Happy New Year!

I can't believe that 2010 has come and gone. It was quite a year. Possibly, the most difficult year that Chris and I have had since we've been married. Not because of our marriage...it is wonderful...but because for the first time ever, Chris and I had to live apart for most of the summer, as he worked as a roughneck on a drilling rig in Arkansas so that he wouldn't have to work his senior year of college. While this was so difficult, we have had a lot of great times this year as well. Here are some pictures from the second half of the year (where I totally slacked off on my blogging).

A picture of the drilling rig that Chris worked on.

Jayden enjoyed sparklers on the 4th of July in Arkansas.

We took Jayden to his first movie at the movie theater. We went to Toy Story 3, and Chris and I both cried. Jayden loved it!

Chris and I had season tickets for the first time to the University of Oklahoma football games. We had a great time!

A gorgeous sunset at one of the games.

We went to the State Fair of Oklahoma with my parents. We love the pig races! My dad bought a pig nose for Jayden. :)

We attended the homecoming of Oklahoma Christian University where I graduated from college in 2004. I wanted to show Jayden where I went to school since I don't know when we will be able to be back for a homecoming again anytime soon.

My mom and I did our annual Black Friday shopping trip. This picture was taken at about 4:30 in the morning!

It has been quite an eventful year. A little bad, but a lot of good. We have made memories that we will never forget, and have truly cherished time spent with our families. 2011 will bring some of the biggest changes in our lives yet. We are putting our house on the market this month to hopefully sell. Chris will be graduating! I will be quitting my job. (I have worked since I was 16, so this will be a huge change to be a stay at home mom!) We are going to be going to Disney World! Jayden will be flying for the first time. Chris will be starting a career and National Instruments. We will be moving to Austin, Texas. We will be getting a puppy after we move. Eventually, we will begin to try to add to our family. What a busy and exciting year that we have in store. We are extremely excited, a little nervous, a little scared, and kind of sad. We know that this is what we are supposed to be doing with our lives though, and know that God has a plan for us! Here are a few pictures from the trip that Chris and I went on to Austin for his interview in October.

A beautiful shopping area called The Domain.

The Domain.

Chris and I in Austin.

Happy New Year everyone! We hope that you and your families are blessed in 2011.

Christmas Cookies

We made Christmas cookies on Wednesday and Thursday! We made the dough on Wednesday, and decided to let it refrigerate overnight, so we finished baking and decorating them on Thursday. We had a great time, and hopefully, it will be a special memory that Jayden remembers.

Jayden was so excited to help me pour the sugar in the mixing bowl.

He was so excited that he got to help make and taste the dough!

Getting ready to use the cookie cutters to cut out the cookies.

Jayden and I before the cookies went in the oven.

He was such a good little helper!

Cutting out the cookies.

Playing with the cookie dough...and eating some along the way.

He loved decorating the cookies with the icing and sprinkles!

Decorating my candy cane cookie.

Chris even decorated a few cookies.

Jayden's work of art!

Pretty colors...messy though!

What a mess! He had icing all over his hands and his face and teeth!

Our masterpieces!

So cute! Can't wait to eat them!

We had a lot of fun trying new ways to decorate them.

My bell, and Jayden's Christmas tree.

Beautiful!

Chris' Santa Claus creation! :)

Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours...wishing you the merriest of Christmas'!

Happy Christmas Eve!

Nothing says Happy Christmas Eve like an ornament hanging from your ear! :)

Random Holiday Pictures

Our holidays were SO busy! We had such a great time though, and made many memories! We got to spend time with friends, family, and just the three of us, and it was definitely a December to remember. Jayden is at such a fun age, and Christmas was such a huge deal to him this year. Here are a ton of pics from our December!

We ate dinner at The Melting Pot with the Lees to celebrate Chris and Katie getting through another semester of school. Chris enjoyed it thoroughly!

Jayden was very curious about what was in the pots!

I tried lobster for the first time ever, and really liked it!

Proof of the lobster. :)

Jayden and Aunt Katie.

Yummmm.....my favorite part of dinner at The Melting Pot! DESSERT!!!

We ordered the "Flaming Turtle." It was milk chocolate and caramel that was lit on fire. So good!

Jayden and Mommy baking Christmas cookies!

He was so excited!

The Christmas cookies that I made! This is a pic of them before they were totally done-I added some white royal icing once they cooled! They were delicious! (Thank you Pioneer Woman for the recipe!)

The three of us under a lighted gazebo at the Chickasha Festival of Lights.

I love this pic of Chris and Jayden. He loves his Daddy!

Jayden all bundled up!

Had to get a pic of the two of us. (I look tired, don't I?)

Jayden decorating his gingerbread cookies. He had a blast!

Chris making what we named "snowballs." They were crushed oreos mixed with cream cheese, covered with vanilla almond bark. Yummy!

We had a blizzard on Christmas Eve. Who would have thought!? It messed up every one's plans, and a lot of people got stuck on the roads in their cars. We wanted a white Christmas, but this was a bit more than we asked for!

My parents backyard. That wall in the back is almost totally covered, and it is about 3 1/2 feet tall!

Christmas Eve...silly boy!

Christmas Eve dinner at my parent's house. We were supposed to go to the Fuchs' for Christmas Eve, but we couldn't get there because of the blizzard. My mom hadn't planned a meal, so we at a dinner of appetizers that were supposed to be for Christmas day.

Yep. I'm married to that.

Christmas Eve in front of my parent's tree.

Jayden, Nana, Papa, and Skippy. Wow! Look at Jayden's face! He was hyped up on sugar.

We played Farkel since we didn't get to go to our Christmas Eve party.

Isn't this special? How many men/boys does it take to light a fire? Apparently, three is not enough. They didn't get it lit.

Chris reading Jayden "The Night Before Christmas."

Jayden had to check to make sure that Santa could get down the fireplace.

Pouring Santa some milk.

Mommy and Jayden.

Look at that snow!

Jayden got the bike that he asked for from Santa!

Again folks....this is what I am married too.

Chris' traditional nutcracker from Grana! He named this one "Enrique!"

Chris' gift from me!

My mom and I both got red coats from our hubbies!

Jayden tried to sled in a box. It didn't work out so well.

He loved the snow!

Look how pretty our house looks in the snow!

The road conditions were horrible. It took us 2 1/2 hours to make a trip that usually takes about 45 minutes. We traveled from my parent's house to the Lees, but we should not have made the drive. It was so dangerous. We made it safely, thank goodness.

The man in the red is a news reporter. That is a Nissan Murano that has gone off into the ditch.

Aunt Katie helped Jayden open his presents.

Chris got a Playstation 3. He was very happy!

Jayden got a bike helmet to go along with the bike that Santa brought him!

We went sledding and had tons of fun!

Jayden sledding down the hill.

Nonni and Jayden about to sled!

We had a snowball fight! Chris got hot, and took off his coat.

Jayden making a snowball!

There goes Nonni down the hill...Jayden is sitting in front of her.

Well, there you have it! A million pictures from our holidays! I hope you have enjoyed looking at them. I have another million more that I could post, but I figured that this would suffice!