Holy Holidaze cont.

Otto is now out for winter break from school! He is doing great, I am so proud of him! It has been fun having him around more, did not even realize how busy we were! We have done a lot since he has been on break. We had our first taste of winter weather a few weeks ago. We got iced in for a day, that was a lot of fun. I am kicking myself for not taking pictures! It was really pretty with ice everywhere. Made for a lot of laughs and we tried to ice skate across the property. We decided to take the mule (refer to picture on right that is the mule) out to go look around... we always enjoy that. As you see from the picture from last year. I just wanted to show this picture so you did not think we were riding a real mule around! Then we came in for some Hot Coco that was super yummy! It was a really fun day! So we have been doing that and getting our Christmas things done! I decided to make our Christmas cards this year, which to be honest I had a lot of fun after I stopped trying to make each one look different. It was a little more then just send a ready made card but it was fun to have a personal touch to them. I have also been working on Otto's Christmas present during all this time and trying to keep it a secret form him. I made him a TV pillow, pictures will follow soon. But I had a Sister in the ward help me so it and make it! I am more proud that I was able to keep it a secret from Otto, than I am the pillow but he really enjoys it. He was kinda sad when we were dating he asked if i could sew and i told him a button, so he is happy that i have made something!

Christmas

Wow ! I can not believe that Christmas is over it was a very fun day and great time to think of our Savior. The Christmas festies began with our enrichment night for RS it was very nice and I really enjoyed it. The RS had a program they did about the women from Christ birth. Of course there was Mary. But they had the story of the Sheppard's wife and the inn keepers wife etc. and it was very thought out, really helped me get into the reason for the season. Then we had my work party. It was so much fun we went on the Arkansas Queen which is a river boat and goes up and down the Arkansas river. It was a nice cold night. It was really beautiful and Otto and I had a fun time people watching as we always do. The next day Otto and I went to the children's theater to watch a play. Which that is what Otto got me for my Bday! I was so excited. It was a very cute play! After that the next week we had our ward Christmas party. Then the next few days were getting ready for everything else! Saturday was Christmas @ G'ma Elli's house where there was lots of food and fun. Then we had church the next day I had my sharing time for Primary, then off to G'pa Beaumonts for Christmas where there was more food and fun! Then we went to Ft. Smith to visit G'ma Patsy then we went over and had Christmas Eve with G'ma Davis. Which I always love having Christmas Eve there. It fun to be around all of the family and catch up on everyone. I love the drive home and looking at all the Christmas lights! Christmas morning was spent at my mom and dads! We had a wonderful Christmas breakfast which is one of my favorite Christmas Traditions! Thanks mom! Then we got into our stocking and opened presents and it was a perfect day! As always we got spoiled! We hung out and played games with my family then off to Otto's family we go for more stocking and presents! Then G'pa Beaumont dropped by to say hello and Merry Christmas! Then a little while later G'ma Elli & Lawrence stoped by to say Merry Christmas. Then not to long after that Otto & I left to go see our Christmas movie! We went and saw 4 Christmas which was so funny! Then we came home and crashed from all of the Christmas Chaos! We really did have a great time seeing all our family! Well not ALL our family! WE REALLY DID MISS OUR WEST COAST FAMILY!

Holy Holidaze

I have been slacking again at this blogging thing... I could blame it on the holiday craziness but I won't. I will blame it on the truth, I am a slacker! I don't ever remember what I have blogged about. We will give a fast run down of what we have been up to!

Thanksgiving

was great this year. Otto went hunting with his dad. (who loves spending time with Otto & hunting so it was an almost perfect day for him -- if they would have gotten something!) Then I was to meet Otto's family & follow them down to Otto's Moms side of the family. We got down there & visited & ate & visited & ate some more. They have a fun tradition well most of the family lives here in Arkansas so naturally they are HUGE Razorback fans! Well Otto has a cousin that grew up in Louisiana. So she is a HUGE LSU fan. For those of you that do not know they are a huge football rivalry! So Cousin Steve & Cousin Jill write a peom to the loser. It is super silly & fun. Last year C. Jill got to write the poem. She has for the last 4 years or more! But this year C. Steve got to write the poem & he will next year too! It is something that we look forward to wach year. After that is was time to head to my parents, where my G'ma & G'pa were there to share Turkey Day with us, which is so much fun to have Grandma and Grandpa come visit! Needless to say Otto & I rolled home! It was a great Thanksgiving, made me realize how blessed I truly am!

Black Friday

I have never been a huge fan of shopping so waking up @ the butt crack of dawn to shop really has never crossed my mind. But for some reason the past 2 years I have wanted to do it. I love to people watch & after the entertainment I got from going to the Twilight book party I thought this could be just as fun! I remember last year going home from my parents house & seeing the people camping out in front of the stores & thinking that is crazy stuff! We tried last year but Black Friday was my B-day & when Otto tried to wake me up well that is the key he tried I thought sleep was a much better present! But this year I was ready! We planned on getting up @ 4am but we did not wake up till 4:30am but I was the one that woke up Otto! So off we go. We were just going for the experience if we found something SWEET if not o'well. So we did have a plan, kinda & we did have a few thing we were looking for. Kohl's opened @ 4 am so we went there 1st. I was every impressed how many people were there but it did not feel any more crazy then just a busy shopping day. So we found a few thing that we were looking for & we went to check out & the lines were wrapped around the store. (so back to the I am not a fan of shopping--- lines are really not my thing!) So Otto & I had a planning meeting in the middle of the store. Target opened @ 6am its 5:30 @ the time of this planning meeting. But we really wanted what we had found but it was not marathon line worthy. I also wanted to experience the craziness of a store opening. Which my chance to see this was Target. So we went to a section of the store which not much was on sale so no one was in that area & we stashed our loot we found! (things we do for our angel tree kids) then headed to Target. As we approach Target it was amazing the line was wrapped around the parking lot I had never seen anything like it! It was AWESOME! Just the experience I wanted! I did have to giggle there is a home depot right next store and it even had people lined up for the opening only like 15 & they were all guys imagine that! So we are walking up to find or place it the Target line & I start thinking, OK we have seen a lot of people this morning, but no one that we knew, so I said to Otto, "we must be the stupid ones out of all our friends we have seen no one we know..." I was not even able to complete that sentence when we here "Hey its the Beaumont's!" There they were almost half of our ward standing in line. OK it was not half but there was like 8 of them! So we jumped in line with them, they asked us what our game plan was, we didn't have one! Needless to say we were in line with Black Friday Pros, they had already been to wal-mart & almost a fight later they were in the front of the target line. It was funny to hear them talk about all they got & what they had to do to get them they had been up all night! It was amazing to see they all had assignments of what to get & how many! One of the ladies in line w/us as soon as they opened the store sprinted to the doors made it all the way to the back of the store, grapped her goods & was looking for more, by the time Otto & I got into the store! We had a fun time. We did not see any "major fights" but wow we got the see the natural man, in a lot of people. It was a fun experience. Not sure if we will ever do it again but I do have to say I did have a fun time! So we got a few things a Target & I got my Hot Chocolate. Then we headed back to Kohls by this time it was 7 am. We walked in found our stash & in our line of 8 people we stood.

Black Friday Finds:

The Office season 3 DVD for $10.00

P.S. I love you DVD for $ 3.50

Cute sleeping bag backpack combo for angel tree $8.00

Leapseter for angel tree $25.00

Mom & Dads Christmas Present $ good price

Swamp Suburbia: English Toffee Anytime Giveaway!!

Swamp Suburbia: English Toffee Anytime Giveaway!!

Feeling a little Martha Stewart-ish

So last month we had a GIRLS NIGHT @ the Toblers home. WE had a blast! Some of the girls in my ward got together to make this way cute

Advent Calendar!

I just ♥love♥ it!

It was way fun to make. It was a great night

just hang out w/ the girls & goofing off...

& this is the aftermath of goofing off. It does pay to play!
So not only did I get all crafty but for Thanksgiving I made a Pecan Pie. (Ottos FAVORITE) Which I made him one for his Birthday a few years ago and he talked it up so much that I have been afraid to make one since! But thanks to Sis. Walker she helped me through it again and needless to say the pie is gone & I have a Happy hubby!

•this is not the one i made ... i forgot to take a picture :( but look as close to mine as i could fine.•

Wow! What has gotten onto me?!?!?! Not only all that craftiness. I have decided to make all my Christmas Cards this year. (Not sure what I was thinking about that one... as my mom laughs and says I told you so!)