All I want for Christmas...

These are just a few things that I would love to get for Christmas. Some of them are realistic and some of them are a little less than realistic, but you never know, right?

#1: A Kitchenaid mixer, with all parts and accessories.

#2: A new imac computer with a printer.
#3: A dress. I really like this one, but I'm not that picky. Anything cute that looks good on me will work!

#4: A Nintendo Wii. Paul and I keep going back and forth on whether we should get one or not. We both really want one but know there are other things we should spend our money on. It's probably a good thing there is a shortage of them or we would have already bought one.

#5: A cruise. Along with this I'd like a babysitter for Lauryn while Paul and I go on the cruise.

#6: A new house!! It doesn't have to be this one, but this one is for sale right now for a small price of $400,000.

#7: So, here are some more realistic things that I'd love to get: good books, movies, cute jewelery (especially earrings), a good CD, cute decorations for our apartment, and gift certificates for my favorite restaurants (Red Robin, Bajio, Macaroni Grill).

Giving Thanks!

For Thanksgiving we went up to see me family in Idaho. It was so nice to have a mini-vacation and for Paul to have a week not to worry about school. He paid for it when we got back, but it was nice while it lasted! Lauryn's favorite things were having big houses to walk around in and watching her cousins play. While we were gone she went from crawler/walker to full on walker. Some other highlights of the week were Paul and I taking the four-wheeler out for a little spin while Aunt Jodie and Mason watched Lauryn and going to the temple to do baptisms for some of my mom's ancestors. I didn't take many pictures, but here are some of them.

Lauryn LOVED grandma's little rocking chair!

Verbal skillz

Here are some videos of Lauryn saying hi and making an elephant noise. She loves saying hi to everyone, including each person that comes in to church as we're sitting there and everyone we pass as we're grocery shopping.

Halloween

So, I've gotten a bit behind in my posting, but I'm trying to catch up a bit. Here are some pictures from Halloween. Lauryn was a bunny, thanks to Grandma Mary for finding the cute costume. During the day Lauryn and I went with a friend to Gardner Village where they had some really cute shops and a petting zoo. We had alot of fun and the girls were so cute.

Later that night, I took Lauryn trick-or-treating to some of neighbors. She got alot of candy, most of which Paul and I ate, but she did enjoy a few suckers, some with the wrapper still on!