Tis the Season to Be JOLLY!

 I made a cute little wreath!!!! it was so much fun and goes great in our little apartment! my friend Jaymie helped me with the ornaments too.

 I went to a "FAVORITE THINGS" party and this is what i brought to share with the girls. I love fuzzy warm socks especially in the Freeeezinnggg cold Idaho weather!

 Candy Cane Fingernails! i was bored at work one day and brought some fun white and red nail polish and got busy! it was frustrating trying to make the lines straight but well worth it at the end. i will be doing this again before Christmas is over! 

 We had a few presents under the tree and shane and i had our own little Christmas this last sunday! it was so fun that i woke up super early (4:30 a.m) to make sure that i filled his stocking and it was all ready for the morning! Shane SPOILED me for Christmas! he always does an amazing job!! 

 We went to visit The Wheatley family. here is a picture of me and Jaxyn making our cute santa hat treats!! they turned out pretty good! we didnt have enough food coloring so they were pink! oops...we just like to think that these are girl elf hats instead! haha

 Our good friends had us over for FHE and we made gingerbread houses! it was lots of fun! here is our finished product! Shane did the walk way and of course he had to add a little pond on the side of the house!! hehe.. Thank you O'bryant family for inviting us over for some fun!!

 My mother-in-Law (carolyn haas) made this cute plate for us and we love it! It goes perfect in our apartment and all our decorations!! THANKS!!

 It FINALLY HAPPENED!!!! i got put into Young Womens, with the Behives! we went caroling and ate treats! these girls are the cutest and remind me that life is full of fun and joy! i am always so happy after an evening with my girls! I hope i get to have this calling for a long time!

 Favorite Things Party! Abby Hyde and Nichole Humphrys did an amazing job!

 Kaylee had a Christmas dance Recital and she did a Great job! love her <3

 TEMPLE SQUARE!!! i always love going to see the Lights at temple square. This time we went with a ton of the weeks family! we had so much fun! And Shane's dad even got to join us as well :)

Happy Birthday Lucy!!

 Our little Lucy is Growing up! She turned 4 years old on sunday :) shane and i got her a little princess night gown and some Balloons. it was so cute, she put it right on and ran around the house saying it was the Repunzel dress! she is the sweetest little niece an aunt could ask for! love her!

Bonnie had a cake and Lucy, Eric and I had our own candles to blow out since we all have birthdays that are close :) thanks Bonnie

Precious Little Jacob Eugene Haas!

 What a little blessing jacob is! he was born just last week and shane and i go to go see him and hold him this last weekend! it is amazing to me how tiny every little feature is on their face. They have such tiny ears, hands and it is just such a miracle that they are so healthy and strong! What a cute little family ty and Bonnie have created! we are so blessed to be related to them and be close enough to go see them! Poor Bonnie was not feeling so great when we went for our visit, seems like child labor takes a LOT out of you! well hope you enjoy these cute pictures. i wish i had more! there will be more to come tho.

 Uncle shane is so proud and gets to feed little jacob, while lucy is such a good big sister and gives jacob a kiss.

here he is again! he is so tiny, i love it!!! 

Im 23..YIPPEEE!!

 Shane scored some big brownie points on my birthday! First he had flowers sent to my work! they were  gorgeous and i felt so special! This was the first time i had flowers delivered to me from the flower shop too.

 When i woke up and went into the bathroom, there was the sweetest note written on the mirror :) what a lovely surprise! it said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you soo much i hope you have a great day love. you are my best friend and i couldnt hope for a beter wife. LOVE, Shane!" :)

 My Friends and family spoiled me! my sister drove all the way from Idaho Falls (40 minute drive) to surprise me with balloons and a gift certificate to Kiwi Loco..yumm! i got some very thoughtful cards from family and friends, along with some other suprises too!! love you all for the love and making me feel like a princess all day long!!

 Wingers for dinner! they have popcorn as an appetizer and i got a yummy chicken salad, topped with a free dessert! those of you that know me really well, know that this is the perfect meal for me. Looking at this picture just now, it looks like i have a coors light hat on! oops!!

 I share my birthday with our good friend Rick Hone. we celebrated it together last year and again this year! this year our good friend, Amy Spain made an awesome cake! the snowboarding half for Rick and the Hawaii half for me!!! she is so thoughtful! :)

Happy Birthday to us..Rick is 25 and i am 23!

Happy Halloween!!

 Our Halloween was a lot of fun this year! Shane worked so hard on his costume. I wore a costume that i used for my 3RD grade play. i tried out to be the lead girl in Charolette's Web and got put as a cow. all i said the entire play was "MOOOOO" My mom sent me the costume and said i should wear it this year and get some closure on the scarring experience...sooo i did! haha it was lots of fun.

 For FHE we carved pumpkins. mine wasnt the greatest this year but it was fun cooking and eating all the yummy pumpkin seeds.

 My mom also sent me a recipe to make finger cookies! they tasted really good but looked pretty real that it was wierd and kinda gross eating them. but we still ate plenty! haha

Kaylee was very proud of her pumpkin, which was later made into Hello Kitty

Baby Sitting the Wilson Kids :)

 We colored Halloween pictures (kaylee's favorite)

 Played the Wii (the boys Favorite)

 Had some fun with the goofy Halloween Glasses!

 Changed Diapers (Shane's favorite) He is getting soo good at it too!

 Girl time! (my favorite)

Played some soccer! Shane loves teaching the kids a thing or two. It was girls vs. Boys! we would have won but i didnt want Shane to be grumpy the rest of the day sooo, us girls let them take the victory!

Happy 1st Birthday Emmett!

 He just loved diving right into his birthday cake! it was so cute. I feel so blessed to get to witness the Wilson kid's birthdays, games, recitals and much more just by living close to Lacy and Bryce! we will really miss being close to them when we move to Vegas :(

 We got him a fun little toy turtle. Shane picked it out and was so excited to show it to me.

He got the cutest little rocking Horse!

Vegas here we COME!!!!!!!

 

Shane got accepted into Touro University for their PA program!!! he starts in july of 2012! we are so excited. i am so proud of Shane for working so hard and making dreams come true! it is actually in Henderson, Nevada, which is Mormon central! we will have lots to do and i am most excited about the weather!! i cant wait to get out of the Rexburg cold! i have started looking at options for me there, but they really dont have a good dental hygiene program, sad! so not i am looking more into PTA (physical therapy assistant) the pay is about the same so we will see if it is something i would enjoy. im still doing my research. i am just so relieved that we have an idea of what will happen now. did i meantion Touro is a jewish school? haha apparently they accept quiet a few mormons. i thought that was pretty cool. right now we are searching for apartments and the best place to live. if you have any insight feel free to share.  We just feel so blessed. prayer is a powerful thing :)

Tis the Season!!!!

I absolutely LOVE this time of year! i love the cool fresh air, the yummy smells everywhere and the happiness that seems to be on everyones face! I have been just soo excited for Christmas lately and keep looking up christmas crafts and things that i can do to keep the Christmas spirit!! but wait...it isnt even Halloween yet..oops! well i was so excited for Christmas this year that i made shane watch The Grinch with me! LOVE THAT MOVIE! (the one with jim carry) i need to slow down and just focus on Halloween! what should my costume be? what to do? hmm...

This weekend i am watching my sister's kids and i have some fun crafts planned for them..coloring and pumpkins! cant wait! They are the cutest little kids! i am so blessed to be an aunt! i wish i got to see all my nieces and nephews more often! this past sunday we were at the Wilson Family's house for Emmett's First birthday!

Kaylee was talking to me and she said "when i am a mom i will have a salon, tons of kids, and LOTS and Lots of babies! oh and i will shop at D.I. aunt kate!" hahaha...she is the cutest thing and gets so wide eyed and excited to tell you everything!

we were all sitting down to dinner and i noticed that my sister, Lacy, had put out some poppyseed dressing (which i love) for the salad! we were talking about it and Kaylee chimes in and says "oh i LOVE puppies too aunt kate, i have a puppy shirt and stuffed animals!" we all got a good laugh! Ethan just rolls his eyes and says, "oh Kaylee!!" they are like an old married couple! it is the cutest and so refreshing for us to be around them! love it and cant wait for this weekend of fun!

What a HAY MAZING day!!!

 We went to the Hay maze with some of our good friends! the Spains and the Johnsons!!! it was fun!

 Shane found the Exit!! Good Job Shane! he is like a little kid when it comes to these things!! i love it!

 Oh how i love these girls and it was soo good to have the Johnson family in town for the weekend! we miss them!

KENYA Run a 5K?

I ran in a five k run yesterday morning! it was lots of fun! Pinnacle Security, the place i work, is raising money to build a Hospital in Kenya, Africa!!! it was a good turn out! good job Everyone!! I got Fifth for the Girls and wish i would have trained for it so i could have done better!!