Merry Christmas!

Since we are poor we aren't sending the card out but it made it on the blog so that's something! Here are our  13 highlights of the year. 

1. We got married!!

2. We moved into our first apartment

3. Went to the family ward then switched to a married ward

4. We went on a cruise to Mexico!

5. Our cousin Travis and his wife Holly moved next door to us!

6. Jamie got a promotion at work and became the office manager and supervises all student staff. 

7. We camped, a lot! (Jamie learned how to survive in the wilderness with no bathroom)

8. We started the big brother big sister program and have become best friends with our little bro, Tommas.

9. We got to see my family multiple times throughout the year, which we loved!

10. Garrick got Jamie to try Tilapia, Chicken, and Turkey (no vegetarian in the family now)

11. We survived 2 weeks apart! (that really is an accomplishment!)

12. Colby and Kelsi got married, Dallas and Lauren got engaged, and Michael and Janette got engaged!

13. Garrick solidified his major and starting working towards his degree

Christmas Time

Because this is our first Christmas as a married couple we thought it would be so fun to make a Christmas card! So I asked my friend from work if she wouldn't mind taking a few photos for us and then I enlisted the skills of my talented sister Carrie to turn it into a card. Here are a few of my favorite pictures we took on Saturday. 

Our Christmas card is still to come!

November

This month has come and gone so stinkin fast! I can't believe that November is over and Christmas time is here already! We were so grateful for Thanksgiving and the little break we got from school, we were able to relax and catch our breath before the craziness of the end of the semester. During our little time off I realized how much we really did this month, no wonder the November flew by!

We made our gratitude trees with our lil bro Thomas, the activity was such a success! It was so fun to think what we're grateful for. Some of the things on my list included Garrick, heaters, and our home. Some things on Garrick's list were oxygen,  his brain and flirting with his wife. 

 Becoming gun owners was another exciting thing that happened to us. Garrick has loved having a gun, he feels in complete control when it comes to protecting our family. 

We also attended the Marine Corps ball this month, it was so fun! We dressed up, ate at the Joseph Smith Building which was beautiful, and hung out with good friends all evening. It was even better going this year since we're married (but everything is better when you're married).

Garrick has been volunteering with Toys for Tots with the Marines.

 Here he is at Toys R Us with his good friend Chad. 

Going to Nickle City was another really fun activity we did with Tommas. It was his first time going and he loved every minute. Garrick and I love this place a lot so it was a win win for everyone. We even wanted to go back after we took Tommas home, unfortunately homework won that fight. 

The other night we had a stakeout of sorts. I  had a class assignment that involved sitting in Krispy Kreme's parking lot for an hour gathering data on cars idling in the drive-thru. We felt like cops the whole time, especially while we ate donuts. It turned out to be really fun!

Unfortunately Garrick and I both lost our phones temporarily during the Thanksgiving festivities so we have no pictures to document our holiday. But we had 2 amazing dinners both Wednesday with his Mom and Thursday with his brother's family. We feel so grateful to have so much in our lives, we are truly blessed.