Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Oh wait, is Christmas over?!
I didn't get Christmas cards out this year (I didn't do it last year either, I see a trend!) I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas...

and has a happy, awesome, amazing, wonderful 2012!

Love, The Williams

Better Late then Never Part 3...

And finally what we have been up to this month, December...

Dave Ramsey--I was introduced to Dave Ramsey at the beginning of this last year...I had never heard of him, nor what he taught. Then a book club that I am in, decided to read his book, and that is where it all started. My sister told me that she was going to do his 13 week course called "Financial Peace University" and I wanted to do it as well. I signed up and then spent the next 13 Fridays learning how to get financial peace. I loved every minute of it!

When I heard this class was going to be taught, I told a friend in my ward about it. She loves him, and she has always wanted to take his class, so she signed up as well. And if you ever have any questions about Dave Ramsey or what he is teaching, just ask her...it is almost as good as talking to Dave himself!
I just love what Dave Ramsey teaches because it isn't anything new, he jut takes good solid financial principles and puts them into easy baby steps! (The pictures were taking from this blog...thanks Kristy.)

My sister Jeana did an advent calender where she had a different activity for each day in December. One of the activities was a tea party and she invited us. We got spiffed up and headed over to her house for a delightful time!

Trevor and Brooke

Jacob

On December 2nd this year, I got a huge surprise... Here is the set-up..Kristy and I carpooled to Financial Peace University every Friday. On this particular Friday, she was driving. On the way home from the class she wondered if we could stop by a friends house and see some of their home improvements...I said sure, that would be great (I just loved seeing their new wood floors.) We got to their door and I knocked, when the door was opened we just kind of stood their and then I heard "surprise!" It was a surprise birthday party for me! I was 100% surprised, I had no idea! As I stood there shocked, amazing, overwhelmed...I got another surprise--

this toy kitchen!!!! I was screaming, amazed, in awe, shocked...I had talked about this toy kitchen for a couple of years, about how I always wanted it--and there it was!!! It was such a fun night of surprises, talking, and fondue! It will be a birthday I always remember!

And the birthday surprises didn't end there...on my actual birthday Jeana came over for dinner and about 5 minutes after they had got there we heard this knock on the door, and when Jeana and I went to get it, this is who was there....

My parents!!! Nick and Rob surprised Jeana and I by flying them into town for dinner! It was such a wonderful surprise to have them here. I hadn't celebrated a birthday with them in over 10 years (I think)!

Here are Jeana and I getting ready to blow out our candles! It is great to be 30!

A couple of days before Christmas we had a kids Christmas party with the Miles and the Murphys! We had such a fun time, we exchanged presents, colored ornaments, and played! Thanks for coming over!

On Christmas Eve morning Papa Kim was visiting and he had to head back to Burley early (he threw out his back) so we opened gifts. He got the boys some sleds...they love them! Now all we need is snow.

He is a picture Christmas morning!

We had a wonderful Christmas. My brother Josh came up from Provo Christmas Eve. And then we had a roast for dinner, read the Christmas story in Luke, and Trevor and Jake got to open one present, a book. Then off to bed it was. Then Christmas morning we woke up, opened presents, had breakfast (monkey bread), went to church, then headed to Provo to spend time with Nick's Family. (The only thing that we couldn't do this year was have Christmas morning breakfast with the Bird's, Jeana had the stomach flu.) I love this time of year and for what the true meaning of Christmas is all about.

Here are two projects I accomplished this December...in about a week (I hate that I procrastinate!) I made Jeana a t-shirt quilt for her birthday (and Christmas).

and I painted these wood pieces for my mom for her Christmas present. The funny story is that I had these in my basement for two years thinking I would do them for myself. Then I decided to give them to my mom for Christmas and I did them in three days...funny what a little motivation can do for a person!

Better Late then Never Part 2....

More posts (still in no particle order, and from very long ago.)

Here is a picture of me headed out the door to go run at Wheeler Farm in the "Kiss Me Dirty" running series...I was excited to go run.

Here is my return picture...I am not that dirty! I was in the first heat and there wasn't much mud yet. I had a friend that was in a later heat and she was covered. I actually tired to get dirty, but this was it!

At the beginning of July, I had a couple of my nieces come to our house for a few days. (Their parents were on trek at Martin's Cove.) We had such a great time, we went to the Church History Museum and then went to a park for a picnic, went to a splash pad, the "Up" house, the aquarium, and had a sleepover in our basement! It was a fun packed couple of days.

We signed Trevor up for his first soccer season this fall! He had a great time, the first game he was following the ball and was really into it. Then he got a little more wandering the next few games, but he still loved every minute and he was on a team with his buddy Max, and one of Jeana's neighbors was his coach. He is looking forward to next time. This is a picture after his first game.

And last, but not least, his first day of preschool picture. He has Ms. Jennifer again, and he loves it!

Better Late then Never...

Here is a blog post, in no particle order, of what we have been up to the last few months....

In October, I took the boys and went up to Idaho for a week. We had a lot of fun hanging out with the cousins. Here we are at a movie, we saw Cars 2. (Well, they did, Jake and I hung out in the foyer.)

We went to a jump house also. With four boys ,who have lots of energy, this place was perfect!

At the end of October, we raked a few leaves in our backyard. Funny story, we didn't have a yard rake so I went to Lowe's to buy one, I came home with 3! I text my sister Jeana (that I bought three) and she replied, you only have one tree! I took two back! I just love this picture of Trev and Jake.

Happy Halloween! This year, we all dressed up as super heroes. It was fun to make these costumes. As I was making them my sewing machine wasn't cooperating so I went to the trusty glue gun (it worked perfectly and was so much faster.) Our shoes/socks are the work of duck tape...you can use it for anything (which you can't see in this picture)!

At the very beginning of December all of my siblings(with some of their spouses) got together at the Twin Falls temple. It was such a neat experience being there with all my family!