Beloved Prophet

I just heard the news of President Gordon B. Hinckley's passing this evening.  I am so grateful that we had such a wonderful prophet to lead our church and love its members.  I feel very fortunate to have been in his presence in both the conference center and at a few BYU events to feel of his spirit and joy for life.  What he left behind is remarkable.  You can check out the article released by church news here. 

New Year, New Car!

Josh and I spent the last few months researching cars and looking for a great deal on an excellent car. Well folks, I'm happy to announce that we made our purchase. Take a good look at the 2008 Lexus GX. Here it is in our driveway:

Now here it is with the man who bought it behind the wheel: my Dad. While in town for New Years he headed down to the dealership and bought himself a new car. Way to go Dad! We loved cruising around in it until he drove it back to Genoa.

And yes, Josh and I really did buy a car. We call it our new, used car. It's an 03 Infiniti I35. We weren't looking for something quite this nice, but we found a deal that we couldn't pass it up!

Speaking of the New Year holiday, we did spend some fun time with my family in town. Here is a shot of everyone (except Miranda) in front of the Bellagio. With such a big family and so much traveling now can you see why it takes me so long to update my blog? We're always so busy!

Finally, a Christmas Update!

I guess it's time I get around to updating my blog. I added a few new posts since I haven't done it in a while. This slideshow is from our trip to Genoa to be with my family for Christmas. It was so fun and crazy getting everyone together. Enjoy!

Pimp My Ride

My family came to Vegas for my brother-in-law's graduation the weekend before Christmas. Since we were all heading back to Genoa for the holiday there were a few gifts we had to open that were just too big to travel with. One in particular was Macie's new bike, the Kettler air-happy kettrike. It features air tires, handbrake, steering lock options, and freewheel pedaling. Not to mention a removable handle in the back for parents. Apparently it also doubles as a passenger seat. I must admit that Macie's new bike is nicer than my own! She has already been spotted cruising the neighborhood in style.

Party Time!

I think this past December can officially be called the party month. Here are a few highlights:

Josh's office had a really impressive Christmas party. I had my first taste of king crab legs, Macie met Santa's helper, and they took a family portrait for everyone. I think ours turned out cute! The sad news is the pictures I took were lost when we cleaned up our computer.

We had the funnest party ever at our house (if you were there you know it's true!) but unfortunately all my pictures were lost. GRRRR! This is one I got from my sister's camera taken right before we started the unwrapping game. It pretty much resulted in a wrestling match. We had great food, good company, and some hilarious white elephant gifts!

My in-laws also had a nice party at their house, and some other friends as well, but yet again there are no pictures. How sad!