Merry Christmas!

So this was the first Christmas that Tony has spent with my family! I was super excited for it too! We went to Parowan on Christmas Eve and just hung out with my family. Then that evening we had our traditional family dinner. Everyone came over, even Rocky's kids joined us this year! Joyce, Marie and my Mom all served us, we had a delicious ham and potato dinner! After dinner we all gathered and acted out the nativity and then we had our cousin gift exchange. Then we just all hung out until it was time to get ready for Santa! All the kids slept in the living room on the floor (we usually sleep in one of our bedrooms, but there are so many of us now that we slept out there! Let's just say the floor was so hard! We will figure out some way to make it work for us to fit in the bedrooms next time!) Well we all went to bed, Kendra kept saying "shhh, you woke me up!" Janice was even more excited than the little kids I think! Ha ha Well seven o'clock came around and Janice was trying to wake everyone up! We all told her to go back to bed! So seven thirty came and she tried again... we told her that when Kendra wakes up we weill go... Well Kendra must have been very tired! She didn't get up till eight! My Mom ended up coming in to see what we were doing! That NEVER happens! We always have to wake her up! Well after the kids finally got up we lined up and went down the stairs...don't worry Jamie thought it would be fun to go down on her butt, since her feet didn't want to hold her up this time! ha ha Well we all went down and saw what Santa brought! After that we ate breakfast, homemade cinnimon rolls and orange juice! Then got ready for Church. They had a Christmas program, lets just say it was very nice but very long! After church we all went and opened presents! It was really fun! We all just hung out and played with our new gifts! Then we went and made the rounds to see what our cousins all got! After that we had a nice Sunday/Christmas dinner! Then got everything gathered up to go home. Once we got back to Cedar we went over to Tony's parents and opened gifts with them! It was nice to be able to see them too and not have to drive to far! They got Tony some tools and a shirt and I got some very cute shirts too! And they framed our family picture! It was very nice! It was a great Christmas and I was glad to be with my family! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas like we did!

Family Pictures

The Nativity

All of our cousins that were here this Christmas

Tony seeing what Santa brought!

Tony & I opening our present from my Mom!

Early Nixon Christmas

This year all of of the Nixon kids were going to the in-laws for Christmas. So we had a mini early Christmas. All of the kids decided that it would be fun to make our gifts instead of buying them. So a few weeks before Chirstmas we all went up to Stansbury to get togther so we could see all of our creations! Saturday evening we all went to Salt Lake to go see the lights on temple square! It was beautiful! But very very cold! It was worth it though! After that we all went back to Sid and Mel's to open our gifts! It was alot of fun to see what everyone came up with! Todd made me a holiday plaque, you can change the plate for each season! I loved it! Melanie had Tony and made him a Boise State color quilt! It looked amazing! After that we all just hung out and enjoyed seeing family!

Our family infront of the temple!

Just a picture I took of the temple that I thought looked cool.

Tony and I ... the stinker wouldn't smile for ANY of the pictures that night!

Steve opening the gift we made him. It was a wooden photo album for all of his wood working projects

All of us while opening our gifts!

Thanksgiving Weekend!

This year for Thanksgiving we spent it with Tony's side of the family! It was really fun! Everyone came down Wednesday night, and we all just hung out at his parents. Thursday we got up and helped make dinner and went on a few drink runs! KB had a "Free Refill" day so they all went up with their mugs to get drinks! ha ha Everyone was there for dinner plus Naomi's parents! It was delicious! After dinner we cleaned up and then went and shot guns for a little bit! It was fun! After that we all looked throught the Black Friday Ad's and then played games! I went home a little early because I had to be up at 4:30 for work! The next day I worked the morning and then we went adn took family pictures! It was quite the day! ha ha I am glad that we finally got some pictures though! Then us girls went and did a few last minute shopping sprees, and then came home and played games again! Saturday we went out target shooting again, this time with clay pigeons! It was a blast! It has been way to long since I have gone! After that we had lunch and everyone went home! It was a great weekened and fun to see everyone! We went to Parowan after and had dinner and did the candle light parade! Tony's first time! ha ha He still thinks we are a little weird but I love it! It is now offically Christmas! :) Today we went back to Parowan to listen to my mom talk in church and then had dinner! Now it is time to decorate for Chirstmas!!

Happy Halloween!

We all went to my Mom's house this year and carved our pumpkins! It was alot of fun! Mine kinda fell apart and had to have some "rods" put in to hold him together! ha ha then we just hung out for the night. Halloween night I had to work, so Kendra and Dillon came and trick or treated to Staples so I could see them! It was so fun to see how excited they were! Dillon didn't know what to do with so much candy infront of him! Let's just say I spoiled them a little bit! Then they went to see Uncle Tony at home and got some more candy there! Well after I got off work, Tony and I went to his parents house for pizza and to hang out. They always have their friends Jack and Jackie over for pizza and to hand out candy. So it was fun to see them! We actually had more than two trick or treaters this year so that was fun! Well Happy Halloween!!

Carving Pumpkins!

Tony's pumpkin (He wanted some kids to smash it! But they didn't...he was bummed) and my pumpkin, it was supposed to be a cat with a jack o lantern in front...

Kendra and Dillon trick or treating at Staples... notice how they are eyeing the candy.. they don't care about Aunt Jessie!

Filling and filling up their bags with candy!!

Logandale, NV - Fourwheeling!

Our family went down to Logandale a few weekends ago! It was so much fun! We went down Friday afternoon. When we got there we went to the homecoming football game to watch our cousin Logan play in the band! They did an awesome job! Then we just went back to U. Ady's and chilled. The girls talked and the boys were making sure that the bikes were ready to go ride for the next day! Well the boys got up and went on a ride around the "loop" while the girls got breakfast ready! After we all ate we went out and rode! We went to some dunes that were close to his house. It was so much fun to ride again! I havn't been to the dunes since my Dad was around! It was fun to be on his bike again and to just have the whole family out riding! Mom even got on Dad's bike and had a little fun! It got to be pretty hot during the afternoon so we were all hanging out in the shade when we were riding, but it was well worth it! Well that night we went and had a Mexican dinner! It was so good! I miss having the homemade sause and beans! Let's just say it was delicious! Thank you Aunt Lisa, Mom and Aunt Julie for making it! After we hung out we had to come home so that I could be to work in the morning! Thank you Aunt Lisa and Uncle Ady for letting us stay! It was soo much fun!

The boy's before their ride on the "Loop"

Justin jumping his bike

Mom, Jamie, Trevor, Tony and I watching Justin jump over the dune.

Me and Tony sitting in the shade!

This kids playing in the sand!