Oh FFFUUUUUDDDDGGGGE ... Where did this year go? It's Christmas Time Again?!

One of our favorite Christmas season traditions is to attend the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert. We were fortunate enough to be able to attend again this year. As always it was an amazing experience! The next night we celebrated Elizabeth's first birthday! We attended a fun party at Holly & Jared's house with the Epperson & Olson Families. Elizabeth had her first (big!) taste of cake & was kind enough to share it with her Nonny. We pinpointed this as the exact moment mom caught her cold.

We had a fun Christmas Eve with the Quigley cousins, but didn't bring our camera. So you'll just have to imagine Aaron opening one of Grandma's old swimsuits during the white elephant gift exchange & then modeling it for the entire family. We had a great time! You can talk to Brent & Buffy if you'd like photographic proof of this high point in Aaron's modeling career. We spent much of Christmas Day at Janette & Kevin's with the Oakeson family. We played games, had some great food, and the kids opened presents from each other & from the Grandparents. Most of the kids opening gifts

Natalie was VERY excited!

Taylor & Mandy We all had a great time playing games & spending some time together.

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Time to Catch Up

We haven't been very good about updating our blog the past month or two on account of the MANY events we've been attending. So now that we have a moment we thought we'd bring everybody up to speed on just a few of the things that took up so much of our time during the last bit of this year: In November we celebrated Grandma Bonnie's 80th birthday by having a reunion of sorts at the Classic skating rink. Although Bonnie passed away this last year, the family still thought it was fitting that we do this knowing Grandma would have just loved it! Some skated ... Some didn't ... But everybody had a great time! Dan & Kerri Cousin Jason & Brittany, Mandy & Janette doing the CHICKEN DANCE! We also had a great Thanksgiving with the Oakeson, Arnesen, Williams & Pryor families. We played basketball, ate a great dinner and played a looooonngggg game of hearts.

I know it's only Rock 'n' Roll but I like it!

Well the long awaited day finally arrived ... the day we saw The Rolling Stones live in concert and it ROCKED SO HARD! Yeah, you heard us, we actually used that lame phrase! That's how excited we were! When we bought our tickets way back in April we were just hoping nobody in the group would die before they got to SLC. They're super old but they can still give you your moneys worth. If you're into people watching this was the place to be. There were all sorts of interesting characters. We hope we're still as spunky as them when we hit 60 ... just clean & sober. Aaron was rockin' out to "Sympathy for the Devil" Mick put on the long coat & the hat the whole thing. I don't think I could pick a favorite song if I had to. I was just totally thrilled to see Mick in all of his 60-something year old glory doing his strut and pout and the whole thing better than anyone half his age. Many of you know about my strange adoration for the guy. And yes, I'm very aware that he's not attractive in the conventional sense ... okay I'll even admit he's technically pretty gross. But c'mon ... just humor me.

Oh my wordy! Aaron's THIRTY!

Aaron is officially a real live grown-up! Fortunately for me (and the wonderful youth in our neighborhood) Aaron's never really been one to act his age. He's just as youthful and fun as ever despite crossing over into a new demographic. For his big day on Tuesday I took off work & we had "Aaron day" like we do on Oct. 25th every year ... where the entire day is all about Aaron! It basically winds up with us hitting every pawn shop in the state & buying crazy -- but very useful -- crap. "Aaron Day" in 2005 really wasn't any different than "Aaron Day" in 1999 except since then he's taken up golf. So that has also become a part of "Aaron Day." :) The day was pretty uneventful so the best pictures we could share to really pay tribute to our wonderful Aaron were these ... you guessed it ... GOLFING in Hawaii! This was definitely one of the better days he's had in his 30 years. I have no idea how we'll ever top this when his 40th rolls around. He even let me tag along on his adventure! :) Fun side note: This golf course (Olomana) is where Michelle Wie practices nearly everyday after school. The guys there were waiting for her when we were there. We didn't hang around, but Aaron thought that was pretty neat. Aaron also got an awesome watch winder / box for his birthday. Yeah, I was pretty much the best wife ever for that 1 day. :) He won't post pictures because he thinks we'll get robbed. He says if you want to see it, you have to come over. :)