Photo shoot - Fall 2009

Our really good friend, Jessica Payne, has picked up photography and asked if she could have a photo shoot with us. These are some of my favorites. She's pretty good for a beginner.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Brett and I got a Christmas tree this year. I am so excited. I love Christmas time. Brett did most of the decorating, which I think he did a fabulous job. I'm so used to just random ornaments instead of actually having a theme and making the tree look pretty. I am very impressed by his tree decorating.


Putting on the tinsel.




Beautiful star.


Adding a few ornaments from my childhood.


Our first Christmas tree (couldn't afford one last year)


Family Christmas pic.


This is Ruti's model pose.


Can you belived Ruti will be 3 next month???


Gotta love those two!!!

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving Brett had to stay home in CS because of work and I went ahead to my parents house for the holiday. Brett did get to have a Thanksgiving dinner with his family the Saturday after words. Felt bad for missing that one too. Oh well. Below are pictures of the dinner table at my parents house. The food was way good. Our nieces, Ava and Sydnee, made the place mats and there was the #4 by each plate to remind us of what we are thankful for. Sweet girls.

Halloween Part 2

This has taken me a while to post. Sorry about that. Here is the rest of the our Halloween night. We went to the institute party and realized that we don't really fit in there anymore. Then we went to IHOP. Had good food but bad service. Don't ask. It was fun though.

50's gangster

50's gangster wife

Aren't we a cute couple???

Halloween 2009 Part 1

Here is my costume. I'm a 50's Girl. We are having a party at work so everyone in the office dressed up. I'll post more pictures as the day goes by.

Memories

Been thinking about my brother Jeff lately. Mostly because yesterday he would have been 28. I have a picture of him on my desk at work and was just thinking how he was such a good brother and friend to me during and after his life. So many good memories come to mind when I look at his picture and it just brings a smile to my face. I just feel peace when I think of him and know that he is in heaven working hard in the Lord's plan for us. Even though I still miss him, I know my life is better every day because of him. I know he is watching over us all. I am very grateful for the knowledge the gospel brings.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRETT!!!

Saturday was Brett's birthday. It was a good day. People like him now, because people don't like those who are 23. (inside joke) We went out to dinner with 2 other couples on Friday night to Cotton Patch to celebrate and the food was yummy. The waitress new it was his birthday and they totally embarrassed him. It was fun. Saturday morning we slept in to about 11AM, that was nice, then drove up to Ennis to see Brett's family. Brett got a 12 gauge shot gun from me for his birthday and his dad and brother have a membership to a gun range in Ferris. It was my sister-in-law's birthday as well and so we spent celebrating by blowing away soda cans and boxes. Brett got to shoot his gun for the first time and loved it. His dad gave him a bunch of ammo and it is pretty much gone already. I had fun until I hurt my thumb. Don't want to talk about it, but I'm fine. Then we drove to Milford to see the Johnson's because they think of Brett as one of their own and their youngest Noah's birthday was also Saturday. We gave Noah a remote control Dodge Truck with a Hemi. He just loved it. Noah wanted a corn dog as a cake as well as hamburgers as a cake. They looked awesome and totally real. It felt weird eating what looked like a hamburger but the taste was cake. The Johnson's have pictures and I hope I can get a copy and once I do I'll post them. All in all it was a good birthday weekend. I just love my wonderful husband.