Merry Christmas!

We just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! We didn't quite get our Christmas cards out before the holiday so we figure a virtual card will do just fine!! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have a fabulous New Year!!!!!!

Love,

Chris and Shayla

If you are wondering about the picture, not quite sure if we are saying what you think we might be saying....don't worry....you're probably right!

We are adding a cute little addition to our family July 9th!!!! 

Christmas is here again...

I love Christmas!!! I had a friend in college that introduced me to this song by Lonestar and I really like it. It makes you stop and think about the real reason for this wonderful season.



So let's take more time this year to remember the true meaning of Christmas!

Thanksgiving Actvities

Thanksgiving was so great! We started off running/walking/jogging a 5k in Lehi. It was a great workout and gave us an excuse to pig out at dinner!

 I wish I would have gotten a picture of Chris running too...oh well, next race for sure!

The end!!! We made it even though our time wasn't the greatest. I know it was only a 5k but neither of us have been running in about 2 months...or more...not good. Life is just so busy. But we decided we are going to start running and get in shape for the next race in March. Hopefully we can stay motivated during the holiday season!

Thanksgiving...

So this year we get to spend Thanksgiving with Chris' side of the family. This will be the first time meeting a lot of his dad's side of the family and I am nervous/excited. We also got an assignment....Hors d'oeuvres...heard the word and considering I took a few years of French I should know what it is. Well, I looked it up on trusty old google and am now much smarter!  Hors d'oeuvres, appetizers...same thing! Now to come up with a fabulous Hors d'oeuvre...any suggestions cuz I'm not a big appetizer person. I love deserts and main dishes so this is a little struggle for me :) HELP!

Halloween 2011

This year for Halloween we decided to really dress up...not just find something around the house. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work! I think I figured out why most people tend to purchase the costume instead of making them! But it was a lot of fun and it's cool to say "yes, I made this!" Chris and I were Jack Skellington and Sally from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas. Take a look...what do ya think?

I've Been Featured!

One of the cool things out in blog land are the little parties that are hosted...linky parties I believe they are called {and could be totally wrong!} It's a fun way of being able to show of an project you've done that you love, or a recipe that is amazing, or whatever. Well, I linked up a recent project and it got featured!!! This fun, double duty decoration was featured on Ginger Snap Crafts...fun blog by the way.

{This is a reversible sign...one side says BOO and the other side says JOY. Check out Bumble Briar Boutique to see the other side.}

Gone shootin'

A few months ago Chris bough him a hand gun...a Ruger 22/45 to be more specific. Since then we have talked about going shooting but never have. So we FINALLY went and it was a blast. We had little targets-a milk jug, an empty can of corn, a sobe bottle, a 2-liter soda bottle, and a few random things that were already lying around. It was fun to watch the milk jug dance around when we hit. The next best thing was our neighbor shooting next to us came over with his AK-47 asking if we wanted to try. Chris was all over that!!! I even took a few shots. It is a HUGE gun! Chris had a great aim and we watched as he shot a bunch of this and they flew in the air....it was awesome!

 Me shooting the Ruger

Chris shooting the AK-47 and loving it!