Pictures of the Inside

It's huge compared to our little apartment! 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms - practically a mansion!

Our New House!

I thought I would post some pictures of the house that we will be moving into in a couple of weeks. I love it. It We were cleaning there on saturday and I was thinking that there was something familiar about it. That is because as a child, this is exactly the kind of yard I wanted - complete with perfect climbing tree which I also included a picture of.

Cooties

this is serious business.

The Worst Christmas Task

I consider myself a big fan of Christmas in general. I love the Christmas hymns we sing in church, the nativity account, all of the fun stories we hear about giving - and getting into the spirit of giving. I can't say I don't enjoy the receiving end of Christmas as well. However, along with that spirit of giving comes the act of wrapping. Wrapping gifts is not a talent of mine. It is difficult for me to do the sides of the box or whatever is being wrapped. My gifts always end up looking all wrinkly - like a five year old did them. I also frequently misjudge how much wrap to use and then have to cut another strip so that you can't see what the gift is. That's another thing - in all of the accounts of the nativity I have heard and seen acted out, not once have the gifts presented to the baby Jesus been wrapped. They were all presented as they were, none of this ridiculous froo-froo wrapping or bows - nonsense all of it. I know that wrapping gifts is no big deal for most of you, if not all of you. If you happen to enjoy wrapping, you may disregard this post as the ramblings of one who is not good at wrapping. If you know me, I simply don't like to do things I'm not good at. But, then again, I think most people are that way to some extent. And for those of you whose solution is to do the whole bag with tissue paper thing, I am bad at that also. I wrinkle the tissue paper too much or don't use enough or I use too much. Plus I think that route is more expensive than the wrapping paper. Let's face it, I'm a lost cause. But I figure, if that is the only part of Christmas I don't like, I won't let it get me down. Think of it this way - a good laugh for those who receive gifts from me. Here are two of my better "wraps" - and you'll notice that one has an added on piece and the other just looks a little wrinkled. But those are pretty decent for me, you should see some of the others! I do think I got better as the wrapping progressed today.

So this whole blogging business is feast or famine with me so enjoy while you can. Below pictured are may way cute nieces and nephews - yet another added perk to marrying Lance! I don't have any pictures of Abby yet but I'm working on it. For now, here are Claira, Dallen, Callie, Bailey, Kayden, and TJ.

I love my way cute Nieces and Nephews!

Resemblances

While going through pictures as I am on a blogging roll this evening I found these pictures from last year around Thanksgiving time. I now can see how a lot of people think I Megan and I are sisters. In fact I look quite a bit more like Megan than I do like my own adorable sister, Amanda. Why is that? Oh yes, hello Ellen! You are looking radiant in this picture as always!

The Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of

So my coach - Coach Gabe as we call him, was laughing about how when he runs his camps for little girls they look so funny in their jean shorts with their shin guards on the outside of their socks and their hair in pig tails. He is used to seeing us in our boring practice gear all tucked in (looking exactly the same like little drones - I'm not bitter though) every day. Anyways, on wednesday we all decided that it would be funny to surprise Gabe. He thought it was hilarious and btu insisted that since we had decided to do this ridiculous thing, we had to practice like this the whole time. I don't see what's so funny, we look good ...

I was going through my pictures and I saw these pictures from my friend Summer's wedding. She and I played soccer together at Sierra and she married her husband Jake in the Sacramento temple on July 27th - exactly a week after Lance and I. Beautiful girl and just for the record she is the same age as I am for all of the skeptics who say we're too young. 4 months and going strong, huh Summer! Anyways I thought some pictures from her wedding would be nice. Someday maybe I'll post some from mine. Maybe...