our weekend cont...

The babies were so much fun this weekend. I don't know

why we still call them "the babies"

because they are getting so big. Probably because

they will always be our babies

no matter how big they get. Muah.

Picture missing miss angelina bella

On Monday we all went over to the park and played baseball and soccer and tag and any other game we could make up.

I am still sore and it is thursday.
Don't worry, I am working on getting back in shape.

Alessia an I were inseperable the whole weekend.

That girl can entertain me for hours!

Then we went to Pirate Pizza and played all the games.

We are not very good gamers. Not that I am ashamed of that.

The pizza was really good surprisingly.

For Valentine's day we bought a new bed to go with the new headboard I made for Christmas! We are so excited about it and I will post pics of it as soon as I find the perfect bedding to go with it.

So we made each other homemade items to celebrate the actual day. I made him a book of all of our love notes and a collage of our love..

I am in love with love and with being in love!

That is a lot of saying the word love

Nick made me a headband stand! I was thrilled to say the least!

This is two days in a row for blogging! I think that is a record for me. Nick wants me to start blogging more because I hate writing in a journal. Here's for trying to be a good wife...

sweets

A little update so I can remember this time in our lives. Nick is doing SO good in school! I am so proud of him. He has gotten in the 90's on most all of his tests and has been so dedicated! He is so so smart and I am so lucky to have married such a smarty pants. He is so much fun to live with. Since we don't see each other very much, it is super exciting when we get to spend a few minutes together. I love him.
I just switched blocks in school last week so I will have to post some pics from my last block. Now I am in advanced baking with Chef Diana. Let me just tell you...I have found my new idol! She knows everything! So far we have made chocolates and about a dozen different kinds of cakes. I am definitly a cook, but I am really enjoying baking! I will post some pictures soon.

brotha I miss you already

Umm....

Oh yes we will miss him...

We laugh a lot 

Oh my cutest brother ever! It is hard to let him go! Jeddy has finally left on his mission to BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA...For those of you who know and love Jed, you know that this mission fits him perfectly! Camie and I have discussed this a lot and we finally understand why people make such a big deal about their bros going on missions. We have always thought "get over it. What is the big deal, they will be back..." It totally sucks! Jed is the only boy in our family and he is so witty and clever and talented and perfect. I don't know how we are going to live without him. I feel so protective over him. I don't want any of the other boys to be mean to him....I want to be there to beat them up if they are. And what about those big mamas and papas down in Alabama? My friends have come home from their missions and say stuff like..."I was seriously glad when people would throw glass bottles at me because I could hear them coming...You can't really hear when a rock is coming at your head!"  What the heck! 

I am so proud of him! He is such a good example. He is so obedient and has such an awesome testimony! He makes me want to be a better person and I know Heavenly Father will watch over him for us. 

Angelina Bella

We are so excited to meet the newest baby in our family! Angelina Bella was born December 12, 2008! We are so glad she is finally here! She already has her own blog thanks to her computer genius daddy. See all of the darling new pics here . It is so so fun to have neices and nephews! That was an added bonus to marry into all these babies! Congratulations Angie, Heinz, Cruz and Alessia, on your newest dolly!

PS. Thanks Nicky for that blog post! I love you. You are a cheeseball!

its about time...

so since my life has been so crazy lately, and i don't have time to take cool photos documenting our life, i thought i could finally blog about my favorite band in the whole world...Tegan and Sara. I am very passionate about their music. they have been my life backup singers for the past 4 years. sometimes we part for a few weeks or months but we always seem to find our way back to each other. nick likes them too! but usually he only listens to them when "we are apart for a long time and he needs to get the feeling of me back." so enjoy...

Tegan & Sara - Behind Closed Doors 6 [Paradiso Amsterdam]

this is a long video but it really has most of the classics.

sad it's over

We love you long vacation, and don't want you to end! This week has been heaven! I miss sleeping in and being lazy and hanging out with my lover 24/7. I have the best family in the world...We had the best Thanksgiving ever. I will blog about that later but we are going to watch Desperate Housewives first! Can't wait!

Sometimes we like to sit in the hallway and eat and listen to music...Just us

chuck...happy birthday

today is the birthday of my life long friend Miss Arrienne Mae Shaw Winzeler (Chuck). She is my best friend! She knows me better than anyone else. Even Nick. Some of my favorite memories and favorite things about Chuck are as follows:

flooding of the jacuzzi (Scarred me for life)

living in the camper

all of our clubs that never lasted longer than a week

the hut

spending all day cleaning both of our houses just so we could have a sleep-over

sneeking Michael Jackson and Tori Amos music videos

Ever After

cutting your hair. (layers)

dressing up in your moms scarfs

having tea parties at grandma Ivy's

"take me now"

heart to hearts that lasted all night long

barbies barbies barbies

discovering how to microwave carrots

picking strawberries

"get out of my way"

sumo wrestling on the tramp

after church snacking

exchanging kinky tips

sugar and spice (gotta hold on, gotta have fun, make things right)

I could go on forever. I am so grateful for her. She has been a blessing in my life. It has almost been 20 years and I couldn't love her more. I hope you have a perfect birthday girlfriend.

So this year for her birthday we went to the Hotel Cafe Tour and saw Meiko, Rachel Yamagata, Emily Wells, Kate Havnevik, Lenka, and Thao. Even though I locked my keys in the car right as we were going in, it was still the bomb! We have the best time together and its like we have never been apart.

oh the butterflies are still there

Isn't he stunningly beautiful. Oh yes I am the luckiest lady out there. I miss him when he is not right by me. Tonight nick had to work so my dad and I had a lovely 5 course gourmet mexican meal at Greg's restaurant. I love my dad. He is so much fun. So now I am at home missing my Nicholas and blogging about him. He gives me butterflies.

yum

I am in love with school. Just look at what I ate for lunch today. I contributed the gratin dauphinoise potatoes that are hidden underneath. I am a proud little momma although my thumb may have gone through the mandaline while slicing those yummy potatoes. The one downfall of working with real food now instead of just baked goods is that I am getting new finger slices daily. I come home every day and nick inspects and bandages my fresh cuts. What a catch.

And this is me grilling up what you see above. My face is pretty creepy but the fire is exciting. I'm pretty sure some of my eyelashes were seared during the fun.

rummi rummi

Having family night is our new goal, even though every night is really family night for us. We looked up an inspirational talk about love and played rummikub. I am a rummikub virgin so nick beat me everytime. I love him. He makes everything more fun. I will win next time.

I am in love with hot chocolate and today's cold weather gave me a good excuse to make some. I tried this recipe, which needs some work, but it still hit the spot. If anyone has an exceptional recipe they would like to share with me...I would love them.

Hot Chocolate

2 ounces unsweetened or semisweet chocolate, coarsley chopped

1/3 cup sugar

4 cups milk

In medium saucepan combine chcolate, sugar and 1/2 cup of the milk. Stir over medium heat until mixture just comes to boil. Stir in remaining 3 1/2 cups milk. I love cinnamon so add that now if desired. Heat through, but do not boil. The chocolate flakes with infuse into the milk as heated. Top with whipped cream or marshmallows or if your like me, add both.

back at it.

We are ready to be more dedicated to our blog, even if we are the only ones who look at it; it will be a good hobby. I have always had a hard time writing in my journal, so this can be an alternative; also, my mom just told me that you can have your blog printed out like a journal. SWEET! Problem solved.

PS. I love my husband...I have been wanting curved edges on my pictures forever and he just figured it out.

PSS. I love daylight savings time! I love that crazy feeling waking up and wondering why my phone says 8:30 and my clock says 9:30. The extra hour of sleep is also a plus.

BFF

We celebrated our first year anniversary on the 8th! I am so lucky to have such a perfect husband! My favorite things about him are..

His Smile, His laugh

His funny jokes and his voice

The way he doesn't stop tickling my back until I fall asleep

His motivation and hard wark

His style

The way he calms me down when I

am completely stressed out

His testimony and his goals

There are a million tiny things about him that make me love him so much.Thanks for taking care of me and making this year the best year yet. I

can't wait to spend the rest of forever with you.