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!
Today was the last day of my Math Senior Project! I had to teach a two week math unit to elementary students. It was such a blast! I absolutely love being in the classroom, and I LOVE teaching math. I am so glad that it over though because now I get a break from school work (at least for a little bit). For my last day, the students made me Christmas cards and sang to me. I am going to miss seeing these kids everyday! 
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! 
I took this picture yesterday while visiting baby Konnor at the hospital, but I had to have it for a picture of the day. The hospital gave this lil' Santa hat to Konnor. What a cute Santa! I already LOVE this lil' guy so very much! 
I finally have one of my sisters back to play dodgeball with me! Both Tiffany & Kristina had to go off and get pregnant, so I had to play without either of them, and it just wasn't the same. Kristina has been cleared by her doctor to come play so now the sister team is back on! Kristina & I always grew up playing on the same team in soccer. It was nice having a sister on the team because you always knew at least someone had your back. I am not the dirty soccer player type, but if you hurt my sister, I hurt you. That was just the way it went. Well, dodgeball isn't any different. We are a great team because we look out for each other. You just don't mess with us!
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! 
One of the schools I work at had a "Knight" at the Museum. They wanted someone to take some pictures of all the festivities, so I volunteered. Here I am sporting my princess head piece that I made at the event! It was so crazy & loud, but I had a lot of fun! 
My sister, Kristina, and her husband, Evan, had their baby boy, Parker, this morning at 2:27 AM. He weighed in at 6 lbs 7 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. He is such a small lil' guy, but I love him to death! I sure hope all these babies that will be coming into our family won't make me baby hungry.
I found this picture as I was digital scrapbooking. My nephew took this picture of me. Pretty good for a 3 year old, eh? 
Andy's family had a small get together to celebrate his Grandma's birthday. Grandma Marie made a book of poems for each of her grandchildren. She is a great writer and poet. Andy's sister, Natalie, took pictures of each grandchild with Grandma Marie. This was our picture.
Andy & I spent our morning at Dinosaur Park for our nephew, Keegan's, birthday. Keegan loved all the presents and cake, but wasn't all that excited about the dinosaurs. It was so fun to be there with family and friends.
First day of school! I started Level 2 of the Education program today. I'm not going to lie. I'm not really looking forward to it because of all the bad things I have heard about it, but I'm going to try my best to give it a chance. I didn't take a picture during class, so I snapped this picture of me after school. 
Andy & I babysat Cory's dog, Kokanee, tonight. Because we aren't allowed to have pets in our apartment, we went to my parents' house to play with her. My nieces & nephew were there, so they had fun playing with her too. I love this dog so much! She is the cutest thing I have ever seen!
I went to the Discovery Gateway with my family today. My nieces & nephews had so much fun, but my favorite part was the KSL 5 news stand. I had so much fun there!
