I left my heart in UTAH...

Today Ryan called me during his lunch break. As we were talking I cut him off and said, "Ryan I am HOME SICK." He proceeded to tell me Nevada is my home now (which he always does) and although it is true, I told him I am still home sick for UTAH. I miss my mom, my sisters, the rest of our families, my friends, being able to actually watch the BYU football games, the mountains, and maybe even the snow?!?

I started to think about how quickly time has gone since we had Brady and Easton. We moved here when they were just 8 months old and now they are 2! The time for us to move back to Utah is fast approaching and with the Holidays coming, our time left here is limited. I have LOVED living here in Nevada. I have loved our ward, the friends we have made, the experiences we have had, and the way our family has been strengthened. I would not change the time we have spent here for anything and to be honest, we have actually even talked about taking a job here because we have loved it so much. But today it dawned on me, I left my heart in Utah! Think what you will...whether you hate Utah, think it is dumb to raise your family there, or all the other things I hear every day, it is my HOME! I love it there and although leaving will be hard, I think come MARCH I will be ready to go home.

I am excited to head that way tomorrow and be able to spend Thanksgiving with our families! Utah here we come!!!

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!

We are headed to Utah in a few days for Thanksgiving but before we left we wanted to decorate for Christmas. We had fun letting the boys help this year. They threw the ornaments and loved playing with the animals that go with our Nativity! I love this time of year and having my house all decorated made me really excited for Christmas!

Twilight!!!

I was one of many who stayed up until midnight to watch Twilight last night. They opened the doors at the theater at 9:00 because the lines were so long it wound into the casino putting all these underage girls in the casino. The joys of living in Vegas! I had to work until 11:00 so my friend Amanda saved me a seat!

I thought the movie was good though I was disappointed in some of the casting. Jasper looked like he had a stick up his bottom the whole time, Carlisle is much younger than I expected, Rosalie is not as drop dead gorgeous as she should be, and although Edward grew on me throughout the movie, he was still not what I had pictured. Jessica was my favorite! I thought it followed the book well, at least from what I remember. All in all I thought it was pretty good just hard to love when you don't love the main characters. Has anyone else seen it? What did you think?

My New Addiction!

My friend Shea got me into coupon shopping a couple of months ago and I have been hooked since. It is so addicting and so fun! The other night we had dinner and then left the kiddos with their dads to enjoy Monday Night Football together. We had a great shopping night. I spent about $6.00 total on all of this!!! What did I get?- 8 tubes of toothpaste (stocking up for a Christmas project)
- 5 sticks of deodarant (same thing)
- Batteries
- Face lotion
- 4 Glade candles
- Windex wipes
- 2 multi surface cleaners
- Zantrex energy shots

Yep, that is why I am addicted!

Big Gulp

It is no secret that I love Dr. Pepper and nothing beats a Big Gulp from 7-Eleven! The other night Ryan went and got us drinks so we had 2 cups laying around. This morning I was trying to find the boys and could hear them but could not figure out where they were. I finally found them in the bathroom drinking their Big Gulps. I am such a great influence. This is exactly how I found them!

Flexing Boys!

Today Ryan was teaching the boys how to flex. I know this is sideways but I can't get it to turn. I am so mad and I don't know why I recorded it this way. Anyway, if you have a lap top turn it sideways. These boys make me laugh everyday!

Oh to be 18 again?!?

Happy birthday to my baby sister! I cannot imagine our family without Kelsey in it. She has the most vibrant personality and can always make me laugh! Kelsey is a wonderful sister and aunt. All the kids adore her and she is so good to them. We love you Kels! I hope you have a wonderful birthday, you deserve it!

For her birthday we wanted to put together a book of advice. So, I am asking all of my blogging friends and stalkers to give me your thoughts. Think back to when you were 18 years old, graduating from High School, dating the school football star, moving onto college, leaving home, etc.

What advice do you have for my little sister???

Leave your comments below and we will type them and put them in a book to give to her. We thought it would be fun for her to read. Thanks for your help!