"Being a part of something special makes you special, right?" -Rachel Berry, 'glee'

Can I just say that I am IN LOVE with 'glee'. And I have never liked a gay character so much in my life...Kurt Hummel you have me rolling on the floor every Wednesday night! I look forward to it every week and now I don't know what to do with myself. Next week is, sadly, the "fall finale"-ugh...What is up with this 'fall finale' crud? Glee club you will be missed this holiday season :(

Anyway, ANYWAY...anyway, more than 'glee' I am head over heels for my two cute kids! What did Christian and I do with our time before we had them??? Let's reminisce....

• Midnight snack runs
• Movies, WAY too many movies
• Laughing at our cat attack a string or hack up a hairball (our kids are so much funnier than any old cat!)
• Constantly going to a store just to waste time (we spent every penny we earned back in the day...stupid, stupid, stupid!)
• Sleep in until 10am on weekends (because we would stay awake until morning hours
• Always bugging someone to entertain us...or feed us ;)

And the list goes on...and I would never want ANY of it back! How boring! Now we have two adorable kids to play with and laugh at. They are a hoot! Why is a 4 month old baby so adorably funny in a bumbo? You tell me...

And why would this little princess make her mommy and daddy giddy like little kids? We were like kids on Christmas morning when it came to taking Ava to Disney on Ice Princess Classics. And her reaction was just as we hoped...

Yup...I think I love 'em and I'm not going to complain about these yucky winter months all cooped up in the house. Why? 'Cause the best memories are made in our home...when we get all stir crazy and start being silly! I seem to take more pictures in the winter...I think it's because of the fun stuff we come up with that are SO picture worthy! So bring it on cold, haze, and stormy days...cause we got some crazy stuff stirring in these sillly brains of ours!

I'll leave with a few more pictures that hopefully bring a smile to your face like they do ours!

Love,

Nichole

Nap time...hmmm she seems SOOOO tired right?I adore this smile and his laugh is even better!Chocolate and Vanilla in the leaves! These two love eachother!Got out the craft box and this is what we came up with! Ava loved to paint but the fun ended when she touched some hot glue. It was fun while it lasted and we'll have these ornaments to remember it!

The latest...

...of my creations is for my SIL, Cydnee. She had her baby, Lyndsee, on November 4th and she is the cutest little thing. I am dying to see her but that sadly won't happen until January 1st:)
These wall hangings match Lyndsee's bedding (Well hopefully they match...I only had pictures to look at). I made them to hang in a line but I think they look cute in a square too!

Hind Happenings

Quick update on the Hinds...

Christian...

10 months of school left...Bachelor's hooray!

Still working for Direct Pointe...likes it but hates the drive

Deer hunt unsuccessful...should have shot the annoying doe eating our food!

College Football obsession. Major BYU fan!

Nichole...

Loves being a mommy of two cute kids.

Working as a Loan Processor for dad...lucky to have this job!

Making wall decor for SIL's. Very cute!

Needs to scrapbook BADLY!

Ava...

Loves Cinderella...love is an understatement!

Loves Spencer to death

Doesn't understand why Spencer would pull her hair?!!

Is amazed with snow. Loves it way more than last year!

Is obsessed with barbies and dolls

Her life is "Playing Pretend" - never sure when she is for real!

and...drumroll please.....

100% POTTY TRAINED!!! She's even awesome at night!

Spencer...
3 months old

Doesn't just talk - he screams!

Has the sweetest smile

Grabs at everything he can reach

Likes to pull hair

Rolled over @ 2 months old

Needs to let mommy sleep at night!

Tim Dahle Nissan is so DISHONEST!

We have been completely screwed by Tim Dahle Nissan. A couple of weeks ago we traded in our Nissan Xterra for a Honda Odyssey. We got a great deal on the Odyssey...we were able to trade it straight across. A week after we bought it we noticed that it was shifting hard at times and some other things that made us believe the transmission was going to the dumps. Well Tim Dahle Nissan promises a 30 day/3000 mile warranty so no big deal right??? WRONGO! We took our car in to have them look at it yesterday and the mechanic comes to us and says, "It will cost you $110 for me to look at your car and if it is the transmission sales will not do anything about it." WHAT?? We talked to the sales manager and he was the biggest jerk. He was lying out his butt the WHOLE time. I told him we are covered within the 30 day warranty and his response was that the warranty only coveres "major malfunctions" Uh....ummmm...we are talking our transmission not working you dumbo. He said that a major malfunction is the engine blowing. At this point we just couldn't believe we were being treated so horribly. They told us we needed to have them check the car but it would cost us $110. They wouldn't even check our dumb car without charging us!!! I said a few words to the salesman and we were on our way.

Anyway, we took the car next door to Larry H. Miller Honda where the Service writer looked at our car FREE OF CHARGE and confirmed it was the transmission. He couldn't believe how they treated us over there and was just as dumbfounded as us as to why the transmission isn't considered a "major malfunction". Oh did I mention that no where in FINE PRINT does it say what the 30 day/3000 mile warranty covers. So for all I care they should replace a burned out light bulb if I am still within my 30 days.

The sales manager at Tim Dahle also brought up our Xterra and said he didn't even want to tell us how much they had to put into it. BULL CRAP!! That Xterra was in perfect condition and needed NOTHING done to it! And that is TOTALLY BESIDE THE POINT! What if we had just straight out bought the Odyssey without a trade in? What lie would he pull out his butt then? So we are stuck and we don't know what to do. We have been screwed! We have tried to get a hold of the general manager but he is not returning our calls. I am really afraid that there is nothing that can be done and we will have to put $3000 more into a car that we thought was perfectly fine! Larry H. Miller Honda told us they will help us out if it doesn't work out with Tim Dahle but that just means a little discount maybe...ugh. I can't believe people treat people the way they do and can go on with their happy little lives!

Family Pictures

We FINALLY had family pictures taken and they turned out great! These were taken near Brian Head.

This little girl was onery during pictures so we were lucky to get the pics we got!

Fake Smile but cute nonetheless!
I am so upset that this picture is blurry because it's really cute! Bummer :( Oh and notice the slobber ALL OVER Spencer...he is such a pukey baby! We took a bib off of him right before pictures and he spit up 3 times by the time we were done!

I think our family picture turned out awesome!

Ava, Spencer and their cousins on my side of the family.

This is my family...aren't we hot?!!