Talbie's Bridal Pictures

The time is going so fast and we are less than a month away from Talbie's wedding!

(It sounds so weird saying that!  She still seems 8 years old to me ;)

We started the prep work the day after she got home from Rexburg!  

She went to Maddie's house and got her hair and nails done:)

 Then the next day Maddie came over and did her hair and make up before the pictures.

Maddie does good work!  We are blessed to have her help!

While they were doing hair and make-up, I went and picked up the

bouquet she was using for pictures.  It's so pretty!!

Then we met her photographer at a studio in Provo for pictures.

Man - I'm glad we decided to do them inside because it was FREEZING

last Saturday ;)

Jessie Alexis Photography is taking her pictures.

Jessie has been a dear friend and I've known her since she was 3 and I used

to babysit her when her parents were in my parent's ward my senior year of high school ;)

Jessie took Talbie's head shots for a play she was in when she was 11.

She took our family pictures

She took Talbie's senior pictures in 2014

and now she is photographing her wedding!

These pictures were all taken with my phone so you can imagine how

beautiful they will be when Jessie is done with them!

I stole this beautiful one from Jessie's Instagram account.  I can't wait to see all of them!!

Loveless Girls Christmas Party 2016

My Grandma Vivian (Loveless) died 19 years ago this December.

Every year, the girls in my mom's family, get together at Christmas and

celebrate her!  She LOVED to throw parties - especially at Christmas.

This year was bitter-sweet because my aunt Dena, died this year in July.

She is my mom's older sister.  It was hard not have all 3 of the original sisters there together.

Emmie's 9th Grade Basketball Team

Emmie decided very last minute to try out for her 9th grade

girl's basketball team.  She made it and I was so proud!

Logan also made the boy's team so we have been having a lot of fun watching all the games.

She's had good friends like Maddy and Aubrey come and support her :)

Thanksgiving 2016

Before I start posting more about our December, I thought I'd put on the

the few pictures I remembered to take at Thanksgiving this year.

For the past few years, my brother, Bret has hosted Thanksgiving at his

beautiful home in Park City.  It's so nice and roomy and we have such a good time!

Emmie, Ember, and Ally sledding

 The delicious spread - before we dove in

 The kids table :)  We don't have many "kids" in our family anymore.

 My brothers (Cody, Dustin, and Bret) 

posing in front of Bret's awesome desk he had shipped from out of the country.

(I can't remember where??)

 Grandpa and Aiden

 Maddie practicing the hover-board and Logan ready to catch her :)

 Emmie and Maddie practicing together.

The Lower Lights

This is one of the things I look forward to every Christmas!

The Lower Lights concert!!

My brother, Dustin (Middle section on the left with the guitar)

has been a part of this group since the very beginning!  

The is the most talented group of people I have ever seen!

If you haven't seen them - you must!

Our cousin, Kami Gee came with us but she didn't get in this picture with us :(

Thanks for coming with us Kami!!