Trimming the Tree!

Hurray! It's Christmas time! Last night I made a batch of muddy buddies and we got all of the Christmas boxes out of the closet. Ty put up the tree (I have always thought of that as a husband job.), Max set up the nativity, and we all helped decorate.

Mia broke her jingle bell!

Here is Max finishing up our gingerbread man tree. After the decorations were up we watched Home Alone. I love Christmas!

Thanksgiving in Charlotte!

We just got back from our quick trip to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a beautiful city! We stayed with our friends, Adam and Tina. They live in a very trendy highrise apartment complex. We kind of felt like we were visiting a fancy hotel. We spent most of Thanksgiving at this park. It was so fun to let the kids play and relax. We had the greatest dinner! Adam brined the turkey overnight and it was perfect. After dinner Ty and I boxed on the Wii and I totally knocked him out! We had a great visit but we were so glad to come home today!

Ty and Adam swinging at the park

Max!

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

We have been baking cookies and freezing them so that we will have enough to give away when Christmas cookie time rolls around. Today we made chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies, Max's favorite! Here he is using up the leftover chocolate.

Couples Tag

This tag is similar to one I have done before but I thought it was really fun!

What is your husbands name? Ty Jacob Newman

How long have you been married? 5 years

How long did you date? 9 days

How old is he? 27

Who eats more sweets? Me, by several cookies and hot chocolates a day!

Who said I love you first? He did

Who is taller? Ty is 6"3 and I am 5"5

Who can sing the best? me

Who is smarter? Ty is brilliant!

Who does the laundry? me -always.

Who pays the bills? the nice people at the loan company

Who mows the lawn? At the moment - the gardeners (but when we get into a house again it will be Ty, or one of the young men in the ward)

Who cooks dinner? Me! I love to cook.

Who drives? Ty never lets me drive.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Ty ( I am never wrong :) )

Who kissed who first? Ty kissed me without asking.

Who asked who out first? I confessed my feelings for Ty and we decided to date

Who wears the pants? Ty is our righteous leader and protector!

I tag: anyone that thought this tag was fun!

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we are headed for the East Coast. We will be visiting Charlotte, North Carolina and our good friends, Adam and Tina.
After this trip we will have driven from coast to coast this year alone! We live in a beautiful country. Every place we have been along the way has been wonderful in some way. I am thankful that no matter where we go the gospel is true. I am thankful for the peace that comes with the knowledge of my Heavenly Father's plan and the Atonement of my Savior, Jesus Christ.
I am glad for the opportunity to reflect each year on the many blessings in my life. I am excited for this great holiday season. I can't wait to put our Christmas tree up and I can't wait to make my awesome fudge recipe.
I hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Date Night!

Ty and I got to go out on a date!
I love spending some alone time with Ty. It is so fun to talk and hold hands and pretend he is Edward Cullen...just kidding
We went to see Quantom of Solace, the new James Bond movie. It was all very action, fight scene, kill people oriented, but I was glad to be out with Ty and he was all smiles. After the movie we went to Brixx pizza. We had salad, an amazing pizza, and drinks for less than $20.00! I thought it was a pretty good deal.
Overall I give the evening a 10!

Twilight!

I just got back from a special screening of Twilight! It was amazing and so much fun. I was able to go with a bunch of great girls. We were in a theater with 500 screaming Edward fans! I loved it! I can now go on living.

Dinner Rolls

I made the best rolls with dinner tonight. They were really buttery and I ate too many of them.

1/4 cup warm water
2 packets yeast
1 1/2 cups warm milk
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 eggs
6-61/2 cups flour

1. Place water in a small bowl and sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until foamy. Whisk together milk, butter, sugar, salt, and eggs. Whisk in yeast mixture.
2. Stir in 6 cups flour. Knead until smooth and elastic. Butter the inside of a bowl. Place dough in bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled (1 1/4 hours)
3. Butter 2 13x9 inch baking pans. Divide dough in half. Form each half into a 15 inch rope and cut into 15 pieces each. Shape each piece into a ball and arrange in prepared pans. Cover pans and let stand in a warm spot until doubled (1 1/4 hours)
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Brush rolls with melted butter. Bake about 20 minutes until golden brown.
Brush with butter, again, while still warm!

We Are Family

It has been so long since we have had a family picture taken. here is our attempt to take our own. Where's Max? I love it anyway!

Clifford

Max and Mia love cartoons. I let them veg out in the mornings after they wake up while I am getting ready. Here they are enjoying Clifford the big red dog. I thought they were adorable!