check out my girl.  she's 19 months now. 

I don't have much to say today, I just had to share these pictures I took of Blakely.  She's the best.  We're going to be finishing up our Christmas projects and cleaning house today.  Sounds fun, right?

One really exciting thing, Jeff is finished with finals!  YAHOO!!!  It's so nice to have him come strait home after work.  Only one semester left. The end is in sight, and I could not be prouder of him.  I have already started thinking about what I want to do for him as a graduation gift.  We shall see...

We're back

We're back, and I have to say I'm glad to be home.  I love visiting with my in-laws and other extended family, but I missed the hubs pretty bad.  Blakely did too.  Every time we would talk to Jeff on the phone, Blakley would take the phone from me and kiss it.  So sweet. 
We had such a great trip!  Blakely and I were busy shopping, visiting Santa {pictures to come...so funny} and cooking.  Lynn has a way better camera than me, so I left all the picture taking to her.  Once I get a copy, I'll be sure to post them. 
The whole Santa thing went surprisingly well.  Blakely was not to sure of the creepy guy in the suit, but she didn't cry.  Instead, she slowly climbed over me so I would be in-between them.  We also took her to Build-a-bear.  What a hoot!  Blakely was a bit overwhelmed, but was so excited we were in a store where she could touch/play with everything.  It was great.  She ended up with a cute little polar bear complete with all the accessories.
The Wright family ended up having their family Christmas party while we were visiting {kind of a spontaneous decision} It was so fun to be able to visit with the extended family too.  There were a total of 22 people there, I think.  It's a lot, but certainly not everyone.  Unfortunately, Blakely was already asleep by the time everyone got there so they weren't able to see her.  Maybe next time we're out there she'll be able to stay awake a little longer :)
I do have to brag on my sweet girl though.  Our flight home wasn't until 5 pm out of Salt Lake City.  I was sure Blakely would fall asleep on the flight, um, not so much.  She was wide awake thew whole time, but such a happy girl.  She smiled and waved at everyone.  She said "hi" about a thousand times.  It was the cutest thing ever.  I was just so proud of my little traveler.  I always make sure I bring lots of yummy snacks and her favorite toys to keep her busy on flights.  She had been kind congested during our trip, so I was worried about her ears bothering her.  Nope.  No trouble there either.  Don't worry--I totally realize how blessed I am to have such a happy easy little girl.
I hope to have pictures up soon.  I know that's the best part about blogging anyway!   

Utah...here we come!

Blakely and I are packing up and heading west to Utah.  My in-laws couldn't stand it anymore and just had to see little miss Blakely.  We miss them too, so we are stoked to go see them!  Poor Jeff has to stay behind to work and study for his finals, so it will be just us girls.  {Wish me luck on the 4 hour plane ride}I'm  hoping that we get some snow when we're out there.  I would love to see Blakely in the snow and let her play and make snowmen and snow angels.  There's a good chance considering they've had some snow already.  I'll be sure to take lots of pictures!

We've been decking our halls around here, getting ready for Christmas.  Here's Blakely "helping"....

And our very first real Christmas tree

Our make-shift mantle

Anywho, I hope everyone is having a happy Monday.  ta-ta!

Liebster Award!

The Liebster Award!!!

Thank you Sarah from Sarahs high notes for awarding me with The Liebster Award! Love you and love your blog!  In return I promise to update my blog more often! :)

'Liebster' means 'favorite' or 'dearest' in German. This award, which originated in Germany,
recognizes up and coming bloggers!

In accepting the award, the recipient agrees to:

• ~Thank the person that gave the award and link back to their blog
• ~Copy and paste the award to your blog
• ~Reveal the 5 blogs you have chosen to award and let them know by commenting on their blog
• ~Pay it forward by awarding it to bloggers they would like to honor

The five blogs that I would like to award are:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Kelle Hampton

2. My Crack in the Grigsby Life
3. J and J Vela
4. Amber and Spence
5.Notes from the Nelsens

There are quite a few more blogs that I love to read, but I only put you five.  I really do love each one of your blogs!!  Thanks for letting all of us get a glimps into your world!