a little late maybe..?

there is so much to catch up on i'm not sure where to start.

tahoe was a great little get away trip for us. it was very blizzardy but still fun and relaxing. what made it even more awesome was that we didn't have to pay for a hotel or food thanks to katie's mom. she loved having a full house and cooking EVERY meal for us! it was great!

the snow was up to my waist here! but completely beautiful and reminded me of rexburg :)

snowboarding at squaw valley. fun! but not in two feet of powder and blizzard conditions.

just before the nine hour drive back home :(

the rest of december brought lots of family, food, and everything christmas :) brian's cousins had a girls christmas party/sock exchange that stacie and i went to together. it's great having more cousins you're age and older!

my beautiful new cousins

christmas socks!

christmas eve/my mom's birthday was spent with my family at joe and becky's house. the night was full of crazy kids all excited for christmas, yummy food, white elephant game, cousin gift exchanges, and (my favorite) costco birthday cake for my mom and millie. yum!

wow a family picture.. this doesn't happen often but i insisted.

christmas babies!

we spent christmas night with the schimpf side and it was so warm and christmasy with very yummy food and lovely company.

and the hutchings side the day after christmas.

needless to say we stayed very busy with all the large family festivities!

our first christmas together felt so good and made me so thankful for our loving savior that has made it possible for brian and i to be together for eternity. sometimes i'm not sure what it is that makes me deserve everything that i am blessed with. but i do know that i our heavenly father loves us always and has a specific plan for each of us! and i couldn't be any more grateful for this gospel, the christmas season and what it brings to people, and my amazing husband!