A little Video

On Saturday Jared had some time to make a video of our cute boys. We had a surprise for them, so be sure to watch.

February '16

Guess it's time for an update!

February just flew by. We started the month with Jared going to UMEA the 1st Friday and Saturday of the month and leaving me home alone with the boys. Jared always has a great time at UMEA, it is a time for him to learn more and get ideas on how to be an even better music teacher. Jared got back late on Saturday and then it was my turn to leave him alone haha. Though I did leave Bo with him so he wasn't completely alone. Sam and I left on SuperBowl Sunday to spend time watching the game with my family and to wish my baby sister (ok she's 22 so baby may not be the best term but whatever) a happy birthday. My mom is a HUGE Peyton Manning/Broncos fan so it was a lot of fun to watch the game with her. She had everyone wear a shirt. She thought it would help her team win. Guess so because the Broncos won.

Super Bowl Sunday/Kates Bday

(photo credit KJ)

The next day I went to Jamberry Summit in Provo UT. It was the whole reason I went up. I was able to meet members of my Jamberry Team. We had the opportunity to talk to many people from the home office including the President of the company.

Team Bankin the Jams with Jared Richards

Sam loved getting one on one time with me and some much needed time away from his grumpy big brother Bo. He and I went to Petco and got some treats and a new bed for his crate which he loves. We headed back home on Wednesday. It was nice to have a little getaway with my youngest.

Then we had Valentines Day, which is always a good day. We splurged and got steaks for dinner. SO good! I wish beef wasn't so expensive because I could go for steak way more often. My favorite part of the day (besides the steaks) was being able to spend time with my sweetheart. Things had been so crazy and we spent almost a week apart, so it was nice to reconnect. 

The rest of the month we were both busy with work and other activities. Jared had region Speech and Debate the last weekend of the month up in the Salt Lake area, so I headed up too. I was able to spend time helping my grandpa (he has dementia so I try to see him as much as I can). I was able to go wedding dress shopping with Jared's sisters, who are just as much my sisters now. We were able to find Marsha THE DRESS, she is going to knock Eric's socks off that's for sure. It was nice to have some girl time. 

And what do you know that's February! 

We're really excited for March! Lots of exciting things in the works this next month.

December '15

December is one of my favorite months, it's a very special time of year.

December was a very busy month for me with work. We gained another person on my team just in time for the other member to go on maternity leave. But I survived :)

December is always busy for Jared because the band has their winter concert and bazaar. It's kind of stressful. The band raised money for them to go on tour this year that night. I also did a fundraiser for the band with Jamberry.

We held a little "Polar Express" party after school got out for the break, and invited all our neighbors. We had lots of goodies. Don't they look delicious?

 COOKIES!!!

                         




                               CANDY!!!

Christmas Eve we had our traditional dinner (ham, funeral potatoes, nog, etc). It's the only time we use placemats, REAL napkins, and a table cloth. It was nice to be in the kitchen cooking this wonderful meal, and yes it was WONDERFUL. The boys were begging for ham all night, though they got a nice dinner of their own. Silly boys!

Christmas Eve is one of my favorite nights of the year. During dinner we listen to old Christmas Records (yes vinyls). We spent the night watching "It's a Wonderful Life" (it's tradition) while coloring (not tradition yet). We then read some books together, including the Nativity. What a wonderful way to remember the birth of our Savior.

Christmas day was pretty relaxed. The boys of course were including in gift giving this year, and once they figured out that things for them came from the paper they wouldn't let us open the things for us. The boys got LOTS of toys and other goodies this year.

The boys got a blue big from their Wonnacott Grandparents. Bo loved it. It may or may not have scared Sam.

Later in the day we took the boys out to play. They got a new frisbee, Sam LOVED it. We also took out Bo's favorite ball. We all had a lot of fun.

 Sam loved catching snow balls.

What a wonderful day, just our little family of 4. I love day like that.

A few days after Christmas we headed up to South Jordan to spend time with my family. While we were in civilization both Jared and I went to doctor appointments. Mine was just a yearly appointment with my OB/GYN. Jared saw a Urologist, Dr Hotaling (he's so AWESOME). While at his appointment Jared learned that he had Varicoceles that are causing some (potentially all) of our infertility, so we scheduled a surgery to get those taken care of. The rest of our time in So Jo was spent playing games and hanging out with my family. New Years Eve we had all of us at my parents house and played games. Lots of fun.

Well that sums up December 2015.

November '15

Well we're 4 days from Christmas (CRAZY), so I figure I better post on November while I have a second.

Our little (or not so little) Sam turned 1 year old on the 4th of November. Can't believe that he's already a year old. He's definitely still a puppy, but he has done a lot of growing up and is very smart. I am one proud dog mom, so I made him a cake for his big day. He absolutely loved it!

 I think he is the cutest! Love my youngest boy!

On November 13th my dear Grandma Timpson (my mother's mother) suddenly passed away. It's one of the hardest losses I've had in my life so far. She was a wonderful woman, and I will never forget the many things that she taught me. Thankfully I know that I will see her again, so it's not really goodbye more like see you soon. This sad event did get all of us cousins together. It was nice to be with my Timpson family, they really are the best!

Thanksgiving this year we spent with Jared's family. We all met in St George and stayed all under 1 roof, all 20 of us. All of his siblings were there except for his sister who was on her mission in West Virginia. We celebrated the holiday itself with mom's extended family, the Davenports. Jared and I were able to see our nieces and nephews who live in California, and now that the oldest ones are 2 they might actually remember us the next time we see them. 

 Our cute nephew Luke. I wish I had gotten a picture of him smiling because it always makes me smile.

 Our niece Kayley. She is so smart and cute!

 After we took some family pictures I snapped this one of the Bishop family (Melissa is Jared's sister). I love it!

On Black Friday we took some other family pictures in the backyard of where we were staying. Here's a few of the pictures we took.

 Jared and his dad, Mark.

 The whole bunch!

And this is the family I married into, lol. 

We took some photos of each of the siblings families, so here is 1 of us. We weren't able to bring our boys with us, so it's not as cute as it could be.

November was super busy for me with work. We were down a person in Data Integrity, and November is our busiest month of the year.

And there you have it! November 2015.