Christmas In Utah

We had so much fun this year with Elisa! She hated santa as you can tell from the picture which really suprised me! On Christmas morning she opened her first present and that was all she was interusted in for the rest of the morning! While we were there we also got in some sledding at Solder Hollow which was so much fun!

It's Begining to look alot like Christmas

This morning we finally woke up to snow I mean even vegas has got snow and we still had none! So I finally feel like it is christmas time! I love the snow and can't wait to let Elisa play in it!



Also I just had to take a picture of Elisa in her cute Christmas Dress! Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Lights!

Today we got to hand Christmas Lights for the First time on our new house!! Brody and I were both excited with how they turned out and are very greatful for my parents who passed them down to us along with three Deer!




Elisa Just had to help so I bundled her up and out we went to help dad she had alot of fun running around and she was very entertained by the deer she just kept touching them!


Here is brody Trying to fix a strand that didn't work we forgot to check them before we got them all hung!


When we came inside Elisa was cold so Brody decided to wrap her up like a burrito in a blanket. She thought is was so funny!

Thanksgiving and lots of other stuff!

This past two weeks almost feels like a blur. Elisa and I have been at my parents house for the last week and a half with my grandpas funeral and thanksgiving so close together I decided to stay. My sister and her three girls also stayed. while we were there elisa threw up 3 times cut 3 teeth and learned that clapping it her new favorite thing! Thanksgiving was a fun and we had lots of yummy food. Some of the Highlights of the last weekend were:

Me Beating my brother in law at monopoly (no one ever beats him).

Waking up really early and shopping Friday morning Yes we might be crazy but is fun just to go watch all the crazy people!

We watched santa turn on the lights on the square. That is always a big event for the Rupert people!

Thanksgiving means it is time to set up your christmas tree. Mine is up and actually looks pretty good!

In Loving Memory

This is my GrandFather he passed away on Tuesday morning. He will truly be missed everyone loved grandpa. Grandpa loved to tease everyone! This is a picture of Grandpa with Elisa just after she was born he loved all his Great Grandkids!

DeLoy Bingham
DeLoy Bingham, age 74, of Twin Falls, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at his home after a long illness.
DeLoy was born March 29, 1934, to Charles James and Myrtle Maria Silcock Bingham in Burley. He attended school in Burley and Twin Falls and was a graduate of the Twin Falls High School Class of 1952. DeLoy married Barbara Lee Hill on April 29, 1954, in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, and they were blessed with four daughters. DeLoy retired from the Amalgamated Sugar Company in 1996 after 39 years of service. He enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing and camping with his family. The trips to Redfish Lake were especially memorable. DeLoy served in many church callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and particularly loved working with the youth.
He loved serving others, had a great sense of humor and enjoyed teasing his daughters and grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.–DeLoy is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughters, Debbie (Scott) Erwin of Rupert, Kandi (Jim) Holbrook of Northbrook, Ill., Lori (Joe) Casperson of Twin Falls and Terri (Don) Rigby of Provo, Utah; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Saunders of Ogden, Utah, and Dorothy Montgomery of Buhl.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Twin Falls LDS 15th Ward Chapel on the corner of Falls Avenue East and Hankins Road, with Bishop Mike Traveller conducting. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Road in Twin Falls, and from 10 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service Saturday at the church. Internment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
The family wishes to thank the many caregivers from Vision Hospice Care who so lovingly cared for him in his difficult illness.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.magicvalleyfuneralhome.com.

San Deigo and Little bit of Elisa's Birthday

We just got back last night from the long awaited trip to San Diego! We had so much fun, I love sea world and was so excited for this trip Elisa makes everything just a little more exciting! After a very long flight on Friday night no bags when we got there and Waiting for an hour for the Thrifty shuttle bus to come get us and then another to rent the car I was not so sure how the trip was going to turn out! But we had so much fun Saturday morning I took Elisa Swimming and she is a little fish! She would have jumped into the pool alone if I didn't have my eye on her every second! Sunday we went to church and then we went to Corinado Island and Seaport Village Elisa loved the beach and was soaked I had no clothes to change her into and it was freezing outside but she seemed to think she could take on the Pacific Ocean and Brody Encouraged it just a little! At Seaport Village She got to ride the Carousel and she thought that was pretty great until it was going really fast then I just ended up holding her! Monday we set out for Sea World This was definatly my favorite I love sea world I find it amazing that they can train a killer whale not to eat them and not only that let me ride them and all sorts of stuff! Sea world has just added Seasame Streets Bay of play with fun Kid rides. Most kids might be scared of the Charcters all dresses up but not Elisa she just Ran Right up there and let cookie monster hug her she also gave him a big wack right in the Eyeballs good thing they are fake! She went on one ride with brody but fell asleep while waiting in line! We had so much fun and can't wait for next time!

Happy Birthday Elisa

I cannot believe that Elisa is one today! We love having Elisa in are home! She is busy all the time I never thought a one Year old could wear you out! I love elisa's sweet personality and I think her dad and I both enjoy that she is the most cuddly little thing ever! We love her very much and can't wait to see what the next year will bring to us with her around!

Halloween

This Halloween was so much fun! Elisa went to trunk or treat on Thursday night and had so much fun! Then Friday she went trick or treating with her friends! She was so funny she loved her costume and didn't even try to take it of at all!

Family Pictures

Last week my great friend Holly took some family pictures for us! Here are just a few of my favorites!

We have a ghost!

We have had this little ghost wandering around are house lately! Elisa thinks it is so funny when she puts stuff over her head and then walks around! Eventually she gets hurt as one would assume but she hasn't caught on that if she can't see, she is going to run into something!


Also brody and my dad made me this shelf for my house I just love it! I am just not sure what to put on it any suggestions!

Nice Weekend

This week turned out to be pretty nice so Elisa got to play outside alot! She loved the pumpkins we got from my parents house last weekend. She just couldn't figure out what they did. She kept pushing and trying to lift them like it was suppose to do something! She has been alot of fun this week!



Also Elisa's Birthday is coming right up and my parents wanted to get her this buggy for it! Being the nice grandma she is we got to put it together yesterday and use it since it was a nice day! She loved it and played in it all day! In and Out she would go and if any of her friends tried to touch it she was not happy! We are trying to teach her to share but I don't think that she understands to much!

This weekend Brody and I went to my parents house in Rupert. Brody had a three day weekend so we decided it would be a good weekend to go. Elisa had so much fun just exploring there house and she loved following my mom and dad everywhere. I think she was sad to come home. While we were there it snowed alot in fact when all was said and done I think it snowed over 18 inches. It was crazy it is only october for heaven sake. My dad was suppose to help a farmer out this week digging beets but I don't think that will happen! Brody and my dad built me a really cool shelf to hang in my kitchen I am so excited about it. when I have it painted and hung I will take a picture!

Keeping up

Here are a few picutres that I have taken this week! The things I have to do to be able to get the laundry done! Also I was trying to be creative and Holly and I made carmeled apples let just say that the carmel was good and the apples were good but the carmel did not stay on the apples! Also this morning we went to an apple orchard to pick apples it was freezing but we had fun! Elisa's favorite thing to do this week is push the kitchen chairs everywhere! Each one has to go all the way around the table and then into the family room and then she takes them all back into the kitchen!

In and On everything

Ever since Elisa started to walk she finds herself in situations she can't get out of. She loves to climb and she loves to go inside of things. She also just love to pound on my piano but I am not aloud to sit on the bench or play at all while she is doing her thing. The other day brody was re-doing an old dresser and she was climbing in and out of the drawers she thought she was so funny. I love that she is so active but I can't keep up with all the messes she is making!

Red Lobster

This happened a couple of weekends ago but I thought that it was a good story and should be told.
We were out with are friends the stokers at art in the park when that became lame very fast we decided to do dinner now Holly had been talking of cravings of Red Lobster for quite sometime so we decided that would be the chose. We arrive and they tell us the wait is 45 minutes so instead of getting the kids all back in the car we wait which seemed like forever. We get seated and we wait then a waiter comes he says will the ticket be together or seperate. We tell them seperate so for so odd reason they decide then that we will have 2 waiters instead of one why we don't know. So the Stokers waiter takes there drink order about 10 minutes before ares does then are waiter takes are drink order and we get are drinks before they do. So then the stokers get there drinks their waiter takes their order oh about 10 minutes before are waiter even thinks about taking are then after waiting what seems like an eternity We get are food but the Stokers waiter is nowhere to be found and they have no food so are waiter goes to find there food and there waiter they get their food. Well we ate and then they must have thought that we wanted to stay the night because I don't think we heard from them for about an hour. Then when we asked for are check that took an hour. So they come back with the bill for everyones meals together. So we asked that it be seperated now need I remind you that they had already asked us if this was together or seperate about 4 million times. So by this point all of have are cards ok and ready to pay because when they came with that bill we were going to be ready. So the Waiter precedes to take are cards with out even showing us the bill. I very politly said may I see a bill first before we pay. He was like oh yeah. And runs away with everyones credit cards. As we are watching him run all over the place with are cards we start to wonder if we will ever get are cards back. Needless to say We finally got are cards back after being at RED LOBSTER for 4 hours. Yes 4 hours. I don't think we will be eating there for awhile which is sad we usually like to go there!

Fun Week!

So this weekend in Emmett was Homecoming so friday Elisa and I went with Holly and her boys to the homecoming parade let me tell you it was the most happening parade you have ever been to! Then that night We went to the Football game Elisa lasted until about half time and then she was so tired we took her home! Last night I got to attend the Releif Society brodcast it was very good and I am thankful for a husband that will stay home with Elisa so that I can go! Other than a Fever all week Elisa has been very active and I am glad she is back to her old self which means trouble!

8 Things

8 Things...
I have been tag with this twice now so I thought I would do it!

8 TV shows I love to watch:
1. Biggest Loser
2. American Idol
3. House
4.Friends
5. House
6. The office
I can't think of anymore!

8 favorite places I love to eat:
1. Red Robin
2. PF Chang's
3. Costa Vida or Cafe Rio
4. Carinos
5. Burgers Etc. ( I miss it really Bad)
6. Cheesecake Factory
7. China Cafe
8. Anywhere with really good French Fries


8 things that happened yesterday
1. Went to The Emmett Homecoming Parade
2. Had Holly and the Boys over for Dinner
3. Made home made Potato Soup and it tasted good!
4. Went to the Emmett Football game
5. Went to the Grocery Store
6. Elisa curled up on me Twice and feel asleep I love when she cuddles
7. Cleaned
8. got a good nights sleep

8 things I look forward to:
1. San Diego
2. Thanksgiving and Christmas
3. Decorating for Christmas I got all new stuff at Rod works for my tree
4. Elisa Birthday
5. I really like the weekends when Brody is home
6. Seeing my family
7. When Elisa starts sleeping through the night again
8. Sea World


8 things I love about Fall:

1. The Leaves
2. My Birthday
3. The Holidays are near
4. How pretty Everything Looks
5. Halloween (especially excited this year for Elisa)
6. I can't think of anything else

things on my wish list:(only 8 things)
1. A Camera so I can take good pictures of Elisa
2. To see my sister I miss her
3. Grass in the backyard!
4. This really cool picture from deseret Book
5. To be a better mom
6. I wish Elisa wasn't pulling all the books of the shelve right now
7. A brand new wardrobe
8. Wish I could find the drive to exercise everyday!

8 people I'm tagging:
1. Holly
2. Lacey
3. Stephanie
4. Tami
5. Aimee (I want you to blog

Walking

this is just a little video I got of elisa walking! She is also just wants to be doing whatever I am doing this is a little picture we got of her helping us on the computer she ment business! We had a pretty boring weekend we were suppose to be getting are yard ready to plant grass but it rained all weekend so we didn't get to do that. I think Brody was happy though because that ment he got to watch football all weekend. Yesterday we went to some friend house for dinner and played games it was fun and elisa loves to be around other kids!

Walking

So this week elisa has decided that she wants to walk. She is trying really hard she can walk 10 or so steps before she falls. Brody and I think she is funny because she walks with her hands up in there air. Brody thinks she is doing the touchdown sign but I am pretty sure she doesn't know what it means.

The other night I went to enrichment and so brody decided he would let Elisa have her own piece of pizza needless to say the white shirt is history but he did take a picture.

I also got Elisa's halloween costume off of Ebay for 6.58 and it still had the tags we tried it on her to make sure it fit and she looks pretty cute.

Random Things

Just a few random things that have happened this week. The first picture is of Elisa taking her first bubble bath. She seemed to really enjoy it until she ate the bubbles and she realized they didn't taste very good she loves to stand up in the tub and as much as we try to teach her not to I just don't think she understands yet.

So my sister has been teaching me this grocery shopping thing so I finally has some coupons that I could use I have been collecting for a couple weeks now so I went to the store and tryed to use her method I was so proud of myself when I got to the check out I Spent 18 dollars and I saved 35 dollars as much as I never wanted to be a coupon women it seemed to work and the feeling was great knowing I saved so much money with just simply cutting out a coupon. Groceries just getting more expensive so I think I have found away to save!

When summer started my mom planted this pot for me for my new house I was sure I would kill it within days since I am pretty forgetful and thought they would die from lack of water well this is what it looked like this morning With Brody's help it is still alive a growing well.

Also the other day I was at deseret book and this book was on sale for a Dollar I thought I better get it so Grandpa Hodges new we were teaching Elisa all the right things there is nothing better than BYU Football in the Hodges home if everyone could just sit and watch them men watch the game it is way more entertaining than the Game!

Sick,Sick and More Sick

This week has been pretty uneventful do to the Bug that has hit are House. Tueday brody woke up and didn't feel so good After one really long day at work with many trips of me taking him medicine he called it a day came home he started throwing up. I was praying I wouldn't get it because it is no fun to be sick and take care of a baby but sure enough no less than 2 hours later it hit me out of now where! So Brody ended up staying home the next day so I could get some rest He felt like nothing was ever wrong with him. so we made it thru thursday and friday with no illness but woke up to Elisa having a high fever saturday and still had it today so we decided we better take her to the instacare today and sure enough she has her very first ear infection in both ears. I hope this week goes a little better. Other than that we did go to Boises Art in the park and to dinner with some friends are 4 hour dinner is a whole other story which is for another blog. This week elisa offically is 10 months old has two teeth and wants to walk so bad to keep up with her friends Kamden and Ethan but she just isn't quite there Yet! Sorry no pictures but I don't think you wanted pictures of are week!

The Camping Trip

This past weekend we went camping with my mom and dad. We had alot of fun, Saturday we went to the parade in Ketchum it is all non motorized so it takes along time but they did have the budweiser horses there and that was really cool. Pretty much the rest of the trip we just relaxed went on some hikes and let elisa role in the dirt which she thought was the greatest thing ever. She was really dirty and was in need of a really good bath today. Today has been pretty relaxed I turned the big 25 today it has just been a nice quiet day Elisa and Brody gave me some money to go shopping which I am look forward to Brody also gave me flowers which I always Love. When we got home from Camping My friend holly brought over a bunch of cupcakes decorated so cute and a game which I was excited about brody and I were going to go to dinner but it seemed everywhere I wanted to go was closed. We had a really great weekend and I told brody I was sad he had to go back to work tomorrow I didn't want it to end.