Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Trish, Bart, Justin and I all went Bowling New Years Day and had a blast!!

Another Bowling Picture!!!
Justin jammin out on the Guitar!!!

I was rockin out!!!

Justin Showing Off his mad guitar skills.

This is my band

Mammy, Trish and my mom all played Rummikub with me!!

My Tricia!!!

Justin Learnin the drums

Eric was Jammin out with us

Trish and I! Havin lots of fun! New Years Eve.

Scary Faces!!!

Canton Rocks!!

He's so cute! Love him!

Hailey and me at my work New Years Eve morning

Trish and me at my work new years eve.

Justin and Eric helping me blow up balloons. I had an order for 150 for the morning of New years Eve. It's a good thing I had Justin, Eric, Trish, Tiffany and Hailey to help or i'd have been there all day!

Dudley Family Christmas party. Tiffany, Hailey and Kenna. 12/27/2008

Opening Presents at our house Christmas Day.

Giving Liddy her Christmas Present. It was a real beef bone the size of my calf!! It was huge. Dad and me Christmas Day, hanging out!

Dad and Justin Christmas Day, on Guitar Hero

Dad opening the gun we got him for Christmas. It was a Henry Goldenboy .17 HMR. He loved it!

Poppa & Hailey in her new slippers

Dad and me at the Wadsworth Family Christmas party. 12/13/08

Eric, Mom (making a funny face) and me at the Wadsworth Famiy Christmas Party.

Me and My beautiful Cousin Amanda Lamb at the Wadsworth party. Love her!!!

Hailey and RJ playing Basketbal. She's so cute in her Santa Hat!The Tradition--Brothers and Guitars. We sand Christmas songs and old John Denver songs. It's my favorite ever!Monty opening Christmas presents. We did Christmas early with Monty and Eric before they had to go back to work because they were both out of the country on Christmas. It was fun!My new Modbe matching hat and mittens. The scarf is even cuter but I didn't have it on ;(Josie was the life of the party teaching everyone how to play Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Josie was all for helping open presents, until she opened 101 Dalmations DVD from uncle Eric, then she just wanted to watch it. Presents were now boring.Josie modeling her cute pink slippers we got her for Christmas.

Eric, Pap and Mam.

Melanie "opening" her present. We put Vinyl lettering on her grandmothers old windows that said "families are forever" I thought it was kinda symbolic. The Christmas eve Family party. Santa came, we made Ginger Bread houses, visited, had a great dinner and played together. It was quite fun!

This was Justin trying to convince Santa that he really was good enough this year to get presents. Santa didn't believe him, lol. Just kidding.

We all sat around in the living room singing Christmas Carols while Melanie played the piano and we waited for Santa to come.Dad and Justin Christmas morning. Justin worked until about 11 but we waited for him and he came strait to my parents house and we all had breakfast together then opened presents.I got Justin a new hoodie. It's cute huh!?I was hugging Hailey better. She got this new adorable Radio Flyer Wagon that's the size of a notebook maybe, but she learned that if you step on just the back end of the wagon just right that the front half will do a weelie and smack you right in the head! I was the closest person at that moment so I got to save her.Justin got me new riding gloves for Christmas, they're way cute!

Hailey was helping me figure out theRubiks cube I got Justin for Christmas.Hailey trying on her adorable new slippers we got her!Takin the slippers for a test walk. That's the wagon that hit her in the face P.S.She was being goofy, such a cute girl!

Mom opening her Music Box we got her for Christmas. It's so cool! It's bells instead of a roller and plays 50 different songs!

Justin got his favorite movie ever from my parents! THE STING

Bart and Trish Bowling New Years Day. So cute!!!

November Came and went....

These last few months have been so high speed, I have not been able to keep up at all. November came and went before I knew what hit me. The main events of the month: I got my vinyl lettering Machine finally! Yay. I have been a sticker-makin fool. It's been fun. Justin and I did Santa's workshop the two days after thanksgiving. Well, he was there for Friday, then Saturday him and the rest of the family went to Salt Lake for a fun day of shopping while I sat and babysat the booth...Yes I'm whining a little. It turned out ok though.

Justin got a new job and is now Happily working as a Pumper for EOG. I feel so much more confident about him having this job. I love that he gets off at 3 every day and that he enjoys what he does. I love that it's not stressful to him and that he has transitioned well. It's wonderful.

I got the Christmas tree up the first week in December. It is our first Christmas as a married couple so this is OUR first Christmas tree. Justin helped choose the christmas ball ornaments and then he got it up the stairs and put together. The rest he left to me, which I enjoyed. I think he knew I would too, it was great.

Monty and Eric got home a few days before Thanksgiving and we have had a great time visiting. Eric has been gone the last week, but he's enjoying his time in St. George. Monty took a bad fall off the roof on his last month home and they took him to the doctor last week and he tore the muscle in the top of his shoulder pretty bad. It's going to require surgery, but he isn't able to do it until March, so we feel for him.

Tonight Melanie and Monty took Justin, Tyler and I to a Bar J wranglers concert at the high school. It was incredibly funny. We had a great time! Thanks guys.

I also am SO excited. Tiffany Morton is so great. She took some pictures of Justin and I for some Christmas cards and she must be and incredible editor because they turned out great! I can't get enough of them. Thank you so much Tiffany! We owe you big time! She E-mailed me some and I couldn't wait to share some of them, so here they are.

Halloween...and Snow?

Yesterday when I woke up, there was snow outside. It was so very beautiful and cold! I was surprised that it stuck as well as it did. Usually it melts quickly but it didn't this time. I had to brush my car off before it could go to work. It was surprisingly fun. Between the snow and Halloween being over I am getting excited for Christmas! I have started my shopping already, which seems like it's the never ending story, but it's fun, especially since I'm shopping for other people, I love giving gifts.

Our Halloween was fairly uneventful. Justin and I invited Colt, Jessica, and Clint out to the house. We barbecued some dinner and then sat in the hot tub, got out and played some pool and Ninetendo. Before they came out to the house though, I went to visit my parents and see Hailey in her costume and Karri and Jeff happened to be there with Connor and Brennan so I got to see their adorable outfits too. It was great. Here are a few pictures.

The day after Halloween, Which was Saturday. Justin and I spent the day in town helping Colt, Jess and Clint move into their new apartment. It was fun, we were really busy but we got them moved into their new place so that was great.

Today we got the good news that mammy is coming Home Monday. She has been in the University of Utah Hospital for 11 days after having a cancerous tumor removed from her lung. She's been through a battle, but amazing as she is, she's still with us and we're so glad! We're very excited to have her back home and feeling better!

A slow Rumble....

Life has been pretty basic lately, work, go home, clean, go to bed. Justin has been working a lot of hours so I haven't seen him that much lately. Wednesday I went to Provo with my mom to go shopping and found some cute stuff. Bought new scrapbooking supplies so I'm excited to get caught up with that. I have over a year's worth of pictures to do...that's overwhelming but I've changed modes, I'm tired of building the boards and things for now so I want to get caught up with my scrapbooking, I'm in the mood for it, so yeah. Justin and Dad had to Work in Coalville, just north of Salt Lake Wednesday and Thursday so they had hotel rooms already reserved, so we all met up in Heber and we all went shopping and went to Dinner. We finally got to take mom and dad to Tucano's. Dad had been there before and wanted to take mom, so I'm glad we finally got to. I think she liked it. Then we all drove up to Coalville and mom and I stayed the night with the guys and left at 4 in the morning yesterday so we could both be home in time for work. Paula, my boss, is in California on Vacation so I've been the only one at the shop the last two days and it's been slow. Kinda boring, but I keep myself busy. I'm getting better at doing the flowers so it's always fun to work on those.

Tyler, Amy and Josie are up here visiting while Tyler is out working. Melanie and Mammy are leaving Monday to go to Salt Lake so Amy and Josie are going home that day since there won't be anybody at the house but them.

We are planning on going to Haul Wood tomorrow morning up on the mountain so that'll be a workout. I'm trying to get ready for the Santa's workshop that is coming up after Thanksgiving also that We've signed up to have a booth in. I'm nervous to see how it will go, but at the same time, if we can make a little money off of our stuff, why not. It won't hurt us to try.

I feel bad because Jen, My cousin, is getting married that weekend in Wyoming and I wont be able to go and support her after she was such a good sport about my wedding and took time off work and helped take everything down after the reception. I want to send her a really nice gift and card. Any Ideas? Would you be offended if it was your wedding and I did that to you given the circumstance? We've never been super close, but I try to make an effort....I don't know.

I had fun playing and visiting with Amy and Josie last night while I was trying to get caught up from being gone and waiting for Justin to get home. My goodness that girl has grown. She's so cute and fun.

I could hear her squeeling and teasing her mom this morning while i was getting ready. She's just so happy. It's wonderful!

Good to get to visit with them!

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The colors are changing! It's so beautiful

It has been a while since I've posted and it looks like everyone is getting along great and having fun, which couldn't make me happier. Things have been busy at home and I'm continuously learning that change can always be for the better, if you look at it through the right perspective. My job is working out wonderfully. I love how lax the atmosphere is and how friendly. I get to be creative and helpful. There's no pressure, I get to do my own things and learn at the same time and it all has turned out great so far. I have loved getting off work early enough to have time to get things done in the afternoons. I have had more time to work on my projects which has evolved into it's own business.
Tyler helped Justin and I set up our own corporation online called JCP, LLC (what a mouth full) but I think it's cute and we set up a DBA under it called Pratt's Creations so we can start writing off all the time and money we spend on making this stuff and we can legally sell it and track it as a business expense. I'm really excited about it and so is Justin.
We are going to set up a booth in one week (Yikes) On the 17th at the Girls Night Out. It's at the Western Park from 6:30-8 so if anyone wants to come, feel free and bring a friend!
Justin's been enjoying having Tyler here, they get to talk guy stuff and Justin is such a dreamer that he likes having Tyler to tell his ideas to because he knows I don't always know what to say to him when he comes up with these crazy things.
Although, he is enjoying selling pearls and we have recently signed up to be distributors of the Health Juice called Exfuze Seven+. It is an amazing product! I have noticed such a difference in the way he feels and acts lately, it's awesome. He doesn't have to take his Melatonin to sleep anymore. He is more alert when he is awake and he sleeps better. He gets up easier and he has had more energy even though he has been working longer hours for the past few weeks.
A few days ago we had some friends over for dinner, barbecued and told them about the product and they were really excited to try it out so he might get his first sign up from that. It's been great.
I've visited with my sister a lot lately, she has been making baby blankets and is going to bring them down to the Girls Night Out and we are going to share a booth, so that'll be fun. My little brother got his drivers license this week which is kinda....really scary but really good for him at the same time.
I think it will help him be alittle more independent from my parents and he will be able to go out more and have more fun, so that will be great.
Overall things have been going well, I went to bunco for the second consecutive time this last week at Alison's house and had a lot of fun. I enjoy getting to know the other girls and listening to their stories. They're all so funny. I think I'm the only one in the group that isn't either pregnant or doesn't already have kids so that sets me apart a little bit, but I still enjoy listening to their stories, so Thanks Alison for inviting me! I have enjoyed getting out of the house and my regular routine to go and have some fun!!

October Already!!!

It's October already!! I got out the decorations and we're ready to roll!!!

It's been a whole week-- or so-- and we've been busy. Justin has been out on late night jobs a lot lately so of course I've been buildling stuff to keep myself busy. I heard though, that one of the lessons taught at the womens conference, last Saturday, (that I missed) was that there were two keys to happiness 1-Creat something every day and 2-Service, Service, Service.

I feel like I've got the first one down pretty well, the second, I'm working on. I've been loving my job. It's so much more fun and laid back and creative. I get to build things...well, help build things and watch and learn how the pro's make all that cute stuff, lol. It's been great.

Paula has been teaching me, slowly, how to make different arrangements. She's always right next to me coaching me along/ fixing my mess-ups, so it's been fun. We started small and basic, I learned about leather and built a few double and triple rose bouquets, and today I did a small Three-Gerber-daisy and Yellow-Wax topiary, which turned out looking like a weird bush, but they said that's what it was supposed to look like so I took their word for it.

I just can't get over how much fun I'm having and how much I'm learning just by watching--and getting paid for it. So great.

Monty got home last week and we've had fun visiting and teasing him. The other day he did one of the Ionizing foot Bath's and he was in the living room and I was sitting at the bar eating dinner when He asked Ruth how much longer he had to sit there. She told him he had about thirteen Minutes left and I laughed and told him "Yeah, but we aren't going to turn it off til the brown runs out of your eyes so we know you're not full of Shi* anymore," We all laughed for about five minutes, It was great.

Sunday after church Melanie and Monty hooked up the camper and headed up to Moose Head in colorado to go camping for the night. Justin, Dad and I all hopped in the car and followed them up there, we wanted to drive around and try to find some Elk and listen to them bugle. I didn't want to go very badly, but I did and when we got there....I've never seen so many elk!!! We saw probably 200 within ten miles of eachother, they were bugling all the time, it was like they were singing songs to us. So beautiful!!!

Other than that, We've just been running around, working and I've been building stuff. I have to share my lastest creations, because it's what makes me happy...when Justin's not around :D

When I got home today, I got this hair brained Idea that I would try to build a real bouquet out of flowers from the yard by myself....I was actually pretty pleased with how it turned out...Here it is...

I found these cute rustic Ceiling tins for sale on an online craft store and got this idea. So I ordered four and I had Jill make me Four Vinyl Letters "L" "O" "V" "E" and when the tins got here, I stuck one letter per tin, then I drilled Holes in the top of the tins. I'm going to buy a board tomorrow, paint it, distress it and nail four small nails in it far enough apart that I can hang each tin on one of the nails...I think it'll be cute, we'll see, but this is all I've gotten done so far...

Justin and I have been making Rice Bags like crazy. We're thinking about renting a booth at the Santas Workshop and selling some of the "Junk" I've built because it's taking up more and more room in the storage shed. The other day, after he watched me do so many, he made some all by himself. He did great! He had the great idea to buy Camo fabric and make some "Manly Ones"...haha

My dad has a plum tree in his front yard that was totally LOADED with Plums and Melanie was making jelly the other day, so i picked about four branches worth/ about 3 gallons and she helped me make Plum Jelly out of them. I shared some with my dad since they were his plums, but now we've got a few pints of Jelly to use up!! They turned the prettiest pink color too! I was so surprised.