Ugly Sweater Party....

We were invited to our first ugly sweater party at the Blackett house.  I had asked around at work and luckily Jenny had some fancy turtle necks she let me have.  Mandee Robison borrowed me the other stuff and luckily had a man's sweater for Casey.  I might be a little bias but I think he looked hot. :)  Everyone outdid themselves and the competition was stacked. Liesl was out to earn the title and came dressed to impress, but I have to say the shock of the night was Morris's Santa impersonation.  When it came down to the votes Liesl and Morris were neck and neck until the last few votes which gave Liesl the lead. She was hilarious and we laughed about her acceptance speech for days.  We also had a white elephant gift exchange which gave me good reason to let go of our prize Asian canvas.  Some of you may remember this from Casey's birthday a few years back.  Me and Casey came home with a toilet seat tattoo and a flask adorn with a white tail buck.  It was a great night and I'm glad they let us be apart. 

Taylor's sweater actually had Christmas light that turned on by a button in his pocket.  He had already won $100 at work that morning.



 Hugh Hefner

Liesl was looking fabulous

Our Hosts for the evening

Taylor and Liesl

They wanted me to give Santa a kiss on the cheek...

Lisa and Mo

Shane as Bill Cosby and Whitney

The passing of the Trophy

Acceptance Speech...She said it was so unexpected!  Pure Comedy!

Marci and Savana

NFR 2012...

We had a great time in Vegas with our besties the Taylor's.  This is our second year and definitely not our last.  We spent our days there shopping, eating, shopping, shopping, cowboy gazing, shopping...you get the drift.  This year Dillon and his buddy Brace were also down there which kept us laughing. 

We had just pulled into Vegas and stopped at this light when a homeless guy came walking up to my window.  I didn't make eye contact but could see him doing karate moves and trying to kick box my car.  Eric and Jen were in front of us and got a good laugh out of it. 

Eric decided to try out one of the horse trailer services at the Cowboy Christmas...Bahahaha 

I so thought about getting this.....

Every night after the Rodeo we would go down and watch Eric's cousin Kelson rope the slack. Jen noticed Tuff Cooper jump the fence right next to where we were sitting.  He was getting some pictures taken so we couldn't resist.  There were two young girls in front of us freaking out asking "How do I look??  How do I look???  Heck we were freaking out and asking the same question.  We both agreed that Tuff hugged extra tight and I loved when he called us "Ladies".  He was super cute!!  Love my Cowboys!!!  It even turned out he won the tie down roping championship. 

 

 

On our last night there we headed down on the strip to ride the Roller-coaster at New York New York and check out the water show at the Bellagio.  We were a little short on space in the car so Brace and Dillon took turns sitting in the hatch.  You should of seen the looks we got when Dillon jumped in the hatch at the New York New York and Casey shut the door for him.  The Asians standing out front couldn't believe it...So Funny!  I couldn't believe they talked me into riding the dang rollercoaster.  It went fast and was so rough, but I'm proud to say I survived!  I loved the Bellagio water show and we even met some people from Brigham City that new my dad's aunt.  Small world. 

 

 

We even became famous and were on TV!  It was only a few seconds, but hey how many seconds have you been on TV?  Chad sent me this picture he took off of his TV.

 

 

Timpview Tourney 2012...

This morning we headed up to Timpview for the boys second tournament.  Will Harmon came with us for the day and they both worked hard in their tough brackets.  Cael had a state champ, Chanse Pendergrass, and the other two were ranked in the top 5 for his weight.  Cael worked hard and only got pinned by Pendergrass.  Cael has wrestled him before and I knew he would be tough, but Cael did his best and I was proud of how he wrestled.  In the end Cael and Will both took 4th and were excited to get a metal.  We were in the smaller gym and later found out that Bronco Mendenhall was in the large gym watching his boy.  Tenille and the boys got a pic with him and said he was really nice.  Brady asked him what he thought about wrestling and he said BYU is always looking to recruit Football players that have a wrestling background.

 

Jarrett Christmas Party 2012...

The Jarrett party sure didn't feel the same without my Grandpa there, but I know him and my Grandma were there in spirit and enjoyed seeing us all together.  Rodger and Georgia were over it this year and arranged a great meal and games.  Aunt Bonnie read her traditional Christmas story and then we played a present exchange game.  The night went by too fast and I hated to see it end.  I love spending time with my family and catching up on what everyone has been doing.  I always look forward to this party and cant wait until this year.

Creative Arts Contest..

There was a little bit of confusion at the school and some of the classes didn't get notified about the creative arts contest so Mrs. Stevens ended up doing one with just her class.  Cael spent some time putting together a lego piece to take.  She then invited the parents to come see the fun projects the kids had put together.

 

Ward Party 2012....

Santa and Mrs. Claus made their way to the Nephi 8th ward Christmas party.  The kids lined up to get their list in.  Kensie stood in line, but once she got to the big guy she backed out and decided to just mail her list.  I did get a picture of her looking at him though..  Cael asked for a Ipod, bow, and Pokémon cards.  I hope the elves get crackin back at the workshop because when Santa left he had a pretty big list to fill.

 

See she almost made it.

Wrestling Season 2012-2013

It's that time of year again for sweaty gyms and screaming parents.  This year the program is making a change, a change for the better.  Hadley Christensen is taking over and has made the program go from Nov-April instead of starting in Feb.  The years prior we have done the Bantam league tournament that took place in central-southern Utah.  These tournament don't attract the best wrestlers and often are filled with beginners.  In order for our program to become the best they have to compete with the best by being challenged every weekend.  The decision has been made that we will now be competing up north in the USA-Wrestling league. I was really nervous to take Cael to his first tournament in Spanish Fork and feared he would get slaughtered.  I was pleasantly surprised when he beat his first two kids and went 3 rounds with his last and only lost by a few points earning him 2nd place.  I know he is going to struggle and learn lots this year, but I know it will pay off in the end.