Christmas party and sledding!!

Last Saturday was the annual Jex Family Christmas Party. Santa always come to this party and we were curious to see how McClain would do. Last year, she hated Santa. This year, we worked really hard to get her to like him by telling her that he brings her presents and toys(wrong, I know). It worked though and she couldn't wait for her turn on Santa's lap. This Saturday with all the snow, we decided to take McClain sledding at the golf course in Spanish. McClain had a ball and didn't want to leave. We will for sure be doing this again! McClain waiting for her turn on Santa's lap.
Getting her present.

She didn't want to leave his side. Santa is her new best friend.

Playing with the toy Santa brought her.

Taylee and Mac on the sled.

She went down all by herself.

Coming back for more.

Waving to me from the top of the hill.

Yay, Christmas!!

I love, love, love Christmas time!! I'm excited that it's time for the holidays again. We got the lights on the house hung up and the Christmas tree up and decorated. McClain playing with her "puppy." He wasn't supposed to grow this fast!
McClain helping daddy hand the lights.

She wanted to climb to the top of the ladder.

Hanging lights.

Before the light parade in Spanish Fork.

Happy belated Halloween!

We had an awesome Halloween holiday this year. It was fun now that Mac is a little older and she understood a little more. She LOVED cleaning the pumpkins out and loved her Mickey Mouse pumpkin. She also loved hanging out with Steven while I went to Thriller with my friend Krystle. It was awesome this year, very entertaining! Then on Halloween we started very early going to all the places we had to visit. She got to see her cousins, Sophie and Gray, then it was off to Grandma Myrl's where she went trick or treating with her cousins Trayven and Layken. After that, we went to the Robinson's for yummy dinner, and trick or treating with her friend Taylee, and a couple other little friends. We had a fun time! My two favorite people!
Cleaning out the pumpkins.
Me and my baby!
The final results.
A Halloween must!
Krystle and I at Thriller!
Mac as Tinkerbell.
Grandpa and Grandma giving tricks and treats!
Sleeping Beauty and Tinkerbell(a.k.a. Sophie and Mac)
McClain, Trayven and Layken.
Mac and Tay.
Trick or treating.

Pumpkin Patch!

On Saturday we took Mac to the Big Red Barn in Santaquin. We did the hay ride/pumpkin patch thing, and we had a good time. Mac loved the hay ride and was excited about her pumpkin. Posing with the pumpkins.
Mac and Steven on the ride.

Sitting on a pumpkin.

She's quite the character.

Sitting with her pumpkin.

Excited to have her pumpkin home.

At the end of the day, this what I get...

Family Pics!

Even though I despise having my picture taken, Steven will every so often say that it is time for a family picture. So, Saturday afternoon we went up the canyon and took some pictures. The leaves were beautiful and here are some of my favorites...

Going private...

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Happy Birthday McClain!!

McClain's birthday was last week and she turned the big "2"! We celebrated by taking her to Jumpin' Jacks. We've never been there before and we had a ball. McClain was running as fast as she could from slide to slide and wanted to do everything by herself. Even Steven and I had a good time. Then, we went to the park to have cake and ice cream with family and friends. She had fun playing with her cousins and friends and she was incredibly spoiled! After her party we fed the ducks. There were tons of them, and they were not shy. I thought for sure someone was going to get a finger bitten off. We had such a good time and want to thank our wonderful family and friends for making her day so special. We love you all!!

County fair and Camping!

Recently, we took McClain to the county fair. She had fun playing with Taylee and going on rides. We've also been camping. Mac was in heaven!! She loved playing in the dirt all day and sleeping in the trailer. It was right up her alley. We've been trying to fit in all we can before summer ends!

New York, New York!!

Last weekend my friend Shay and I went to New York. It was awesome. We went out there to see the Yankee/Red Sox game. Shay landed some great seats, 15 rows behind the 1st base line. She is a major Yanks fan, and it was her dream come true!! While we were there, we went to see Wicked. That was amazing!! I loved it. We also spent a lot of time shopping on Canal Street and shopping in Times Square. They have an M&M Factory and a Hershey Store that smells divine. We took a bus tour around the City and that was fun. You get to see a lot more that way. We went to Ground Zero, which was cool, but I was a litte disappointed, as it was under construction. We went to a church directly across the street. It's called St. Paul's and it served as an emergency room/headquarters for the volunteers searching for victims of 9/11. It has a cool little back story. Every window in every building within 2 blocks of the WTC was shattered when the towers collapsed, except the windows in St. Paul's Church, and not one of those windows broke. Pretty amazing. We had so much fun and I would LOVE to go back. That was my first time flying and I really liked it. I just may become a world traveler. Yeah right. But, it was such a blast. Thanks to Shay for taking me on her dream vacation, and thanks to Steven for taking care of Mac and holding down our fort. I couldn't wait to see my family!! Sadly though, Mac was more excited to see the teddy bear from the M&M Factory than she was to see me. True story.

10K and Fishing!!

This weekend I did my first 10K. My mom asked if I would do it with her about 2 months ago. It was the 10K at 10K in Fairview canyon. It was really fun and very rewarding. We only walked, and we were far from winning, but it was such a beautiful view up there and it felt good to complete it. Maybe one day I will run one. While we were walking, Steven and my dad took McClain fishing at Huntington Reservoir and wait for the race to end. They didn't catch anything, but I think we all had a pretty fun day! Mom and I before the race.
Mac with her fishing pole.

Mac and "Boppa." He's such a cute grandpa!

She loves to be part of the crowd!!