Winter Wonderland

Our quiet little corner of the world has become a beautiful winter wonderland. The past few days we've had snow dumped on us... I love the snow, as long as I'm sitting at the window, curled up with a blanket and some hot chocolate and just watching it fall silently all around. I'm not a huge fan of driving or walking around in it! But all in all, this season would not be the same without a blanket of fresh snow.

David and I have tried doing a new little tradition this year. We're doing an advent calendar that has a scripture and Christmas hymn for every day of Dec 1-25th. It's been so nice to sit down for just a brief minute each evening and think about the Savior and let our thoughts about Christmas center on Him. I've really enjoyed this activity and hope we'll do it again next year.

I found another advent calendar on LDS.org and thought I'd share it if anyone is interested in picking up on one or saving it to do next year.

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful: An Advent Calendar

Fa la-la la-la

Here are just a couple of pictures from our weekend at the Zermatt:

The cozy lounge...


This is a glimpse at one of the mountains of gifts. Among these piles are KitchenAids (which is what I chose!), Nintendo Wii (which is what David WISHES I chose), PSPs, telescopes, spa packages, iPods galore, etc.... (This did not include the BIG gifts which were the likes of a brand new washer/dryer, king size bed with luxurious bedding, 3 different trips - Alaska, Boston or Florida, big flat screen... and more.) It was pretty fun to see all the cool stuff that people got.

The little fam.
Sorry about this one, I don't know how to flip it. :)
And last but not least, Trevor met Santa Clause. Poor guy! He wasn't ready for that jolly old soul. He was not very amused, though we certainly were! It was pretty funny.
We had a very enjoyable time. We felt very blessed to be able to enjoy such a nice weekend.

The Zermatt

David, the Trevster and I are in beautiful (but unfortunately not snowy) Midway, UT living it up at the Zermatt Resort. So far we have enjoyed an evening of hot chocolate and cider, as well as a fondue fountain - YUM! David is snoozing on our king-size, four-poster bed watching ESPN on the flat screen and I just got back from a GNO in the hot tub with the girls from work. We're definitely living the fabulous life. Pictures are to come.....

Happy Thanksgiving

The craziness of the holiday season has kicked in and we're going full speed ahead into 2008! But before this year slips away, we have many thanks to give for the wonderful things in our lives. This year we added a brilliant light to our lives - little Trevor! He's turned our lives upside down, and we're loving it. I have had the blessing to be able to work from home so that I can be there for Trevor, but still do a job I love (not to mention earn a little $). It's something I'm grateful for every day. David enjoys working for a fantastic company with the nicest people. We live in the shadows of the most beautiful mountains. Most of all, I'm grateful for our families! What did we do to deserve being surrounded by such wonderful people who inspire us to be better every day?!? For any of you who are reading this - we love you very much!

I'm so glad that the Lord knows what I need and that He has blessed me with David - a loving husband and friend. He is everything to me and I love him!

This year, due to the dwindling number of family members in town (just us and Kim) over the Thanksgiving Holiday, we decided that the whole 9 yards of making a dinner was just not worth the trouble. So, we saddled up and rode out to the nearest Chuck-O-Rama. We had a tasty turkey dinner, without the fuss OR the leftovers, which would have undoubtedly resulted in the gain of an extra 5 holiday lbs.

We introduced Trev to the traditional Turkey Day grub, but he wasn't really into it.... Mashed potatoes are just not his thing!



He did, however, dig the sugar free raspberry apple juice!

Awwww, so sweet. Overall, Chuck-O-Rama was a real hit - a holiday memory to go down in the record books. See ya'll there next year! (Seriously!)

November in Review

With visits from family, the onset of the crazy holidays, and just life getting in the way, November has passed by completely undocumented – until now! It feels like an eternity because so much has happened, but we’ll go with the condensed version….

Nov 13 - 17

Grandma LeeLee's comin' to town The long-awaited visit was a real hit. Trevor loved his bonding time with his LeeLee and we had a fabulous time. Sometimes a girl just needs her mama, so it was a great week for me too. Here are just a few pictures of our fun little week.

The above pic is of the Santa hat that Sydnie knitted for Trevor. She's amazing!

Nov. 8-10

Trevor stands up!

Why the picture of the garbage can? This is the site of Trev’s first stand up. I didn't have the camera with me when it actually happened, so he's not standing in the picture, but I just wanted to have the event documented. David and I were standing at the sink doing dishes/making dinner and we looked over and Trevor just let go of the wall and wobbled a bit, but caught his balance. You could just see the wheels turning as his beautiful brown eyes lit up with pride and excitement for this new discovery.

It’s a slippery slope from standing to walking. Within days of standing, Trevor takes his first wobbly steps out into the world.

It’s hilarious watching him wobble over drooling and grinning all the time and fall giggling into my arms. In this video we tried like a hundred times to get him to walk for us and this was the best I could get... I just grabbed the camera mid-step and got him right at the end as he collided into me. He’s going to be quite the handful!

Ryan comes to town for the BYU game. (Trevor has not learned to like wearing hats!) And… White Thunder - the trusty Taurus - dies a horrible death! And (at the turn of a pretty penny) makes its triumphant return with a brand new, shiny transmission. The dear Taurus deserves a tribute for the years of loyal service it has given us over the past 4 ½ years. With virtually no problems it took us everywhere we needed to go. It really earned/deserved the much-needed makeover.


This little video was from Halloween. How cute is he??

Go Cougars!!

Today Trevor enjoyed his first-ever trip to the beloved Lavell Edwards Stadium for a BYU football game. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day. The Cougs enjoyed a 35 – 16 win over CSU and David was the proudest papa. Trevor met Cosmo, played with Kim and cheered his Cougs on to the big victory!

Trick or Treat!

Everyone knows that Halloween is full of tricks and treats. Today I have for you - a treat! And oh, how sweet it is! Allow me to introduce Grandma Leelee - aka Mrs. Napkin Head.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Every year at work we have a huge Halloween party for all the kids. We’re talking 60 adults decking out head to toe in costumes ranging from hideous to hilarious. Everyone gets together with their department and comes up with a theme for their costumes and office decorations. Each group keeps their theme a secret until the day or two before Halloween. One day you’ll walk into the office and find an entire room plastered with butcher paper ceiling to floor and totally decked out in out of this world decorations all over the place! One group made a giant paper mache Humpty Dumpty sitting on a wall, another made Rapunzel’s tower, and the grand prize winning group created Gotham City complete with pitch-black bat cave and Alfred the Butler. It’s crazy and so much fun for the kids (not to mention the crazy adults that I work with!).



Mallorie, Rachel, Emily, Leslie

Anyway, my department dressed up as various villains and decorated our offices as a villains’ hangout. I dressed up as Cruella DeVil – nasty wig and all. I know, you’re thinking you’ve never seen a more stylish Cruella. Apparently the costume judges hadn’t either. They awarded me a prize for “Most Stylish Costume.” (Probably because I wear jeans and a tshirt every time I'm there!)

Of course, Cruella must have a puppy to make her costume complete…. Our little Dalmation is too cute, eh? He loves crawling around in that little costume. The along with his latest, funny little sticky-out tongue face that he has been making lately made him absolutely irresistible (a video of this is forthcoming). He didn’t seem phased by the scary costumes or my crazy wig and makeup.

Trevor had a fabulous time. Here he is sampling candy(i.e. drooling all over and chewing on the wrapper).

His best pal Parker came to do some trick-or-treating. Aren't they the cutest cousins??

At home that night, we had a grand total of 3 trick-or-treaters. It was a quiet night. But here was our favorite bunch. All the way from the Land of Oz.

PJ, Laura, and Parker

Amongst all the Halloween excitement little Trevor cut his first tooth! It actually poked through on Tuesday. He was a real trooper!

Fall Leaves

Fun little game

I get these kinds of things off the forum that I moderate for work. Be careful, they can be addicting!!! :0)

Office Mates

Trevor and I are lucky enough to spend our days together working at home. I'm trying to get my work done, and he's trying to do anything he can to keep me from reaching that goal. I thought things would be different than it was in an office now that I'm working from home, but I'm finding....

There's still that office mate who's messing with your stuff and trying to show you how to do your job.......
The one who is always poking their head in your office just to chat, when you really just need to finish what you're working on.....

The one who chews on the arm of your chair and spits at you (okay, maybe not! but this little office mate does) .....(This is Trevor's favorite trick now, he's always spitting. When he first learned how to do it his face would get all red because he was blowing so hard. He's figured out it doesn't take all that effort and is now it's an effortless feat.)

Working from home definitely has its perks. I have the cutest office mate in the world!
I took this last photo on the camera in my computer. Trevor loves this camera because it works like a mirror and he can see himself in the computer. He can't help being into his reflection -- he's so good looking and all!

Carving Pumpkins Online

The kiddos will like this.

TJ's PJs

Is there anything sweeter than a sleeping baby??
Trevor got these cute PJs from his grandma. Thanks LeeLee!

nine months later...

It seems like yesterday that we were driving to the hospital, 1:00 am on Jan 14th , 3 degrees outside.... And two days later we brought home a 7 lb 6 oz, 20 1/2 inches long, beautiful baby boy.



Today I took Trevor in for his 9 month check up. Our healthy, beautiful baby boy now weighs 24 lbs 8 oz (90th %) and is 30 inches long (95th %).

Pictures from Cascade Springs

I forgot these earlier. Trevor didn't know what to think about the leaves and the water. He loved looking at and listening to the waterfalls under the bridge.

Conference Weekend

We had a great Conference weekend. Saturday Paul, Laura and Parker and Kim came to watch the afternoon session. We had a brunch (arguably a linner?? since it was closer to lunch/dinner), but we had a fruid salad and the famous Bleazard egg dish. I don't know whether everyone else liked it, but I felt like a kid at Christmas!

Trevor and Parker didn't have much use for conference, but had fun making mischief (as usual)!





We took a drive up to Alpine Loop on Sunday and took a walk through Cascade Springs. It was so beautiful! There was crisp white snow on the pine trees and bursts of yellow, red, and orange throughout.

My Boys

I sure do love em!

Brrr!

I had to turn the heater on this morning because it's freezing! There is even snow on the mountain now, though we just had rain here. Mom sent me a few bottles of tomato juice to make macaroni and tomato. YUM! I can't wait for a cold night, where I'm missing my momma and thinking about home and I can make a warm bowl of soup and feel warm and happy inside! Thanks mom, you're the best!!

Parker's Birthday and more....

We've been busy busy the past week! Here are some of the highlights:

Danelle, Aaron, and Evan moved to Houston. This isn't necessarily a happy highlight (for us) because we'll miss them, but I'm sure they will be happy and enjoy living near the Hae Haes. We had to take a picture of the three boys before they left. Since pretty much all the bigger boys know how to do is hit and poke eyes, it was a little tricky getting a good picture, but this is the best one we could get.

Grandma and Grandpa Jones came to visit.

Brent and Barbara came for the football game this weekend and we had a great time with them here. We wish Trevor could see all his grandparents more often!

Parker's Birthday!

Parker (Trevor's cousin) turned 1 this week. I can't believe how fast time has flown by! But he was so cute and we had a great time hanging with everyone at his birthday party. Way to get that cup cake PJ!

Ryan was also in town for the game this weekend and stopped by with Brad for a while. Always good to see my favorite brother in law (from Boise). :)

Trevor climbs stairs!

Yikes! Trevor climbed his first stairs this week. He went all the way from the bottom of the stairs at Paul and Laura's clear to the top. I could tell he thought he was pretty smart and oh so tricky.

On a more serious note, when Trev started crawling a while back I honestly did not know what I was going to do!!! Work became nearly impossible because I felt like no matter what I did, no matter how many toys I surrounded the little guy with, he would be crawling over and looking up at me with those big baby browns, whining until I picked him up. Ugh! I was not able to get ANYTHING done. I never imagined working full time from home with a baby would be this hard. It's draining and some days I feel like I've gotten nothing done, but all I've done is worked?!?! But, I feel like this week we're making a break through and things are a little more manageable. Maybe my expectations have just changed; I really don't know! But I do finally feel like we can make this work. I feel lucky just to have the opportunity to work at home and to work for such a great company! It is a blessing!


And last, but certainly not least...

Trevor, meet Pen!

Five minutes alone.... and here's the damage.


No words...except - What a wonderful week!