2008 in Review, Alphabetically

2008 was awesome! I have been needing to do a recap of sorts and I saw this on another blog. It was a lot of fun going through all our pictures and memories from 2008, and I wanted to share, seeing as how I have only been blogging for about six months. So here we go...

A

is for Anniversary. Thom and I celebrated our fifth year being married in May and we spent the weekend in Pocatello...alone. Izacc stayed with my mom. It was so simple and a lot of fun.

B

is for beach. This past summer, we found a little beach about an hour away at Boysen Reservoir. We took Spencer and Nicole with us and had an awesome day.

C

is for cakes of the birthday variety. We love us some birthday cake and last year was full of 'em.

D

is for Denver. We took a little family vacation to Denver in June and went to the Zoo and the museum, and of course, a trip to Denver is not complete without good ol' Casa Bonita!


E

is for Easter Eggs, which we colored so magnificently.

F

is for fun fun fun. We had a lot of fun just doing nothing like going to the park and playing with our new ROCKBAND game!

G

is for Grampa Ralph, who passed away in March. We miss you so much, Grampa!

H

is for Heise Hot Springs where we spent the fourth of July. It was a warm day, which was nice and Izacc went down the big water slide with Mommy for the first time! We went into Idaho Falls and watched the fireworks and aside from the massive allergy attack I had, it was a great day.

I

is for Izacc, of course. This kid is fabulous.

J

is for jabbering. Izacc really started talking it up, after I took away his binky that is. He is constantly amazing me with the things he says. I think he's a pretty smart little boy.

K

is for kinfolk, meaning our family. We spent a lot of time with our families, which was fantastic. We love all you guys!

L

is for lizard who we found in my mom's backyard. We took him to the creek and set him free. He was pretty cute and Izacc wanted to keep him, but it was best to let him go...

M

is for musical. I was in the musical Beauty and the Beast at the college and it was a riot. I love being on that stage!

N

is for nephews, and we've got a couple of cuties. Monte, who turned one in September and Brennen, who was born in August.

O

is for off-roading. Izacc really loves him some four-wheelers...and cars...and trucks...well, basically anything he can steer.

P

is for pregnant. That's right, baby! It took us a year, but we finally got the job, uh, done. Oh, and if you haven't heard, it's another boy! We're excited.

Q

is for quilts. I made two cute rag quilts, one for Izacc and one for Spencer and Nicole.

R

is for renovation. Our house is finally (almost) done. We were able to get the bathroom done and the spare room as well as the family room.

S

is for Super hero, namely Batman. Izacc was an amazing Batman for Halloween and he had a blast!

T
is for two, which is how old my baby Izacc turned this year, and for THIRTY which is my sweet hubby's age now, and heck, I guess it can be for twenty-eight as well, right?

U

is for Uncle Ben, who went on his mission to Mississippi in July. We miss him so much, but are so so proud of all the work he is doing.

V is for Valentines Day cookies, of which I made far, far too many. We took them to our friends around town.

W

is for weddings, which I attended a plethora of, including Christine's, Stephanie's, Jessica's.

X
is for X-terra. Alas, with the ridiculous gas prices, we decided it would be best to part with our beloved X-terra. It was a sad day and I'm kinda missing it now that it's winter, and the fact that I don't know how to pack like an average American. But we did get a brand spankin' new Dodge Caliber, which I do love.

Y

is for yard. We spent a lot of time and money this year putting in trees, bushes, flowers, and basically making our yard look a little better. Next year, hopefully, a fence.

Z

is for Zoe, aww sweet little Zoe. She turned 3 in June and even though she has been mostly banished to the cold outside, we still love her!

RECAP

So we have had a crazy month. We had a giant-sized party for Izacc the day after his birthday. After his first party, I said that I wouldn't do anything big again for awhile. But then somehow it all spiraled out of control and we ended up with a bigger party than last time! Whatever, it was fun. Thom's brother and sister in law and their two kids came, along with Thom's parents...and my parents and Brock, Sevena and Monte and Spencer and Nicole, and our friends Mike and Christine. It was funny that we had so many people come, and the up side we had no leftovers to deal with! So that was great. Izacc got a lot of Wall-e crap, which is his favorite of the moment. Wall-e cake and everything. It was like Christmas for the kid. Really, I am saving some of the gifts he opened up in the closet. When Christmas does roll around, he's getting them...again. He will never know.


My family and Mike and Christine stayed for the weekend, since it was Labor Day, and we had some kind of crazy Rock band marathon. It was so much fun and everyone got a chance to play. It was like musical chairs, no pun intended.

Brock, Spencer, Camie, Nicole, and Mom













Brock, Spencer, Sevena and Monte, and Nicole.










Mike, Christine and Mom.









Thom left on Labor day for work. (He travels a lot.) I had planned on going to Salt Lake for a week and then to my mom and Dad's for a week, but I decided the house was too cold and lonely so I decided to make an early start of it. So Izacc and I left on September 2 and went to Star Valley, which meant we got to celebrate Uncle "Pee"'s (Spencer's) birthday on the 3rd with him.

We stayed there until Friday, when we headed to Salt Lake. My little cousin, Kody, got baptized that next day. Izacc and I then just spent the week hanging out with friends and relatives. We also did some freezer corn and canned peaches. It was fun The night of the 11th, we had a girl's night and my mom and I, along with my aunt Liz, my aunt Kim, my cousins Sarah, Amy, Jeni and Sis in law Nicole
all went out to see Mama Mia! I had seen it before, but it was just so much dang fun! My mom and Liz were dancing (we sat in the back!) And we were all singing and it was so fun to be out without babies and husbands. We went to the LATE show though. Whew, I am getting old when I feel like such a rebel for being out after 10pm!

My cousin Jessica got married on the 12th and it was simply beautiful. She's so cute. That's her new husband, CJ.




















And you know me, I can't go anywhere without getting my hands into someone's hair! My little cousin, Emma, was Jessica's flower girl and I did her hair for the wedding. She was adorable.































It was kind of funny, there were a lot of us
without spouses there. My aunt April, my cousin Jeni, Me, my cousin Sarah, Nicole, my mom, my cousins Elizabeth and Melissa, and Amy was there on the end, even though her husband was "technically" there, he was playing videographer, so he was busy. We all ended up sitting in the same row at the wedding. Singles for the weekend.



















It was a lot of fun and it was good to see everyone, all my family. I miss living down there and seeing everyone on a more regular basis.

We then trekked back to Star Valley and spent another week with the fam. Thom joined us on the 19th and he and Brock went on the hunt for firewood. We also celebrated little Monte's first birthday. Sevena made a super cute cake and it was a lot of fun.

















Again with the hair! My mom was in need of a retouch and I talked her into letting my cut it short. I like it, no I love it, I hope she does...





























Finally we arrived back home and are trying to get settled back into the swing of things. We went to the doctor yesterday and found out everything looks good. I guess now is good as a time as any to break the news, we are having another baby! Izacc has been saying this since the end of July, actually. He would touch my tummy and say "baby" and it would make me sad because we've been trying for almost a year. So when I found out, I was super excited and then surprised when he started saying "two babies" He was right about me being prego, so I was a tad worried. I don't even know what I would do with twins!! But the Dr said yesterday that there was only one. I was relieved, but Izacc looked at the ultrasound picture and he keeps saying "two babies" Who knows, maybe he's talking about himself and the new baby...I hope.