Christmas 2014

We went to Boise!

It was so fun to see family and tell them our big news! We really love spending time with Kade's family. We don't get to do it as much as we like and its really fun to see them.

We did all sorts of fun things. Lety and Julie helped me solve a bad craving for tempura and in return it was their first time eating Japanese food.

Kade hung out with his brothers and I am sure had fun. Lety and I went shopping and grabbed lunch, and I found out I really don't do well in malls pregnant! 

Christmas was a great quite day. Kade's parents gave him a really sweet gift of placing and organizing all of his mission letters in two binders. I gave him a bunch of items I searched for and found from Argentina. Kade gave me jewelry that I love. We got really spoiled this year, thank you to our parents and to Kade for spoiling me! 

It's Christmas Time.

#sharethegift

We hope this Christmas season you take the time to about our Savior. 

He is the Gift.  

Thanksgiving 2014

For Thanksgiving, Kade and I were both lucky enough to get the whole weekend off and we headed down to Utah to me my family. Grandpa and Grandma Sheppard came too. As well as my Aunt Courtney and Uncle Nate and their 3 kiddos.

We had a great Thanksgiving day and dinner and it was so wonderful to catch up with everyone! These are the only pictures I got! Sad... I know

Valentines!

Valentines was a fun day. We got some fun treats at work!

Kade was super awesome, and had my valentines ready for me when I got home around midnight the night before. 

I have bought him a hat, to add to his collection of hats( we buy them where we  have been) I also bought him tons of popcorn.

Today, the day after we are back to normal( Kade at school) and so is miss kitty, no cone! 

Happy Valentines day!

New Years

New Year's was so great this year. We went out and bought all the missing Harry Potter movies from our collections and had a marathon New Years Eve and New years day. We spent the whole day in our pajamas.

 

One of my favorite lazy meals to do is a cookie sheet of homemade nachos.

 

cook the ground beef (1/2 lbs) in Taco or Fajitas seasoning,

preheat the oven to 350

line the cookie sheet with foil

Layer chips, Cheese( Medium cheddar about 1 1/2 cups), then beef

Next layer the chips, beef, then cheese

Optional:  I put olives, and  fresh chopped tomatoes on the tops

Cook for 5 minutes or so.

Then  add the sliced avacado and put out the sour cream and salsa for who ever wants them 

 

Then, the best part I have one dirty pan and throw out the foil!

New Year's Eve

We spent New year's Eve with Tim and Laina Blackner up at my parents house in Midway. Honestly such a blast! Chocolate fondue games and counting down to a new year for fun! Enjoy the blurry pictures from my phone!

Turkey Time

Hey Guys!

We've have been busy. On OUr Friends invited me to go with her to the Twilight premire at 7:30pm, so of course I said yes... no lines.. still screaming ladies, but not so bad...

here is a blurry picture of our expirence. I actually enjoyed this last movie and didn't laugh at the acting in this one!!

We went to Boise For thanksgiving and had some fun! It was great to get out of Utah and see family. We only hope they had as much fun seeing us as we did them!

On thanksgiving I wanted some cute pictures of Kade and I.... Which failed miserably... he either was trying to be a turd or we didn't love them... but thanks Lety for taking them!!

So interesting story... Me being the city girl that I am... And my parents being the city people they are... Kade's parents introduced us to a whole new world. You buy a cow, ( usually raised by someone who has had the space) and long and the short of it your freezer looks like the one below..... 674lbs of beef. YUMMY!!!! Grass feed organic meat.... couldn't get any better! We brought the meat back from boise with us and my parents have yet to see it all in their freezer.

Since we have been home its been laundry, work and in between catch up:) Last night I made what was supposed to be an apple pie and it turned out a bit runny on the inside... not enough sugar:) oh well it was delish anyways:)

what has everyone been up too?? Haven't heard much from the readers these days... hope you are all okay!!

love hayley

Gratitude

I love this time of year, people are reminded to be grateful for their blessings. I wish we could remember this all year. I think the world would be an amazing place if we really did.

I have been thinking about the things Kade and I have to be grateful for.. and it seems I am running out of paper and brain space to keep track.

• We have the gospel. Which when everything comes to a halt and the world is all but lost is the only thing that really matters. We have a Savior who atoned for our sins, and understands our every pain discomfort and mistakes. We have temples on the  earth where we have been sealed as an eternal family and can perform proxy ordinances for other families to have the same. We are sealed to our parents and siblings. We have the sacrament every Sunday where we can renew our covenants with Heavenly Father and become clean again. We have the Book of Mormon which is another testament of Jesus Christ. We have a living modern day prophet Thomas Monson who leads and guides the church today. We have missionaries who spread the gospel to every corner of the earth bringing other unto Christ. Seriously, the list goes on and on but it is a list that will continue through out our lives.

• We have a roof over our heads and food on the table. With the natural disasters and the war worldwide, we remember how blessed we are to have these simple but comforts that make life just that little bit easier.

• We have cars that can take us to see family for the holidays. They take us to work everyday. They take us to the grocery store and other simple places that make life work.

• We have jobs, that support our little family and put money in our pockets to take care of ourselves.

• We have family that cares about us and loves us.

• We have each other. We can rely on each other, make each other laugh, enjoy life together.

The list can go on and on, but I am grateful that I can make lists and have that sense of gratitude. It makes all of those... "issues"  that are so silly and unimportant diappear with a blink of an eye.

What are you grateful for? Have you had the chance to sit down and write out a list? It helps with everything you seems to be dealing with, promise.

 

Here is a video I love: Enjoy!

Last couple of weeks

Here are pictures from the last few weeks:)

My family came up and we went to the byu homecoming game. It had been 50 years since my grandpa had played on this field... It was pretty cool!

 

 

This is us messing around with the new pano feature on my phone... not exactly professional but still a really cool shot.

 

 

Gret shot of these two!

 

Before it started raining, also check out the old lady photoboming us!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

I wish I had smiled here, its a great shot of Connor

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the thursday before the game, I had picked up my grandparents from the airport. We went to lunch with my Aunt Pat and Uncle Ken. Kade was able to join us too! Right by the Cafe Rio went too, there is this darling fabric store, and they had some really fun sayings and quilts!

 

 

this was my fav!

the Grinch!

 

So I really don't get into halloween. I don't like the creepy scary stuff, but I love Fall! I made a wreath last fall and still love it!

 

 

Here are much promised shots of our place here, we sure love it! ( ignore the picture quality taken with my phone)

 

So we got this frame set at our wedding, and until two weeks ago, it had an asian couple in the pictures, but I finally got around to changing it!!!

 

 

 

 

 

I have also started my Christmas decoration shopping and crafts:) loved this sign, it really embodies Christmas.

Also have the bare minimum done of my new christmas wreath.

 

 

 

thats about it,

oh one more thing, finalized my days off for Thanksgiving and Christmas,

 

Boise for Thanksgiving, 21st-26th

Mexico for Christmas 15th-22nd!!

 

I love the Holiday Season!!

-hayley

 

 

 

4th of July

This is our second 4th together, and we had a blast!

July 4th 2011

 Since I have have never been to Yellowstone... yes I have lived a little over an hour away for four years and have never been. We slept in then headed off. Did you know that North of Rexburg, its green and there are trees and mountains? Me either, it was so surreal! I felt like I was in a different state the whole time it was actually gorgeous! We drove through Island Park, then past Henry's lake, then into Montana, ( plus one for my states list) then west yellowstone:) Where we had pizza for lunch.

 it was so hot we stopped in at the gas station for some ice cream on our way home

henry's lake on the way back:)

Then we met up with Friends and family and headed to Idaho Falls around 9:45 ish for the Biggest firework show west of the Mississippi, according to them:) It was a great day!

 yes I dressed in us in matching red... :)

 Happy Fourth of July! 

-the baileys