Love & Adventure in Manti, UT

So Spencer and I passed our 4 year mark on the 13th! He planned a delighful, relaxing getaway to Manti, UT. Yes, you heard that right. To the Yardley Inn & Spa. It was cute, quaint and comfortable. We stayed in the Lavender and Lace room. The night started out at Roy's Pizza, really yum, almost as good as my mom's homemade. Then to the ice cream shop to bust our bellies with that yummy sinful stuff! Then off to the podunk bowling alley, not for bowling, but for pool tables and pinball. Bride Wars came next at the local 2-show theater. Then we hit the sack, ready for "the day." We opened it reading in the plant-filled, relaxing Selarium, then a yummy provided breakfast. Then, we hit the large and in charge jetted tub for some more *relaxation. After getting ready we headed off to the beautiful, old structured Manti Temple. It is/was an amazing experience. We LOVE to see the Temple. After dinner we hit up the bowling alley, where you have to keep your own score! Remembering to count your pins before the second roll was quite a task! After another round of pool, where I finally won, we headed back to *cozy up in our room for the last night. It was romantic, special, and a very needed get-away. I adore you Spencer love, you are perfect for me. Here's to another 4 more happy, adventure filled years!

We decided to end our time-off with some snowshoeing. We did the short, very well traveled trail to Donut Falls. It took an hour, and Spencer got a pretty sweet picture. We had a few little hills we slid down on our bottoms. Watch and see the simple joys of life and laughter.

Winter Festivities...Jealous?

10 hours to build and $70 later...impressed? We are!

Jynx is one lucky & loved kitty.

Lucky for us...He LOVES it!

Ugly Sweater Party

What would it be like without one of these?! This was actually our first one. It was super fun, at our good friends house. Spencer won the UGLIEST SWEATER...take a look, there is nothing more to say!

We had 5 of 7 of Spencer's close friends over for a party...Rock band and Spencer were out of control!

Small Christmas

We took the challenge of our neighbor and from Nov 1 to Dec 24 we read the 4 Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) and 3rd Nephi. This is all about Jesus Christ and his life. It was amazing, and we met our goal to have it read by Christmas. Our testimonies of the Savior has grown, and the spirit we have felt, and that has been in our home has been awesome. It made Christmas a lot more meaningful, having our focus on the Savior, rather than what we were giving and receiving.

We enjoyed a small Christmas this year together. The best gift to us was to have 6 days off work and spend every one of them together! All the family parties were done by the 20th, so we were able to relax and enjoy most of Christmas in the comfort of our own home! Our new home was the main present, and we just gave eachother a few small things.

Family Parties

It was fun to get together as a family and see everyone. Thank you everyone for all the wonderful gifts.
Christmas w/Mom Glade. We had the world's best homemade tacos, opened family presents, watched the super cute kids, played with the kitty, and enjoyed each others company.
(We received super awesome snow boots for Melina, Dark Knight DVD & Cute homemade scarf for Spencer, and a surprise picture from Matty to come - sure to be super sa-weet!)

Christmas w/Dad & Kim Glade. Ate lots of food, opened stockings and presents, watched the super cute kids. (received happenings coupon book and gift cards, free food!)
Christmas w/Maughan's. The kid's acted out the nativity story, then went crazy and opened family presents. There was wrapping paper and excited kids everywhere! (received another set of silverware, that makes 16! An electric blanket and cute vinyl pict "We may not have it all together...but together we have it all. The Maughan Family")