Sunday, January 22, 2012

Christmas 2011


Christmas was full of family, fun and wonderful AZ orange juice and warm weather. We were able to skype with Elder Reece Scurr. Ashton was so gracious to get us matching pajama's... a scurr family first! She is definitely a wonderful addition to the family! The boys were goofy and we had a blast taking cheesy pictures. The tree never looked so packed. But the spirit of family and christmas was the best part of it all. Christmas being on sunday was a wonderful thing! I really enjoyed being able to go to church and celebrate the birth of our savior and count the blessings of life because of Him. I think we should have christmas on Sunday every year... but thats just me. We continued the Scurr tradition with the reading of the nativity and soup at the Giffords. There were enough grandkids this year for them to dress up and act out the nativity just like we used to. Because our family is growing each year, we draw names and get one gift for them. However, Grant surprised us all when he had a present under the tree addressed to everyone. We all thought grant went all out and was being so generous. We soon discovered his what was thought to be generosity was another one of his pranks. He had gone into each person's room and wrapped their own piece of clothing and regifted it. haha we were laughing so hard! We had a delicious breakfast and lunch and because of church, Christmas lasted all day long! It was so fun to be home and spend time with family.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Baby Belly Photo Shoot

My dear friend Peyton offered to take some pictures of the growing baby bump while in San Fran. I may be biased but I think they turned out pretty good for a 20 minute in the spur of the moment. She's got skill. Take a look.

And here is the darling couple...

















No name for our little guy yet. But we sure do love him already! I can't imagine how much we'll love him once he's here!

San Francisco

With baby on the way, Landon and I decided to be spontaneous and take advantage of a smokin' southwest airlines deal and took our friends up on an offer to visit a city we've never been to. San Fran! Peyton and Blake were wonderful hosts and although we didn't get to spend enough time there, we crammed in fun days and nights in the beautiful golden gate city! It was so much fun to have one last hurrah with just the two of us! We had so much fun and took a ZILLION pictures... (they are out of order but I don't want to spend the time organizing them)

On the boat to Alcatraz!

In Jail during our audio tour of Alcatraz

Oakland Temple Christmas Lights

Painted Sisters( FULL HOUSE)

Redwood Tree's in Muir Woods

Thanks for posing Blakey Boo!



Loved all the Piers and sailboats!



Food was always a treat... Especially at Ghirardelli's!! MMM....


Cute cable cars...


Gorgeous view from Alcatraz



Fisherman's Warf...


Darling Lombard Street

Thanks again to the Jones!!! Love you guys! Next year we'll host in Phoenix!


Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Dr. Seus Baby Shower

Landon's wonderful and talented cousin was so kind to host a baby shower in our behalf over thanksgiving break while the Fowler and Drake families were in town. I am still in awe of the love and support I have from my in-law family! My sis in law Sarah and Mother in law Brenda also played a huge role in making the shower a success. All of the tiny clothes and baby things made having a baby much more of a reality. For my own memory's sake, I was late to my own party. So they turned off the lights and waited for me to get there and yelled SURPRISE when I opened the door. It was pretty lame of me, but I am glad I have friends and family who love me enough to make a joke out of my shortcomings. Here are some pictures of the celebrations!




The sister in laws...

A gift certificate to get newborn pictures taken!


Brenda and Tammy... two of the most giving women I know!


The host Heather Knight!!


"How big do you think her belly is" game! haha

I got a travel kit!! Stroller and car seat!!! Spoiled rotten.


Tina and Sam

Lindsey!!!

Getting some yummy grub!



How cute was the table?! The treats were as tasty as they were adorable.
Thank you again to everyone who pitched in and made it a splendid shower!