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!

Happy (Late) New Year!

How was yours? We spent ours at Thom's parent's house. We let Izacc stay up to watch the ball drop. We got to hang out with Uncle Richard all night and that was a lot of fun.

Here's what we did:

Menu:

Dinner - pizza for Izacc and Mommy
Hot wings for Daddy and Richard

Snacks throughout the evening - Marshmallows, chips, and an éclair.

Entertainment:

We went to Target and bought a couple games with Christmas money. We got Sorry and Attack Uno. The Sorry game went off without a hitch, you know, how hard is it to mess up a game of Sorry? Well, we then busted out the Uno. We were not familiar with the rules, so Thom read them while I set up the game. No exaggeration, 2 1/2 hours later, I looked at the box and it said "fast-paced family fun" Fast my butt! So I grabbed the rules from Thom and read them. For those of you who have ever played Attack Uno, this is going to sound RIDICULOUS! Thom had been having us push the button on the machine after EVERY play, when in reality you were only supposed to push it when you didn't have a card to play or when you were told to, you know, like a draw four or whatever. I had about 50 cards in my hand alone! So we finished out the game the correct way and had just enough time to get Izacc into the tub and watch the ball drop. And I was worried about what we were going to do all night! Oh well! Here's to 2009!

A Little Bit of Izacc

Hi everyone, this is Izacc. I had a lot of fun this past Christmas. I got to stay with Gramma and Grampa Izatt and Uncle Spencer and Aunt Nicole for two weeks before my mom and dad came to Star Valley. Gramma and Grampa did lots of fun stuff with me. They even took me to go see Santa.I was a little unsure about the real thing, so Grampa came and sat on his lap with me.

I told him I wanted big riosaurs (dinosaurs) and Wall*e.

How do you like my hat?

I have a little secret...

It's not really a hat. It's Grampa's stocking, but Mom kept calling it a sock, so...

...I decided to put it on like you would a normal sock. Guess what? I practically fit! It's a pretty big stocking.

Merry Christmas!

Daddy took me outside to play in the snow. It was awesome!

I wanted to play in it...

...and throw a snowball at Daddy...

...but when I tried, it didn't stick together. I threw it and it blew back in my face. I was done playing in the snow then.

Also, Uncle Chad took me for my first snowmobile ride. We went really fast and it made my eyes water! But it was so fun and I wanted to keep ridding all day!

Daddy and I got matching jammies on Christmas Eve with topper-toppers (helicopters) on them.


I left Santa a letter and some cookies and milk. I was very excited! I picked out the cookies myself and I told Mom what to write on the letter.
It said, "Dear Santa, Dude. I made you some cookies. Socks, my socking is hanging up. It's the one with a bear on it. Love Izacc. PS I love the movie, Rudolf."


On Christmas morning, the cookies and milk were gone! And Santa left a note that said he gave Rudolf a cookie too! When I saw what he left for me I was so excited I couldn't move! I got a whole bunch of dinosaurs and a new Wall*e sleeping bag!I was the best month ever! I had so much fun!

Izatt Fun

We got to spend an amazing week up in Star Valley with my family. It was so nice to just be home and relax and look at all the beautiful snow, of which we have so little of in Riverton. We helped my mom decorate a little for Christmas. Izacc actually set up his own version of the nativity. I think he did a pretty dang good job.(I especially like the cow on the roof)

Izacc and Monte chillin in the car seat watching Wall*e

We did the traditional decorating of the sugar cookies. It was a lot of fun and everyone had a good time. Sevena getting the ball rolling

He did these all by himself, I was pretty proud, as was he.

My cute angel cookie...with pink wings of course. Sheesh, I think I'm beginning to think I have a problem!

I love Christmas!

Better Late Than Never Right?

With little Izacc away for two weeks, I had a lot of time to get Christmas fun stuff done. I made a lot of presents this year, which was really great. It felt more like Christmas, and made the giving seem more personal. A nativity scene for my mother-in-law, a couple cute Christmas decorations for my mom, and a Family block sign for my sister-in-law. It was a lot of fun.

I also had a nice time doing lots and lots of cooking up some yummy goodies for our friends and neighbors.These are like those Mexican Wedding Cakes I think they're called, but smaller and without the nuts. And oh so so delicious. If they weren't so time consuming I might be tempted to make them more often.I have never made fudge before, and I really didn't know any good recipes, so I made three different kinds. Also a nice big ol' batch of Gramma Cannon's Carmels. HEAVENLY!!!
And what is Christmas without a massive amount of divinity, also known as fairy poop to some...All our goodies lined up and ready to be packaged.
36 packages later, we were happy to be done! Whew!

And I know, it's cheesy, but look how cute we were for church on Sunday! I made Izacc's tie and vest and a little jumper for pregnant ol' me.

Pink Christmas

Living in the armpit of the West, it's kind of hard to find cute stuff. I have been wanting to have a pink Christmas tree for a couple years now and have been saving ornaments and lights whenever I found them. But do you think I could EVER find a pink pink tree skirt? Yeah no. So I made one.I know it's a little off, but I didn't have a pattern. So, oh well. I like it.


Izacc and I decorated it, he is a great helper!

And here it is! My cute cute Christmas tree! Have you ever seen a more perfect pink tree? It was hard to find, but we got it done. And I love it!

New found love, that's for sure. These guys are amazing!

Thom's mom had a heart attack. I know. It was last Wednesday and so Thom and I grabbed some things and drove to Casper. We've been there since then, came home early this morning, just in time for church. She is fine, had two stints put in. It's a good thing Izacc was with my parents, he would have been a terror in that hospital. Needless to say, I don't think I am going to get my Christmas cards out this year...

Oh Where Oh Where Can He Be?

My parents came to Riverton for the weekend and we had a lot of fun. They left about an hour ago...and took my little buddy with them!
Two weeks without my baby Izacc! I am not sure if I can make it that long...I miss him already...