New Years Eve

Happy 2010!

New Year's Eve was so fun. I took a nap to make sure I'd be rested for the evening of events.

Mike and I went over to Dale and Sonnet's house. The boys were able to play digital death until 9:00 since Sonnet was working at the library. I was the only girl for a few so I was the fourth player. At first, the game was very confusing to me. Then I amazed myself and I think everyone else. The last round I got 5 kills. Way, better than 0.

When Sonnet finally arrived home she had an array of fondue. We had chocolate, cheese, and meat fondue. I've never had meat fondue and everyone seemed to love it! I pigged out mainly on chips and cheese! MmMmMm!

Mike and I made a trivia game that entailed New Years, 2009, and Christmas. For the most part I felt it was a success. A few of the questions were too hard to be answered but...oh well!

We played Catch Phrase and then expectantly....midnight struck. We popped out the sparkling cider and then debated what to do for the rest of the time. Tyler, Sonnet, and I went downstairs and played rock band until about 2:00 A.M. Everyone else just visited or found something else to do with their time.

By the time we were home nothing else was on our mind beside sleep.

Ben and Lindsay
Tyler and Caryn
Dale and Sonnet
Mike and Angie

Happy Anniversary!

We didn't do much since we were so tired from the holiday and doing family stuff all week....and I wasn't feeling the best. Mike's mom didn't leave until early afternoon so our festivities started that evening.

We started out by taking a much needed nap. Then, neither of us felt like cooking so we went out for Chinese.

Afterward, we decided to go and rent a movie. (We rented The Carriers which was kind of lame and disappointing.) We copied our friends Caryn and Ty in that we also made a fort to watch our movie in. Since it didn't leave a good feeling afterward, we decided to watch clips from the movie Up.

Later, Mike was so nice and decided to give me a massage. Then, I think we got tired and went to bed....

Happy Birthday Mike!

Today is Mike's birthday and of course he had to work. I wanted him to know that I was thinking of him and to know that he was loved so....

I decorated his car while he was at work!!!

So high school right?

His Grandma and Grandpa took us out to dinner at O'Brady's. Most of us ordered the chicken fried steak...

Then, Greg and Kristen including Gene and Karen came over for cake and icecream. Mike opened his presents getting Zelda: Four Feathers, a snuggie, and a steamer to help with ironing.

So this game Zelda: Four Feathers...well, it's a game cube game (compatible with the Wii.) Well, we didn't realize in order to play the game it needed a different game controller. So, we borrowed one from a friend. Then, we learned that in order to not start over from the beginning each time it's played it needs to be saved. Now, we need to get one of those game cube memory cards. So, it was kind of disappointing to try to play since there were all of these unknown factors. Now, that we have it figured out, I hope he will enjoy it.

Anyways, Happy Birthday Mike!

Christmas

Christmas morning...

This is all they asked for...a picture of us. So we gave them one from Dec. 2008 and Oct. 2009.

Mike's new shirt. He loves it!

Mike went over to a friend's house and he saw he was using a giant root beer mug. He talked about how cool that mug was forever. So, I had to get him these.


My new comfy and soft bathrobe. Now I won't have to use Mike's anymore. :)

At 12:00, we enjoyed a wonderful meal at Greg's and Kristen's. I think they were happy with the fact that they were able to host Christmas dinner. They recently moved back from Boise in August. They were renting out their house and unfortunately their renters didn't leave their house in very good condition. They had to fix it up; repaint and get new carpet. Now, their house looks like new and is nice and comfortable.

Later that evening we played settlers with his Mom and Dad. His Dad really enjoys that game and have already played it quite a few times since they've been here. He's right...it is a good game and don't mind playing.

...Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Mike's parents, Gene and Karen, arrived last night to spend the Christmas holiday with us. It will be fun to have them around and to have a change of pace.

Christmas Eve, Mike and I, and his family went over to his Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner.

After dinner Joy gave Mike and Greg their Christmas present (if you can call it that.) It was packaged...

OCTOPUS

Joy, Greg, and Karen were willing to give it a try. The rest of us were trying as hard as we could to not vomit everywhere. Mike was funny about the whole. Joy stated that Mike had to eat some since she did. He continued to try but when he would get it close to his mouth he'd back out. One time he actually put it in his mouth and then spit it right back out. Karen suggested for him to try to cut off a piece instead of eating the whole thing. He did so and managed a small chew and quickly swallowed it as fast as he could. Let's say I didn't kiss that gross mouth for quite some time.

We then played the candy bar game. I love this game...particularly because it involves candy!!! I was pretty lucky because I ended up winning a king size Hershey Bar with Almonds. MmMmM!!!!

All in all it was a good evening! Lots of good food, good company, good games, good entertainment, etc.

Our Baby Story

So this pregnancy wasn't exactly planned but we're still very excited about it. I had some suspicions that I was pregnant because my body was just changing....and of course the most obvious sign had happened. I didn't want to say anything to Mike about it since, just in case I wasn't, didn't want him to worry unnecessarily. I got sick of waiting so I tested the next morning. The pee stick confirmed everything.

I didn't know what Mike would think and was super nervous to tell him. Mike wasn't yet up so I woke him up by shoving the pee stick in his face. He was groggy and didn't show much emotion so I was kind of confused. He did manage to tell me congrats and assured me that he was happy for our situation.

Now, he is really cute about the whole thing. The hardest part was me forbiding him not to tell anyone. He was good about it and did what I asked.

Currently, I am 4 months along and am due June 10, 2010. I find out what we're having on Jan. 12.

Adoption Celebration

I want to thank my family for remembering my 12 year anniversary to the day I was adopted. That is one day that I'll always remember and cherish. I can't thank you enough for all the things you have done for me over the years. I treasure the relationships that I have made and that will be there forever.

We celebrated by going out to Primos for all you can eat pizza. My Dad was funny because he thanked us all for coming to celebrate his 40 years of having his pilot's license.

My mom gave me the cutest little clock. I thought I'd take a picture of it...

It reads: Time spent with family and friends is time well spent.