Christmas Break- Anniversary

December 26 was our 4th anniversary. Cody made me eggs benedict for breakfast (my favorite) and gave me these beautiful flowers.

I had a little bit of a cold and couldn't smell, but I could smell these flowers and they made the whole house smell wonderful :) 

We then stopped by some of the after Christmas sales, made some pottery at Color Me Mine, and went to Christophers Steak House for dinner. 

 Syrup dish and trivet from Color Me Mine

These past four years have been the happiest of my life and I am so grateful to have Cody as a husband. I am so glad that we have eternity to spend together!

December 26, 2007

Christmas Break- Snowmobiling and Taste Test

As my family gets older, we are getting more and more adventurous. We went jet skiing for the first time this summer and loved it. So we decided to go snowmobiling during our Utah vacation. It was not a white Christmas and there was no snow to be found in Sandy, but we went up near Strawberry and there was plenty of snow. We rented the snowmobiles and departed on a guided tour. We had a grand time and hope to make it back soon. 

First in line in Cody, then Ryan, and then me 

 At the top of the mountain

 After a while we pulled into this open area where we were able to do a little riding and exploring on our own. Ryan went for quite a ride here and ended up supermanning off his handlebars. I had the video camera in my lap, I only wish that I was filming :)

That night we began a new tradition- Taste Testing. (I stole this idea from my good friend Andrea- thanks for the fun idea!) We were each in charge of finding 2 food items that are available in 3 brands or flavors, etc. We then placed small samples of each food item in small cups. We went one by one and tried each of the 3 brands of each item and decided which one we liked the best and determined the winners. 

Here are all of the samples ready to be tasted

Our winners were: Virgils Cream Soda, Black Forest Gummy Bears, Orange Powerade, Better'n Peanut Butter, Original Cream Cheese, Pink Lady Apples, Grandma Lamb's grape juice, and a tie between air popped popcorn with butter and Orvil's natural pepper popcorn.

Christmas Break- Catching Up

I was grateful that we were able to see a lot of my family during this trip. My cousin Nelson and his wife Robyn, my cousin Kellee and her husband Bryce and their twins Kambry and Myka, and my aunt Susan were able to come over for dinner one night. I was able to see all of the Jenkins, the Carters, and my Grandpa Jack and his wife Lynette on Christmas Eve. We were also able to see my Grandma Lamb on Christmas day. Two of my cousins, Stephanie and Kirstin, are pregnant and we had a baby shower for them over the break. My aunt Peggie and cousins Nicole and Hilary came for the shower and it was fun to catch up with them too! 

After the baby shower we had an afternoon to rest; we had been going full speed ahead, which was good because we were able to see a lot of people and do lots of things! Cody was able to try out his new golf club, I figured out my new computer, and we both played with Molly. 

 Cody golfing in the park behind my parent's house

Molly "Devil Cat" Lamb- the only time to play with her is after she has had a nap and even then you are playing with fire

That evening we went to see 'A Christmas Carol' at the Desert Star Playhouse. I remember going to several plays there when I was younger. We would always order rootbeer floats and popcorn. 

After the play, Cody and I watched a Kings game (only the parts where Jimmer was in) with our good friend Mark. We met Mark while Cody was at BYU and it was good to catch up with him and his family (Mark now lives in New York).

Christmas Break- Snowmen and Cupcakes

I've been in a crafty mood lately but Minnesota doesn't have quite the crafts that Utah does. So I knew that we needed to go to the Wood Connection while we were in Utah. We found cute snowmen, hearts, and owls to paint. We decided that the snowmen were the most relevant and I packed the rest away in my suitcase for later projects. I convinced Cody to paint with us and he ended up spending the most time on his snowman- to his credit his snowman was very intricate, he is more patient than I am. 

 Painting the snowmen

Finished product! I made the snowwoman with the snowflake pin and the snowman with the blue scarf, my mom made the snowwoman with the red scarf, and Cody made the snowman with the tuxedo

That night my friend Megan and her family and my friend Russ came over for dinner and to make cupcakes. This is a tradition that started a few years ago. We get together at Mama Hong's house (Megan's mom) and have dinner and then make holiday cupcakes. We have made Easter cupcakes, 4th of July cupcakes, Thanksgiving cupcakes, St. Patrick's Day cupcakes, and Valentine's cupcakes. This time we convened at my parents house and we made New Year's Cupcakes. 

Cupcake Work Zone- you have to be an expert to enter :)

 Mama Hong's Cupcakes- I especially like the Christmas tree

 My cupcakes- a scary snowman, 2012, the New Years Eve ball, and a clock

 Megan's cupcakes- Happy New Year, confetti, and a palm tree representing Hawaii (where she will be soon- lucky!)

 Russ' Cupcakes- the New Year Eve ball, and clocks

My mom's cupcakes- a muppet and decorative

 The cupcake group!

Christian, Russ, Megan, Nathan, Katie, Cody

Best Friends since 10th grade!

I'm so glad that we were able to get together, it wouldn't have been a holiday without cupcakes!

Christmas Break- Cody's Parents

We were pleasantly surprised to find out that Cody's parents were driving through Sandy while we were in Utah. Brad and Lisa flew from Homer, AK to Panguitch, UT to spend Christmas with Cody's grandparents. They then borrowed a car and drove through Utah up to Idaho to see Cody's sister and brother. Cody's sister and her family live in Boise and Cody's brother and his family live in Rexburg, so they all met in Idaho Falls. We were not able to meet everyone in Idaho because we flew out the next day :(

We met Cody's parents at a Red Lobster and as you can tell it was a warm, sunny day. We enjoyed having lunch with them and then went to Target and bought a remote control airplane. Even though their visit was short, we are grateful that we were able to see them. 

Cody's parents continued up to Idaho Falls and Cody's sister-in-law Brit had her baby the night they got there- talk about good timing! Their baby John was also the first baby of the new year in Idaho Falls. We are grateful that they are doing well and that Cody's parents were able to be there for the birth of their grandson. 

That night we went to dinner at Zupas- we really miss not having one in Minnesota! We then spent the rest of the night playing games and packing. We had a great time in Utah and can't wait to visit again! Hopefully this semester goes by fast :)