Christmas!!!!

I have to say that I'm pretty sad that Christmas is over. I love the lights and the Christmas movies and wrapping presents. Now it's time to pack it all up. Even though I'm sad that it's over, we had a really great Christmas. On Christmas Eve we spent a few hours at my Omi's house where we made some headway in organizing her front bedroom. We ran home just in time to send off our last puppy and then we went over to Lonna's for a Christmas Eve dinner and some rounds of Catch Phrase. On Christmas day Nolan and I got up at about 9:30 and opened our presents for each other. As you can see by the photo, it was definitely a DVD Christmas.  Yes, each pile represents one show and the seasons are stacked.We both went way over budget on our shopping but we had a lot of fun doing it. After that we headed back to Lonna's for Turkey dinner and more presents, then out to my parents for even more presents and food. After that we made the very wise decision to drive home in the really bad snow and wind. Not the smartest thing, for sure. It was such a wonderful day and we had a great time spending it with our families. 

P.S. You will notice an increased quality in my pictures because we got a digital camera for Christmas!! No more camera phone photos! I know, I know, we are SO spoiled!

Stuff...

Here are a few of the random things that I've felt like posting but haven't had the time. 

A few posts ago I mentioned that I had made my cousins cake. At the reception I hung out with my mom, Lainey, Jen and my grandparents. We were sitting at the table just chatting when I

 noticed this.

Nothing too strange right? Look closer.

That's right, my grandpa was spelling with the decorative pebbles. I guess we just weren't entertaining enough for him.

In other news, we have sold all of our cute little puppies. In memory of them I'm posting some cute pictures of them just being cute.

   

      

So the puppies pretty much just sleep any and everywhere. The photo at the top is where they have all climbed under the desk into the back corner. You can only see two but the other two are even farther behind the desk. The boy had rolled out of the bed in his sleep and didn't even wake up.

   

The white girl was the last one left and after while I'd get ready in the mornings she'd climb into my bed. Kind of annoying but still super cute.

   

This is the only place high enough that Jinx could get to where the puppies couldn't reach her. She looks pretty comfy eh?

Life Saving Award

So Nolan's going to get annoyed at me for bragging about him but I'm proud of him so I'm going to brag. A few weeks ago Nolan went on a medical call with his sergeant. A 19-year-old kid had overdosed. Nolan and his sergeant did CPR on him until the paramedics got there. After he'd been stabalized at the hospital the doctors told them that if they hadn't done CPR when they did, the kid would have died. Nolan, being the great guy he is, went over his sergeant's head and nominated him for a Life Saving Award. Well Brigham City had their awards banquet on Friday night and we found out that not only did they give they Life Saving Award to Nolan's Sergeant, but they gave it to Nolan as well. He doesn't think he deserved it because he says he didn't do anything (ya right). Either way, I'm so proud of him. Even if he thinks he doesn't deserve the award, he does so much every day that goes pretty much unappreciated. How many people can say that they willingly do a job where they have to wear a bullet proof vest every single day for their own protection? He does it and he loves it. He does his best to act like a big tough jerk, but he really enjoys helping people out. I am very proud of my hubby for what he does every single day and I think it's pretty cool that he got a little bit of recognition for it.

Who wants one?

Aren't they so freaking cute! I keep trying to post them on KSL but it kicks me off when I'm halfway through. Stupid thing. And no, we didn't lose one. Kendra and Cody are taking one so I didn't take pictures of that one. These are the photos that I'm trying to put up on KSL. The salt and pepper is Nolan's favorite. He holds her all the time! The little white girl follows me all over the apartment and if I'm sitting down, she wants to be in my lap. The boy is such a boy. He picks on his sisters and tries to get in to everything. I already know that Shawna is going to sneak one home. Who else wants one?