Christmas with Payton and Owen

Since we were in Arizona having Christmas with Travis' parents, we decided to swing by my sister's house to give Payton and Owen their gifts. They were also opening a bunch of presents since they were going to Las Vegas for Christmas. Here are some pictures:

Here is Payton unwrapping her gifts. She was so calm about the whole thing. She was so excited about everything!
Owen still wasn't too sure about the whole Christmas thing but he did love to watch the singing snowman and penguins! It has a button that you press to make them sing and move and he kept pressing it over and over again and laughing! He loved it!
I made Payton a flannel princess blanket. I think she was pretty excited, but then again, if it has any princess on it, she gets pretty excited!
Here is Owen with his sports flannel blanket that I made him. I know he loved it, he kept laughing and laughing. I think the softness of it made him giggle. So adorable!

We were so happy that we were able to stop by and see these two!

Christmas in Arizona!

Travis and I were lucky enough to have Christmas come early this year! We drove up to Arizona to spend the weekend with Barbara and Morris and we celebrated Christmas. It was everything that we could have asked for! We had such an amazing time and I can't thank them enough for making it as wonderful as it was! Here are some pictures from our Christmas in Arizona:

We had an amazing dinner of Prime Rib and mashed potatoes and asparagus! Mom, I actually ate asparagus and found that I liked it! Be proud! But seriously, the food was amazing and the ambiance was perfect. We had some delicious sparkling apple/cranberry/grape (I don't know which) cider and great food on fine china. I can't wait for next year's dinner!Surprise, we had a baby! Haha, just kidding. Here is our niece Lilian! She is just so precious and we threatened many times to take her home with us and pass her as our own child! :)
We were all definitely spoiled this year with all of these presents!
Charlotte had a good time opening all of her presents. Here she is opening up her dress up chest which had so many fun dresses to dress up in. We even got her some fun dress up shoes for her to try on with these dresses!
Travis and I had fun this year thinking up something for his parents. They traveled to San Francisco during Christmas so created this travel bag of fun for them to take on their trip. We got them a book on San Francisco, magazines, books, a scarf, some gloves, a luggage lock, and of course, the essential travel neck pillow! We hope that they enjoyed using all of our stuff on their trip. (P.S. we want to see some pictures!)
Teagan and Shaun got a great new laptop computer! Yes it is actually green!
I was lucky and I got to hold Lilian while her parents were opening their gifts...my favorite thing to do.

Well, we definitely had an amazing Christmas this year. Thanks again for everything Barbara and Morris! We both look forward to what next year brings!

Getting our Christmas Tree!

Now, I know that Christmas is over but we have been so busy that I didn't have a chance to post any of our pictures from our wonderful Christmas this year...so bear with me and re-live Christmas again!

We, of course, had to get a real Christmas tree this year. Two years ago, for our first Christmas together, we didn't get our tree until Christmas Eve so to our surprise, we did much better this year and got it a couple of weeks early! Here are some pictures from our experience picking out a tree:

Here is Travis picking out our perfect little tree. It was one of the first that we saw. We were in and out in about ten minutes!Our little tree fit so nicely in the trunk of our car. It was so nice to not have to worry about scratching the top!
Travis did a great job putting the tree in its stand! It looked so good in our tiny apartment! Thanks Grandma for the tree stand!
Here is our finished product! We don't have too many ornaments, but we are proud of our little tree! It made our apartment feel like a home during Christmas!

I guess its been a while....

So, this is what we have been up to in the last few weeks.... yes, I said few....sorry about that...

This year, Travis and I spent Thanksgiving with his family in Arizona. We had such a great time! The food was absolutely amazing and it was so much fun to be with the whole family. I am not sure why, but we just didn't take very many pictures. On our last night there, we went and saw the Temple lights in Mesa, as tradition. They were amazing, as usual. Here are some pictures from that night:

Here is the Mesa Temple. It isn't a very good picture but every inch of the grounds were covered in lights.
Here are Travis's parents, Barbara and Morris. They are so wonderful and they definitely know how to put on a fantastic Thanksgiving meal. We love to come visit them!
Here are all the Harmor girls! Desiree, Teagan, me and Barbara. We were all practicing our best Americas Top Model look.
Here are two beautiful ladies, Teagan and a bundled up Lilian.
Here is Tyler and Desiree. We don't get to see them very often so it was so fun to have them around!

The weekend after Thanksgiving I flew to Utah to visit my lonesome sister Emily while Taylor was in D.C. doing an internship. We had such a wonderful time and Emily is a fantastic hostess. Unfortunately, we didn't get to do as many of the things that we wanted to do because of this:

It snowed the whole day on Saturday and this is what it looked like outside. It was so pretty, but I was reminded of why I hated living where is it snowed. I came home and my socks were soaked with water and my toes were frozen!

Thanks Emily for the wonderful and relaxing vacation!

This last Saturday night, Travis and I went to my company's Christmas party. It was held at the Anaheim Marriot and it was amazing! We got all dressed up and got our pictures taken (like prom, which was weird). We had a delicious dinner and a live broadway variety show. Then of course, dancing and prizes! We didn't win anything, but we definitely got our groove on! :) Here is a picture of us at our table:

Doesn't Travis look so handsome?

Lastly, my mom, my aunt Sheryl, and I went over to my Grandmas house to help her set up her Christmas Tree. It was so much fun to hang out with just us girls! Here are some pictures from our fun evening together:

Here is my mom making sure the tree looked nice and full. She has an amazing touch!

Here is my mom, grandma, and Sheryl putting up the ornaments. My grandma has so many! The tree was filled to the brim. It is fun to listen to her tell us the story behind some of the ornaments.

Here is the finished product! I think we did a pretty good job!

Thanks Grandma for the pizza and ice cream! It is always so much fun to come visit you!

Well, I will try to not be so lame and post more often.

Another Successful Day at Disneyland!

Last week my sister Amy and her kids came to visit from Arizona. Of course, we went to Disneyland! It was so much fun as always and the kids were at their cutest! Here are some fun pictures from the day:

Grandma bought Owen a cute Mickey Mouse beanie. He looked adorable!
Here is Owen and Minnie Mouse. During a one hour span, I think we saw every disney character out there. Owen loved meeting them all. He would laugh and laugh!
Here is Payton with Chip, or is it Dale?
Amy, Payton, and Owen with Pluto. What a cute family!!
Owen loved to touch Pluto's nose. He wouldn't stop laughing!
Here is Grandma with Payton and Owen while we were sitting on the train in Disneyland.

Payton and I on the train. She is wearing my dance costume from when I was on the drill team in high school. I can't believe I actually wore that! It looked like it is supposed to be worn by someone Payton's size.

We took Payton and Owen on Pirates of the Carribean. Payton was a little nervous but after it was over, I think she had a great time. We heard her singing "Yo ho Yo ho" in the garage the next day. Owen had no idea what was going on, as you can see in this picture!

What a fun trip! I can't wait til next time!

Lillian Blessing in Arizona!

This past weekend we drove to Arizona so we could be there when Lilian was blessed by her father in church. It was so much fun to be spend some time with Travis' family and also with Shaun's family. Saturday, I got to play Martha Stewart and I attempted to be creative making this awesome fall wreath that Barbara bought the supplies for. I wish I had pictures, because I thought they all turned out really good! Saturday night we went to P.F. Changs which was was much fun because all of the Condies had never been there before. In fact, Whitney (future member of the Condie Clan) had never even eaten Chinese Food! They all loved it!

Sunday was the blessing and it was a very touching experience. Lilian is a little angel and she is very deserving of Heavenly Father's blessings.

Here are some pictures from Sunday:

Here is the whole clan. Starting from the left: Andy (Shaun's sister), Me, Travis, Shaun, Charlotte (she is hiding her cute face!), Lilian, Teagan, Barbara, Morris, Chris (Shaun's brother), Whitney (Chris' fiancee), Linda and Tom (Shaun's parents). What a group we are! Thanks for putting up with us!
What an adorable family! I can't believe that when I met you both, you didn't have any kids! Wow, how time flies!
Teagan is a beautiful mom! Lilian is so lucky to have been born to such wonderful parents.
Here is the little angel, Lillian, sleeping.
We have so much fun everytime we come down to visit with Shaun and Teagan. I wish we lived closer so that we could spend more time with you both!
Thanks Barbara and Morris for letting us stay! We had such a great time and we loved every moment that we spent with you two. We can't wait to come back and see you at Thanksgiving.

Well, all in all, it was a very sucessful blessing weekend! I wonder when we will be doing this again.... :)

Happy Birthday!!

I have to post this a day early because I won't be able to post it tomorrow so forgive me.

November 2nd is both my brother's 17th birthday and my brother-in-law Shaun's birthday! Happy birthday to the both of you!

Here is a look back on the last few years of my brother's life. It was so much fun to look back on all of the pictures I have taken! I can only go back as far as my digital camera, but my brother was 12 in this first picture, so it is amazing to see how much he changed!

Here Tyler is when we went to Germany, Switzerland, and Austria in front of a cannon. He was so much fun on these trips because he always thought that things like this were so cool. He always wanted me to take pictures of him in front of them. It was adorable and I loved it!
Just a year went by and suddenly he is all thugged out! Can you believe it?! This is that following summer at Lake Powell, he looks so grown up!
Here is Tyler and I at the Palace of Versailles in France. This was back in the day when he was rooting for BYU. My how things change!
Here is first time uncle Tyler holding Payton just days after she was born in 2004. Payton and Tyler have always had a special bond. Payton loves her Uncle Tyler and Tyler just lights up when she is around.
And here they are together just three years later!

Happy Birthday Tyler! We are so lucky to have you as part of our family and our lives just wouldn't be the same without you! I can't believe how fast 17 years have gone by. Thanks for being so special!

And now, Happy Birthday Shaun! Sorry, I can't show pictures through the years because I just don't seem to have too many of you!! I guess I need to start taking more pictures!

Here is Shaun, Teagan, and Charlotte during Thanksgiving 2006 on our fun boat ride.

Happy Birthday Shaun! Everytime we come to Arizona, it is so much fun to spend time with you and Teagan. Travis and I are just so glad that someone besides us will share in our obsession with Harry Potter! :)