Christmas in Nevada

It was a Christmas of firsts. Our first married Christmas. My first Christmas ever with no snow. My first Christmas in Nevada.

It was nice to see family we don't get to see very often. We took family photos. We sat around the dinner table all together. We spent time talking and laughing. Exploring differences and seeing similarities. 

 It was a Christmas of many firsts. It was the first time I gave up the Christmas that I knew with my family and my traditions, for Parker. Because that's part of marriage. Change. Compromise.  And putting him first. It was great. We had fun. We were together.

my sisters in-law 

my father in-law and june bug 

parker and i with the biggest Christmas haul ever- thank you, thank you Robertsons 

yes this post is coming from my very own macbook pro.  i have the greatest husband ever. he even kept it a secret. i was actually very very surprised. excited. happy. thrilled. all of the above.

I'll Take Some Tinsel With That Tonsillectomy

My surgery went really well. It was early in the morning so Parker was able to go with me before he had to take a final. I wish I had a picture of his face when they put the iv needle in my hand. He just kept showing me how big of a needle it was, it didn't bother me as much.

just showing off those awesome hospital socks 

 I was a little nervous. Mostly because everyone said how miserable I would be when I woke up. It has been a crazy 10 days.  But I am feeling a lot better.

liquid pain killers.... really nasty stuff 

all my holiday treats 

To be honest the whole thing was a lot harder than I thought it would be. It has taken me a lot longer to start to feel better than I thought it would. Parker has been working so hard to do everything he can to make me as comfortable as I can be. He has been working a ton, had a bunch of finals, and made the drive from Logan to Alpine over and over again. He didn't want me to be all alone at our apartment sick everyday while he was working, so I stayed at my parents. I think he has slept less than I have and he still has been so sweet to me. I am a really lucky girl.
My mom is a saint. I know that everyone says they have the best mom. But mine dropped everything that she had to do right before Christmas for 10 whole days to be there for whatever I needed. That is just how she is. I don't think she will ever stop taking care of us girls. And she is a super grandma. The grandkids love her so much and there isn't anything she wouldn't do for them. Getting my tonsils taken out at Christmas time actually turned out to be a good thing. I have been surrounded by family. Watching Christmas movies, playing games, letting the kids stare down my throat with a flash light. It's been fun to have so much time with family.
I even got to see Nicole who spent an afternoon listening to me all loopy and rambling. The Holidays are all about slowing down remembering what life is really about and being with the people you love. Being sick just helped me slow down a lot.
Sunday night I even felt good enough to go over to my sisters house to see the kids preform a Christmas program and Nativity for my grandparents.

yep snow white was there this year

parker and the nephews playing the wii 

Tomorrow we head to Nevada! It's a long drive but we will leave early enough so that we can spend Christmas Eve with the whole Robertson Family.
I hope you are all enjoying the first part of your holidays.

where were we?

Disney Land!

Yep. Both of us in Star Wars Ts. We are that cool.

We did all the "big kid rides" multiple times. Including the new Star Tours. Which is awesome... in case you were wondering. 

 Parker can spin a tea cup faster than anyone. Its a pretty neat skill. 

Small world was all decked out for the holidays. I got more wet on Small World than I did on Splash Mountain. Maybe my family splashes each other on those slow boat rides...  

This trip was a big Christmas secret from all of the kids. Their parents didn't tell them where they were going till the got there. They were so excited. We drove with the Hustons and their kids were so oblivious. Friday night we packed up the car and told them we were going for a drive. They thought we were going to my moms house. And all night long when they asked what was taking so long we just kept telling them we were lost! They woke up the next morning in Disney Land. 

We also went with Hustons to the beach. Thinking the kids would like to see the ocean, maybe walk in the sand. Try taking two little kids from Utah to the ocean and telling them just to look... it didn't matter that it was a little cold, they ran right in. 

Fin in the back ground. All he wanted to take home from Disney Land was a big bag of sand. 

we ran around like crazy, and had so much fun. after a long drive yesterday we are back to reality, finals, and wait for it.... getting my tonsils out. 

wish me luck!