Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday was our 3-year anniversary! Time has flown by and this year has been extra special because of the new addition to our family. On Saturday we got to enjoy some time to ourselves with dinner and a movie. Sunday night we went to Temple Square to look at the lights. There was something really fun being on Temple Square three years later.

I love you Jesse! I'm looking forward to what the next few years will bring.

N'awlins here we come!

Well it's official! We are headed to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl! After much debate and lots of going back and forth we bit the bullet and booked our trip yesterday. The trip is quite expensive but hey, it's only money right?

We are so excited to follow our Utes to the biggest game in Utah football history. It will be so fun to be in Louisiana with our fellow Ute fans and to have the opportunity to watch the Sugar Bowl in person.

LET'S GO UTAH!!!!!

Baby's First

Gavin had a couple "firsts" this weekend. We got our Christmas tree on Saturday and he loves looking at all the decorations. I'm so excited for him to be a part of our Christmas this year.

For Gavin's Christmas present we bought him a high chair; I know, very exciting! He got his present early because it's time to start eating rice cereal. YUM!

At first he didn't mind it but after a while this was his reaction:

Our little guy is getting so big. He is very close to sitting up on his own and his new favorite thing is to suck on the side of the crib. I hope you can see the drool dripping from the crib. :)

Happy Holidays!

We are entering my favorite time of year! I love the Christmas season and I'm so excited to see Christmas lights and trees being decorated already. We started decorating over the weekend and it's going to be a new adventure this year with Gavin. He is so curious about everything right now and he loves to grab anything he can get his hands on.

Thanksgiving was great and it was so nice to have a little vacation. I loved being with family and relaxing all weekend.

I'm very grateful for lots of things in my life right now and especially my two boys!

The Perfect Season - 12-0

WE DID IT!!!!! I still can't believe the way this season has turned out. 2004 was an awesome year and it was very memorable. I was a senior in college and because I was a journalism major I got to interview Alex Smith and Urban Meyer. That year was so much fun and I never thought I would see another 12-0, BCS busting season in my lifetime. Boy, was I wrong!!!!

This season was so unexpected and I think that has made it even sweeter. We can't wait to hear what bowl game our team will be playing in and you better believe we will be there cheering them on!

GO UTES!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY RIVALRY WEEK!!!!!!!!!!

San Diego - 11-0

We traveled to San Diego this weekend for the Utah game. It was so much fun and the weather was unbelievable! We played at the beach, laid by the pool, did a little shopping, ate out and of course watched a great Utah football game.

We met up with the students on the MUSS Bus for some beach football. Elise was there with a bunch of other cheerleaders so of course they did some beach stunting.

Gavin enjoyed both the beach and the pool. We loved putting his feet in the sand for the first time.

The game was a blast and that stadium is so much fun. There were tons of Utah fans there so the atmosphere was really fun. I can't believe we are 11-0. Only one team left. Bring on the Zoobs!!

Self-Defense

Last night my mom's relief society did a self-defense night and I learned a lot and I wanted to pass it on. The guy who taught the class said the current statistic is there is a 100% chance of you being assaulted sometime in your life! That's crazy. Hopefully these tips will help you avoid an attack or get you out of one in case that becomes a reality.

*Always be aware of your surroundings. When you are walking to your car, home, etc. take three seconds to look around and make sure no one is watching you

*Don't be afraid to offend someone who is making you uncomfortable. If someone is asking you for money or encroaching on your personal space don't be afraid to ask them to stop. They will probably only become defensive if they were planning to attack.

*Your best defense is to run and make sure you run toward people. Don't run to your car or home and don't panic and run into a more dangerous place, i.e. a dark parking lot, a gulley, etc. And make sure you make lots of noise while you are running.

*If you do need to become violent to defend yourself here are the best places to target on your attacker: hit them in the temple, poke them in the eyes, punch them in the throat, stomp on the bridge of their foot, knee them in the groin, elbow them in the kidney, karate chop them in the side of the neck, elbow them in the chest and hit them in the nose

*NEVER, EVER LET THEM TRANSPORT YOU TO A SECOND LOCATION! Your chances of surviving a kidnapping are very slim so make sure you fight, fight, fight and don't ever let them get you in their car.

I hope these tips help. I'm of the opinion that if you put up any kind of fight an attacker will probably back off. Even if they have a weapon there is only a 15% chance they will use it if you run (specifically if they have a gun). Sadly these things happen every day so make sure you decide right now you will fight back if you are ever in this situation!

Oh, What A Night!

I think the goal of the Utes is to give me a heart attack this year! Last night was such a roller coaster of emotions, from nervous, to depressed to ecstatic! Way to go UTES!!

I think the blackout was a huge success and the stadium looked awesome!

San Diego HERE WE COME!!!

GO UTES!!!!!

Halloween

The Monday before Halloween we always carve pumpkins with my family. This year I decided not to do a face and instead did polka dots. Jesse carved Jack Skellington from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.'

On Halloween we got to see all our family members which was so much fun. Here is our sweet little Gavin dressed up as a frog!

These are Gavin's cousins: Yoda (Fiona) and Darth Vader (Astin)

I also had to post this photo because it's so funny. Gavin discovered some new things to put in his mouth last night! YUM!