And I'm back!

Perhaps you've noticed that I've been quite the slacker lately as it relates to my blog... my finals were super condensed in early December. I took 4 tests in 7 days (3 of those in 4 days). Then I hopped a plane to the good ole' S.L.C. for a 4 week Christmas break. It was so much fun!! I love my family so much!! It was really fun to spend time with Mom, Dad, SarahJane, Melanie, Taylor, Gracie, Spencer, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, old friends, and Spencer's family who came to town for his brother's wedding.!

Spencer took me the Jazz vs. Blazers game at Energy Solutions Arena (which will always be the Delta Center to me). He bought us tickets on the street corner as we walked in (for such a great deal!)....a couple of the ticket scalpers commented to each other as we walked away that Spencer is a veteran and know's what he's doing. He loved it! Made his day :). But we just had such a blast sporting old school Jazz jerseys and cheering for our team. Go jazz!!

We had lots of birthday celebrations over the holidays. Spencer's, mine, and each of our nieces. It was really fun to have so many celebrations!...And so much cake :) Spencer had a homemade oreo icecream cake, and I had a homemade carrot cake. I brought christmas lights over to decorate Spencer's house for his party. I brought cute little red bows to put up also along the strand of lights...but Spencer wouldn't let me put them up. He said he needed to maintain some degree of masculinity in the living room.

Spencer and SarahJane had an "eating cake with your mouth" contest...Spencer loses all eating contests...but it's cute that he still tries :)

I have the cutest niece of all time!! It was so much fun to spend time with her! She's growing up so fast and already can do so much more than the last time I saw her in October.

Prom Night 2008 (actually Spencer's brother's wedding). Natalie, Kevin, Spencer, and I started talking all these cheesy prom-style pictures in front of the decoration that the bride and goom stood in front of to greet their guests. Spencer must have said something really funny because I look totally cracked up in this picture. :)

This is the first quilt I have ever made. My mom definitely helped me with the border and other miscellaneous questions. Thanks mom!! And my cousin Tricia helped me tie it. I gave it to Spencer for Christmas.

My favorite thing to watch Grace do is dance! It's the cutest thing ever! She got lots of music playing toys for her birthday and Christmas....she quickly found the buttons that play the songs (rather than just the noises). She pushes them over an over while she sits on the floor. When she hears the music, she dances by moving her upper body up and down to the beat...sometimes she even pretends to lead the music with her arms...which she no doubt learned from my mom and her tendancy to lead the Tabernacle choir....Gracie is SO ADORABLE!!!!

The night before Janie and I went back to school, Gracie was so cute! It was like she knew we were leaving....she was so mellow and just cuddled with each of us for like an hour. I love her.

As you can see, Gracie loves santa :)

One thing Grace loves to do is run around the bar in the kitchen while someone holds on to her hands (she can't walk on her own yet but she always wants to be up on her feet). Well, I started letting her chase me around the bar and it was so funny!!! She would giggle hysterically as she'd try to catch me!!

The Walton girls at Gracie's one year old birthday party!