Welcome December

Ever since I got married, I have been been such a home body.

All I ever want to do is cuddle up to my sweet husband in front of the television while watching our favorite shows [this is definitely not a bad thing].

So, after one year of marriage, we are finally starting to make some weekend plans!

As of know, December looks like:

.Forgotten Carols practices and performance with our beloved family.

.Game nights with friends and their children.

.Date nights with my hubby that actually involve going out.

.Picnics at the park with friends and their families.

.Kickball at the park.

.Reunions with amazing high school girl friends who have always been so supportive of me.

.Dinner dates with good friends who also just had babies.

.Temple lights with loving family.

.And as always, Sunday dinners with both sides of the family.

I am not even mentioning the Christmas Traditions with family. That will be another post... :]

December sure looks like the most wonderful time of the year!

We love the Christmas Season.

T-11 Days

My mind is on Winter break.
And I am convinced that we are going to have the best Winter break ever.
Let me explain...

1. We get to spend it as a family. This will be our first Christmas with Ryker and we are so excited to spend each and every minute with him. No school, no homework, no nothing to take our time away from family... excluding UPS of course.
2. We get to take long walks. I love taking walks. There is nothing better than strolling around the peaceful neighborhood with your husband and son by your side.
3. We [Austin and I] get to go on a date to see Harry Potter. Any of you who really know me, know my love for this series. I have been waiting forever to see this movie and we are finally going to take time to go!
4. We get to keep working on Ryker's baby book. We have had so much fun working on his book! But unfortunately, since both of us have lots of homework to do, it has been very difficult finding time to really sit down and write in it. We are finally going to have the chance to finish it this break!
5. We get the opportunity to sleep. With Austin being home from school, we can switch off taking naps! Boy, am I looking forward to this.
6. We get time to exercise more. Well, this is my goal at least! I am lucky enough to have gone back to my pre-pregnancy weight already, but that is not saying much. I am planning on starting P90X with my dad as soon!
7. We get to spend time with both of our families. We are super ready to just kick back and spend some good, quality evenings with both sides of the family.

So basically, we have eleven more days until all of this begins.
Be jealous. ;]

FINALLY!!!!

So, if you read our earlier post about not being able to download our pictures onto our computers, you will know how far behind we are in posting...

This is where we play catch up.

Our First Christmas

**NOTICE** We apologize in advance for the blurriness of some pictures... 
It is definitely time for a new camera.

Here are some cute pictures of Austin... just Austin. Isn't he just so handsome?♥

We also made gingerbread trains.

We had fun with family; and got some very generous gifts. Both of our parents are amazing!

Our whole Christmas experience was wonderful. We were able to settle-down and really reflect on the true meaning of it. It was amazing to be able to spend it with Austin! He made everything so special and sweet. It makes me wish I had taken more pictures! This next year will be full of more camera flashes... :]