Happy 2010!

This year we got a chance to go to the Rose parade on New Year's Day. In the 14 years that my family has live in CA, we have never been. My dad just happens to know someone who goes every year and gets awesome seats. She hooked us up this year! Kind of a fun way to celebrate the new year!

My aunt Lisa and cousin Leah. These two peaches were out visiting from New Canaan, CT. So fun to have them here!

Just love my parents!

So the big thing there is silly string??? We had some fun playing with Luke though!

The streets are just lined with people for who knows how long.

Here's a few of the floats...

The Rose Bowl.

The snowboarding dogs! So dang cute. I wish I could have seen more of them.

Angel Pride. The float did say "The Anaheim Angels."

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2009 with the Leslie's! We had a lot of fun this year. Unfortunately I didn't take very many pictures so here's what I've got...

Cute Mom!

Luke with his new Dinosaur Christmas morning. It's actually pretty cool!

Can't get enough of this face!

The Granddad

Mom and her Mom

Little Lisa Mouse. She was so sleepy.

Sisters

Love these two!

Dad and his new Chargers Jersey. Had to sport it for the game!

Thank heavens for DVD players! We did a lot of driving back and forth to San Diego. This little guy would not have lasted without it. Sporting uncle Brandon's Skull Candy headphones!

Totally random, but while we were down there we went to Huntington and had Ruby's on the pier. Miss those shakes!

My family did also throw me a co-ed Baby Shower. It was a blast. We had a lot of family in town this year for Christmas so everyone got together for the big event. I wish I had some pictures. I'll try to post some later maybe!

Surprise Surprise!!!

So this precious gem was delivered yesterday! Brandon and I just about fell to the floor. Merry Christmas/Happy Graduation to us! What a great surprise. Thanks Mom and Dad! We love you!

Graduation Day!

Friday was Brandon's Graduation! What a great day! I am so proud of him and his accomplishments. Brandon's parents, his brother and his wife, and his grandpa all attended the ceremony. He is so happy to be done with school and is currently seeking out a new job. Way to go Brandon! We are so proud of you!

The Lights at Temple Square

We spent our Thanksgiving this year with the Swaner's. They came down to Ogden for the weekend and we had some fun times together. Saturday we rode down to Salt Lake on the Front Runner to see the lights at Temple Square. We of course HAD to eat at California Pizza Kitchen! We also treated ourselves to dessert at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Yummy!

My husband was the one flicking pennies in the pond that hit the baby Jesus statue. . . nice.

Here's the Verdict!

We found out last week that we are going to be having a girl! It was quite a shock because we had been told by our doctor weeks before that it looked like a boy. So sorry to those I told a little too early! We are so excited though! I can't wait to start shopping for girly stuff!

It Has Begun!!!!

Well Dayna's preggo, but I have the itch!

Celebrity Encounter!

Over Labor Day weekend Brandon and I decided to make a QUICK trip to CA to see the fam. It was loads of fun and we got no sleep but it was totally worth it! While we were there we had to make our traditional shopping trip to Oakley. They had some big event going on that day (I have no idea what.) But we were walking down one of the hallways to my dad's office and I heard this voice behind that sounded really familiar. I turned my head to take a quick peak and sure enough it was Gary Sinise. . . Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, The Green Mile, CSI:NY! I just kept walking and they kept following. Well they had set up a green room in a conference room in my dad's area! We went back to my dad's office for a bit and on our way out Gary was there to greet us and shook all of our hands and asked how we were doing. Such a nice guy. I was totally star struck and had no idea how to react. I think I said something really dumb. Oh and he is a small guy! Short and skinny. I never would have guessed.

4 Years . . .

I can't believe that it has been 4 years! Time flies by! I am so happy to be married to Brandon. He is the best thing that ever happened to me. This has just been such an exciting year for us.

We are going up to Bear Lake for the weekend to relax and have some fun. Nice little getaway!

I can't wait for the future! Love you so much honey. Happy Anniversary!

It's Positive!!!

A few weeks ago Brandon and I found out that we are pregnant! We are so thrilled. We have been trying for a long time, so this is just such a blessing for us. We went to the doctor and had our first ultrasound and got to see and hear the heart beat. It is such an amazing experience! I still think about it and can't believe it. Right now I am only about 8 weeks along. So it's still pretty early, but I can't keep it a secret any longer!