The Holidays

I finally got out my camera and downloaded some pictures! I realized that I wasn't very good at taking pictures. I was so happy that we had a white Christmas!! And grateful for Mike that he shoveled the driveway like 5 times!! I love the look of snow on the trees and ground, but I'm not a fan of the cold!
This was on Christmas Eve. We got quite a bit of snow!!
We spent Christmas Eve with Drapers. We had traditional Chinese food and opened a gift. We came home around midnight to sleep at our house. This is our Christmas tree this year!
Our stockings!! Mine, baby's and Mike's. I made them a few years ago and laugh at them every time I pull them out!! I'm a pathetic sewer!! Mike even said we should just buy some new ones!! I agree!!
Mike and I decided to open our gifts Christmas Eve so we didn't have to get up early Christmas day. We just did stockings for each other (cause of the ticket!!) But I think stockings are the funnest!! I was surprised that Mike had any presents left because I have such a hard time waiting until Christmas to open them!
Me and my presents. Mike got me this way cute scarf and some really cute jewelry!! He did a great job!!
We went over to Drapers Christmas morning to open presents. Joel loved the little boy on the box of his toy more than the actual toy, until it was set up! He's so funny! We had a great Christmas!! Mike and I making our ginger bread house!! This is one tradition we started that Mike loves!!

The day after Christmas I decided to go up to Logan to see my family. It was supposed to be a blizzard so I was glad it wasn't so I could go up! I love the mountains around us!! I think they are so beautiful!! This is what the freeway looked like all the way up from Spanish to Logan!! They were terrible!! Luckily there were no accidents, it just took me almost 4 hours to get up there!! When I was there we did some shopping and just hung out!! It was so much fun to be with my family. I didn't take one picture while I was up there. But one day Jen and I came back to spanish and we all went to dinner and color me mine, I love that place!! We had a lot of fun! Then New Years Eve Mike, Jen and I went back up to Logan! We all had a hard time staying up till midnight. We were all in bed by 12:30!! We went snowmobiling at my parents house!! Mike loved it and spent so much time out there!! We had a lot of fun during the holidays spending time with our families and eachother!! When it was time to go back to life and work it was definately time!!

IT'S A....

Just kidding. We don't know yet! We were supposed to find out Christmas Eve and then I had this cleaver way to tell our families but on Wednesday I called the Dr cause I as nervous about some tests they were going to do and then they said, by the way, the lady who does the sonogram isn't coming in tomorrow so we won't be able to see what you are having. That sucks. But it was Christmas Eve and I don't blame her for not wanting to work. And we will find out Jan. 15th at 10am!! We will let you know then!!! Hope everyone had a Very Merry Christmas!!!

The latest news

I have been terrible at updating. But, what's new! Things have been very busy as with everyone else!! I am off work for 2 weeks now and don't know what to do with my time!! Before we left for break some of my students who go at night collected $3,000 for another students son to get a bike. He was born with spinobifida and has no use of his legs but wanted a bike so so bad for Christmas. It was an amazing night when we gave him his bike. He is such a cute and polite little boy!! What a great reminder to me what Christmas is all about!! I am so proud of the girls and their hard work. Click here to see the article and some pictures that were in he Daily Herald http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/293115/

It was my moms birthday-42 right?!! and Melissa and I threw her a surprise birthday party! It was a Fancy Nancy party!! We all wore tiaras and boas and had fancy food and tea! It was such a blast!! Thanks for everyone who was there and helped out!! I will have to get pictures up once I get them!! It really was super fun!!

We have been getting so much snow!! First I thought I was going to have a sleepover in Logan and then last night I couldn't even leave my inlaws drive way!! It is so great to have snow! As long as I don't have to go out in it!!! But I love how beautiful everything looks after the snow has fallen! I think Mike is in heaven!!

And last but not least, the baby! Things are going great!! I am no longer sick-hurray!! I am feeling so good and the baby is growing (or at least I am!!) I have a hard little bump that is getting more and more difficult to hide! I have felt our little one move around for about a week now!! It makes it seem so real!! It moves the most when I'm trying to go to sleep!! It is all so much fun and we feel very blessed to be pregnant and we are so so excited!!!

It's a...

BABY!

Yes, it's true, Mike and I are expecting our first baby! We are so excited to be able to FINALLY share this news with you. As many of you know we have struggled to get this baby and are so grateful it's finally happened. I am 13 weeks and due June 6th! We want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers. We will keep you updated.

To add to it all...

So, I got a text this morning about 8:10am while I was working. It was from Mike and it said "guess who got pulled over again?" I was hoping with everything I had that it wasn't him. We weren't that lucky though. Mike was speeding to work this morning, not because he was going to be late, just because 'if you ain't first you're last'!! So a cop pulled him over. He questioned Mike on the tint on our car and also for speeding. He was going 25 over this time. You'd think he'd learn. Lucky for him though the cop was having a good day and let him go with just a warning. I'm going to have to buy him a pos car that CAN'T speed!!

Merry Christmas to us!!

So it all began one day Mike and I were on our way to Park City. We wanted to hit up the outlets, dinner, and make it in time to watch The Office. This was all within like 2 hours-pretty impossible, we know!! But we were going through Provo canyon and going too fast. We came up to these two cars and one decided she didn't want us going fast so she cut us off. We tailed her until she got over, then off we went again. When we came up to the tunnel there was a white car at the end of it just waiting for someone like us to come speeding past! It was a sheriff. So, we slowed down and pulled over, the cop was behind us and the dumb lady who didn't want us to pass her was behind the cop. She came and tattled on us and then left. The cop came and had Mike get out of the car to talk to him. Mike got out and the cop was pretty darn rude to him. He told him that nothing mattered and anything he said wouldn't matter then asked him if he had anything to say. Mike just stood there and said nothing. The cop kept asking if there was anything. Mike reminded him that he told him it didn't matter. So, the angry cop made us wait 30 min to write out our ticket. He came and gave it to us, we were going 33 over and also got charged for reckless driving. Mike had to go to court and get a lecture and they told him how much the ticket would be. Mike just plead guilty and the sentence was given. Either 210 days in jail or $1,100. I thought it would be a good lesson for him to go to jail but we opted out on the fine. So, that is our Christmas presents to eachother this year!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Huge Thanks!!!

I have to tell my sister, Melissa, thank you so much!! She is the reason for the new and much needed face lift on my blog!! She is so creative and so talented!!! She can do yours for you too!!! She does such a great job!!! Thanks so much!

Tagged

Tagged by Kilee
8 tag

8 t.v. shows I like to watch:
1. Anything on HGTV
2. Anything on the History channel
3. Anything on Discovery
4. The Office
5. Fringe
6. Scrubs
7. House
8. Pushing Daisies

8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Watched David Archelata on the Today show
2. Worked ALL day
3. Went to lunch with my hot hubby
4. Caught a student doing drugs on school campus
5. Made cinnamon rolls (well baked them!!)
6. Watched House
7. Cleaned my house
8. Watched Enchanted-one of my fav movies!!!

8 favorite places to eat:
1. Macaroni Grill
2. Red Lobster
3. Zupas
4. Einsteins
5. Noodles and Co.
6. Shoots
7. Happy Sumo
8. Red Rock

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. Thanksgiving with my family
2. Eating really good food
3. The Twilight movie
4. Decorating for Christmas
5. Not being sick
6. Starting my yoga class
7. Seeing and playing with my nephews
8. Wrapping Christmas presents

8 people I tag:
anyone who wants to!!!

Halloween

Mike has to dress up each year for Halloween and he is getting more and more clever each year. He was so excited for me to take pictures so I could put it on the blog!! I think he's excited to hear everyone's reactions!! The tag says To: Women From: God- aka "God's gift to women"! He's such a funny boy!! I think he would wear it everyday if I'd let him!

Park City

The whole Draper family went to Park City for a week and had tons of fun!!! We stayed in the Marriott and really just relaxed, went shopping and played lots of games!!

Staci, Mom, Erin holding Joel in the room. Just enjoying Sunday afternoon!!
Mike on the 4-wheeler. The guys were out for hours and hours and hours and had so much fun!
Joel, Morgan and Celeste. Joel thought it was pretty cool although he wouldn't smile!!
Morgan and Ryan in the pool. It was "heated" but still cold since it was outdoors.
Mike (being modest for us all) and Ryan in the hot tub. All the boys spent a lot of time in the pools and playing ping pong. I really didn't see much of my husband that week!!! It was lots and lots of fun though!!

Mike and Dylan

Mike and Dylan (and Tyler) are best buds!! Mike (and I) can't get enough of them!! It is like we are addicted to them, their smiles, laughs, everything about them!! We are in complete love with them!! (note:they are not our children) Mike and I went up to their house one sunday evening to play with them! We went on a little walk and make snowballs and then went to the airport to get my mom and dad. Dylan could not get enough of the escalators and so Mike played with him on them going up and down for about 45 minutes while we waited!! It was so cute! He has some of the cutest facial expressions we have ever seen!! We love you boys!!

The Circus!!!!