Mesa Trip for Christmas 2013

So my goal of blogging one a week in 2014 obviously hasn't been my biggest priority.  For the record, some of my other goals have gone a lot better than this one, but I'm not a great blogger.  Anyway, I'm finally trying to catch up so here's a recap of our Mesa Adventure.

Matt and I are both from Mesa so going home is always really fun and pretty busy.  We started at my house, stayed at Matt's parents'  house for a while and then went back to my house for a couple days when his parents headed up to Utah.  Over all it was a really fun trip.  I was especially excited because I finally got to use my new camera where it wasn't freezing cold!

Mesa Temple Trip

I love this temple.  It's so pretty.

 I'm so grateful for my parents.  They are incredible people.

Matt posing so I could check the lighting for the pic haha.

 Matt said that we have another picture almost just like this from last year and I told him that I hope to have one from every year that we're married :)

Christmas Eve nativity story with my family...

Sydney and Tim.  They made a very cute Joseph and Mary.

CHRISTMAS!! 

Love Matt's sister Sarah.  I kinda think she's hilarious.

Haha and I love Matt's parents.  His dad's face kills me in this picture.  This is their reaction to the pj's and cozy mugs we got them for Christmas this year. 

Aaaand back at my house Matt was getting ready to open his big kahuna.  I might have shipped this to my parent's house, used a credit card that Matt couldn't track online, and shoved several of The Work and the Glory books in this box to keep this present a surprise, but he got a Wii U!

He was pretty excited :) and so was I because I FINALLY surprised him with something!

Here's little Sydo again.  She's adorable.  Oh and Kenzie in the background :)

Merry (late) Christmas everybody!

 Here's some pictures of AZ and Matt's nieces and nephews.  I had fun taking pictures of them on the trampoline.  Oh and if you didn't already know this... I have a serious love for fire hydrants.

Matt & Abby.  Isn't he going to be the best daddy ever?  Yeah, I think so too.

David.

Savannah... love her hair!

New Year's Eve

For New Year's Eve we were back at my family's house and the men shot off a bunch of fireworks.  I'm so glad that Matt gets along so well with my brothers.  

This is where things got crazy and Mike started shooting them off in his hand.

We also got to go to the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix.  Matt loved teaching me all about physics and science and it was fun to hear about the things he's passionate about.