Thankful!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We spent out time up in Denver with my family instead of going to Utah. Mike's parents will be in Utah after Christmas so we postponed our trip so we could see them. My Dad made an amazing turkey with awesome gravy and we had a wonderful dinner.Chilling with Uncle Harrison

The day after Thanksgiving, we went Christmas tree cutting. Hazel rode in the backpack my parents have from when I was a kid! She loved it until she got tired, but we still managed to find a beautiful tree. Mike and I decorated it today and it looks great. I love Christmas trees!

Overall it was a fun weekend. It was great to have time to sit back and realized how blessed we truly are. I am so thankful for a job I enjoy, my membership in the church, my calling that teaches me so much, Kiara, my loving parents, and so much more. Above all I'm thankful for Mike and Hazel. Hazel has brought us so much joy! She's a sweet girl and we love her to pieces.

Happy Birthday!!!

This is a shout out to my mom! Happy Birthday Mom!

Love you tons and hope your day is GREAT!

Love,

Mb and J and H

Princess Falls

Ever since Hazel was born, she's been a puker! She pukes a ton all the time. It doesn't matter how much we burp her, she pukes. She pukes so much Mike gave her the nick-name Princess Falls (as in Niagara Falls).

Well the other day while I was at work, Mike put her on the floor with her bottle. He has taught her to hold the bottle herself and so she lay happily on the floor eating.

When she was full, she pushed the bottle aside and began to play. Meanwhile, Mike is typing a paper for school. He looks up and Hazel has rolled to her tummy, nothing out of the ordinary. Well, next thing he knows Kiara is licking Hazel all over. He goes over to make Kiara stop, rolls Hazel on to her back, and what does he find.......


Oh Princess Falls! What will we do with you?

Here's a chance to see how well you really know your husband. Cut, paste and fill in the answers, then check with your spouse, to see how right you really are.


1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Depends what sport is in season, haha. Right now, football or basketball:)

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
No dressing - only olive oil.

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
One food he doesn't like? There are dozens!

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. His drink would be?
Dr Pepper with NO ICE!

5. Where did he go to high school?
Freshman Year - Newport Harbor High School
Remaining Years - University High School

6. What size shoe does he wear?
11 or 11 1/2 I can never quite remember

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Easy - Hotwheels!

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Peanut butter and Jelly. He has at least 2 every week.

9. What would he eat every day if he could?
In-n-Out! Too bad there aren't any here.

10. What is his favorite cereal?
Golden Grahams

11. What would he never wear?
Ummm..... he will wear pretty much anything but I know he's never wear tights

12. What is his favorite sports team?
Basketball - Lakers; Baseball - Angels; College Football - USC; Pro Football - not sure. Other sports he doesn't like enough to have a favorite team.

13. Who did he vote for?
McCain

14. Who is his best friend?
Me (though Hazel's a close second)

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Splash water all over the bathroom when I wash my face. He calls me Hurricane Justine:)

16. What is his Heritage?
Ummm..... English and Scottish I think.

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?
He's not a big cake person. He'd prefer brownies.

18. Did he play sports in high school?
Yes! Football, waterpolo, volleyball, and he was offered a spot on varsity baseball as a Freshman but it conflicted with another sport so he didn't play.

19. What could he spend hours doing?
Playing around on his Blackberry. I think he'll have to be buried with it!

20. What is one thing you appreciate about him?
What a wonderful friend/support he is to me. He is endlessly patient and loving. I love you tons!!!!

Halloween

We had a blast this year dressing up Hazel! Last year neither of us dressed up once, but this year we each had several costumes:) Tuesday night we went to the ward Halloween party as cowboys and girls. Hazel even had little pig-tail spikes with bows!

On Thursday night, Mike had a party in his ASL class. Mike got some purple hair gel and started a theme. I was a rock star with purple hair (though Mike later decided I was one of the X-Men). Mike was a cowboy with purple hair, and Hazel was a purple haired monster!

Purple Haze!

Notice her one spike:) Does this make us bad parents? Nah!

Mike's ASL Class
My personal favorite was the Will Farell basketball player followed closely by Where's Waldo.