December

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

I love the season of Christmas and the spirit it brings. Since it was our first year of celebrating Christmas together I wanted to start it off right and maybe with a few new traditions.
* I did the 12 days of Christmas for Ryan. Not only did he love it but I enjoyed giving him a surprise everyday. Some of the items he received were slippers, movie, CD, Pez, Dr. Pepper, chapstick, and socks. 
* Along with the Christmas Eve Pajamas I wanted to start putting in a  Christmas movie to watch on Christmas Eve. This year the movie I put in with Ryan's PJ's was A Christmas Story. 
*We went up Monroe and cut down our first Christmas Tree. I hope every year to always have a real Christmas tree. 
*We were able to go to Temple Square with my family this year. I love looking at Christmas lights, even if its driving around in the car. We also drove to the festival of lights in Spanish Fork. 
* We also sent out Christmas cards to all of our close friends & family. I always want to keep this tradition going. 

While getting our Christmas tree Patsy seemed to love the snow at first but within less than 20 feet she realized her paws became frozen haha I love this picture of her. It shows exactly how miserable she really was. 

               Our tree all decorated. Miss Patsy loved her new drinking bowel of fresh pine tree water. 

Our good friend Chevia Nelson gave these cute PJ's to Patsy. On the her little bum they say Santa's Helper. I may be pathetic dressing her up but come one look at her cute little face. If it makes me laugh or smile I think It's worth dressing the cute little dog. 

The year of hats. Gifts from Grandma Joy and Grandpa Nolan . Don't they all look like studs. 

What we got for Christmas:
Ryan received clothes, work boots, money, a gun from our families. I bought him a clear bra for his truck. I have been saving my tip money from work for a couple of months so I was very excited to give him his gift. A while back he told me he did not want any electronics. So I thought I would be very clever and put his gift certificate for his clear bra in a iphone 4 case. Needless to say he was much more excited about getting his clear bra on his truck than he was for the pretend iphone. We also got sonicare toothbrushes. 

I received lots of clothes from family and cooking appliances. Ryan spoiled me by finally getting us a king size mattress. He also got me a Ninja blender. I am so excited to start making healthy smoothies. 

We had a wonderful Christmas. We were able to celebrate it with family & friends. Christmas of 2013 was filled with laughter, snow, lights, carols, presents, love, and celebrating our Saviors birth. Thank you to everyone who made this a wonderful season.