it has been my best one yet, and it wasn't because of the money that was spent. It was because of the company! I loved spending the entire day with my hubby! He truly is my best friend, and I could NEVER get sick of spending time with him!
Santa came to visit at my parents tonight. It was mostly for the kids, but this Santa also gave advice to us older ones too. I haven't sat on Santa's lap since I was like ten. It sure was fun having Santa drop by! 
Andy got a new part for his AR-15 but it was black, so he had to paint it to match the rest of his gun. Here is the finished product. Can you believe he painted this entire gun all by himself? It looks pretty sweet, huh? 
This is how I found my car this morning when I was leaving for work. It's thing like this that ABSOLUTELY MAKE MY DAY! I know most of you think he can be pretty mean to me (because we joke A LOT), but he really is a sweetie! I love my husband so very much.
The day after our wonderful trip to see the lights at Temple Square from a plane, we went with my family to see them from the ground. I had so much fun taking pictures because I am finally getting more acquainted with my camera! I love visiting temple square. It is such a fun tradition that I will keep throughout my entire life. 
I had my exit interview for Level 2 today (which went very well by the way), so after school all I wanted to do was some celebrating. So what did I do, you ask? I went to see New Moon with my hubby, my bestest friend (my sister, Kristina), & her husband! I was so glad Dunna & Evan were willing to go with us because Andy absolutely wouldn't go with me unless there was another dude going. The movie was absolutely wonderful...even better than Twilight, but it left my heart torn in two. Team Edward? or Team Jacob? I love them both for two very different reasons (Don't worry, I still love my husband)! I have read all the books, so I know how it ends, but it just makes me so sad. I wish they could both get the girl, but then that would only make Bella look like a two-timing...you know what! I had such a great time at the movies with my family! It definitely was an awesome way to celebrate! Thanks, Dunna & Evan for coming with us! I had a blast, but I'm not sure if I can say that for Andy.
I took so many pictures on Thanksgiving, so I have to use them for some of my pictures of the day. This is one of them. Last Christmas, Andy's mom bought all the boys in the family a nice sweater. Well, Andy doesn't like sweaters, so he never wore it. I asked him the day before Thanksgiving if I could choose what he wore the next day, and he agreed. Guess what he wore? That nice red sweater!!! He actually had to take the tag off. Doesn't he look so handsome? Andy's sister Tami took a few pictures of us with Andy in the sweater, and now I am using them for our Christmas card. Andy will love it! 
Casey, Natalie, Andy, & I pretty much spent the night at Target to get some great Black Friday deals. Honestly, I never thought I would be doing this again! I can remember when I was 11 years old, my sisters and I used to go shopping with my aunts on Black Friday. We kids only went for the free door prizes because we thought they were cool. Anyway, we were waiting at Shopko for the doors to open. It was getting really close to opening, and the crowd suddenly started crowding the doors. I distinctly remember grabbing my sister, Tiffany's, hand and telling her no matter what DON'T let go. Then, the doors opened, and the pushing of the crowd got even worse. As we pushed throught the doors, my sister & I got pulled farther and farther away from each other, but we still had a tight grip on each other's hands. Lukily, we made it through the door door safely, but all the free door prizes were gone! I really thought I was going to die that day. I vowed I would never go again after that, but I guess I was wrong! Read the entire story of our Black Friday craziness this year HERE. 
Happy Turkey Day! Our Thanksgiving started with shooting guns. I didn't shoot much because I was taking pictures, but everyone that did really seemed to be having a good time. Andy's new AR-15 was a big hit! Everyone wanted to shoot it. After shooting, we headed to my grandparent's house for some yummy food. We didn't stay very long because we had to get to Andy's parent's house too. We had a wonderful day with our family! We are so incredibly grateful for all them, and the examples they are to us. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 
Andy's netbook desktop has pictures of planes that rotate every couple minutes or so. Benson had so much fun watching the pictures change. I love how close Benson & Andy are. They are so much fun to be around! 
I took a special visit to Andy's work today. Okay...not really. I had to drive all the way to Bountiful to check out a book for one of my lessons (thanks to Tami), so I decided to go see my hubby at work on the way back from the library. Notice the poster he has above his computer as well as the picture of me in the frame. Only Andy would have a cock pit poster and a picture of me shooting a gun (I think he is so proud of that picture for some reason) in his office.
I gave Benson my phone the other day, and while he was playing with it, Andy called it from his cell phone. Andy spoke in this deep (kinda creepy) voice to Benson. Silly boys. (I'm still not sure if Benson really knew it was Andy talking on the other end).
Nick, Tami, Casey, Natalie, Benson, Andy, and I went to the park today. We mostly went for Benson, but we all ended up having a wonderful time. It's been a long time since I have gone to a park. Good times. Good times.
I don't know why, but I love the way Andy's truck looks from the back. I'm not really sure I could even explain why! I know it's silly, but I am serious.
I took this picture a few weeks ago, but it's just too cute to pass up. Andy is wearing the headband upside down because he wanted it to be an M for Muck (that's me). Then, Benson is wearing a sock label. I love these two weirdos! 
Andy's sister & her husband built this photobooth (well this picture is only like a third of the entire photobooth). They took it to a high school dance tonight. When the dance was over, they needed some help taking it down, so Andy, Nick, Tami, and I came to help. This photobooth is seriously so cool! If any of you are interested in renting a photobooth for a party, wedding, or dance then rent it from Northern Utah Photobooth.
We had a fun night at Andy's parents house to celebrate Wayne's birthday. I absolutely love birthday parties with Andy's family. They are always so fun. After the birthday party, we all carved pumpkins. I think Andy's grandpa ended up carving 2 maybe 3 pumpkins. He was having so much fun with it! 
I was inside doing the dishes when I hear the lawn mower start outside. I looked out the window, and this is what I saw! My husband mowing the lawn for only the second time since we have lived here. I have mowed it every other time! I am so happy he did this for me!
Andy & I went on a group date with Andy's friends Tony & Nick and their dates. We first met at Iggy's for dinner (VERY EXPENSIVE--at least for Andy & I), then we headed to the Punkinaze. The cornmaze was not scary at all! We saw a total of two scarers and they were both smaller than all of us! Although we didn't get scared, we had a wonderful time playing hide-n-seek in the corn maze. It was an amazing group date! 
