New Years 2010

5 years ago this past NYE, Spencer was on his knee practically begging me to marry him. Ok, not really begging. But I can't believe it's already been 5 years! Anyways, Spencer has been hosting big parties the last 4 NYE's. This year he partied solo on the boat. That party consisted of working, and maybe even getting to work out. Poor guy. I was lucky enough to have a couple choices of parties. I went to Rachel's house for a bit, then went back to my family's house where Pete and Lisa were throwing a big bash. I figured since I didn't have anyone to kiss, I'd just document the night and forget about myself.

First stop, Rachel's house(I didn't really get many pictures at this party). Great food, great friends, fun games:


And next, Pete and Lisa's party. Lots of people (I didn't know a lot of them), Sobe bombs, and amazing fireworks.

Christmas '09

This Christmas was as good as it could have been without Spencer around. As stated earlier, the whole family was here. There were plenty of family and friends around to keep me occupied. We celebrated Christmas a day early since Brooke and Justin had to leave Christmas day. Here's a little collection of individual pictures of who was in on the fun:

(Mom is hidden in there behind Dad)



On Christmas Day I went to Thayne and Rachel's house to celebrate with Spencer's family. I didn't get pictures of everyone there since the guys left for a movie, but here's a few of the more important ones:
I also had a chance to see some high school friends. We try to get together every year while we're in town. This time, only 4 of us were here, but it was still fun! The 4 in the front are high school friends, the others were friends of friends.

John's Homecoming

The week before Christmas, my little brother John got home from his LDS mission. He served in Santa Cruz, Bolivia for the past two years. Our parents, Granny, all of the siblings, plus little Mason were there to greet him. He's probably the cutest little brother you could ask for. Here's some pictures from the airport. We are so proud of you John and happy to have you back!

Waiting around.....






The grand entrance: