A Sad Day

If any of you know Josh, you know that he is a huge sports fan. He especially loves the Panthers. We were really hoping for them to make it to the Superbowl this year. Unfortunately our dreams were crushed. I saw it coming as early as the 1st quarter. The Cardinals beat us pretty bad and we ate a big piece of humble pie. Yes, we were talking trash to our friends Jen and Brannon who watched the game with us, but we spoke too soon (from Arizona). I took some post game pictures:

Post Christmas Pictures

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I guess it's taken me this long to get back into the swing of things after Christmas and New Year's Break. I just took down my Christmas tree yesterday!

We went to Texas for Christmas and got to spend time with our cute cousins, aunts and uncles and of course "'lita and 'lito " as Lydia would say. One of my favorite parts of the trip was going to Isaac and Mailes house and watching all the kids act out the nativity scene. Dad, Uncle mark and Uncle Steve were the 3 wisemen. Our creative and talented mom made the costumes.
(Last picture: Hmmm, didn't know they had Blackberrys back then..)

CUTE COUSINS

Lydia had fun with all her cousins. She and Maile are like little sisters. Thank you Maile for being so patient! (They're only 2 yrs apart.) We 're excited for when they come visit in April ;) I wish we lived a little closer to everybody. We miss little Brody's fiery spirit and watching him push his walker across the floor, Isaac's ( little scientist) morning weather updates, Maile's shy little smile and loving nature. We'll be here when ever you want to visit. We weren't able to see Kalea and Simon but we got to talk to them on Christmas day.

Big hugs from us in North Carolina.

Tacky Sweater Party

Our good friends Jen and Brannon hosted a tacky sweater party. I've never been to one but it was hilarious what some people came up with. I really never realized just how many tacky sweaters there are out there. (okay.....I didn't wear one because I was too indecisive)
We also had a white elephant exchange where the gifts ranged from a "Gay-dar" to a Pooping Santa figurine! (Courtesy of Spencer's Gifts)

Let Christmas Begin...

Since we will be in Texas on Christmas, we decided to tell Lydia that Santa's coming on Saturday, which was this morning. We really couldn't pack all her toys and take them with us on the plane..So here we are opening presents at 7 o' clock in the morning. We think she might be onto us though. She asked if Santa came down the chimney, and when we said "yes," she said, "But we don't have a chimney. Is there a hole in the roof? I want to see the hole in the roof that he came through. There's no hole in the roof." She also said, "I only told Santa about the Barbie Car. How did he know everything else I wanted?" Our litte sleuth...Santa brought her a : Hanah Montana Wig, Baby Alive (that pees and poops), Barbie Bike, etc

Sports Fans???

Just wanted to give a shout out to our 2 favorite teams this year, UT Longhorns..Hook em Horns! and Davidson College Wildcats.....go Stephen Curry!

Thanksgiving plus more...

TIME TO UPDATE: Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving...and yes, Christmas is almost here! Here are some pics we took over Thanksgiving. We went up to beautiful Williamsburg, VA and saw Lydia's Great Grandma and Grandma. We even got to stop by and see our town home that we lived while in law school....where we brought Lydia home for the first time.


Our friend Landon had a very nice Thanksgiving bash for all his little friends. Doesn't Lydia make a cute little Indian?


Lydia decorating our Christmas tree..

TWILIGHT MANIA

Yes, It's junior high all over again!! So I saw Twilight on opening night yesterday with a group of 10 other obsessed women! We sat behind a row of 14 yr olds who screamed every time Edward was on screen. I have to admit, at some parts I was screaming along with them =)
Overall, I loved the movie-very entertaining (partly because I have read all the books) and of course it has been graced with the gorgeousness that is ROBERT PATTINSON.
I have to admit, I did not like him at first, but he started to grow on me. Maybe it's the hair...

Overall Critique:
The beginning was a little too rushed and Edwards character seemed awkward. Luckily, the acting skills started to pick up in the middle. The baseball scene was my favorite-with the special effects of the Cullens flying in the air. Their budget was definately not high enough. ( Did they buy Jacob's wig at a dollar store!!???) I'm hoping if they make the other 3 movie sequels, the acting and story line quality will get progressively better. (It has to with all the money its making) I am in love with the Edward and Bella love story and every single one of the books. So I guess, because I love the books so much, it is inevitable that I would love the movie despite some bad acting at times.

My Best actor/actress awards go to : Charlie, Dr. Cullen, Laurent, James, Rosalie

Good luck Twilight, It is projected to make 60 million this weekend!

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN IT, DID YOU LIKE IT?

- YES
- NO
- SO-SO


We finished off the night with raspberry white chocolate cheese cake at Redrocks. Mmmmm!