Christmas 2009

I got Kennedy a Zhu Zhu pet which was a miracle in and of itself...those things are impossible to find
My cute dad with Ani
Kennedy was so excited to see Enoch Christmas morning she dropped the gift she was opening and ran to give him a huge hug. It was the cutest thing.

Valerie and Mama Cass
My mom suprised Jake with a laptop which was a really special gift for him...love you brother
Aunt Colie with Nenny


Whitney and Pete Christmas morning
Farley and Enoch obviously both excited about getting another picture
Uncle Inca teaching Nenny and Ani how to spit...wonderful!
Kip and Enoch watching the girls open their gifts
I taught Ani how to clap and she would get so excited once she figured it out.
Cute Lori who made the yummiest breakfast on Christmas morning

Bristol loving her dad
Our first Christmas tree that we cut down in Wyoming
Bristol enjoying her treats Santa brought her


I always get so sad Christmas evening when the activities of the day are winding down and you realize it is almost over. So here I am blogging about my Christmas already so I can remember what a fun day it was. Enoch and I spent our 2nd Christmas together in our first home this year and loved it. We slept in the living room on the floor next to the tree. Bristol thought it was the greatest thing being able to sleep out with us. Christmas morning we opened a few gifts we gave each other and the puppy and then went and visited both our families. It was a wonderful day and we feel so grateful for both our families, our home, health and jobs. Couldn't ask for anything more than that this year. We truly feel so blessed.

December Extravaganza

Me attempting a jump on the snowmobile...thanks to my husband and lots of patience I WILL get better at sledding...I promise Enoch
My great friend Jill who is really good at snowmobiling and also really patient with me on the sled
Our almost innocent puppy Bristol
First big snowstorm of the year settling onto our front lawn.
Colleen, Natalie, Jen, Cathy and I after our Christmas work party
Nelly, Jake, Papa Lynn at the Merrill's annual Christmas Dinner. The food is to die for. Thanks Paula and Rich!
Uncle Inca, Tippy and Erica at the dinner
Making sugar cookies at Mom's
I can't believe December has come and is almost gone. It was such a busy month with Christmas parties, a little shopping, and some great news that Enoch found a wonderful new job and started it 2 weeks ago. He has been out of town for the past couple of weeks in California training for his new position. He works for a company that does seismic bracing for large buildings. He will be helping to open their first office here in Utah. And one of the best things about it is his office is only 2 miles away which means no more commuting downtown! We both now work within 5 minutes of home which will be so great. He already loves his coworkers and finds the work interesting so I am really happy for him.

Thanksgiving in Star Valley

Uncle E and Auntie Coco after stuffing our faces.
Lori tree hunting
Lori and I thought the pie's lack of setting up was quite funny; it still tasted divine
Our first Christmas tree!
Cute little Sienna and Ashlee with her famous pumpkin bars which are to die for
These kids found some fine accessories at the cabin, they came in and surprised Enoch and I dressed like this. It was hilarious!
Quite happy about our tree find
Enoch and Farley taking a break in between cutting down our trees

This year we spent Thanksgiving in beautiful Star Valley Wyoming. It really is one of the most beautiful places. We had so much fun with Enoch's family. The day after Thanksgiving we got tree tags and went into the forest to cut down our own trees. It is a great tradition and you don't get trees any more fresh. What a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are so thankful for the amazing year it has been, our families, health, home, puppy and the blessings of the Gospel.

Life = Change

Without going into all the dramatic details of the last 2 weeks of my life, some great changes are happening. I no longer work for the cardiology office but have accepted the position with my previous job at the pediatrician office. It will be a great change and I feel so blessed to have found work so quickly. I'm looking forward to going back to my co-workers at Parkway Pediatrics and seeing all the cute mom's I got so attached to.
Even though I am not at the cardiology office I continued to finish out my EKG class I have been taking through IHC. It has been the most intense class but extremely interesting so I figured I may as well take the final test even though I won't need it anymore in the practice I will be in. And for the good news I found out today that I passed! So, despite all the stress and drama of the past few weeks I have a great new job and all my studying paid off. Thanks Enoch for supporting me through all this garbage! You are wonderful and I'm so thankful for knowing you are there through thick and thin.

At Last... Before and After Pics of our Home Sweet Home

After... Our Home

view from the front porch looking north
our new front door... our old one was quite drafty and gave you a good view of our living room :(
updated bay window... notice how ghetto the old one looked in the pics below
view from our backdoor looking west, to the left is our shed, to the right our garage
Enoch's real home... the manly garage WITH a pit to change your oil; he was sold on the house when he saw the oil pit
side view of the north end of the home, looking back toward the garage
south side of our side yard looking east...complete with a drinking fountain we need to get working
view from the hallway looking at front door and living room
view of the living room
our bedroom which is directly behind the living room
looking out of our bedroom into the master bathroom
quite obvious this is the shower/tub
master bathroom aka the only bathroom right now :)
view from living room looking into the dining room
view from dining room looking out bay window
dining room aka Bristol's bedroom
cute little yellow kitchen...eventually want a black-splash
other side of kitchen, we just finally got that door for our pantry
moving day, poor Bristol was wiped
Taken this summer after Mama Cass and I weeded the front. It hadn't been touched in months
front of the house after Enoch had painted it, hadn't weeded yet as you can tell
Before we could even buy the house the FHA made us paint it and scrape the front porch so it would be up to code for them
our overgrown backyard. We have almost a half an acre so there will always be yard work
half way done for painting...Enoch did such a good job
this is the most comical part of when we bought the house. This is what the furnace looked like. It took up a huge part of the basement and was a converted old coal burning stove thing...we called it the BEAST. Thanks to my good friend Ben, we have nice central air and heating now.
kitchen prior to painting and cleaning, it was so dang gross and dirty. Thank heavens for self cleaning ovens
living room prior to cleaning and painting and new carpet
Wow, this picture leaves me speechless. All I can say is good thing we say potential because I thought both our parents thought we were crazy for buying this house. So, here they are, the before and after pics. It feels so good to finally be more settled in our home. There will always be projects in a home built in 1928, but we love it here and know this was a good move for us. Our new ward is amazing and we've already met so many new friends and kind faces. I love having so many trails nearby to run or ride our bikes on and property to tackle next year. It's been such a blessing being able to have a place to call "Home."

Halloween 2009

Enoch and I have been trying every spare minute we have to go up American Fork Canyon to hike or just go for a drive. The cool fall weather is perfect up there. Halloween afternoon we went for a hike to Pittsburgh Lake and then had dinner at the Ritchie's.

Sunday walk with the Prestwich's

Kip, Erica and their kids went for a little hike with Enoch, Bristol and I on Sunday. It was absolutely gorgeous! E and I are loving the fall weather.