HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAM!!!

I hope you have a good day.

Love ya!

Cheeseball

We had a potluck at work on Christmas Eve and so I took a cheeseball. Here's the recipe. It was so wonderful! I thought the combination would be weird and I was worried about it, but it was delicious!

Ginger's Cheese Ball (Recipezaar.com #19721)

2 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (16 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
2 Tbsp green peppers, chopped
2 Tbsp onions, chopped
2 Tbsp seasoning salt
2 cups pecans, chopped and divided

Mix all ingredients, withholding 1 cup of the chopped pecans, into a ball.
Roll the cheeseball into the remaining pecans.
Refridgerate.
Serve w/ crackers.

Christmas Morning

My parents got Hunter this 4-wheeler bike. He loves it! He wanted to open presents while riding his bike. (the present he is opening is a vacuum, which he loves)

My parents got him some new slippers too. They have sports balls on them.

This is what Santa brought him. It did have legos in it, but then Hunter discovered he could sit in it instead.

this is when he first woke up and came out to see what santa brought him.

Josh got a blue tooth, so now he won't get mad when I call hime when he drives. He also got the game Blockus and some new socks. He got an air hog helicopter that flies. It's pretty cool.

I got new pots and pans, set of knives, and a parrafin wax bath thing. I'm so happy! My mom got me this beatiful wall hanging with the temple on it and it says together on a journey to eternity. And she gave me a cool clock and so did my sister. We were definately spoiled this year and are so greatful for what we got. Thank you everyone!

The only thing to make our Christmas better would be to spend it with our "big" family. We love and miss you all!

Merry Christmas!!!

This might be a long one-

A little story-So, I got off work today about 2:30. I had to run to Rite-Aid to get Hunter some milk so that he doesn't run out on Christmas day (cuz that would be the end of his world). I don't know the story of events before I got to the checkout, but here's what happend once I got to the checkout line. There is a dad with a little boy who was maybe 4 or 5, 6 at the oldest. The first thing I hear the dad say is, you're not going to get Christmas if you don't behave. Now, I know as parents, we tend to use that threat to children, but this guy was extremly rude about it. They kept walking outside and the whole time this little boy keeps saying no, no and is just bawling. I don't know what he did to make his dad upset, but dad was very rude. Just as they got outside, the store door hadn't closed all the way and I heard that dad say, you are so embarrasing! He put the boy in the car and dad stood outside the car and had a cigarette. I felt so bad for this little boy! I understand that as parents and as a child things happen, and sometimes we don't always make mom and dad happy. But for this dad to tell his son that he is so embarrasing! It broke my heart. I know that my son sometimes has a little temper tantrum in the store, and yes people look at you and stare at you, but I could never tell my child they are embarrasing.

On a happier note-I am so thankful this Christmas season for all the wonderful blessing I have. I have too many to count! I am so greatful for my little family. We may not be very big yet, but we sure do have a lot of love! I love Hunter so much. He is such a joy and adds so much life to our family. He is getting so big and growing so fast and learning so much. I usually try and be 10 steps ahead and I'm usually 5 behind him. He adds so much to our family and we couldn't live without him.

I'm so thankful for my husband and all that he does for me. He is so great and makes me feel so loved. He is such a hard worker and tries so hard to make everything perfect for me. I love him so much!

I'm so greatful for family! Mine and Josh's-My family is so wonderful. They make me smile. I'm so thankful that I could marry into the family I did. They have taken me in as one of their own and I love them so much and couldn't ask for better in-laws. They're amazing!

I'm so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ! I'm so greatful to my Savior who died on the cross and suffered for me. What an amazing gift! Definatley one of the greatest gifts we could ask for! I'm so glad that I can spend eternity with my family and I love them dearly!

I hope everyone has a safe and Merry Chirstmas!!!

Go Broncos!!!

Cheese Ball

I am looking for a good cheese ball recipe. If anyone has a good one I would love to have it. We are doing a pot luck at work and I'm taking cheese ball. I have one recipe but would like another. Thanks for your help!

Snow

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!!! It's been snowing all morning. I love it! It's finally starting to feel like Christmas now. It's a fluffy, light snow, but it's sticking. Maybe we'll build a snowman! Hunter is very fasinated with it. He keeps watching out the window to see what is going on outside.

I can't wait...

I can't wait for Friday. It's my work party! We even get to have spouses come this year (this is the 1st time the dr. has ever let spouses come) We are going on a Christmas Train Party. We get on a train in Horseshoe Bend and it goes to Banks and back. They feed you dinner on the train and everything. I'm so excited! I've never rode a train before but it was one of those things on my list to do before I die, so I can cross it off. This is not the same train we will be on, but our's will be all lit up and decorated too. And thanks to my wonderful sister, I have a babysitter. She's so wonderful! A night out and no worries about my sweet baby!*

*Side note-Sweet baby is not an all the time thing. Only when he wants. Today wasn't that day. He wasn't very nice at daycare to his friend, Gavin. Him and Gavin are about the same age. They were playing and Gavin did something that made Hunter mad so Hunter bit Gavin's finger. About an hour later they were playing again. This time Hunter made Gavin mad, so Gavin bit Hunter's finger. Of course they tell me about this when I go to pick him up. Amy (the daycare lady) said Hunter was soooo mad at Gavin for biting his finger. I said good, maybe that will teach the kid not to bite. What to do with my child!!! If he wasn't so cute I could beat his butt sometimes. Gotta love him!