Presents!

Guess who got caught getting into her Christmas stuff.....

She's so cute no matter what! I'm smitten! =)

Company Christmas Party

Chase Media, who Adam now works for, has an annual ice skating party in the beginning of December. Cousins, aunts, uncles, and even grandmas come to this! It was down town Salt Lake, don't know exactly what the place was called because I'm still learning my wy around Utah (don't laugh siblings) but the night was so fun!

We had dinner, then did some ice skating! It has been so long since I've done this! I think the last time was on a date at BYU or in high school. Terri, Adam's mom, was my accomplice while ice skating because we both were excited but a little tense to get on the ice. After a few triple axels and back flips we were invincible. Our cousins even taught me how to skate backwards! I was always so jealous when we were kids that Jamie knew how to rollerblade and ice skate backwards. I never could get my legs to move like they should.

After skating we took pictures with Santa-Naomi's first chance to meet Santa. She wasn't scared but just pulled on his beard the whole time. Thank goodness it was not fake because she would have pulled it off and probably would have devastated a few of the kids waiting in line behind us!

After ice skating came the best part-hot wassil-it's like hot cider but even better! That was a fun first for alot of us.

Adam was not able to come with us because he had school that night and he doesn't miss class for anything-except when Naomi was on her way- but he graduates in a week so school won't get in the way for a while, until he goes to grad school... and that starts a whole different blog.....

SNOW!!!

Being from Tennessee, I am not used to having so much snow each winter. So in the first couple of times it snows I love to go and be in it and make some sort of creation.

This past weekend it snowed like crazy and of course I jumped out of bed so excited! All day I kept asking people to go out and "play" with me, but no one was interested.

So I finally had enough and went out to enjoy the snow and this is what I spent my snow time doing.

It says I LOVE ADAM, it's kinda hard to read.

Sing Us A Song, You're The PIano Man!

Here are a few pictures from the Billy Joel concert.....

This was taken on my phone...bad quality...

Christmas Treats

Our friends brought over some fancy Christmas treats so Adam's mom put a "do not eat" sign on them so she could have them last for a little while. That night we were all talking in the family room and in came Adam with the plate of goodies. He had altered the note just a bit--(see below)--and was eating all of the treats.

Just wanted to share with you a piece of why I love Adam-he makes life very entertaining.

Saturdays are our favorite cause we get to be as a family all day!
This past Saturday we went to the BYU game (as you can see our Saturday clothes have now been turned into BYU apparel). And after the game we went and raked Grandma Chase's leaves. Adam broke his finger this past week playing basketball but it wasn't much of a distraction for him!
Naomi loves to be outside so much and she was so good and patient! She has started to crawl and it was fun to see her crawl all over the leaves that we were trying to rake. We had to clear the spot around her blanket first to try and keep them out of her mouth, but needless to say, she's almost a toddler so of course she chewed some before we fetched them out of her mouth!

Pickles

Pickles came with our dinner a few nights ago and Naomi got a hold of mine. As you can see in the picture she didn't give it back! She loved it!

p.s. Don't try this at home......

Happy Halloween 2007!

We had a fun and eventful Halloween this year!

Naomi and I spent most of the day by going to Garden Village to do a little shopping. We went with my friend Katie who's baby boy is due any minute! So I was secretly hoping she would have him that day so I could take her to the hospital, but sadly, that didn't happen! Here we are trying on some hats....

Naomi had 2 cute costumes so she was a pink cheetah during the day while it was warmer, then she was a cute chicken when it began to get cooler.

Naomi went trick-or-treating with some cousins (actually Adam's cousins) but got cold really quickly so it was a quick trip around the neighborhood. I'm sure she'll enjoy it more next year!

Hope you had a fun night too!

Here we are worn out from a long, but fun, Halloween.

Elder Bednar

We had a wonderful surprise at church last Sunday! Elder Bdenar of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles came to teach our combined Priesthood and Relief Society meeting!

Adam and I teach the 17-18 year old Sunday school class. Our Bishop came in right as we were about to start class and told us that he had a special project for our class. He assigned the members in our class to teach all of the primary classes so that all of the adults in the ward could meet with Elder Bednar.

We rushed into the meeting to get good seats and sat on the front row right in front of his wife and him. He spent the whole hour with us teaching principles and expounding on doctrine. It was wonderful to be in his presence and to feel comfortable next to him. It was the chance of a lifetime to be so close to him in such an intimate setting.

"Baby It's Cold Outside!"

We had to get our coats out, cause the winter coldness is here!


And the coldness that's here reminds us of one of our favorite winter songs!



"I really can't stay - Baby it's cold outside I've got to go away - Baby it's cold outside This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice My mother will start to worry - Beautiful, what's your hurry My father will be pacing the floor - Listen to the fireplace roar So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry well Maybe just a half a drink more - Put some music on while I pour..........."

"Walkin' in Memphis!"

We just returned from a much needed trip to see our family in Memphis! We had so much fun- thanks Ginns! Jamie and Dallas came in from California too, so we had the whole family together for several days and it was Heaven!

Grandma Ginn enjoyed time with her first granddaughter...

Uncle John taught Naomi many things....

Dad set up a bonfire and we all had a fun roasting smores in the backyard.... I only had 4!
We ate at the Draper's new restaurant, and it was sooo good. My barbeque pizza was very tasty! We wil return ASAP!

Grandpa Ginn played with Naomi....

So did Uncle Dallas....

And so did Aunt Jamie.....

We visited Leslie and her classroom at St. Agnes....

And Naomi had a photo shoot.... This trip was Naomi's first plane ride and first time in Memphis, or anywhere out of Utah, and I think she enjoyed the adventure and the many kisses that she got while she met so many friends and family!
Mom and her friends had a baby shower for us because most of her friends had not yet seen Naomi and they also wanted to congratulate Jamie and her baby that is on the way. It was a such a fun night and a great idea from Momma Ginn and her friends! We got to catch up with our Memphis friends that we haven't seen in a while.

Naomi and Jamie's little boy got such fun gifts!

Nothing better than falling asleep on daddy's lap.....

I remember the times I would fall asleep on my daddy's lap. I even remember pretending to be asleep sometimes just so he would carry me to bed. It was so fun to be with him and feel so comfortable and protected around him. I loved knowing that he loved me.

Naomi's the same way-She loves sleeping on daddy's lap. I just had to document one of the many times that she has fallen asleep on Adam's lap. She loves her dad so much-we can already tell! I think we have a daddy's girl in training.

Jess's Celebrity Look Alikes

Sometimes I get bored at work and I just had to post these!

Adam's Celebrity Look Aikes

His cousin, Donny, even made it on the list!

Our Little Angel

I love taking the "precious moments" pictures of her when life slows down and she is just so angelic. Naomi is so sweet and reminds us of the things that are most important in life.

Super Girl!

Naomi likes her bibs backwards, don't know why but I'm keeping an eye on her so she doesn't fly away. And who knows-she might just be the next super hero.