.....can you find him?

Mike and I were able to spend the day together. I love it when it works out that way. Usually Mike and I only have Sundays off together, and between church and those wonderful Sunday naps the day goes by too fast! So we got our Christmas cards ordered, worked out, grocery shopped, made dinner, watched a movie, drank some homemade hot chocolate and ate way too many cookies...good thing we worked out! I think all the hot chocolate and cookies was too much for Mike to handle....I'm not too sure how he is even breathing here! And Zoe always by her daddy's side!

Why I love this time of year...

The birth of our savior

Christmas Lights

Watching this little cutie open presents

Christmas Tree ornament

Christmas Devotional ..... snow....

Getting ready for this little cutie to come home!

Having them come to visit

This is a special Christmas for us...my little brother will be coming home just a couple days after Christmas. He been serving his mission in Sacramento, CA. I know he may not want to leave, but we can't wait for him to come home. We are all so proud of what he has accomplished on his mission, he has been such and example to all of us! Mike and I started dating around this time and and when the weather gets cold it takes me right back to being sixteen and waiting for him to pick me up for our first date! I'm sure this season holds a special place in every ones heart as it should it, it is the season of miracles! Merry Christmas Everyone!!

We have been so busy lately! I have a million things going on right now between work, cheerleading and church it's good to have a sec to breath! We had such a great Thanksgiving, Mike's sister and family came in from Utah, and my sister also came in from Utah. It is always nice to get everyone together! We ate and ate and ate!!! Here are some pictures of the past month or so.... it's easier then typing everything out....=)

Zoe on our way to the Mortensen Family Thanksgiving...
The Gray Family Thanksgiving

I swear I'm not strangling her....

Work Christmas thing

My family went to Historic Old Town St. Charles Mo. last Saturday to get us in the Christmas spirit...If that's what you want to call it....

They had these crazy Christmas characters running around all over the town...this is my mom trying to figure out what the heck was going on!!! Believe me they catch you off guard!

My handsome husband doing what he does best tearing up the candy!

Lauren...You thought that one was good!!!!

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Mike and I went to see a movie not to long ago and the preview for this came on and he leaned over to me and said, "Is this for real...like a real movie?" then he saw the basketball stuff and it was over for him! So when found this I couldn't resist!!

On November 17th Mike and I marked our seventh year of being a happy couple! Don't know what I would do without him!

my 17th birthday...