Christmas Card!

Jayson and I decided to do Christmas cards this year, but due to our circumstances, only the grandparents are getting a hard copy. So for those of you who do not receive a hard copy, we hope that you enjoy this soft copy.

Merry Christmas!

Tagged...

Ok Erin, here it is. Better late than never right...

1. I am VERY afraid of diving! I was on a swim team when I was younger and I hated diving. It always took a lot of courage to jump off the block when that shot was fired. I always thought that I would hit my head, get a concussion and drown. A bit extreme, I know. But it is what I thought. To this day, I never dive off a diving board when swimming at a pool. And I never dive off the houseboat, the ski boat, or any other object. I hate diving!

2. I sincerely thought that I would marry Josh Groban. I got my first Josh Groban CD for Christmas when I was a senior in high school. For some reason, I was convinced that we would meet somehow (at a concert of his or something) and that he would ask me out, convert to the church, and that we would eventually get married! Call me crazy, but I believed this for quite a while.

3. For those of you who know me, this isn't new. But... My very favorte treat is popcorn and orange juice. I know it's weird, but it is the perfect combination of salty and sweet.

4. I am a little OCD about Clean towels. Especially the wash cloths and hand towels in the bathroom. I change them at least twice a week. Sometimes every day for the wash cloths.

5. I am a little OCD about Locking car doors. I heard once about a woman getting hijacked in her car at a stop light and ever since I lock the doors the second I get in the car and then multiple times while driving. I also re-lock the doors any time I see anything a little questionable (ex. scary man on a corner). Jayson things this is a little racist, sexist, or just plain judgemental. But he is happy that I am safe!

6. I still wear my retainer at night! I got my braces off my sophomore year in high school (almost 7 years ago) and I still wear my retainer every night when I go to bed. I am a really pretty sight at night with my glasses and retainer :)

Well they are probably not the most original things, but I think they are my little weird habits! Hope you enjoyed it!

I now tag..... Paige, Abby, and Erin D.

BYU ROCKS!!!

For the past few years Jayson and I have been die hard BYU football fans (before we were just normal fans who could watch a game without getting a sick stomach and sweaty palms). I was still nervous for this year's BYU vs. Utah game even though Jayson wasn't playing (so there was no way he would be in the position to win or loose the game).

We were so lucky to get tickets from Jayson's dad- but there was a catch... We had to go with Nate and Paige (Jayson's brother and sister-in-law who are die hard Ute fans). I'll admit I was a little nervous (especially because Nate has a tendency to say things about BYU that make my temperature rise and I find myself getting hot from the inside out and wanting to be one of those stupid fans who gets in fights :) Nate and Paige were very respectful fans and we found ourselves still friends after the game.

It was very fun to announce in Relief Society my good news (that BYU won of course) to a Ute dominate group of women!

Thanksgiving cont...

Coleen (Jayson's mom) bought a new little playhouse for the grandkids a few weeks ago. She recently purchased a darling little red leather sofa (yes, leather) for her toy. Me, Coleen and Paige had just as much fun (maybe more) than the grandkids playing in it. We had so much fun sitting in the play house chatting and playing with Paige's adorable new little puppy while the boys played basketball. We later joined the boys for a game of horse and kicked their trash. It was really fun to see a dancer, a cheerleader, and a grandma beat 3 athletic boys! Way to go girls!

Thanksgiving

(I guess I am going to post multiple posts for our Thanksgiving activities because I can not get the stupid post to accept more than 1 picture per post. Lame.)

Jayson and I had so much fun at the Clarks for Thanksgiving. We are most thankful for our families and we love them sooo much! It was a cozy Thanksgiving with us, Jayson's parents, and Nate and Paige. Coleen did most of the cooking- but Paige made some delicious appetizers and I made homemade rolls. Before you are too impressed that I made homemade rolls...they didn't turn out so great :) I have wonderful memories of my grandma making homemade rolls on Thanksgiving and they were absolute perfection. So I attempted to re-create the scene from my childhood but it wasn't exactly how I had hoped.
While we were baking, Coleen asked Jay Dee to go to her favorite gas station VIP and get all of us cokes...


In his defense I believe that Coleen did say "64 oz.".........

State Champs!

My little brother is a senior and has been playing football for Alta High School. We have loved going to the games and cheering for the hawks! (I know it's a little super-seniorish; but he is my brother!)

They have had an incredible year, and topped it off a few weekends ago with a state championship. Michael is so excited! He can't stop talking about how big his championship ring is going to be!

Karate Kid

My family had a big dinner for my brother Andrew's 15th birthday last Sunday. While the girls were getting the food ready upstairs, the boys had baby Lili in the basement. When they came upstairs she looked like this.....






Jayson explained that her headband kept falling off while they were playing with her, so they tried to put it on a new way and in the mean time gave her a new look. It turned out to be more secure- so we left it and just called her the little "karate kid"!

We Love Football!

We love fall- with the crisp air, the golden leaves, and of course FOOTBALL! A large percentage of our weekends is spent either at football games or watching them on TV. My little brother is on Alta High School's football team and we went to their quarter-final game last Friday and they beat Timpanogos 35-28! Hooray! Now they will advance to the semi-finals this Friday where they play their arch-rivals Bingham. Go Hawks!



We also love BYU football (for obvious reasons)! Luckily Jayson's dad is generous with his season tickets and we are able to go to a few games! We took my two younger brothers to the Colorado State game on Sat. and had a lot of fun! Go Cougars!

Halloween

I had forgotten how fun Halloween really can be, so it was great to be at an elementary school. It was fun to see all the little girls dressed as princesses and all the boys dressed as super-heroes. We had a Halloween party and a parade through the school. (I love my job)
Jayson and I enjoyed hanging out at the house and watching my parents get so excited to answer the door in their costumes (my mom had a great witch hat and my dad wore a really ugly old lady face mask!) My little brothers had pretty good costumes too! I dressed up as a devil and Jayson was his darling self :)

Niece and Nephews!

I was just looking at the Clark family website and the email my sister sent me and I wanted to share how freaking cute our newest family members are. In the last year we have added one on my side and four on Jayson's side. (Since we don't have kids yet, we get our thrills vicariously through our nieces and nephews!)

This is Baby McKay at 3 months!

Maggie at 2 months!

Baby Ace at 2 months! This tike weighed in at 18 pounds at his 2 month check up. When we were at Maggie's baby blessing Ace slept on Jayson's chest forever. It was darling!

Princess Lili at her 1st birthday party! I could just eat her!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! To ring in the holiday Jayson and I went to Thriller last weekend with my family. It was really fun and I love all the classic dances, but the company was not as good as they have been in the past.


Then, for FHE on Monday Jayson and I carved pumpkins with our friends Corey and Erin (while watching the Bachelor of course). We have been married for two years and dated a year before that but this was the first time we had ever carved pumpkins together. Crazy! I asked Jayson what he wanted to do on the night of Halloween and he said that he wants to stay home, eat chili and cornbread and pass out treats to the trick-or-treaters. We are such grandparents!

Welcome to our blog

After a lot of pressure from family and friends Jayson and I have started our own blog! I was waiting for something exciting to share before I started, but nothing exciting is happening so Paige helped me to set everything up! A brief update from us is that Jayson is crazy busy with dental school (he has six tests this week!) and I am loving life without homework! The school that I work for has asked me to teach for 1 hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and it has been kind of fun! Who knew I would like teaching?