images of christmas

{traditional stair climb christmas morning}

Mommy's pretty new picture

Le premier chagrin (The First Grief) by Daniel Ridgway Knight

{my happy new friend}

{baby claire}

i want to know who DIDN'T make one of these in elementary school

{traditional applesauce puffs}

naturally, Santa brought Carmen Jones Soda {her favorite}

Brandon's fantastic wrapping job

Mom's Christmas dinner table setting

dad's traditional Christmas evening pose.

{yes, that's a stocking on his head}

Hope all had a very merry Christmas with those you love most!

Thorley Family

These people may very well be some of my favorite people in the world! My aunt, my uncle, and my 4 cousins that I adore :) We did a fun family Christmas card shoot! Here are some of my favorites:

The Thorley Family

Paul & Lynn

{the kids}

Jaron

Brooke

Nicole

Devyn

{be merry}

SLC

Every Christmas my family takes a day trip to SL to see the lights, watch a movie, eat yummy food, and window shop :) This year, B came! We ate at CPK, saw Avatar (which surprisingly, neither brandon or I disliked as much as we thought we would), looked at the lovely lights on Temple Square and of course enjoyed each other's company.

{love the symbolism of this image}

20

kiss those teens goodbye!

by birthday was wonderful. (minus being the first day of finals) but I really had such a swell time! I woke up to a breakfast made by my beau! {i adore him} the rest of the day was filled with well wishes, time with family and friends and lots of happy birthday singing! :) for the next couple days, everyone treated me to dinner. I've been one happy-well-fed-twenty-year-old!

my family took me out to Teppanyaki

{where they cook right in front of you!}

the girls took me to Happy Sumo

{and we were happy}

B took me to Carrabbas

where I had the yummiest Pollo Rosa Maria

{seriously, I'm craving it as I blog}

{B likes kissing the 20 year old. It just seems more right}

feels great to be out of my teens

{if you ask me, I should have been 20 a long time ago}

MIA

I've been MIA in the blogging world. I am aware. Where have a I been? mostly in bed, in myvery own full size bed and room to myself. I love being home. sleeping in. eating my motherswonderful cooking. being with the family. being only 6 houses away from B (funny I know...) it's fantastic not having school to worry my little head. and i have been taking it easy. it has been wonderful. But I've missed bloggin' so I'm back {for a bit} (before Christmas completely and utterly engulfs me) {as it should}. here are some pictures that I've somewhat purposefullyprocrastinated at putting up....you'll see why...

My FHE family wishes a very merry Christmas

(My BYU Family Home Evening group Family)

(mom and dad)

(my besties)

. . .

and this is why, ladies and gentlemen, I stay behind the camera. {please do not click and enlarge.}

shoulda listened to me :)

Happy Holidays!