to busy to blog. . .

Erik just started a job/co-op last week at L3 communications. I don't know exactly what he does but he is working 20 hours a week and we are getting full benefits and tuition reimbursement! Which is amazing since i work for myself and we have to pay a ton for crappy health insurance and haven't had dental. Plus Tuition is more every semester . I am so happy he got the job and so proud of him, he is such a hard worker! So with him working and going to school my life pretty much consists of working extra long hours because of the holidays and then coming home making dinner, cleaning, grocery shopping, packing lunches etc... since Erik never has time to help out.

We got to hang out today and make gingerbread cookies with Erik's family, a tradition they have done since they were little. The recipe is amazing(val had to swear me into secrecy haha) they are really soft, nothing like the gingerbread houses. We had a lot of fun and more importantly got to relax, thank goodness for Sundays :)

Erik and I decorating, that's the funnest part! (besides eating it) Last year we did it, I spent like an hour doing one and it was so cute. It had these little silver balls all over it that break your teeth and sprinkles and mostly anything that was cute that didn't taste that great, ya no one gave me the heads up on that. So this year I just loaded mine with chocolate, it wasn't as cute but it tasted way better!

This was Erik's man out of the oven, i don't know if he tried to make it a muscle man with no neck and a grill in his mouth but that's what it turned out to be! it was pretty funny, i thought the tie was pretty creative though :)

Mere and Hope

Val rolling the dough, she was there for a while. we made 10 batches!

Violet copying mommy. . . don't worry after she was done she put the dough in her ears and hair

addi and teyah decorating

grace and grandpa, all the kids love their grandpa. its so cute

More decorating, it takes all day but its worth it, they are so amazing!

Mere and grandma putting tons of cream cheese frosting on them. Ummm they are so good. This was only about half of them, we made a ton! I decided to make them for all the girls i work with so hopefully they enjoy them

Football game or 7 am movie??

We totally look like we are at a football game in this pic but nope. . . that's right we went to new moon at 7 am! We waited to long to get tickets and everything was sold out for the weekend, but they just added a 7 am one so we figured why not? I had a sleepover at my moms and watched twilight the night before. We rolled out of bed and filled our purses with yogurt, granola, bagels and cream cheese. there were people buying popcorn. . . way to early for popcorn, sick! It was so worth getting up for! LOVED IT!

All the girls but Kelsey who wasn't feeling that good so we drug my brother Anthony along. . . who knows what he is doing in that pic, I promise he is not gay. Don't we all look so good though i didn't bring anything to sleep over so i just had to borrow random shiz.

Halloween Pics

Kristan and Kel came as my dates to a party that Shanna invited us to since Erik didn't come. We had a lot of fun! Kristan just wore Erik's costume and Kel was a black widow.

Don't we look hott together!!

Mark and Shanna, the Trio and Jayni and Ben. . . since you can't really tell who they are

All the cool people who dressed up for work! I only lasted about an hour in my heels though. Becca kept her skates on the whole time, she was amazing

We went to a party on Halloween at Erik's friends house. We ate food and treats till we were sick, then put in Ghost Busters. I was out in 10 minutes. I am a party pooper :(

He was supposed to wear the red suspenders Kristan had on, they weren't even close to fitting. haha

It was fun to hang out with my hubby again, I was looking on my blog and he hasnt made it on since this summer. . . stupid school. P.S. he is such a hottie in this pic

THRILLER

My sisters and I all went to thriller this week for Kelsey's birthday, it was so so fun! If you haven't ever been you definitely should!

Before and after the show there were all the dancers walking around scaring everyone! she was the creepiest one for sure. . . they didn't scare me, so my sisters made me sit on the isle seat. My sister Amber was by far the worst, she was screaming like a little girl. It was hilarious!

I love having sisters! So my eyes are getting worse and i don't realize it until times like this. So at intermission Kelsey had an extra pair of contacts and she let me wear them. I gave them back to her after, that's pretty nasty but that's what sisters are for! Thanks Kel

Happy Birthday Kelsey!!

25 things I love about my best friend and sister Kel

1. She loved and still loves more than anyone i know!
2. She is the best mom to Addi
3. she has gone through so much in her life and still keeps a smile on her face

4. She can be entertained for hours with just a few glow sticks
5. She is so easy to work with, i am always sad when she is not there
6. everyone she meets instantly wants to be her friend

7. She is so creative, she did her and all the kids makeup for 4th of July.
8. She is so easy to talk to, I can tell her anything!
9. She always listens to the most random music and cant live without it

10. She always volunteers to be the boy at times like this ha ha.
11. Even though she was a dancer and cheerleader. . . always a tom boy. It all started when we were 10ish, I loved to do my hair and I would get so mad at her cause she wouldn't even brush hers.
12. She is always the favorite aunt. . . ( i get a little jealous, but i can't blame them) she is just so fun!

13. She is an amazing dancer!! (pretty sure i quit right after this pic)
14. She already teaches Addi to dance, it is the cutest thing ever!
15. She used to fall asleep at night in the splits. . . i can't even touch my toes.

16. It's just not a Halloween party without her!
17. She is an amazing artist
18. She made a sculpture of legolas on Lord of the Rings, it was perfect! then one second later my huge a$$ knocked it off the table and smashed his face in and she just laughed!

19. She is beautiful! couldn't find a normal pic of her, she only takes funny ones of herself.
20. She always makes me laugh. . . and everyone else!
21. Her favorite outfit is basketball shorts, some random huge t-shirt and her ugg boots

22. She always comes up with the best Halloween costumes for us!
23. She is an amazing poet! She always let me use hers to turn in for English class :)
24. She has such a sweet spirit!
25. And the most beautiful smile, it's just contagious

bAbY CaLeB!

Most of my family went down to Vegas for a weekend to see my newest nephew caleb. . . this makes number 10! He is so tiny and cute

We went and did a few fun things while we were there. . . this is the Beligio, it was decorated so awesome for halloween!

We also went to an aquarium me and kyle are standing in this tunnel thing and you feel like you are actually in the tank, it was so crazy!

We were lucky that the mermaid came out too while we were there. The kids loved it! it freaked me out that she was swimming around all those fish.

What I've been up to

I went to the womens conference last night at the conference center with some girls from my ward. I don't know hardly anyone from my ward so it was really fun to get them. We went to dinner after and had a lot of fun. The sunset was beautiful when we came out!

My mom and my sisters and I love to get together and do crafts! We first go to the wood connection and look at all the cute ideas. Then we take a pic of the one we decide to do, and buy all the stuff to make it. It is way funner to make the craft than to buy it!! Well Brooke doesn't think so, as you can tell by her expression, but she came anyway :)

My finished product! everyone did theirs really different and they all turned out cute! btw it doesn't matter what we make Kelsey's always turns out the best cause she is so talented!! We all hate her for it!